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I thought I would share with you a quick gluten free snack. This is super light and super healthy and has very little ingredients.  As I have mentioned before I follow a Gluten Free lifestyle so all of these products are gluten free. There will be many other none gluten free and gluten free  products that you can swap but these are my favourites.


What you need!
 Real Food Corn Thins (or any sort of corn/rice cake)
Meridian smooth Almond Butter.
Strawberries(or any fruit of your choice)


     
This is so simple and quick...  I start off with two plain corn thins and  I spread them with the almond butter. I tend to put a fair amount depending on if it is for my breakfast or just a snack. You can create a cute design or just plain.

 Then you can add any healthy fruit. I have gone for Strawberries as they are super tasty with the almond butter.  I chop the strawberries so I can put them on top but you can just have them on the side.

If you need something with less prep, you can use raisins or banana chips. They work the same and are very appetizing.
And as quick as that you are done.
Now you enjoy the goodness. 

If you are interested in how I became Gluten Free check it out (here). Aswell as all my Gluten Free posts (here). 
This is probably my favorite snack at the moment, so let me know if you try it out? 
                                           Love Emma 
                                              xox

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So I thought I would follow up from my Gluten free blog. I thought it would be helpful to give you my favourite Gluten-free Snacks, products and restaurants...  

Favourite  snacks....  

  •   Rice cakes w/ almond butter( This is probably my new favourite snack!) 
  •   Dates(I would say chopped are my favourite!!)               
  •   Almonds(Such a great snack and a great source of calcium)      
  •   Carrot Stick (Chopped them up in the morning and snack through your the day!!) 
  • ....Chocolate Raisins (this would be my favourite 'sweet' snack!! Most are GF but I would recommend checking that packaging!)

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 I wouldn't say I was the biggest bread eater and since being gluten free I am less likely to actually to eat it but I would definitely say that my favourite bread is Genius bread!  Any other pieces of bread that I have tried are all very dry and lack flavour if you follow a GF diet you will know what I mean by 'Just wanting a normal piece of bread'.   

My other favourite brand is Eat Natural, they do amazing protein bars ( My favourite being the Brazil, Sultana and hazelnuts bar). Their gluten free toasted muesli with buckwheat is also a must have.... 
Nakd bars are also my top, they count as one of your five a day and for me they taste like sweets!! My favourite ones are Cashew cookie and Rhubarb and Custard! 

Like I said in my last post knowing what is naturally GF is always a bonus!! Don't always head to the 'Free From isle, research!! 

Best food places- 

Prezzo has to be one of my fav places, their website is very clear and they know a lot about being gluten free!! 
There Ice Cream and Hazelnut  bombe desert is Gf and is to die for!! *inserts heart eyed emoji*
Prezzo Allergen advice is here 

Pizza Hut has definitely the best pizza, having tried so many different places they have to be the number one!!! It's the one pizza that taste the closest to 'normal pizza'. Most toppings are also gluten free and I know that the BBQ dip is GF!! 

Their desert is delicious too, after querying what was Gf I found that there Brownie sundae was. 
Normally the only gluten free desert is ice cream/sorbet its is nice to have something different!! Pizza Hut Allergen Advice here 
In terms of my favourite pasta I wouldn't say I have it a lot going out. I feel it is so easy to have at home that I tend to opt for pizza however a Restaurant in my area Gigis is my favourite pasta. 

TIPS!! 

My best tip is to be prepared, researching can never harm and going in with knowledge is always best. BUT always make sure, I would say always ask and make them aware of your intolerance. Either your server or a manger can be the best help. 
 There are times when there can be things cooked/fried with a gluten product which in turns makes it not suitable. Menus change all the time as well so always check!!  Better be safe than sorry!! :) 

Let me know in the comments what your favourite Gluten Free top picks are?
Love Emma xox


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Midweek lifestyle blog... 
So this blog post is going to be a slightly different, I have been Gluten Free for over two years now and I thought I would share my experience, and why I think it's not a fad diet. 


WHAT IS GLUTEN?
'Gluten is a general name for the proteins found in wheat, rye, barley, and triticale. Gluten helps foods maintain their shape, acting as a glue that holds food together.'-Taken from http://celiac.org/



How I became Gluten Free...
Back to the end of 2011, I was getting really bad stomach pains, I would feel really full and I was often very bloated. I wasn't sure what it was or whether it was anything serious so I played it off and never told anyone, over the next few weeks it got worse, it was not nice feeling bloated all the time. I told my mom and eventually I went to the doctors.

Long story short I had numerous blood tests done and as well as keeping a food diary, everything came back negative which was frustrating, over time my symptoms got worse. I ended up vomiting on different occasions. I was also given different medicine, but to be honest, nothing was working. 


The doctors then told me that with all my symptoms and tests results that I more than likely had IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), it made me feel better than I had a diagnosis and was the handed lots of leaflets about which food I could and could not eat. 

Although I had a diagnosis it still never made me feel better, I was still getting bloated stomach and generally feeling tired all the time. It also made me lose my appetite, bloating and feeling sick really turns you off food, which leads to me losing weight.... 


About November 2012 my mum saw an ad on Facebook, 'Symptoms of IBS try a Gluten free diet'. We thought we could only try, that day we cut all the Gluten products out my diet and entered the supermarket to look at the free from range.


Much to my delight after a day and a half off being Gluten free I went to my bed feeling great, no bloating, no feeling sick... From then on I have been Gluten Free. 


TOP TIPS 

Having been Gluten free for over two years now I have picked up some tips about how to live Gluten Free.... 
ALWAYS CHECK THE LABEL; Even if you are positive a product is gluten free, there is no harm in checking. Very occasionally the product itself does not contain it but in fact, has been made in a factory that contains gluten. 
If the packaging does not say anything and you are still unsure CHECK ONLINE, you can go to the products website or you can Check Coeliac Uk which is very helpful. 
FORUMS; I think forums are very useful and can put your mind at rest. Whether you have just started a Gluten Free lifestyle or years into it, talking about it will always help. Sharing experiences with others in the same boat can be very informative. 


IS IT HEALTHY? 


As I have said I have been on a gluten-free lifestyle for such a long time, I get asked a lot of questions about what I can eat and what I can't. But the main comment people say is 'You must be so healthy', I have strong opinions on why I feel that a gluten free diet can be just as unhealthy as a 'normal' diet. 
Firstly for a Gluten free diet to be healthy the person must eat right, if you are Gluten free you will know that a majority of 'Free From' products in the store are cakes, sweets, and chocolate. So I feel that on that side it is not, overeating on these products would be as unhealthy as eating gluten products. You have to be able to know what is naturally Gluten free to be able to be healthy.
On the other hand, I find it healthy as you generally cannot eat anything when going out you need to be very wary about what you can and can't eat as it is a lot simpler to just say no... 


DO I MISS IT?


The thing I miss the most is the simplicity, going somewhere and not having to worry whether you can eat anything, not having to make a fuss is always hard.Foods that I do miss are normal pieces of bread, normal rolls- the best GF rolls I have ever had where from a Milan restaurants. On the most hand, I don't miss it, like I have mention I have been Gluten free for over two years and I guess it is just my life now...










What is your thought on being Gluten Free? Do you want to be to post more abut being Gluten Free? 


Love Emma xox

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