Hey! Just joined.

[TheFWord]

So I'm finding it hard to find food that tastes ok. I'm wondering if the people that make some of these things have actually tasted them.

Wondering if there is a way of lobbying suppliers to try a little harder. Any thoughts?

[ChickieBaker]

Hello.What sort of food are you looking for, gluten free I assume 🤔

[TheFWord in reply to ChickieBaker]

Hi

Yes, gluten free.

So the biggest disappointment is bread. I've found one called 'Promise' which is good for toast but sandwiches seem to be out of the question.

The other is snacks. Just being able to walk into a shop and grab a quick snack.... impossible it seems. 😒

[ChickieBaker in reply to TheFWord]

Hello. I'm not sure if you are in the UK. If you are I've found a bread from Warburton's which is called GF Tiger bread, it's really very good, in my opinion. I have loads of recipes for cookies and cheese crackers which I would happily share but maybe you prefer something healthier 🤔

[cranberryt]

I find that sticking with non-processed foods or fresh made things tend to taste the best. You will get used to terrible bread, etc. over time. For example, making homemade muffins with GF flour and eating them fresh is way better than store bought. Sticking with meats, veggies, potatoes, rice, corn, beans… cooking with these real ingredients means you can eat food that taste “normal” because they don’t require substitutions. It’s really store bought bread and crackers that are the worst to me.

[TheFWord in reply to cranberryt]

Thanks for the response.

Agreed, we may as well do it ourselves. It would be nice though if we could just walk into a shop and immediately see what is available to those with CD and it tasted nice. Not much to ask for is it?

One local health shop near me has a yellow band that sits on the shelf behind the price of the product to indicate that it is gluten free. Well done them!

[Narwhal10]

hi and welcome,

Love your name. I’m taking the F stands for Free from. 🤣

I had a quick look at your bio. Iron deficiency as well vitamin B12 deficiency can affect our taste buds. It’s worth noting other signs like texture of your hair, nails and less noticeable is skin.

I’ve got a complete chilli, cayenne pepper addiction as things taste bland. I eat Paleo diet because that’s my body chemistry. Like cranberryt says real ingredients. I don’t mess around, I just chop, or even just rip vegetables, stuff like mushrooms, lettuce. Then grill veg, meat, fish. Or batch cook in slow cooker. Save the energy. Then add herbs, spice and glutton free soy sauce, lime juice, bit of mayo. It’s bish, bash, bosh.

I’m not lazy it’s how to manage fatigue of an autoimmune disease and the deficiencies that can go with. 😇

[Galaxy2]

Hi there

Yes , I agree, not great choice out there, in terms of snacks, treats etc. I also think it’s all so unfairly expensive, GF isn’t a choice for us all unfortunately.

[Whydothis]

The trouble is that to get GF "bread" to taste better and have better texture, all they can do is add more and more additives, so GF food becomes more and more highly processed. I agree with Cranberry and Narwhal - it is much better to cook real meals with naturally GF ingredients. My bread is now homemade rolls made with almond flour, which taste much better than any bought GF bread, (and they tick my other box of eating low carb)

[Simpson43]

Hi, I know being gluten free is a mine field, but M&S do a made without range which is basically gluten free really they just call it that, it tastes like real food, from pastry's to battered fish, bread particularly good, it comes up quite expensive, they do a lot of ready meals as well, but you know you are eating the right foods and they are safe.

[Adnil]

Well, I think you must have read my mind, I am not much of a campaigner but I am 33 years diagnosed coeliac and although in this time there have been many improvements in the availability and quality of GF foodstuffs, I am becoming more and more frustrated by the high cost and poorer quality nowadays. This morning I had crumpets for breakfast and the first thing I noticed was that there were NO HOLES! The butter just slid off on to my plate - messy! It seems to me we are paying through the nose for barely palatable foods because we have no choice. Now, I know some will say shop around, but for various reasons I can’t so do a weekly click n collect shop. One thing I am happy (ish) with is the Schar bread, taste and texture is really nice but the price and size of the slices is not good!! I think a lot of it is due to the ‘vegan thing’ and food manufacturers are getting on the bandwagon of ‘plant based’ and neglecting gluten free with an attitude of ‘oh, anything old thing will do’ and just keep putting up the prices. Just to add, my husband has normal crumpets (with holes) costing 50p for 6, my four hole-less crumpets cost £2.25 for 4!