Wheat free recipes and ideas

sd8974

1. The biopsy [removal of samples] would have been the endoscopy/gastroscopy...

2. I've just not seen "Absolutely complete bonkers over-the-top don't you have homes to go to MoneySaver" before - why don't you have any stars???

savvy

sd8974 wrote:

1. The biopsy [removal of samples] would have been the endoscopy/gastroscopy...

2. I've just not seen "Absolutely complete bonkers over-the-top don't you have homes to go to MoneySaver" before - why don't you have any stars???

1. Hmm they did that sneakily then :rotfl:mind you I had no idea back then WHAT was going on!

2. Ermm VERY good question, and one that has been asked many times before...........and still no idea why

jumble_2

I went to the Vitality Show in Glasgow on Sunday and one of the many fantastic things I found there were biscuits I can eat! Trust me - that's a rare thing. Tru-Free brand crackers and biscuits. The range varies as wheat-free, milk-free, gluten-free, egg-free... the ginger biscuits are particularly tasty

http://www.trufree.co.uk/

juno

jumble wrote:

I went to the Vitality Show in Glasgow on Sunday and one of the many fantastic things I found there were biscuits I can eat! Trust me - that's a rare thing. Tru-Free brand crackers and biscuits. The range varies as wheat-free, milk-free, gluten-free, egg-free... the ginger biscuits are particularly tasty

http://www.trufree.co.uk/

Try the double choc chip cookies!

catherineblack

Here's an easy wheat-free museli - get a large cereal container. Put in oats, coconut, chopped dates, chopped nuts, chopped dried apricots and raisins. Very easy and much much cheaper than the shop-bought versions. Don't pay for health food store museli! We use value oats, coconut and raisins to save money. I buy my dates, nuts and apricots from Holland and Barrett - they have large bags for reasonable prices - better value than supermarket. You can vary the ingredients and experiment with different types of nuts and dried fruits.

tooting_jane

aubergine wrote:

I have had some success with buckwheat (which is gluten free) pancakes and have tried to make flatbreads with gram flour which are not bad but I've never really got right.

I've used buckwheat flour to make a scone based pizza and it was lovely. Buckwheat pancakes (galettes) done the french way and filled with savoury fillings are lovely. I ate loads when I lived in Brittany.

I recently bought some doves farm gluten-free flour and printed off the recepies on the doves farm web site but haven't tried them yet.

TOBRUK

There is an article on BBC FOOD website for those with 'coeliac disease' and those who need to follow gluten free, wheat free diets - there are also a long list of foods you can eat and also many recipes. They also mention a couple of people (cooks/chefs) who have worked along the BBC to produce recipe books for those who suffer. Here is the link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mostof_coeliac1.shtml

It has also been mentioned by sd8974 in this thread about prescriptions for people who need products. If you are working it is worth paying 6 or 12 months for prepaid and save money. If you live in Wales, prescriptions are cheaper and free for children, pensioners and those on long term sick - I believe that the prescription charges here will change in the near future and if I am right prescriptions will be free for all.

If you have been diagnosed with a condition where you have to follow a special diet you can get items on prescriptions, ask your doctor - as we know with special diets the ingredients are expensive.

savvy

sd8974 wrote:

I know some other coeliacs have already posted on here, but no-one seems to have asked those who are "wheat-free" if they have been tested for coeliac disease...

If you haven't, then you should definitely consider medical diagnosis [through a doctor - not at some health food shop] as not only are there many long-term health benefits at properly diagnosing the condition, but you can also get as many basic gluten free products [such as flour/bread mixes, loaves, biscuits, pizza bases AND Xanthan gum] on prescription [~£90 a year] as you need.

Funnily enough I just caught the end of City Hospital this morning and they had a chap with coeliac on there, they gave him a camera to swallow that could relay film from his stomach and the whole of his intestines! Think he's been their guinea pig for it, looks MUCH better than the gastroscopy was!

SuiDreams

If you are a coeliac try this website, its excellent very helpful.

http://www.coeliacawareness.org.uk/

Go to Coeliac Boards for discussions and support board for reciepies etc.

Jenny1962

I was almost starting to enjoy this one untill I looked a bit closer
How is it possible to make WHEAT FREE bread when your adding ground all bran ?
Correct me please if I am wrong, but does that not contain wheat ?

QUOTE=shykins]for a wheat AND gluten free bread try the following

90grms almond flour
10 grmsflaxmeal (ground linseed)
10grms bran (i use ground all bran)
2 eggs
3 tbspns cream
1/2 tspn baking powder

mix above,,. in a old fashioned tupperware sandwich box melt 25grm butter.. swirl it round then add the remaining butter to yr mix... the mix should look a bit like porridge...nuke for 3mins

it tastes bit like a wholemeal rye bread but i quite like it

HTH[/QUOTE]