would really like to take sandwiches to work, but so far all the sliced bread I have tried is ok for toast but not very nice for sandwiches. I have only been GF for a few months, so still trying different brands, which I find vary so much, any suggestions ?
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Personally, after 3 years GF I have mostly given up looking for decent GF bread, and instead changed my psychology....
....I now look for something 'edible that's holds a piece of meat while I eat it' 
ie I have accepted that I'll not find anything that is like the bread I remember, and instead stop trying to call the damp sponge "bread", and just think of it as something new.
Having said that, IIRC, Genius and Warburtons make GF bread that is almost worth calling bread.
You might want to try GF bread rolls as well, Sometimes they're OK.
Thanks for comments Tim, Yes the gf bread I have tried could really not be decribed as bread, far from it. Tried warburtons rolls and were horrible, so dry and crumbled to bits. Not heard of IIRC, where can i get it from? Only got Morrisons, Tesco and Asda supermarkets locally.
I love the Tesco fresh white bread, it is lovely and soft. i slice it up then freeze it then when i need to make my sandwiches for work in the morning i take out 2 slices make up a sandwich and away i go. its the best i have found so far and only £2.00 a loaf. i have had problems with genius and warbourtons they upset my stomach.
Good luck!
I resorted to a lunchbox full of salad. 
Yes that is my usual lunchtime snack too, but getting so fed up with it now and crave a decent egg & cress sandwich
Sorry - I was in 'online geek mode' and using forum slang - looking back it reads very badly - oops.
IIRC => If I Remember Correctly
My excuse is I risked eating a plain chicken leg at a buffet today - and this evening I've been 'a little under the weather'.
I really must stop taking risks - even the little ones 
Ha! you can tell I'm new to online blogging, Finding reading through peoples comments so interesting, I don't know anyone with CD so this site is so helpful. Hope you feeling better soon Tim.
Can I ask why you had a reaction to chicken surely it is GF ? or is it ?
hope you reply because I have not heard that foul have gluten and although I stick to gf diet I often feel exhausted and the dernititis is always present on my scalp, thank you
Some pre-cooked chicken portions contain dextrose which can be derived from wheat. So this may have been the problem.
The other chicken legs had a 'flavoured coating' of some sort, and I assumed the 'plain' ones didn't. I guess they must have had something on them. I don't think I had anything else that could've been the cause - unless someone was eating cake over my GF sandwiches!!
And much better now - just rough (and tired) for a day or so.
The pre-cooked spit roast chickens (of the type available hot in the supermarket) are most probably coated in an unsuitable basting prior to cooking. In Asda and Tesco they had an A4 folder behind the open counter which listed every ingredient in the ones cooked on the premises and non were GF.
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Very interesting, have been tempted, but not now. Thanks.
It depends on what you like and... are you willing to make it? I have several recipes for soda bread and flatbreads that might serve your purposes:
foodchallenges.ca/my-recipe...
I am going to check out your recipes but often the problem I come across is the ingredients used in recipes from outside the UK. Often they are not freely available or available at all over here. In the US "****starch" is often used - ie corn, potato and tapioca (in your white bread recipe) but are these the same as cornflour, potato flour and tapioca flour which we have in the UK. I just have no idea!
Personally I love genius bread but what I use more of is glutafin part baked rolls. You can get them on prescription or you can get genius from Tesco.
The rolls are really lovely and only take about ten minutes to cook so can be done the morning you want them while you eat breakfast.
Best of luck
Xx
I use the DS frozen rolls (6 in a packet for £2.50 and found in Morrisons - used to be available in Tesco & Sainsbury but they have both stopped stocking them) - lovely when popped in oven for 10 minutes. My only peeve is they are white and no brown/seeded version is available.
Glutafin baguettes are good for sandwiches. They are a long french bread type thing and part baked. One makes two lunches for me.
I have tried all the GF bread I can find in the major supermarkets and the best one by far is the Genius Multi Seeded loaf. The problem is they only occasionally have this in stock and to guarantee getting it I have to order online (we use tesco, link to product here tesco.com/groceries/Product....
I take this to work with me as no gluten free alternative near by.
Hi you can now get Genius on perscription or order bred via occado from waitrose
geniusglutenfree.com/buy-ge...
The best bread is Glutafin Select fresh bread, it makes perfect sandwiches. It is only available on prescription. Much better than genius and Warburtons, Contact them and they will send you a sample. Be sure to get the 'Fresh' version.
My son has juvela fresh white bread on prescription. Its lovely for a sandwich or toast.
Hia Violetblue.
I take a tub of salad for lunch when it is plentiful and cheap because it helps to keep my weight down.
