Coeliac food recommendations

coffee_cake · 19-11-2019 10:40pm

tossy wrote: »

While i'm here i see Mccambridge are doing new gluten free coconut filled biscuits, bought a pack in Tesco the other day - don't buy them they're delicious

are we talkin like coconut rings?

i have an image of mikado in my brain

tossy · 19-11-2019 11:07pm

bluewolf wrote: »

are we talkin like coconut rings?

i have an image of mikado in my brain

Not like Mikado no, just a big biscuit filled with coconut, choice of plain or chocolate. I was in there today and i noticed they had many more choices but i was good and didn't even look

Garlinge · 02-12-2019 4:43pm

For the lady interested in food options near the Olympia, I would recommend the branch of Beshoffs near theatre and on Dame Street for fish and chips.

I have found a GF Christmas pud in Aldi. This week Tesco have GF mince pies on 'offer' at 4 for 2 euro. The chocolate GF profiteroles in the freezer section look good, only a few left on shelf today so must be popular?

tossy · 02-12-2019 5:54pm

Garlinge wrote: »

The chocolate GF profiteroles in the freezer section look good, only a few left on shelf today so must be popular?

Freezer section in Aldi or Tesco?

Garlinge · 04-12-2019 6:09pm

Sorry my mistake.... it is the Aldi freezer section with other frozen desserts.

tossy · 04-12-2019 6:35pm

Garlinge wrote: »

Sorry my mistake.... it is the Aldi freezer section with other frozen desserts.

Thanks for that.

AMKC · 05-12-2019 11:16pm

Garlinge wrote: »

For the lady interested in food options near the Olympia, I would recommend the branch of Beshoffs near theatre and on Dame Street for fish and chips.

I have found a GF Christmas pud in Aldi. This week Tesco have GF mince pies on 'offer' at 4 for 2 euro. The chocolate GF profiteroles in the freezer section look good, only a few left on shelf today so must be popular?

Is that 4 packets of gf mince pies for 2 euro or just one packet for 2 euro? I would say its the latter as if it is the former that would be giving them away as a packet is €2.50 normally.

irlirishkev · 06-12-2019 1:33pm

AMKC wrote: »

Is that 4 packets of gf mince pies for 2 euro or just one packet for 2 euro? I would say its the latter as if it is the former that would be giving them away as a packet is €2.50 normally.

Definitely 4 in a box for 2 euro.
Some price difference as well.. Last year I noticed you could get a box of 6 tesco mince pies for 89c, whereas it was 2.50 for a tesco box of 4 gluten free

AMKC · 06-12-2019 1:55pm

irlirishkev wrote: »

Definitely 4 in a box for 2 euro.
Some price difference as well.. Last year I noticed you could get a box of 6 tesco mince pies for 89c, whereas it was 2.50 for a tesco box of 4 gluten free

MY local Tesco must not have that deal then as its still €2.50 for Tesco GF mince pies in it.

StillThinking · 06-12-2019 2:19pm

AMKC wrote:

MY local Tesco must not have that deal then as its still â‚¬2.50 for Tesco GF mince pies in it.

I seen Lidl had a 4 pack of them up at the tills with all the other Christmas stuff for 2 euro today, no idea what they're like though

AMKC · 06-12-2019 2:44pm

StillThinking wrote: »

I seen Lidl had a 4 pack of them up at the tills with all the other Christmas stuff for 2 euro today, no idea what they're like though

Lidl had two types last year I think. Some for 2 euro and some for 2.99 and the 2 euro ones were the nicer ones.

AMKC · 20-12-2019 2:55pm

Tesco have there gf mince pies on offer now at €1:25 for a box of 4 pies

Garlinge · 20-12-2019 3:19pm

I have been getting Green Isle oven chips now for years as no wheat coating unlike most other brands. Now they seem to have the dreaded coating :mad:. Only non GF chip I could find was 'skin on' McCains but pricey for small bag. Any other suggestions? and no I wont be making my own!!

AMKC · 20-12-2019 5:30pm

Garlinge wrote: »

I have been getting Green Isle oven chips now for years as no wheat coating unlike most other brands. Now they seem to have the dreaded coating :mad:. Only non GF chip I could find was 'skin on' McCains but pricey for small bag. Any other suggestions? and no I wont be making my own!!

Dunnes do there own GF chips and they are only 95cent also McCain microwave chips are gf. There is gf wedges also by Green Isle.
I am surprised you were still able to get the Green Isle chips gf as they have not been gf in my local shops for a while.

Garlinge · 04-02-2020 2:47pm

I just noticed that Lidl have "Just Roll" pastry that is GF. I am not sure if it is a 'special' or a regular item. It is featured in pamphlet this week.

DavyD_83 · 04-02-2020 5:16pm

Garlinge wrote: »

I just noticed that Lidl have "Just Roll" pastry that is GF. I am not sure if it is a 'special' or a regular item. It is featured in pamphlet this week.

