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Presence of Milk Protein in Certain VBites Foods “The Redwood Co. Wot No Dairy?” Desserts

Dairy Sensitive? Product recall alert issued by Redwoods / VBites foods in connection with their dessert pots labeled as "dairy free":

http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/allergen_alerts/wotnodairy_desserts_recall.html

fsai.ie Latest food allergen alert: 18.07.2014

The morning after. Still crunchy outside. No shrinkage. Mmmm.

I had terrible trouble with my yeast bread sticking to my pan. My neighbour is a professional in this department so when she recommended baking paper I did what I was told. The result was perfect. Bezgluten brown bread mix. 90 min from start to finish. Now to be eaten while still warm.

We deliver BFree Gluten Free Wraps ANYWHERE in Ireland. We deliver them right to your door. Use them for lunch with a salad, or in a Mexican meal. We use them for a much-lower-calorie pizza base. With Indian food they are a gluten-free alternative to rotis or chapattis. What have you used them for?
Here's my lunch today:

Having a Gluten Free Christmas? What would you like the most? Christmas pudding? Cake? Stuffing? Trifle Sponge? Any suggestions?

We are placing orders with suppliers soon, so please let us know!

http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/ScienceResearch/ResearchAreas/RiskAssessmentSafetyAssessment/UCM26

As a coeliac, how much gluten would you be happy to eat? In May 2011 the United States' Food and Drink Administration published a detailed scientific analysis of research into how sensitive the coeliac patient/coeliac gut can be. Summary:

"less than 1 ppm level of gluten in foods is
the level of exposure for individuals with CD on a GFD that
protects the most sensitive individuals with CD and thus, also protects the most number of individuals with CD from
experiencing any detrimental health effects from extended to long-term exposure to gluten"

(1ppm = 1mg gluten per kg of food. Iif you ate 1kg of that food you could consume 1/1000th of one gram of gluten and be safe. Above that amount, you may not be safe. In Ireland 20 ppm is allowed. Some coeliacs may well experience problems eating food at 20ppm gluten. Some products are labelled "Very Low Gluten" and could be anywhere between 21 and 100ppm. Draw your own conclusions!)

This confirms the extreme sensitivity to gluten experienced by many coeliacs.
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/ScienceResearch/ResearchAreas/RiskAssessmentSafetyAssessment/UCM264152.pdf

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Australian Celiacs Face Industry Push to Allow Gluten in 'Gluten-free' Foods - Celiac.com

Ireland allows gluten free labels on produts with up to 20 parts per million of gluten. In Australia the level is 5 ppm. They are under pressure to relax their laws to be like ours. Should we not be trying to reduce our levels to theirs? What do you think? Would you like more gluten or less?

http://www.celiac.com/articles/23329/1/Australian-Celiacs-Face-Industry-Push-to-Allow-Gluten-in-Gluten-free-Foods/Page1.html

celiac.com In Australia, and New Zealand, people with celiac disease currently benefit from regulations that require food sold as "gluten-free" to contain no detectable levels of gluten.

"I'm skeptical about the whole coeliac thing". Great British Bakeoff celebrity chef Paul Hollywood said this in a BBC Radio interview. Listen for yourself, at about 2min 30sec in this recording. What do you think?
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35369738/2013-10-17-paul-hollywood.mp3

Our Sian picked up a raft of medals at the SBHI sports day in Athlone last week. Shot Put, Javelin, Discus, and 300m running. While the rest of us are groaning about having to get out of bed, Sian is overcoming everything and getting on with it! Congratulations Sian!

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We are off to Wexford for a week's holidays, so we're going to be closed from Sept 9th - 12th inclusive. Please order before Friday 6th for a delivery on the 9th.

We'll be putting up some special offers tomorrow Thursday so remember to check our website.

http://www.ecodirect.ie/catalog

ecodirect.ie Chances are that you are visiting this site because you are on a gluten-free diet. Most likely the diet is followed because of coeliac disease or some related condition. Perhaps you have chosen to use a gluten-free diet because it makes you feel better.