In the colder months I take sandwiches made with bread obtained on prescription; Glutafin Baguettes or Wellfoods GF Burger Buns.
I bake the baguettes for 6 minutes as per the instructions, and half of one with a meat filling makes a lunch for me. The other half goes in the fridge for the following day. After a day in the fridge it is still just about eatable, but hey, midway through a busy day at work anything tastes good!
You get two baguettes per pack, so 6 packs will last me a month.
The burger buns are sweet tasting, are coated in sesame seeds, come in packs of 4, and 1 pack = 1/2 a point in the prescription system. They have to be eaten fairly quickly, within around 10 days, or they go mouldy.
I refresh them in the microwave for a few seconds. They are quite heavy and a little stodgy inside sometimes, and I only need one for a lunch.
At the weekends, when I have more time, I prefer them split and toasted. They remind me of crumpets.
I used to get fresh GF bread but found that the slices were very small, they took a lot of freezer space up, and sometimes there were huge air bubbles in the middle that made sandwiches with big holes.
I understand scientists think they can fix this by using ultrasound in the mixing process.
The baguettes and buns system works for me, but I still prefer a tub of salad.
Genius Seeded Bread - closest to real bread I have found. Better than the white loaf which I find a bit dry.
You can actually make edible make sandwiches from it, which is not the case with most gluten free breads.
You don't have to microwave or toast it first either.
genius seeded brown bread is best for sandwiches, but if you fancy a roll i would recommend sainsbury's free from brown rolls(fresh)well they aren't part baked or need re-heated to make them taste nice, i've even managed to have chip butties & home made hamburger rolls with them!! don't recommend white as they are bit doughy!
Thank you everyone for your comments, it is so nice to be able to talk to other people with CD and hear different views and recommendations, I hate buying CF food that gets thrown away as it is not ediable. Going to try Genius Multi seeded as got alot of positive comments also going to contact glutenfin and see if they will send me a sample of their fresh bread. I have had sample hampers from glutenfin and juvela, but not tried the fresh bread. Can recommend juvela pizza bases, they were lovely and glutenfin multiseeded longlife bread was nice for toast, also found glutenfin hogh fibre crackers nice, but crispbreads horrid.
GLUTAFIN FRESH WHITE BREAD makes the best tasting sandwiches I think!!! You can get it on prescription from your doctor if you are Coeliac. You are better getting a prepaid prescription which costs around £115? but you can pay by direct debit as I do. I get 16 loaves per month which need to be frozen to keep them fresh. Hope this helps?
genius seeded loaf great for sandwiches and you can freeze it too - and is still usable after defrosting also nice as toast x
Everyone will have there favorite 'Bread' I prefer warburtons or glutafin. If you are new to it all you will find a great deal of help and advice, recipes etc at Coeliac uk. There is a joining fee of £10 per year, but they do issue a directory with loads of products listed in it which are all gluten-free It also has websites that offer gluten-free foods. Hope it will help you. I still crave a decent sandwich myself as I find most of the breads too dry or too crumbly.
Hi all, I haven't been on this forum for a while but came across this thread. In my opinion the FRIA gluten-free and dairy-free bread is the best to make sandwiches with!! They do a few different dark seeded loaves (Grova and Fibre) and a super yummy dark seeded roll. The Fria breads actually hold together when spread butter on it and although the pieces are quite small a couple of slices or a roll is more filling than most other gluten-free breads, probably becasue the fibre content is high. Another bonus is that the Fria bread contain less fat than many other gluten-free breads. If you live in London there are a few places where you can by the Fria breads, and I believe you can order it online also. Check their website for information and product range fria.co.uk
Fria bread is not bad at all. However it contains codex which not all coeliacs can tolerate.
They also ship it frozen from Sweden - I had some issues with this as the batch I was sent arrived partially defrosted and was dry as hell when I had it. I ended up complaining to them and they took it very seriously as they had only just started shipping into the UK. Good for them.
They sent me another batch which was fine. I still prefer Genius Seeded bread as one of the problems with the Fria breads I found was that they stuck to your teeth/roof of your mouth.
However, if you can take codex it tastes very nice, can be used for sandwiches without toasting and is one of the best out there.
Hi- have no idea where you live but I bought some really delicious bread from a shop in Brixton market that only does Gluten free stuff ( Hurray!) its run by a lovely man who is a Coeliac so he knows his stuff. Look them up online because they do have a couple of outlets that might work for you:wagfree.co.uk. Good luck
Do all these breads contain the gluten free wheat starch and if so does this create a problem the coeliacs?
Alanproj• in reply to
Hi there. I'd like to know the answer to this too. The gp said check with the hospital and thats like trying to get blood out of a stone.
