Looking For Help

[athersgeo]

Given the various folks who read this, I know there are bound to be people who have good advice. Thus, the post.

A friend of my mother's has just been diagnosed with gluten intolerance and she's having some difficulty finding things like bread and crackers that don't taste utterly poisonous! So, what suggestions do people have? Are there any brands that taste decent?

Many thanks - and virtual chocolate and flowers for any help :)

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[caroline-encore.livejournal.com]

My Dad is gluten intolerant and m-i-l is wheat intolerant so I've picked up a few ideas.

Your Mum's friend should be able to get some stuff on prescription - it does seem to be a postcode lottery but I know my Dad gets plain biscuits, flour, bread mixes and pasta. He's found that the best way is to make his own bread. He uses the bread maker to make the dough and then makes rolls. They do freeze fairly well and also adapt well (eg cheese & tomato rolls).

If she can get stuff on prescription, if she's under 60 she needs to get the prepayment card (which you can do monthly now).

I can't remember the brand now but Waitrose do a good GF bread (in the bakery section). Tesco do nice crumpets, pita bread, doughnuts ...

The other thing I would say is 'constant vigilance' with regard to checking labels as they have the nasty habit of changing the ingrediants and something you've been using for a while might not now be safe to eat

[athersgeo.livejournal.com]

Ooh; that's a thought. I'm not sure what the situation is here with prescriptions and such, but it's definitely worth checking.

Thanks also for the rec for Waitrose and Tesco :)

I think I've already passed on the bit about constantly checking the labels, which is something I've run across repeatedly when buying food for a CBBish Gather!