gluten free goodies

full-time-mum

ANNEGEDDES wrote: »

big debate on this one my dietician says no say boo thanks though i miss porrie in the morning!!!

I think that oats do contain gluten but that some people are ok with them and others aren't.

There is also spelt flour which is an ancient wheat variety which some people with wheat-intolerance seem to find OK.

Not 100% sure but I think wheat, oats, barley and rye all contain gluten - I only avoid wheat so isn't an issue for me.

kaaloo

Thanks for opening this thread.

Does anyone have any tried and tested recipes for Gluten Free Pizza Dough? My flour of choice is Juvela bread fibre mix but also use Doves and Dietary Special.

I just cant finda recipe to make homemade pizza dough using the above!

Someone is selling a "secret recipe" for GF pizza on ebay for about £3 but I dont want to bid on it and find its the ones on google!

ANNEGEDDES

In all honesty i just get the ready made ones from the dr and they are lovely in wales scripts are free now so there is no point in making them sorry ill ask mum though she tends to make me bits

kaaloo

Hi Annegeddes

What make do you use? Ive tried the Dietary Specails and Dr schrar and they were both yukkie!

ANNEGEDDES

juvela mmmmmm

purpleprincess

full-time-mum wrote: »

Crumble toppings - add some ground rice or semolina to give it some texture.

Semolina is ground wheat and highly glutinous!

suzy_g

Hi im coeliac and mostly buy tesco and sainburys free from range i like their pasta bread rolls, biscuits, and some of the frozen things, but i have never got anything off prescription, as i don't understand what or how much you can have each mouth, I would be very interested to find out what other people get from each precription so i know if its for me or not thank you suzy

kaaloo

suzy g

Buying is as you well know, very expensive. It seems like most companies feel they can slap an extra 40% on the price of anything that has the words GLUTEN FREE on it.

The prescription option is a bit odd to get used to as you have to order in advance with your GP. You drop the slip off to your chemist (takes a few mins first time). In a few weeks your items arrive at your chemist.

You will save literally hundreds of pounds if not more by going through the prescription option. The vast majority of items on prescription are the same as you would buy from the supermarket.

As an example, sliced white bread for coeliacs costs £1.99-£3.99 in most shops. The same thing on prescription is free.

There are lots of things on prescription but its a bit tricky as it can take a good 6 months or so before you can get to grips with it. The reason for this is the time lag between you ordering, receiving and eating. Eg if you order Juvela Fresh baked bread on 1 April, you will receive in on 1 May. You then eat it and think, hmm I dont like that so you order say Dietary Specials bread on 2 May. It then takes another month for you to order and try. Also, you have to balance the quantities as you have to make it last a month but over order and you will be bining expensive food which is obviously wrong.

Once settled, you will know what to order and how much. You just tick the boxes. If you need any extras, just add to you list via your GP. Some stuff is ok, a lot is disgusting - its just trial and error.

Then top up with the luxury items from the supermarkets!

Hope that helps!

suzy_g

hi thank KAALOO for that but I am still none the wiser as i pay for prescriptions, and i buy a mix of different things each week or month, but am i right in thinking you can only order one type of thing on each precription?? that's why im Turing to find out what other people order each month to give me some ideas thanks

soolin

full-time-mum wrote: »

I think that oats do contain gluten but that some people are ok with them and others aren't.

There is also spelt flour which is an ancient wheat variety which some people with wheat-intolerance seem to find OK.

Not 100% sure but I think wheat, oats, barley and rye all contain gluten - I only avoid wheat so isn't an issue for me.

No not spelt, it does contain gluten and not suitable for a coeliac. Some gluten sensitive people can tolerate it, but being coeliac is not about tolerating foods as the damage it does to the villi is invisible. I'm a coeliac and am not sensitive to gluten or wheat much at all, which makes it dangerous as I can't tell if I accidentally eat any, but ultimately it will kill me just the same.

As for prescription items, GPs are supposed to work out units, so for instance if you get bread on prescription you can't also get flour, and the amount of pasta and pizza bases are also restricted. However in reality GPs are individuals and will set their own rules. I've never been refused anything that is prescribable but then I get virtually nothing as I don't like the GF alternatives and prefer to go without. I do get the wonderful glutafin fresh bread though, which I can highly recommend as it doesn't need to be refreshed (Coeliacs will know what I mean).

I can also recommend the Tesco gluten free cookies, 99p a pack but very high in calories.

One other thing about prescriptions which some people find frustrating is that English guidelines say that only a biopsy diagnosed coeliac is eligible for gf items on prescription.