Here we go, in alphabetical order, are the oat milks available in the UK and their pros and cons, ingredients, backgrounds, whether they are gluten free and where you can buy them. Product nameIngredientsGluten FreeWhere availableCommentsAlproOat base (Water, Oat (9.8%)), Soluble corn fibre, Sunflower oil, Calcium (Tri-calcium phosphate), Sea salt, … [Read more...]
Shame on you Oatly!
Oatly, the world’s largest oat milk company, has taken Glebe Farm, a Cambridgeshire family farm to court for trade mark infringement over its PureOaty drink. All I have to say is, shame on you Oatly! We are actually really fortunate with the choice we have at the moment. There are gluten free oats and oat milk (thanks in the UK to Glebe Farm) and lots of other oat milks for … [Read more...]
Coeliacs and Vegans have it easy
At the risk of alienating half my audience and many close friends... this is a rant that has been boiling for a while. I'd like to say firstly that I love you all very much... I'm just venting some frustration. All of my vegan and coeliac friends are amazingly accommodating of me and my allergies, probably because they understand what it's like having limited choice and also … [Read more...]
Update on healthy wheat free bread
I've written about this before and you can find links below to my old wheat free blog posts, because not all wheat and gluten free bread is equal. Many of the high street gluten free breads contain fillers, gums and ingredients like methyl cellulose - basically cardboard! And whilst I'm able to eat them safely, I do get skin irritation if I eat too much of these freefrom … [Read more...]
Avocado and poached egg on gluten free crumpets #crumpetchallenge
Firstly, thank you to Warburtons Newburn Bakehouse, who sent me this amazing little hamper of delicious goodies and invited me to take part in the great gluten free crumpet challenge! Just look at the gorgeous little butter knife from La De Da Living. It even has my blog name on it. I am so pleased with this little knife ;) These crumpets are wheat and dairy free so perfect … [Read more...]