Each year the Free From Food Awards meet to judge the entrants for foods suitable for food service and the quality just keeps on getting better and better. Apart from a huge loading of carbs because most of the products seemed to err on the side of carbohydrates, there were some fantastic products to review. Some highlights this year for me were... Flavoured crisps that … [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...]
My delicious #DF, #GF lunch today
I just thought I'd share my lunch with you today because it looks so pretty and tastes amazing. I had no idea what to have and since lately gluten and wheat have been giving my terrible stomach cramps, bloating and constipation I'm now going totally gluten free. This on top of already being nut and dairy free due to allergies and also tomato and celery free due to nasty … [Read more...]
What is that froth on black coffee?
Have you ever wondered what the white froth that appears on the top of fresh real coffee really is? Not the instant sort, the proper coffee you get in cafes or from making it in a coffee maker or cafetierre. If you have a dairy allergy you might be excused for being a little suspicious. After a few recent allergic reactions in coffee shops I was beginning to suspect that … [Read more...]
Marks & Spencer food – accidentally dairy free!
How many food products in the shops these days are accidentally dairy or gluten free, or both? By 'accidentally' I mean bog-standard every-day products which aren't trying to be free-from. What sort of selection is there available without including the growing number of free-from products that are on the shelves? A recent trip to Marks & Spencer reminded me of a few such … [Read more...]