When the doctor first told me that I needed to exclude gluten from my diet as much as possible, I was horrified! At that point I knew very little about living a gluten free life style and I believed I would have to ‘police’ every single thing I ate, eating …

The Food Without Fear campaign is in full swing and is really helping to raise awareness for coeliac and gluten-intolerant sufferers, to enable them (us!) to eat out without worry. During my research into this subject I have discovered a really great website: Gluten-free On-the-go, a coeliac friendly guide to restaurants, hotels and more!

A little while ago, I was raving about Jamie Oliver’s new book, Jamie at home, and I’ve been dying to try this recipe ever since! The recipe is seasonal and one of the main ingredients is fresh pasta - a perfect opportunity to use my pasta machine, and try out the gluten free Orgran Pasta flour I just received from lovely Sue at Naturally Good Food.

I like bananas and I know they’re good for you but I don’t LOVE them. Invariably I buy more than I eat and end up with a couple getting spotty and brown! In my attempts to cut waste as much as possible, I felt I really should try to save the latest victims, even from the compost!

Johnson’s Dietary Provisions has an ever-growing range of quality products,  which not only cater for gluten-free diets, but other allergies and special diets such as nut-free, dairy-free and diabetic.

Their next open day is on…

We’re just over two weeks away from Coeliac Awareness Week between 12th – 18th May 2008. As part of its awareness campaign, ‘Food Without Fear’, Coeliac UK, the national Charity for people with coeliac disease, launched a competition on Wednesday 13th February 2008 for chefs throughout the UK to design a unique and innovative gluten-free recipe, which will be judged by award-winning chef, Giorgio Locatelli.

Eat Natural has withdrawn some Eat Natural bars of nuts and fruit with cranberries, macadamias and dark chocolate because they contain a milk protein that is not mentioned on the product label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone who is allergic to, or intolerant of, milk or milk constituents.

As a sufferer of digestive problems myself, I feel it is very important for people to have access to as much information as possible about the various conditions that exist. My sister has kindly produced a series of articles detailing her own experiences with Chron’s disease. So, I would like to introduce this first article in the series ‘Diary of a Chron’s sufferer’…

Like the majority of the UK, people with coeliac disease will be able to tuck into a pancake or two this Shrove Tuesday, thanks to gluten-free flour. However, on the flip side, the needs of those with this life long condition are still widely misunderstood and overlooked.

Eating Britain has a passion for supporting local businesses and our latest local ‘hero’ - Kate’s Cakes, create delicious homemade cakes using the best ingredients around. In honour of this festive season, the lovely people at Kate’s Cakes are offering you, our wonderful readers, the chance to win a goodie box containing a week’s worth of delicious treats! But more about that later, first I must tell you why we love Kate’s Cakes so much!

Recent research has found that 1 in 7 people in the UK are thought to have an intolerance to dairy. As far as my research on this subject stands, there are two reasons why people can be intolerant to dairy products. The first is an allergy to cow’s milk proteins and the second is an intolerance to lactose.