Cheers op!
Jus roll have been doing this for a good while, but I've only ever seen it in a shop (and bought it) once.
I hate making trying to make gf pastry

sbsquarepants · 04-02-2020 5:20pm

Garlinge wrote: »

I have been getting Green Isle oven chips now for years as no wheat coating unlike most other brands. Now they seem to have the dreaded coating :mad:. Only non GF chip I could find was 'skin on' McCains but pricey for small bag. Any other suggestions? and no I wont be making my own!!

Lidl frozen chips are gluten free. They aren't specifically marketted as such but they are coated with rice flour rather than wheat.

Garlinge · 07-02-2020 1:15pm

Yes I also always hated making pastry. But did so enjoy a GF apple pie that Aldi did some years ago, sadly disappeared now as have the GF profiteroles. And pigged out on the GF mince pies as reduced over christmas.

sbsquarepants · 13-02-2020 10:52am

Came across an ingredient the other day "gluten free wheat fibre" - i was unsure whether to trust it or not. Anyone come across this before?

lisamullins83 · 18-02-2020 2:16pm

If you're looking for healthy food on the go in Cork, there's a vegan company in Cork in The Old English Market that are fantastic for Gluten free also. So tasty...

AMKC · 18-02-2020 6:17pm

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Lidl frozen chips are gluten free. They aren't specifically marketted as such but they are coated with rice flour rather than wheat.

If it does not say gluten free or free from gluten on the packet then I would not trust it. Just because they are coated with rice flour does not mean they could not get contaminated during the production process maybe from a line beside it doing chips with wheat in them.

Dunnes stores sell chips that are gluten free and are only 95cent. Much safer.

Tesco have gluten free Hot Cross buns availible in some Tesco stores now.

I do love Hot Cross buns. Wish they were made all year round.

sbsquarepants · 19-02-2020 11:07am

AMKC wrote: »

If it does not say gluten free or free from gluten on the packet then I would not trust it. Just because they are coated with rice flour does not mean they could not get contaminated during the production process maybe from a line beside it doing chips with wheat in them.

Dunnes stores sell chips that are gluten free and are only 95cent. Much safer.

Tesco have gluten free Hot Cross buns availible in some Tesco stores now.

I do love Hot Cross buns. Wish they were made all year round.

Would it not have to say "may contain traces of" in that case?

barneyrub · 19-02-2020 12:35pm

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Would it not have to say "may contain traces of" in that case?

No. It's not a legal requirement to state that

0lddog · 19-02-2020 7:25pm

Higos Secos ( dried figs ) sometimes available in branches of Polo Stores

tamara25 · 19-02-2020 7:42pm

The only nice tasting gluten free bread I’ve tasted so far is mccambridges bread in Galway. It is like a soda bread. Can anyone recommend a nice gluten free loaf for sandwiches?

tamara25 · 19-02-2020 7:44pm

The only nice tasting gluten free bread I’ve tasted so far is mccambridges bread in Galway. It is like a soda bread. Can anyone recommend a nice gluten free loaf for sandwiches?

tossy · 19-02-2020 9:13pm

tamara25 wrote: »

The only nice tasting gluten free bread I’ve tasted so far is mccambridges bread in Galway. It is like a soda bread. Can anyone recommend a nice gluten free loaf for sandwiches?

Best one i've tasted for sandwiches is M&S either the brown or white loafs - small but tasty.

irlirishkev · 20-02-2020 1:33pm

tamara25 wrote: »

The only nice tasting gluten free bread I’ve tasted so far is mccambridges bread in Galway. It is like a soda bread. Can anyone recommend a nice gluten free loaf for sandwiches?

The Promise range is quite good (Brioche particularly) as is the M&S range as another poster mentioned.

Best one I've found, by far, is the baked in store (in its packaging) Promise Rustic Sourdough with sundried tomato and black olive. Can be hard to find, but when you see it, buy it. It's so worth it.

Garlinge · 20-02-2020 8:19pm

Aldi do two types of brown sliced pan and the 'superseeded' is my favourite at the moment.... also a much better price than M&S!

[Deleted User] · 20-02-2020 8:28pm

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Came across an ingredient the other day "gluten free wheat fibre" - i was unsure whether to trust it or not. Anyone come across this before?

Plenty of GF food with dumb assed things like ‘modified wheat starch’ as an ingredient. Not completely GF at all! The other half was warned off anything like that as she’s reacted badly to it - coeliac and a really clean diet means just a tiny contamination and she has all the rotten after effects and lethargy. She couldn’t figure out what was going on until we carefully picked through the ingredients on a pack of supposedly gluten free Semper flour and there it was. She had no idea and I was just buying a reputable brand for GF labelled foodstuffs. Madness. On that basis I wouldn’t trust anything that has anything at all to do with wheat, no matter how modified or what the process.

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