Hot on the heels of my Carrot Cake breakfast idea, here's a cake made with ground almonds that my sister saw on Nigella. I haven't tried it yet, but I think the changes I would make are: 1, not to toast the pinenuts (it changes the fat) and anyway I would use flaked almonds on …
Pink, Warm ‘Ready Brek’
OK, so I forgot to tell you that I loved COLD Ready Brek as a child, see here for that post. You want warm, I give you warm: Heat up some frozen red berries (those packs you get in the supermarkets are great to have in) for 2 minutes in a pan and add a little honey. Stir into …
‘Ready Brek’ My Way
I accidentally made a breakfast this morning that I swear tastes like the Ready Brek I had as a kid! Takes seconds to make, dairy free, gluten free, high protein and full of nourishment. Here it is for you: Combine a good dollop of plain soya yogurt in a bowl (I used the Sojade thicker …
Special Diet Menu To Your Door
Have you seen the new Nutrichef service where you can tell them which foods you don't want to eat and they will devise a menu plan and deliver the meals to your door? They do not use any wheat or dairy in any of their meals and use 10 fruit and veg a day, so …
Asda FreeFrom Online
I note that Asda has launched a new part of its online shopping site that is easier for you to find gluten, dairy, wheat, eggs etc free food items. The new Asda Freefrom site is at http://www.asda-freefrom.co.uk. Might be worth a look. Hope it helps.
FreeFrom Award Winners
Ages ago (oops!) I promised to let you know which food products won the prestigious freefrom food awards this year. You can get the full list from their site here: http://www.freefromfoodawards.co.uk/winners.10.html I note a cake won the best FF prize, Mrs Crimbles beat Genius bread to the top bread spot, Oatly cream won the dairy-free …
Does ‘Gluten-Free’ Really Mean ‘Gluten-Free’?
By January 2012, all gluten free labels will be changed. Some labels have already changed and here is what they mean: Gluten-Free means a food has less than 20 parts per million. It used to mean 200ppm. Very Low Gluten means the old gluten labelling of 200ppm. Some gluten intolerants and coeliacs can get away …
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Why Milk Is Linked To Hormones, Belly Fat and Acne
Today, I got a reminder about just why dairy doesn't help with so many conditions. Milk contains 'insulin growth factor-1' or IGF-1 which regulates cell growth and development. There is lots of IGF-1 in cow's milk so that calves can grow fast. But what about us? No-one really knows what the effects of having all this extra …
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Fancy A Non-Dairy Ice-Cream?
Since its VERY hot outside, of course my thoughts turn to ice cream! Couple of bits of news for you, especially for those of you who don't want soya, dairy or gluten. First, don't forget the Booja Booja Stuff in a Tub icecream, which is just fab and made predominantly from cashew nuts. Tastes gorgeous …
New Interesting Freefrom Products
Once every couple of months, I get the new product catalogue from Goodness Foods which tells me new products that have been launched. Goodness Foods is a great mail order/online company which tends to specialise in special diet foods and non-toxic toiletries. They also do a good organic fruit, veg, fish, meat box scheme, and …