Gluten Free Walgreens

Jul
04
By Laura

I’ve found that most candy doesn’t include on their packaging, information on whether or not the product is gluten free. A fairly large number of candy brands (generally smaller companies rather than world famous brands) say that ‘this product has been manufactured in a factory which also produces wheat, nuts, soy, etc which basically leaves me with no alternative but to stay away. I’m glad companies put this possible contamination information on the label but this doesn’t solve my problem of rarely being able to find safe candy.

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Gluten Free Las Vegas

Jul
02
By Laura

I spent 4 nights in Las Vegas this June.  My favourite thing about Vegas is that they give you free drinks if you are gambling. In some awesome casinos this is the case even if you are only gambling 50 cents a time!!

For those who want to eat as well as drink there are hundreds of places to eat on the Las Vegas strip, most of

Outback

Hard Rock CafeHard Rock Cafe
which are popular US chains like Outback Steakhouse, Hard Rock Cafe, Applebees and Denny’s. I’m not the biggest fan of these types of restaurants but as this is pretty much what Vegas is all about, I thought it would be a good idea to discover what these places have to offer in the way of  gluten free options. My research of eateries was limited on this trip as during our stay we tended to buy food at a local supermarket to prepare our own meals but when I popped in to discuss gluten free options with a few different restaurants my findings were very varied. Overall I was not greatly impressed.

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Envirokids Gluten Free

Jun
24
By Laura

Nature’s Path produce some delicious gluten free cereals and the Envirokidz products are my favourite! A large variety of their cereal and cereal bars are available in the US and a few of the cereals can be found in specialist stores in the UK.

Cereals: Gorilla Munch (crunchy little balls of corn), Koala Crisp (chocolate rice puffs), Leapin Lemurs  (a mixture of peanut butter and chocolate balls), Amazon Frosted Flakes (crispy corn flakes) and Panda Puffs (peanut butter flavoured corn puffs).

Rice Bars: Lemur Peanut Choco Drizzle, Fruity Burst, Cheetah Berry, Koala Chocolate and Peanut Butter

Envirokidz cereal and rice bars

Envirokidz cereal and rice bars

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Gluten Free Providence

Jun
22
By Laura

Twist on Angell

Seafood risotto at Twist

I spent four days in Boston in the summer of 2010 and as the friend we were staying with is from Rhode Island, he took us to Providence for the day. Before heading for the train, I quickly looked up a couple of restaurants with gluten free options. We would be in Providence from early afternoon until early evening so we planned to eat whilst we were there.  Whilst walking through the pretty city I came across a couple of places serving gluten free options.

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Gluten Free Boston

Jun
22
By Laura

I spent a few days in the pretty city of Boston this summer. I didn’t get to eat out in the city as much as I would have liked as this was one of the first stops on a year of travelling and we had to be careful not too spend too much dinero but I did still find a bunch of restaurants with gluten free options. I also spent quite a bit of time exploring local supermarkets for interesting gluten free foods with which we could prepare meals at our friend’s apartment both for our time in the city and for the extremely long train ride that we would be taking to Iowa.

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Gluten Free East Rutherford, NJ

Jun
20
By Laura

I spent 2 nights in East Rutherford, New Jersey this summer. Why, you may ask? Well…I was fulfilling my dream of seeing Bon Jovi live in their home state. They were opening the New Meadowlands Stadium and we were there on opening night…and the next night too!

As we were going to the concert both nights we decided it would make sense to stay in the area to make getting to and from the gig a simple task. The stadium was less than a 20 minute walk from our hotel but this also meant that our lovely Mariott, Fairfield Inn, was also in the middle of nowhere. It can be difficult enough to find places to eat in the middle of nowhere never mind when you’re looking for something gluten free.

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Chex are Gluten Free!!!

Jun
20
By Laura

As you know I’m all about the cereal and as I’m spending the entire summer in the States, finding great tasting gluten free cereal was at the top of my list! I found on previous visits that there are a number of different gluten free cereals available but as these are produced by specialist companies they are also significantly more expensive than ‘normal’ cereals. I wanted to find something similar to the Whole Earth cereals that I eat in the UK, cereals that are naturally gluten free and therefore tend not to be as expensive as specifically gluten free brands.

I was so happy when I discovered that Chex are gluten free! There is finally something in the regular cereal aisle of the everyday supermarket that coeliacs can get excited about.  The corn, rice, cinammon, chocolate and honey nut varieties are all gluten free! This is very good news.

Cinnamon Chex

Cinnamon Chex

Lots of gluten free Chex!

Lots of gluten free Chex!


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Gluten Free NYC

Jun
15
By Laura

New York City was the first stop on my first big travelling adventure since being diagnosed. I came prepared with ‘just in case’ gluten free treats from home but I was in Manhattan and I wanted to see what fabulous gluten free delights this city had to offer. Despite being in the big apple, I wanted something more interesting to eat than a huge piece of fruit! 🙂

I’d done some research before leaving for the States on where to eat gluten free in the city and I found gluten free registry to be the most helpful. It gave me a few ideas for restaurants to check out and I was pleased with the ones that I decided to try. Walking for miles around the city also gave me the opportunity to randomly discover a few other eateries, either with gluten free menus or options. I’m sure there were a great many gluten free wonders that I didn’t discover as I only spent 3 days there but I found enough coeliac friendly places to enjoy a few fun, gluten free days in NYC.

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Biblocafe

May
28
By Laura
Bibliocafe on Woodlands Road

Bibliocafe on Woodlands Road

 

Biblocafe is an independent coffee house and second-hand bookshop in the Woodlands area of Glasgow’s West end. They sell a variety of drinks, cakes and sandwiches and included in this are a few tasty gluten free options. They have a good selection of wheat and gluten free cakes, biscuits and chocolate bars to enjoy with your beverage. They have cosy indoor tables and also a small outdoor seating area, nice for people watching or on those rare but fantastic occasions when Glasgow experiences a sunny day.

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Chillies West End

May
17
By Laura

Chillies West End

I was walking past Chillies the other day when I noticed gluten free signage on their menu.  Chillies is an Indian restaurant on Woodlands Road in the west end of Glasgow. As this restaurant is less than a 5 minute walk from my flat, I had checked their menu a few times in the past. Until now though I hadn’t seen any evidence of which menu items are or aren’t gluten free so I’m guessing that this must be a new (and much appreciated!) addition.

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