Well, the answer to "where was I enjoying my gluten free Bezgluten-coned 99 icecream" was: Avoca at Powerscourt. There has to be one winner, of course, and this time it is: Elke Treanor, with whom we'll be making contact today. We will be doing another of these in a few days, so keep your eye on our page for another competition! Thanks for entering - we actually enjoyed watching the replies come in!

After a long cycle, there's nothing nicer than a '99' made in a crispy gluten free waffle-style ice-cream cone. Can you guess the famous location where I was eating this? One correct guess is going to win a pack of these fab cones from The Gluten Free Shop. (winner picked before next Friday. Must be resident in Ireland).

By the way, if you'd like more ice-cream vendors to stock these, just 'like" this post!

Fancy a FREE gluten free meal for two in Pregos, Lucan???

Like and Share this image and your name will be in the hat for a draw on the 15th of August. (Sharing the image is the important bit!).

Pregos are one of the leading GF Italian restaurants, with a long and glorious history of keeping coeliacs happy and well fed.

Ts&Cs apply.

Healthy blueberry & banana pancakes :: Women's Fitness

Here's a gluten free recipe that is just in time for the Blueberry Season.

http://www.womensfitnessmagazine.com.au/food/recipes/2013/5/healthy-blueberry-banana-pancakes/

womensfitnessmagazine.com.au Ingredients: (makes 6) 2 ripe bananas, smashed 2 free-range eggs 1 cup ground almonds 1 tbs ground linseed, flaxseed or chia seed (found in your local supermarket) ½ tsp gluten-free baking powder 1 tsp ground cinnamon 125g blueberries (optional)

Living life as a coeliac

http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/living-life-as-a-coeliac-238460.html

At The Gluten Free Shop we bring the Irish Coeliac the best gluten free foods at a reasonable price, and deliver them next day anywhere in Ireland.

irishexaminer.com When many of today’s coeliacs were diagnosed there was very little gluten-free food. Today there are far more options and coping mechanisms, says Áilín Quinlan

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Bank Holiday Alert! We can still deliver on Friday, your choice of GF Burger Buns, Ciabatta Rolls, Luxury White and Brown bread etc., and hundreds of other GF items. You can get them in time for the long weekend if you order before mid afternoon today Thursday. Deliveries resume on Tuesday 6th.

Enjoy the weekend!

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If you have bought Orgran Gluten Free / Egg Free Gravy Mix you may need to know that samples tested by the Public Analyst's Laboratory have been said to contain egg protein. We await comment from Orgran and will bring that to you as it comes in.

Egg Protein may be a problem for those who are allergic or sensitive to egg, so please share this notice.

Fuller details are to be found on the FSAI website here: https://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/allergen_alerts/Orgran_Gravy.html

Nanomaterials in Foods - Corporate Crime Reporter

Did you know that nano-materials (particles engineered to be incredibly small in size) are being put into food by manufacturers?
http://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/nanomaterials-in-foods02062013/

corporatecrimereporter.com Engineered nanomaterials are being used and sold in common food products, but there is a lack of transparency by companies on this issue.

Is Gluten Making You Depressed?

Gluten and depression. Do you feel better now that you're gluten-free? I do!

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-breakthrough-depression-solution/201105/is-gluten-making-you-depressed

psychologytoday.com The Link between Celiac Disease and Depression

Bezgluten Gluten Free Mini Rolls, Mini Baguettes, or Baguettes make perfect garlic bread in minutes. Photo shows garlic bread made on the BBQ with Bezgluten and ordinary (gluten) baguette. Limited supply so order soon. http:www.ecodirect.ie/catalog

Wheat is a Drug Like Morphine that is why Op**te Blockers Act as Diet Suppressors -- Sott.net

If you ever wonder why wheat dominates the diet, and why it can be so hard to give it up, read this. It may also explain how a simple medication could ease the transition to a GF diet:

http://www.sott.net/article/244253-Wheat-is-a-Drug-Like-Morphine-that-is-why-Op**te-Blockers-Act-as-Diet-Suppressors

sott.net If you are a morphine addict, you can instantly lose your high with an injection of Naloxone, an op**te blocker. Surprisingly Naloxone works as a diet suppressor as well, because wheat acts like morphine on the brain. An odd series of clinical studies...

