No Gluton

[JCMartin]

On a brighter note are we allowed to discuss Gluton free on here? Best bread? Warburtons white is the best ive tried so far? Not found any good chocalate yet - but i will perservere. 🤫

[SlowDragon Administrator]

thousands of posts on here discussing gluten

Waitrose sliced gluten free brown seeded is excellent

read all labels carefully on sauces, chutneys etc

There’s no gluten in chocolate

Are you dairy free too?

Increasing brands of chocolate are dairy free

[JCMartin in reply to SlowDragon]

OMG luck i asked. Why do they sell gluton free chocalate then? It tastes horried. Back to normal chocalate - things are looking up!! 😍

[Fluffysheep in reply to JCMartin]

You need to check the ingredients list for chocolate, as a fair few have a 'may contain ' warning for gluten. And depending on the type, some actually contain gluten, like double deckers (they were my favourite before I went gluten free).

[Beads in reply to JCMartin]

They’re in the free from aisle because they’re free from milk.

My mum made the same mistake when buying me some, I agree, it’s foul!

[Rosills1 in reply to Beads]

The supermarkets should be more careful, free from lulls some into a false sense of security

[Rosills1 in reply to JCMartin]

You need to be very careful with ingredients.I think Green and Blacks is ok but some say dark choc has heavy metals in....I eat the 85%

Also, the free from isle is a nightmare. All very ultra processed and high carb.

Try and get used to no bread, Dillon's organic do a good one, mail order, but it's expensive, so a treat.

Gluten free with meat, fish, vegetables all real foods is a good diet. (I am vege but if you eat meat it's easier)

Low upf will be much less pro inflammatory.

Do you eat dairy ? Have you looked at the A2 milk story. Goats and sheep are naturally A2

Good luck

[JCMartin in reply to Rosills1]

Love diary and all things bad!! 😃

[Rosills1 in reply to JCMartin]

We all do......... unfortunately for many it makes them unwell and their is no magic bullet to allow a bad lifestyle

[TopBiscuit in reply to Rosills1]

What is the A2 milk story??

[JCMartin in reply to JCMartin]

My fingers are too big - please excuse my typos!!!

[Fluffysheep in reply to SlowDragon]

Depends on the type. Double deckers have gluten in, so do kit kats.

Also, lots of chocolate has a may contain warning, so should be avoided.

There is also plenty of normal chocolate that is safe, but the ingredients list should always be checked.

[TiggerMe]

coeliacsanctuary.co.uk/blog...

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[Charlie-Farley]

Promise bread! Blooming gorgeous! blooming expensive £3.60 a loaf last time I bought. You can make proper sandwiches with it. I have only found it in Sainsburys and an independent store in Carlisle selling it - but bit of a trek either way so I manage on Co-op at £2 a loaf. Acceptable for eggs on toast or toast with marmalade-but Promise an order of magnitude better.

[arTistapple in reply to Charlie-Farley]

Tesco as well apparently. Noted to try ASAP. Thank you.

[TaraJR in reply to Charlie-Farley]

Promise bread is THE best! I get mine in Sainsburys. I look out for reductions, and then buy a few and freeze them (they come out fine). I really like the seeded brown one - it actually tastes good, and it's very light, not like some of the 'heavy as a brick' brands.

[Charlie-Farley in reply to TaraJR]

Likewise- I’m just living remotely now and about 45 mins to an hour to get to shops and over a pass to get there or an hour to Carlisle. Does make for an exciting drive though! 😂👍

[Judithdalston in reply to Charlie-Farley]

Didn’t realise you are a fellow Cumberlander ( or Westmorlander as an hour from Carlisle)? You suffering from lots of power cuts?

[Charlie-Farley in reply to Judithdalston]

Not this time thankfully 😊👍

[mrskiki]

I have given up on bread and cake this past year or so but can’t stop eating kallo balsamic and beetroot cakes. And cheese doesn’t go with them, nothing does really so that helps the dairy free.

However I lapsed over Christmas and in addition to forgetting my vitamins I ate a lot of Asda free from lemon drizzle cake. I didn’t used to even eat drizzle cake, preferred a nice dense carrot cake.

Anyway my weight went down a bit, first time for ages. To the standard of some thyroid research papers I therefore conclude that either the lemon drizzle has eaten some of my kilos, else it was the vitamins that were fattening.

[Charlie-Farley in reply to mrskiki]

I love the lemon drizzle warmed with custard or ice cream 🤩

[RedApple Administrator in reply to Charlie-Farley]

GF custard?

[Charlie-Farley in reply to RedApple]

“Bird's confirmed on their website that their custard powder is made with gluten-free ingredients. However, they cannot officially certify that it is gluten-free due to risk of cross-contamination.”

I’ve never had a problem 🤗

Morrisons do a vegetable suet that uses rice flour, so I use that for dumplings . Just need to start making cakes. I’ve almost replaced my old cooking repertoire, just cakes, pastry to nail.

[mrskiki in reply to Charlie-Farley]

That idea is reminding me of my mum’s steamed sponge puddings with custard after lunch, loved them, now I’m going to be thinking of them all day!

[posthinking01]

Is that a gluten free bread ?

[Charlie-Farley in reply to posthinking01]

Promise is gluten free bread that’s like bread amazing but expensive 😬👍

[Niadancer]

If you like baking I would recommend theloopywhisk.com. She has a recipe for artisan bread that tastes and looks like normal bread and is fairly easy to make. And that's from someone who doesn't normally bake.

