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Gluten-free diet - support and tips

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kittylester Fri 03-Feb-17 17:18:16

Just that really - it's definitely worth a try as it tastes almost like real bread. It's not in all stores but it is quite a lot of then. In ours it's on the top shelf with Sainsbury's tin loaves.

And spread the word - so they keep doing it!!

whitewave Wed 15-Feb-17 18:33:13

Going tomorrow to get some compost for the fruit bushes about to be planted in pots, so will have a look.

Went to an Italian "Aqua" last week and their gf menu wasn't bad at all.

kittylester Wed 15-Feb-17 18:16:22

Our Wyevale is good too but didn't have a separate menu last time we went. Another Wyevale a bit further away has a really good farm shop with quite a bit of gf.

merlotgran Wed 15-Feb-17 18:13:00

Our local garden centre doesn't seem to have woken up to gluten free eating but they do a carvery on a Tuesday so yesterday I smuggled in a pot of pomegranate molasses dressing to drizzle over the top so it wouldn't be too dry without the gravy. I also avoided the yorkies and stuffing.

Cornishgirl777 Wed 15-Feb-17 17:55:17

Had a lovely surprise last week. The Wyevale Garden Centre in Hay Lane,Swindon,had a comprehensive and separate gluten free menu. Was spoilt for choice! Had a look on the main website but can't see if it's available in all their restaurants.

kittylester Wed 15-Feb-17 15:07:44

Oh dear, WW! Maltezers are where I come unstuck!!

whitewave Wed 15-Feb-17 15:04:57

I have a confession. blush Doing the ironing yesterday I was looking at some loquerice all sorts which I adore, on a shelf to be given away as I can't eat them and DH doesn't like them - they were a present. I had 1 -have had a dodgy stomach ever since. Serves me right I'm afraid.

kittylester Wed 15-Feb-17 12:58:33

Thanks merlot, for the recipe and the thread!!grin

merlotgran Wed 15-Feb-17 12:24:02

Recipes for some gluten free bread that actually tastes like bread are very welcome on here. Please share if you have any.

www.artofglutenfreebaking.com/2010/04/soft-sandwich-bread-gluten-free/

This is my favourite so far. It has a lovely soft texture. I make the dough in the breadmaker but bake it in the oven. The dough is much sloppier than ordinary bread dough so I spoon it into the tin rather than give it another kneading - which it doesn't need.

merlotgran Wed 15-Feb-17 10:35:15

Thanks, HQ for changing the name of the thread.

cornergran Sat 11-Feb-17 19:46:58

Me too smile.

MiniMouse Sat 11-Feb-17 19:08:31

And me! smile

Cornishgirl777 Fri 10-Feb-17 19:43:38

Me,as well

kittylester Fri 10-Feb-17 17:52:05

I did try to start one a while ago Merlot but it disappeared. I agree one would be useful but maybe it's only me and thee!! grin

merlotgran Fri 10-Feb-17 15:37:18

This thread has been really interesting and helpful.

Do you think it might be a good idea to start a thread for support for those on a GF diet - like the low carb one? It would be useful to swap recipes and product info.

Maybe HQ would let you give this thread a new title, kitty?

What do you think?

merlotgran Mon 06-Feb-17 13:59:26

Oh good. Our Sainsburys is on the list.

Thanks, kitty.

kittylester Mon 06-Feb-17 13:12:41

A link to the list of Sainsbury Stores stocking the bread. Sorry it has taken so long.

help.sainsburys.co.uk/help/products/gluten-free-bread

Cornishgirl777 Sun 05-Feb-17 19:51:59

Thank you

kittylester Sun 05-Feb-17 19:43:08

Apparently Helston stock it.

kittylester Sun 05-Feb-17 19:32:12

Not much help Cornishgirl, I'm afraid, I'm in Leicestershire.

Cornishgirl777 Sun 05-Feb-17 17:10:32

I've had no luck finding the GF bread in Sainsbury's. It's not being trialled in Truro or Swindon Bridgemead. Where have you got yours,Kittylester?

teabagwoman Sat 04-Feb-17 20:11:53

Thanks Kitty, I too will be off to Sainsbury's. I'm following the low fodmap diet for IBS and it has improved my life immeasurably. Fortunately I can tolerate lactose but during the initial exclusion period I found Arla lactose free milk a godsend. I don't like Soya milk and anyway one has to be careful as some forms of soya milk are high in Fodmaps. If you want to check this the Monash University website on Fodmaps is brilliant and I use their app as it tells me exactly what I can eat and the portion size.

GracesGranMK2 Sat 04-Feb-17 18:44:25

I'm afraid I couldn't do what Caroline Quentin did Merlot but the second video worried me more. I have emailed it to my DiL who did, as she said "the plant geeks degree" and now works with plant geeks. She is very green - make her own washing powder type of green so I want to know what she makes of it. I find it very believable from our family history but will be interested to hear what she says.

kittylester Sat 04-Feb-17 18:19:56

I'm really reluctant to undo the good I've done so I'm not being tested either.

I eat tomato sauce but really miss brown sauce with bacon and or chips.we are having gf fish and chips tonight. Quite a few chip shops round here do one night a week of gf now - a rare treat!

merlotgran Sat 04-Feb-17 17:44:55

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjCKTnzXX7s

If anyone hasn't already seen the Caroline Quentin video, it's very revealing. There's a follow up one as well.

I don't think I could cope with the symptoms for six weeks just to get a diagnosis.

whitewave Sat 04-Feb-17 17:19:57

merlot just read your post - I've been busy today. Yes! That's exactly why I haven't bothered being diagnosed. I also read that it takes your gut anything up to two years to recover so I am not about to ruin any good done so far. If I do eat gluten by accident it reacts immediately and so it does need care.

My daughter had a intolerance blood test as she suffers severe migraine - she found she was gluten and lactose intolerance and has been off it for a few months now and her migraines whilst not completely gone are certainly less frequent and not so intense. So that is good. She thinks the rest is hormonal and stress (huge pressure at work)