Alan
Hello Violetblue, I've been on a Strict GF diet for many years now. When I started The Bread was solid & you could have thrown it & killed someone at ten paces!!! However, now & so far by far the best fresh Gluten Free Bread out there is Genius multiseeded bread. I'm not mad about the Genius white or brown bread but the seeded Genius is actually palletable & makes good sandwiches. Hope this helps.
Its on my shopping list, been recommended by so many people, must be the best!
OK thanks folks, for all your suggestions and ideas. I live 'up north', but on my next visit to London will definately be visiting Brixton market and will check out Fria. Have joined Coeliac society and thinking of getting a prepaid prescription certificate, think fresh bread is worth a go, got the old bread maker out and noticed the instruction booklet includes a few recipes for GF bread, so might even give that ago aswell as checking out Liana's recipes. .
M&S also do a loaf of seeded bread that's not too bad!
I purchased a loaf of the Warburtons Brown bread for my daughter today and it was the best she has tasted so far. Doesn't weigh as heavy as a brick and is ok for sandwiches as well as toasting. They have it in Morrissons but only had 2 loaves left. I have checked their website and they also do a White load, rolls, fruit loaf and a few more items but wish that they were available in more supermarkets. Hope this helps. x
Sainsburys free from sliced loaf is very good for sandwiches it doesnt fall to pieces either and its texture is good and isn't sweet (which we find most are why do they do that?) this is the only bread my daughter will eat without complaining or refusing to eat. The only down side is they are fairly small slices. and yes the genius seeded loaf pretty good too.
Good luck with your new diet
The sugar in GF breads/bagels etc is a real issue for me. Cannot stand the taste and whilst I know it is an essential ingredient in breads for the yeast, why do manufacturers need to put so much in that it overides all else????
I tried UDI bagels but won't bother anymore - the aftertaste (to me) is like eating a sugar cube and there are many other rolls & breads I have tried with an overiding sugary taste
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My personal view is most GF bread doesn't travel v well. Ones I stick with are Fria brown bread, Warburton's brown (I too don't like their rolls as much). If you can find it and have the £ then the Waitrose egg and the prawn sandwiches they do are great. Lots of filling and like a real sandwich. I also buy the Sainsbury's own brand seeded bread - nice texture, taste and doesn't fall apart easily. Cheaper than other brands and has lots of seeds. I loved Genius when it first came out but mass production means each one I've tried since their big push tastes dry and their fat content is v high so beware if you eat it for breaki and lunch.
I'd try creative lunches. I do stir fries, pasta, veg, salad, thai curries etc instead of sandwiches. Just cook more the night before and take it in & reheat in a mircowave. Basic but it works. Invest in some good Lock n Lock tupperware and you'll be wowing colleagues with your exotic lunches!
I have just made myself a ham sandwich with oat rolled cob from the wheatfreebakery.com, and i can honestly say it is the best bread i have tasted since being coeliac, it doesnt crumble it is not too soggy or too dry its just perfect.
Sorry my mistake it is actually called Multi-Grain Boule, topped with buckwheat and teff grain but still delicious
though on delivery note it states oat rolled cob, either way it is loverrrly!!!!
Did you mean this company: wheat-freebakerydirect.co.uk/ - the link you gave is a dead end for my browser
Hi,
I found a sciientific article a while ago before I became a member of this group that might be of interest. They found that sourdough bread can be tolerated
by coeliacs as the gluten strands are chopped up to such short length by the sourdough. This is the report:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...
Regards,
Tina.
the best bread is the glutaifin fresh white or brown sliced bread!! you can get this on perscription! usually 8 loaves at a time, but just keep it in the freezer for as and when you need it!!! Soooo soft its lovely!! x
I buy Sainsbury's freefrom soft white seeded rolls. They are g/f, wheat free and dairy free and make an excellent snack as they are big.
They also do a brown version.
I am very dairy intolerant as well as wheat so they are a lifesaver.
I have found that most supermarket breads, although they state ready to eat, I have ad to put them in the microwave for about 12 seconds a slice to 'refresh' it. Also, I get my bread on prescription, its Juvela Fresh. They do white and fibre, sliced bread and rolls. I really recommend these, there has been no other bread in comparison since having them! Goodluck with your hunt
Hi, we have just started using Helen's bread mix from sainsburys and it makes lovely light bread great for sandwiches but my Husband says toasted it tastes a little odd, oh and it doesn't stay fresh for long but we find this with any GF bread
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Hi. Fat content per slice appears to be very high in Genius bread.
I have tried most breads over the last 10 years and now swear by Juvela Fresh.
