A number of breakfast cereals made by a USA company, Glutenfreeda Foods, is available on our supermarket shelves. 0atmeal is considered, at least in New Zealand and Australia, as a grain containing gluten. Glutenfreeda packaging would lead one to believe their product is gluten free, although it does not state this outright. I have noticed very recently that their packaging and comments on it have changed over recent weeks. The company’s name has been removed from the ‘Wheat free - Instant Oatmeal’ advert on the front, along with a message on the packet which emphasised its 100% gluten free processing facility.

Can anyone enlighten me as to the gluten free status of this oatmeal product? Thanks

I am trying to find ideas for what to eat for meals/snacks that work around these 3 conditions yet nourish my body.

Does anyone have Coeliac disease and also type 1 diabetes? I have both and I am looking for ideas for fast acting, easy to carry in a handbag, gluten free hypo treatment. Other than juice.

Just thought I’d share a couple of cafe tips for those who are extremely sensitive to gluten.

If you are ordering eggs on gluten-free toast at a cafe, make sure you ask them if they toast the gluten-free bread on the same equipment as normal bread.

And if you are buying a gluten-free slice, ask the person serving it if they can please use clean tongs (that haven’t been used to serve gluten-containing food)to place it on your plate.

And if the gluten-free slices are displayed right next to gluten-containing foods, without a protective covering, it may be worth considering the risk of cross-contamination.

Does anyone else have any other tips?

I purchased this product from a shelf advertising it as GF pasta. Just looked at the packet now and it says ‘not suitable for people with wheat or gluten allergies’.

So confused. Does anyone know if this product is or isn’t gluten free?

Thanks

Jacq