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Yes indeed, we're happy to say that these fab mini cakes are flying out the door. Order this week and we'll give you a free mini cake for each one you buy! How's that for value?

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Completely whacked after sending out a record number of boxes today. Closed tomorrow Friday 28th as we have to go to a wedding. Back to the grindstone on Monday, but in the meantime check out our online shop and see our new goodies. More to come next week!
www.ecodirect.ie/catalog

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The Gluten Free Shop has lots of NEW gluten free wheat free products including Honest Cakes (special introductory offer) and Dotty Cookies!!! Bezgluten Baguettes are back in stock, along with hamburger buns etc. Too many to mention!

http://ecodirect.ie/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=814

ecodirect.ie Vegetable Margarine (containing Palm, Vegetable oils, Rapeseed, Water, Salt, Emulsifier: E475, Flavourings and Colour: E100 and E160b). Sugar, Pasteurised Whole Egg, Ground Almonds, Fine Coconut, Rice Flour Lemon Flavour (2%) Poppyseeds (1%) Preservative: Potassium Sorbate (E202) Citric Acid (E330)

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Pulcinella Secret Howth

Last night I had the very first Gluten Free Pizza out of the Gluten Free Pizza Oven at North Dublin's newest Italian Restaurant:

Pulcinella's Secret
30 Church Street
Howth
Telephone 01 8063384

When a restaurant spends a few thousand on a separate oven for gluten free pizza, you know they are committed to serving truly GF food.

The restaurant is based on the model in place at Prego's in Lucan, so you know what the standard will be like.

We had the calamari, which were truly magic, with a fantastic crisp light coating, and a lovely accompanying tomato and herb dip.

I had the Pizza Margherita, for lightness, and it was superb. "Herself" not being a coeliac, had one of their incredible wheat-based pizzas, and it looked and (according to "herself") tasted like we were in Italy. Ordinary pizzas are baked in a wood-fired oven.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g212088-d4242693-Reviews-Pulcinella_Secret_Howth-Howth_County_Dublin.html

tripadvisor.com Church Road, Howth, Ireland

Could This Patient Have 'Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity'?

Research confirms what we all know: You can be gluten-intolerant even with negative coeliac test results. Here's the scientific proof:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/778320?src=nl_topic

medscape.com Increasing numbers of individuals are convinced that their gastrointestinal symptoms are caused by gluten -- and relieved by a gluten-free diet.

Gluten Free - Before and After Pictures

Just look how a gluten-free diet has changed the lives of these people, some of whom had classic signs of coeliac disease for a long time before diagnosis and commencement of a GF diet.

http://www.dsimpsonbooks.com/1/post/2013/05/gluten-free-before-and-after-pictures.html

dsimpsonbooks.com A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words Celiac disease affects at least 1 in every 133 of us, according to studies released in 2003. Some now...

Performs just like traditional Irish soda bread.

A coeliac's dream Sunday afternoon: Crabbies ginger beer, Tyrrells Crisps, a Kindle with a book on biryanis loaded, and a book on pizzas. Indian music on the hi-fi, the sun streaming in the open patio door. Oh, a happy dog at my feet. Oven will be in action later.

What you can do with Bezgluten Gluten Free Flours

Freshly baked GF multi seed bread. Bezgluten flour. Yeast-risen. Nice open crumb and very crusty outside. Brunch shortly......

The finished item. Coarsely ground salt on top.

I've never seen GF bread as easy as this. Yeast dough in minutes, soft fluffy and mmmmmm.