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Look familiar to you? Smashed up gluten free bread.
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When it comes to being a Coeliac, it seems that Supermarkets sometimes take on the form of Hell.
The bread falls apart as soon as you open it, the pasta is always out of stock, labelling is getting better but some things are still unclear. Sound familiar?
I believe that it isn’t fair that Coeliacs should have to suffer poor quality products. If Companies such as Genius and Dietary Specials can produce better quality bread at (sometimes) cheaper prices than the Supermarket’s own brand, why should we have to suffer with poor quality items?
Follow my progress as I write to the Supermarkets in order to try and gain answers.
09-10-2010
Today I opened a packet of Tesco’s Gluten free sliced white bread and it just crumbled apart in my hands!
Is there a reason for this?
Why is it that supermarkets’ own brands seem to be so inferior to the rest?
Granted – the gluten free market, although growing, isn’t exactly a priority for them, but why make the bread when it so obviously can be used for nothing except feeding the birds?
Discussion
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Hey i think this is a great idea Sarah! Cannot wait to hear their replies. You need to get the world moving in some glutenfree issues!!
Posted by Lauren | January 7, 2010, 18:55Sarah,
Being a Coeliac and categorised by the Govt as a person with a chronic condition, enables you to obtain free prescriptions for GF stuff. I can recommend the GF flour available on prescription, called Juvela GF Mix. Also obtainable are a whole host of pasta products as well as biscuits and cakes.
WHY ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR PRECIOUS STUDENT GRANT MONEY ON SUPERMARKET STUFF?
[The Juvela flour makes a marvellous pizza base and the same flour makes a fantastic batter for pancakes too, in fact I use it for everything including sauces].
You really don’t need to be a baker to make the GF bread, it’s easy, and if time is the issue I think you can even get ready-made Juvela GF bread on prescription.
Good luck! Let me know how you get on?
Posted by LadyBizBiz | February 2, 2010, 17:58Hi LadyBizBiz,
see this earlier post for more info: http://glutenfreemee.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/prescription-problems-help/
I used to get my gluten free food on prescription, but the doctors I am currently registered at have told me it is “not their policy” to prescribe my food for me. I have published a few posts on this issue, and I am currently in the middle of changing doctors so that I can get my gluten free foods on prescription again.
Once I have sorted this out I will definitely try the stuff you have recommended! I can’t wait to get it all sorted again as it is horrible wasting my grant on expensive gluten free foods!
Thankyou for the advice, I will let you know how it all goes when I have sorted my prescriptions again, I can’t wait to try the GF Mix out and so some baking!
Sarah
Posted by sarahhowells | February 2, 2010, 19:08Hello I get my bread (Juvela Fresh and Fibre Bread) Pizza bases, tea and digestive biscuits, spagetti, lasagne and GF Mix on prescription. The bread makes excellent french toast or eggy bread, bread and butter pudding etc and there is not a lot that you cant do with the GF Mix. I even made a Christmas cake. I just use it instead of ordinary flour.
Posted by Margaret | March 30, 2010, 15:51Dose anyone know were the I can get dairy free chocolate spread as Tescos and Asda both seem to suppling it on there shelfs. and the same things on the web is double the price
Posted by Kerry Silver | May 24, 2010, 19:04Being a coeliac does not automatically entitle you to free prescriptions. The patient may be exempt due to age, income reasons or other medical reasons e.g. diabetes. If you have to pay for your prescriptions, then get a yearly pre-payment certificate. The only other way you would not pay [as far as I know] is that if in your PCT the dieticians prescribe instead of GPs.
http://www.coeliac.org.uk/healthcare-professionals/prescriptions
Posted by Babir Malik | March 27, 2011, 13:33