Wheat free alternatives?? Suggestions

[bophead]

Anyone found any nice wheat free alternatives e.g cereals, bread, biccies, pasta etc

I'm going to try the endo diet and dont know what to buy.

Also has any tried any coffee alternatives? I know holland and Barrett do a couple and wondered if anyone has tried them or any others?

Thank you

xx

[Caitlin]

I've seen some biscuits and things that are wheat and gluten free in Holland and Barrett, but I've not tried them.. And I usually have Oats for breakfast, rather than a substitute. I've heard morrisons do a good range of gluten and wheat free products though if that helps

[BellaBG]

Yes I've found some really good herby thin crackers by TruFree and they're so good that my other half scoffs them too!

Also, probably like you, I miss real wheat so I do want alternatives and have found that the Free From range at Sainsburys is pretty good. They do one of the few wheat/gluten free loaves I've seen that's in a normal wrapping and doesn't have to be sealed in an air tight pack and it's quite tasty. In the same range you can also get packs of chocolate brownies and rich fruit cake slices which are delicious. Look out for Mrs Crimble also do very tasty coconut sweet treats that are gorgeous.

I'm feeling fairly good on my wheat free diet at the moment and not having to make too many sacrifices so I hope you get on well with it too. Good luck!

[bophead]

Thank you both

I've seen those mrs crimble in tescos before.

Ive had IBS since I was 15 so dont eat a lot of bread anyway but do enjoy a nice buttie or my toast every now and again.

Can you get the trufree crackers in the supermarkets?

Im thinking ill cut out the wheat first and see if it helps rather than cutting everything out, dont think i could do it.

Thanks

[Helen40]

Hi bophead , the wheat and gluten free bread is good , can't really tell the difference if truth be told , just a bit pricey , I keep mine in the freezer and just take out what I want to use , but it has a good shelf life anyway , tesco seems to be cheapest that I have found , , crumbles are really nice as well I can reccomend them , also you can buy wheat and gluten free flour , have you thought of making you own biscuits and bread , there are some good books available , check amazon , and the the coeliacs society , and various wheat And gluten free charities , good luck happy cooking if you give it a try , it may be more cost effective , and you might end up the Delia of wheat and gluten free

Regards Helen

[bophead]

thanks helen

[FionaGFG]

Hi try out pinterest group for ideas. That being said I am a gluten free coeliac and I haven't noticed a positive improvement since I was GF - in fact my pains got worse. I blame my flaky immune system.

See: pinterest.com/gfguerrillas/

My faves:

- Cereals are mostly nafff and normal ones contain barley which is gluten. I love Mesa Sunrise flakes - available in most free from aisles in supermarkets

- bread - Warburton's GF brown bread & Sainbury's own brand brown GF loaf are really nice

- biccies - pah they mostly taste like sawdust. Look out for Prewetts chocolate bics. They are lush. They taste exactly like Penguin chocolate bars - honest!

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- pasta - can be hit and miss. The best I've found is this one which is Italian. If you can't get this then try the Dove's farm one it's pretty good. Remember to cook it separately from any normal pasta and use separate strainer/ utensils to avoid cross contaminating yourself

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Restaurants:

- Zizzi do a GF pasta & so do Carluccios

- Cote Brasserie chain do lots of naturally GF foods

- Nandos have an allergy menu and lots of there chicken & chips is gluten free

[Aquitaine]

Hi -

Great to see the advice from other posters, as I've struggled a bit with this too, but have found the diet pretty helpful when I've managed to stick to it.

I buy gram flour (chickpea flour) from a healthfood shop and make flatbreads, which I use instead of tortillas to make wraps etc. They go particularly well with strong flavours or spicy foods. Basically you make a batter (50 g flour, 100ml water - you could add other things eg. chilli flakes if you feel adventurous), leave for 10 minutes and then fry like pancakes - this amount should be enough to make two flatbreads, which I find is plenty for a meal if you serve it with some interesting sauce.

Friends tell me that the Dell'Ugo chickpea pasta is very good, but I think it's only stocked at Waitrose and Occado, and I've never managed to get my hands on it.

I actually gave up coffee completely and replaced it with herbal tea. I have to say I found giving up coffee really, really tough, but it did make my symptoms quite a bit better.

Good luck!