I love this time of year and not just because it's January and my birthday, it's also the FreeFrom Food Awards judging week where I get to discover so many new #FreeFrom products and meet lots of lovely people from very varied backgrounds, jobs, tastes etc. This year I was judging Superfoods and Supplements, Store Cupboard, Pizza and pastas and desserts... I actually … [Read more...]
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FODMAPS explained – foods to avoid with IBS
Now you probably know quite a lot about food, allergens and healthy eating, like me, but sometimes people mention something I should look into and I'm completely stumped. More than one person has mentioned this weird acronyn to me too so I thought it was about time I looked into exactly what FODMAPS is all about. I had assumed (wrongly) that it would include a list of … [Read more...]
Free from food can be cheap and cheerful
Anyone with allergies shopping the freefrom aisle will be aware of the rising costs not only for food but also drugs and treatment for those with allergies. The price of some staple free from foods have been going down as demand increases, which is good. However, some things have seemed to more than doubled in price, such as Pure dairy free spreads. They have gone up in … [Read more...]
The scores are on the doors – freefrom food awards shortlist announced!
It's the 21st February and it's a special day. Yes it's Pancake Day so whip out those pinnys and get flipping. Something else very important also happened today - waiting with baited breath the allergy community has been on tenter hooks for the Freefrom Food Awards 2012 shortlisted foods to be announced. So while you mix up your batter tonight, here is some food for thought, … [Read more...]
Set intentions not resolutions for 2024
This year I'm not going to set any resolutions. In previous years I've written about this, and why I think New Year's Resolutions are Bollox. However, if you're like me, you do like a list, and that inner desire to keep on learning, developing, letting go of what no longer serves you and generally living a better life. What I don't like a resolutions is that they're so … [Read more...]