Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
Do we get meaningful information from the results of surveys we read about in the news? This week a couple of press releases on what we do not eat have crossed my path. In the first, according to data from…
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Here’s something different in the free from market – Quinoa Crack. It’s a newly launched 100% quinoa cereal in a box with nothing else added – and sold direct to the consumer by the quinoa grower / producer, who is based…
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It had been some years since I attended this annual foodie extravaganza, not having found much in the way of free from back in 2013 – but times change, the show has expanded, and both vegan and gluten free food…
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A tweet by celiac blogger, cook and author Jules Dowler Shepard recently showed a shot of a restaurant menu, and a dish containing farro, which was labelled as gluten-free. Farro is the Italian word for spelt, but in the US…
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Although there are lots of low-FODMAP products out there (which, if you’re on a FODMAP restricted diet, your dietitian can help you find), and many gluten-free products (such as flours) happen to be incidentally low-FODMAP, the number of brands marketing themselves exclusively or primarily…
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Gluten free liquorice — or gluten free licorice, if you prefer — is not always easy to find. Even natural brands’ you might hope to be GF — such as Biona’s — contain wheat flour, and popular products found in…
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Here’s a shot of a free-from section in a small provincial Italian supermarket in the corner of north western Italy my folks call home. No, even when ostensibly on holiday and visiting relatives, I still can’t escape the temptation of…
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Landgarten is an Austrian brand of sweet / chocolate snack foods that I came across at the Natural and Organic Products Europe show last month. At first glance, it doesn’t look as if it might be particularly promising from a…
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Another notable find from the NOPE show which I attended earlier this month (see previous blog here) was the new Babease range of baby foods. There are over a dozen products, divided into Stage 1 (4+ months) and Stage 2 (7+ months),…
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I’ve lost count of the number of FreeFrom Food Awards I’ve now ‘live tweeted’ – four, five? – but it seems to get busier and more frenetic year after year! We always ask that attendees and other interested parties use…
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