In 2014, James Haywood, the Group Executive Chef at Center Parcs, decided to live as a coeliac for four weeks, to find out what it was like. Going gluten free for a month clearly helped him understand some of the issues that coeliacs face, and he came up with the following principles for Center Parcs: offer a specific gluten free … [Read more...]
Cricket flour: high in protein and gluten free
How does eating crickets sound to you? You might be surprised to find out how good they are. I went to the Food Matters Live conference in the autumn, and tried out the Crobar cricket flour brownies made by Gathr. As a longtime demi-vegetarian (I eat fish but not meat), I was slightly concerned about eating insects. However, I'm aware that … [Read more...]
Is it Coeliac Disease?
1 person in every 100 has coeliac disease. And most of those people don't know that they have it. Symptoms can easily be misdiagnosed as something else, and on average it takes 13 years for someone to finally get a diagnosis of coeliac disease. This year's Coeliac UK Awareness Week (9-15 May) is focusing on raising awareness, improving … [Read more...]
