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It’s Coeliac awareness week and Coles is a proud sponsor of the Coeliac Awareness Fund. Coeliac disease is the most common hereditary autoimmune disease in the world today and affects 1 in 100 people. Many people don’t realise that they are affected with this condition however symptoms can include constipation, vomiting, chronic diarrhoea, weight loss as well as abdominal pain and bloating.

Coeliac disease is a permanent life-long intolerance to dietary gluten which is found in wheat, barley, rye and oats. That means a strict and careful diet as anything that contains gluten must be avoided and most things contain gluten such as bread, sauces, cake, noodles, chocolate, and so much more.

Gluten Free products are becoming easier to find especially at Coles because we pride ourselves in having such a great range. We even have a Gluten Free Aisle at Coles online to make finding the right products easier. Just search “Gluten Free” in the search bar of Coles online or head to the health aisle Pantry>Health Food & Organics>Gluten Free Products.

There are so many products to choose from but here are just a few to wet your appetite. Read more…

In the colder weather you just feel like sitting down to a warm, cozy meal and cheesy potato bake does it for me. I think it’s the cheese that turns a delicious shade of gold that really gets my mouth watering. Serve with some sausages or a salad and Bob’s your uncle! It’s even gluten free.

This dish is not hard to make and i’m sure your kids would love to help you make it too. We all know that when kids have helped to make something, they eat it up 10 times as fast. Cheesy Potato Bake is the dish you have been looking for!

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Since I discovered that gluten doesn’t agree with me, I have had to make some major adjustments to my diet.

A few years ago, this was quite tricky, as no one had even really heard of a gluten intolerance. Note: I don’t have Coeliac Disease, but I am gluten intolerant. The rough difference for me is that I don’t become gravely ill if I eat gluten, however it does make me feel quite sick, so I don’t eat it. Read more…

As a coeliac my worst nightmare is being asked to someone else’s house for a meal. Especially if the invitee doesn’t have to deal with food intolerances and if they have no idea that you are a coeliac.
‘I would love to come,’ I say. ‘Although I do have to warn you that I am a coeliac which means I cannot eat wheat or gluten.’

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Raising children who have food intolerances is handy for developing your creative side. Two of my three children follow a gluten-free, low-fructose diet. We were on top of their day-to-day eating, but when the invitations for kids’ parties started, I was forced to start experimenting. Read more…