[arTistapple in reply to Niadancer]

And a great comment from Nigella. I have ordered the book. The ‘stuff’ looks great. Thanks Niadancer for the heads up.

[seveneleven in reply to Niadancer]

Agree - it's the only bread I eat now because shop bread was always either cakey or processed to within an inch of its life with no nutritional value. I've tinkered and use a mix of millet, teff, and tapioca flour, and it makes the best toast - crunchy and dense! I make it in a small old bread tin so I can get nice square slices.

[Rosills1 in reply to Niadancer]

Thanks for that site.The caldesi cook books have good gf bread recipes, and they are low carb, two birds with one stone!

[JCMartin in reply to Niadancer]

Rubbish at cooking im afraid. 😫 Also a family of 5 so i dont wont them all to have to go Gluton free. Just going to try and cut out the processed stuff and have Gluton free bread/cereal. I dont eat salad so lunch is tricky otherwise.

[Fruitandnutcase]

My favourite bread is Schar, they do a brown, a white and a seeded. The loaves themselves are small and they are expensive so as I don’t eat a lot of bread these days once I’ve opened the packet, I freeze the slices individually.

I can recommend joining this group coeliac.org.uk/information-...

They send you an amazing little book that lists every gluten free product and ingredient known to man. They have a great website / helpline too so well worth joining.

I’m not coeliac though so I just eat 90% Lindt dark chocolate or Booja-Booja chocolates, they say they are gluten free. I avoid anything like KitKat that has wafers etc in it.

Very important though to check all labels though - you would be absolutely amazed at where gluten turns up!

[posthinking01 in reply to Fruitandnutcase]

Hi I am a member of Celiac UK - they also do an app where you scan the bar code of any food product and it flashes up whether it is gluten free or not - amazing help.

[TopBiscuit in reply to posthinking01]

Coeliac UK please - we're British! 😉😂

[posthinking01 in reply to TopBiscuit]

Just a typo at least I got the UK bit right !👍

[TopBiscuit in reply to posthinking01]

😀👍

[Ratherbegardening]

I agree with Niadancer, making GF bread is not so hard, mostly comes out as a gloopy porridge looking mixture but when baked is far better than shop bought. I tried so many GF breads, from the cheapest to some very expensive, and they mostly got thrown away as they made me gag. Though Schar frozen white rolls are ok and a good back up to have in the freezer. I weigh out several 'lots' of the (numerous) dry ingredients of a bread mixture, put them in bags, then I just have to add the wet ingredients, which makes the whole process much quicker. I find the 'gluten free alchemist' online has great recipes.

[Niadancer in reply to Ratherbegardening]

This is my second attempt to go gluten free. I failed last time because the thought of gluten free bread was making it difficult for me. I just googled for recipes and this site came up. I'm amazed at how good it is. Had to share.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

Although only limited distribution area, Welsh Gluten Free Bakery Products make some of the nicest gluten-free bread I have ever had. Good if you visit the area on holiday!

I am very much not gluten-free but have tried a number including, for example, Schar. Most have been horribly sweet.

wgfbakeryproducts.co.uk/

[Niadancer in reply to helvella]

Thanks for this. I visit that part of Wales occasionally so will give it a try

[RedApple Administrator]

Anyone seen recipes for (or concocted their own) GF Air Fryer bread?

[Ruby1]

I would be tempted to hand bake some of my own, or try a bread machine - I'm not sure if anyone has tried that? There is a recipe that came with my machine and you could try different ancient grains.

For bread that has gluten in it, it is definitely far superior to shop bought bread. Since buying a machine over 3 years ago, I haven't bought a single loaf.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Ruby1]

An awful long time ago, I tried a gluten-free bread. I think it was a prepared mix.

It was horrible taste, texture, sweetness.

[Fruitandnutcase in reply to helvella]

I hate the sweetness of GF bread so I tend to avoid it, same with biscuits- they can be really sickly.

[EclipseMoon]

Promise seeded or brown bread is the best I’ve found, I sometimes have genius loaves too. They’re all nice and can be used for toast or sandwiches, they’re also dairy free.

[SilverAvocado]

If you are dairy free, almost all darker chocolate doesn't have any milk ingredients,

A few years ago I made the effort to train myself to enjoy darker chocolate. I bought myself a 100g(ish) bar every week, getting higher and higher in cocoa content, and had a square or two after my main meal. Some strengths of chocolate I didn't like at all when I first tasted them, but after forcing myself to keep trying them every day for a week, I slowly did start to enjoy them. This was a few years ago, and I kept trying to learn more and am now a chocolate snob 😅

It's great to be able to have a dessert-like thing to taste in the evenings, that is completely guilt free. There are even a lot of health claims for really good dark chocolate, so it is arguably a health food. This website is the only place I've found in the UK to reliably find the fancy stuff:

cocoarunners.com/

[JCMartin in reply to SilverAvocado]

For sure. I really crave sweet after each meal. I often eat a little chocalate which i hide because my daughter seems to be able to find it like a sniffer dog!! Then she just leaves the wrapper. 🤔

[Stourie in reply to JCMartin]

😂😂😂

[SilverAvocado in reply to JCMartin]

Hehe, you could outfox her by getting into darker chocolate if she doesn't like it.

[JCMartin]

Yes true!! My sons just eaten my Gluton free buttons he found in the delivery. 😫

[posthinking01]

Thanks for the tip have tried others and they were powdery - rice flour powdery.

[Hmilana]

Good Grain gluten free bread from Ocado, it’s organic, has good ingredients & no nasty additives