Warburtons all the way i find genius bread falls apart:/ and is dry i've never had the seeded one though
My son loves Warburtons better than any other but I can only find it in Asda so buy in bulk and freeze it as they dont always have it in.
Warburtons is now available on prescription. This is their new improved range, made in their 100% gluten free bakery. I've had the pleasure of actually visiting it and I was impressed - and relieved! - to find a completely gf manufacturing environment.
The PIP codes for ordering their stuff on prescription is as follows:
Brown 400g loaves - 368-5278
White 400g loaves - 368-5260
3 pack Brown Rolls - 368-5294
3 pack White Rolls - 368-5286
If your surgery, like mine, doesn't use PIP codes but uses the product codes (no idea why this is, but it is very annoying and confusing!) then the codes are
400g White Loaf 50 10044 00508 9
400g Brown Loaf 50 10044 00509 6
3 pack White Rolls 50 10044 00510 2
3 pack Brown Rolls 50 10044 00511 9
Hope that helps.
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It does, thanks for product codes
I have found a great wee bakery that does only gf and wheat free products, it tastes the same as ordinary bread and they do sub rolls and bagels, I have let a few people try it who are on normal diets and they said they cant taste the difference
thewheatfreebakerydirect.com
gail xx
sorry put the wrong details down for their web page,
it should be
wheatfreebakerydirect.co.uk
gail xx
Genius triple seeded is the nearest thing to real bread. I took a loaf on holiday and on the seventh day it was still soft and nice
Also Warburtons do seeded wraps which are quite good. I've only seen them in Asda
The Genius ORIGINAL loaves make excellent sandwiches - but the one they sell as sandwich bread is awful - only buy genius if it's ORIGINAL - Tesco do the ORIGINAL white & Waitrose do the ORIGINAL brown sliced ... But only buy Genius ORIGINAL not the newer varieties
I would suggest you try asda,s seeded bread they also do white if seeded is not up your street its 1.75 a loaf and the best I,ve found up until now I,ve only been diagonoised just over 12 months and at times still find it difficult avoid warbertons and new barn they are same company.its trial and error what one person likes is not the same for everybody but at that price whats to lose really hope you do enjoy it
My favorite is Udi's - fresh and not purchased frozen, and not to be confused with Rudi's. It comes in white, as well as a millet/chia, is strong enough to hold the sandwich items (doesn't crumble like rice or tapica bread) is small in size (helps me with portion control) and even my family members like it. I purchase it in the Southeast (GA) at Kroger.
Violetblue,
I'm not sure where you are from but I found the best gluten free bread (in my opinion :o). Most NG breads have kind of a spongy texture that is not at all satisfying, to me. I found this particular bread at CostCo in Burnsville, MN. I don't know if CostCo is nation-wide or if this bread can be found in other countries, yet, but I suspect it will be, soon. It is gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free and soy-free. How in the world can it be good, then? IT JUST IS!! It's the texture that won me over plus it tastes good. It toasts up particularly nice.
This what it says on the wrapper
Gluten_Free Bread
The ESSENTIAL BAKING Company
SUPER SEEDED
MULTI-GRAIN
The ingredients are listed in one of the links, below.
The interesting thing about this bread is that it is very reasonably priced, about half the price of most loaves found at Health Food Stores. Also, it has two loaves vacuum wrapped in separate, yet connected heavy-duty plastic that can be stored on your shelf in definitely. No refrigeration required until you open one of the air-tight sides up. The price is like "two for one". It was around 5 dollars for two loaves of bread. The slices are a bit smaller but they are so normal in texture you can tell, right away, this bread has body and substance to it, doesn't collapse, right away, when chewed. I LOVE IT!! It makes a nice sandwich or simply toasted for a pick-me-up treat with honey on it.
Like it says on the package, "Always fresh, never frozen".
The food label is also in one of the links, below. The second is a product review.
essentialbaking.com/2012/08...
fearlessdining.com/2013/09/...
essentialbaking.com/ebc_pro...
We have had the same problem until we found ' Genius ' Bread it is brilliant, my hubby is fussy at the best of times, the first acceptable sandwich in ten years. Tesco and Sainsbury both stock it, I can really recommend it
You try the wraps made by Warburtons, I find quite good for a change. And if you have prescriptions Glutafen Fresh bread is quite good
Gluten, Lactose & Egg free Schar white or seeded sandwich loaves available in Tesco, Morrisons or Co-op (if your local store has it on their shelves but at Tesco as long as an item is on their main "Stock List" you can order it in. Does not go dry and fall apart nor (in my experience) does it have huge holes in the centre as many other GF breads do
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