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Oats and Wheat Starch: Reading the Gluten-Free Fine Print
Wheat starch and oats on a βgluten-freeβ label mean different things in different countries. Here's what the label actually says in the UK, Ireland,β¦Read →
Myth: gluten-free is automatically healthier
Gluten-free isn't automatically healthier β it's a label about gluten, not nutrition. What "gluten-free" legally guarantees differs by country; here's what to check inβ¦Read →
Can You Cheat on a Gluten-Free Diet on Holiday? Why “A Little Won’t Hurt” Is a Myth
No, there's no "holiday allowance" for gluten with coeliac disease β and the label law itself differs: 20ppm across the UK, Ireland, the USβ¦Read →
Men get coeliac too, and often later
Men get coeliac disease too, but are typically diagnosed years later because it shows up as anaemia, fatigue or bone loss rather than gutβ¦Read →
Iron, Folate, B12 and Vitamin D: What the Coeliac Results Letter Means Where You Live
Low iron, folate, B12 or vitamin D at coeliac diagnosis is expected, not alarming. What the blood tests mean, why the risk differs byβ¦Read →
Coeliac or Something Different? Part 2: Non-Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity (What We Know, What We Don’t, and Why Coeliac Testing Comes First)
Non-coeliac gluten sensitivity has no test and is diagnosed by exclusion β everywhere. Why coeliac testing comes first, and what "keep eating gluten" meansβ¦Read →
Cross-contact, part 3: the six places gluten travels
How gluten crosses into gluten-free food in six kitchen routes β what to ask, and why the label rules differ between the UK/Ireland/US/Canada andβ¦Read →
Cross-contact, part 2: the shared surfaces where gluten actually travels
Gluten moves onto gluten-free food by residue, not by material β here's what shared toasters, boards, oil and pasta water actually transfer, and howβ¦Read →
Zoe’s first class trip: ask once, three questions (Zoe, Episode 1)
Three days away without Mum's kitchen. Zoe packs for a siege, then learns the thing that actually works: three questions on a card, askedβ¦Read →
Sunday at Nonnaβs: a little is still gluten (Mila & Friends, Episode 3)
Nonna Rosa's pasta is famous, and 'just a little' is the sentence every coeliac child hears at some table. Episode 3 teaches the two-potβ¦Read →
Gluten-Free Low-Carb Lupin Crackers
Crisp, low-carb, high-protein crackers from lupin and almond flour with herbs de Provence. Naturally gluten-free and keto-friendly. Note: contains lupin and almond (see notes).Read →
Gluten-Free Cashew Burfi (Kaju Katli)
The classic Indian cashew-fudge diamonds β ground cashews, sugar, ghee and cardamom. Naturally gluten-free and grain-free; a festive sweet with no flour to swapβ¦Read →Newsletter
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