Coeliac Life
Information on living gluten free
Thermomix Salmon Salad
Using my Thermomix, I have made the delicious Salmon, quinoa, feta and mixed vegetable salad several times. It can be served immediately or prepared in advance and served cold. It is naturally gluten free but do check quinoa and other packaged items for ‘may contain wheat/gluten’ statements due to shared processing equipment. It serves six as […]
Foddies gluten free catering Melbourne (also low FODMAP!)
With Christmas looming, people may be looking for gluten free catering options around Melbourne. Foddies in Camberwell have some fantastic platters that are gluten free, low FODMAP and lactose free. A while back I needed to cater for a smallish event, and needed gluten free for myself, but also low FODMAP for a couple of […]
Melbourne Gluten Free Expo double pass giveaway!
Would you like to win a double pass to the Melbourne Gluten Free Expo, worth $30? We have a giveaway of one double pass to the Melbourne GF Expo on either Saturday 6 October OR Sunday 7 October 2018 (9am-4pm), held at Melbourne Exhibition Centre. See below on how to enter via this page or social […]
A gluten free & low FODMAP Christmas
Are you planning a gluten free Christmas that also needs to be low FODMAP? In my family I am gluten free and my brother is low FODMAP, so quite a bit of thought has to go into making a safe meal! This is for an Australian summer meal, so if you are in the Northern […]
Gluten free travelling – emergency food supplies from Oz
As anyone with a special diet knows, travelling presents extra challenges, so I always have a stash of gluten free food in my hand luggage. As I learned in Girl Guides – always ‘be prepared’! I am a regular traveller between the UK and Australia and this is a sample of food I take on […]
Gluten free translation cards – a travel essential
Travelling to a foreign country as a coeliac can be a bit daunting, but gluten free translation cards make explaining your requirements a little bit easier. A gluten free translation card is a brief explanation of what the gluten free diet entails in the language of the country you are visiting. You know how easily […]
An interview with GFree Radio
If you haven’t heard of the GFree Radio Show*, it is a UK based weekly podcast, run by broadcaster Peter Stewart. *June 2015 update: the GFree Radio Show is no longer operating and the podcast (episode 91) has been removed. He interviews all sorts of people connected with the gluten free world – producers of free […]
Gluten free travel – my emergency food supplies
As anyone with a special diet knows, travelling presents extra challenges. Whenever I travel, I have a set of basic items that I choose from to ensure I do not starve if gluten free options fall short during transit or at my destination. Usually a pair of shoes and a spare outfit get left behind […]
A guide to going gluten free
Have you just been diagnosed with Coeliac Disease? You may feel like you will never eat out again, or enjoy your food like you used to. It is an overwhelming diagnosis, as life revolves around food and eating is something you do many times each day. It does get easier and you will enjoy gluten […]
Coeliac Disease and risk of lymphoma
This is exactly why it is important for Coeliacs to maintain a strict gluten free diet! Please click the link below for the article. “Mucosal Healing and Risk for Lymphoproliferative Malignancy in Celiac Disease” Annals of Internal Medicine, 5 August 2013.
