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Mrs Mercs area of expertise is this - for the last 18 months.
Supermarkets are getting better all the time.
You need to look for a local Coeliac support group - through Coeliac UK - are you a member. There will be local events - like a GF fair in York in two weeks time - or a fish n chip night in Elgin next week. Local food fairs and even markets are getting stalls dealing just in GF - they have found a niche with a demand and can sell all they take.
Other groups on Facebook and elsewhere on the web specialising on the topic - its probably a bit too specialist for most here. If we knew where you were someone might have local suggestions - which is where the Coaliac UK groups come in.
Supermarkets are getting better all the time.
You need to look for a local Coeliac support group - through Coeliac UK - are you a member. There will be local events - like a GF fair in York in two weeks time - or a fish n chip night in Elgin next week. Local food fairs and even markets are getting stalls dealing just in GF - they have found a niche with a demand and can sell all they take.
Other groups on Facebook and elsewhere on the web specialising on the topic - its probably a bit too specialist for most here. If we knew where you were someone might have local suggestions - which is where the Coaliac UK groups come in.
My father in law has a regular prescription, as can't touch gluten.
There are many foodstuffs, as shown at the url below, which can be covered with an annual NHS prescription of £104
http://www.coeliac.org.uk/gluten-free-diet-lifesty...
There are many foodstuffs, as shown at the url below, which can be covered with an annual NHS prescription of £104
http://www.coeliac.org.uk/gluten-free-diet-lifesty...
Dear Mojoo,
my eldest sister is a Coeliac, has been for 15 years or so.
As other posters have suggested there's lots of info. about on what's gluten free (and what isn't).
When she visits I usually just look at the ingredient list of ready made stuff, there's a guide somewhere of what to look out for. I find it equally surprising what's got gluten and what hasn't.
A couple of things I have trouble with are gravy browning and deserts.
The former is available but you have to search. The latter I usually fix by asking her to bring her own!
Otherwise cook stuff yourself.
As Mcf's FIL above she has a prescription (free IIRC, it's one of those chronic conditions that allows this) for bread and some other stuff.
When I'm in a farm shop I keep an eye out and there's often something gluten free - pasta, sausages, bread mix etc.
regards,
Jet
my eldest sister is a Coeliac, has been for 15 years or so.
As other posters have suggested there's lots of info. about on what's gluten free (and what isn't).
When she visits I usually just look at the ingredient list of ready made stuff, there's a guide somewhere of what to look out for. I find it equally surprising what's got gluten and what hasn't.
A couple of things I have trouble with are gravy browning and deserts.
The former is available but you have to search. The latter I usually fix by asking her to bring her own!
Otherwise cook stuff yourself.
As Mcf's FIL above she has a prescription (free IIRC, it's one of those chronic conditions that allows this) for bread and some other stuff.
When I'm in a farm shop I keep an eye out and there's often something gluten free - pasta, sausages, bread mix etc.
regards,
Jet
Edited by jet_noise on Saturday 28th April 10:02
Lidl and aldi are good for carrying gf food and labelling, particularly items like sausages that needent contain gluten but normally do. Probably because they're german and a bit further up the curve on stuff like this than we are.
The girlfreinds gluten intolerant but never bothered eith a script... Aside from baked stuff not that hard to work around
The girlfreinds gluten intolerant but never bothered eith a script... Aside from baked stuff not that hard to work around
I was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease 24 years ago and the number of GF products available was incredibly small, but as has already been said supermarkets etc. are getting far better both in their specialist foods and also general labelling. My daughters were diagnosed 5 years ago so our house is virtually a GF zone.
If you are not already a member, join the Coeliac Society if for no other reason than to get their annually published food list - if it's not in the book, avoid it unless the labelling is clear. Some manufacturers don't play ball with its compilation (eg Mars IIRC), but a surprising number of less well known manufacturers are listed which helps with small shops / health food outlets etc..
Some manufacturers take (at least sometimes needless) refuge behind a "cannot guarantee free of contamination" caveat which is a shame, but given one of my daughters, and to a lesser extent me, has a reaction to the slightest contamination we do not take any risks. Beware some maufacturers do not fully understand what GF means (GF cupcakes decorated with non GF cake decorations in a small bakers in Devon as an example).
Prescribable foods vary tremendously in taste and, particularly, texture, but given the cost of a small loaf over the counter we obtain bread, pasta, pizza bases etc on prescription - I buy an annual season ticket which makes good economic sense.
Some good stuff available mail order (Clive's Pies in Buckfastleigh a favourite) and, again as already said, some fish and chip shops have a GF night once a fortnight, month etc. - battered fish and chips tasted so good after a 20 year absence!
If you are not already a member, join the Coeliac Society if for no other reason than to get their annually published food list - if it's not in the book, avoid it unless the labelling is clear. Some manufacturers don't play ball with its compilation (eg Mars IIRC), but a surprising number of less well known manufacturers are listed which helps with small shops / health food outlets etc..
Some manufacturers take (at least sometimes needless) refuge behind a "cannot guarantee free of contamination" caveat which is a shame, but given one of my daughters, and to a lesser extent me, has a reaction to the slightest contamination we do not take any risks. Beware some maufacturers do not fully understand what GF means (GF cupcakes decorated with non GF cake decorations in a small bakers in Devon as an example).
Prescribable foods vary tremendously in taste and, particularly, texture, but given the cost of a small loaf over the counter we obtain bread, pasta, pizza bases etc on prescription - I buy an annual season ticket which makes good economic sense.
Some good stuff available mail order (Clive's Pies in Buckfastleigh a favourite) and, again as already said, some fish and chip shops have a GF night once a fortnight, month etc. - battered fish and chips tasted so good after a 20 year absence!
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