Non Specialist Foods

[linny]

Hi,
I have just found out that I don't have a clue how to post a message under a thread that has no previous messages on! I hope this is the right way!!

I'm so tired of eating the same biscuits and crisps that I decided to try to contact Mcvities (United Biscuits). I was really impressed that they have lists of their products online for special diets.

It's on www.unitedbiscuits.co.uk (http://www.unitedbiscuits.co.uk) click on consumer care and then special diets and then on dairy free (or whatever). Hopefully you'll be as pleased as I am!:drool: :D :clap: Linny

[Pam]

The Co-op have dairy free lists on-line too. They even do dairy free Jaffa Cakes!!!!

[Copper]

Tesco sell packs of 6 Bramley apple turnovers which we can eat :bleh: except Matt of course :( They contain wheat and gluten.

You can tell that I have not had time to make my own puddings.

[matt]

tesco being very good at moment. in free from range i can get (from memory) apple pies, jam tarts, blueberry cakes, choc cakes, pancakes, fruit loaf and strawberry or syrup sponge puddings.

only prob is they are more expensive. but you can't take it with you so you may aswell spend it.:bleh:

[linny]

:bleh: :) I really like to jam sponge pudding (free from Sainsburys) with Alpro custard or Alpro soya dream!! That's got to be better than any Christmas pud!
Linny

[Lan]

Hi Matt,

I have tasted the blueberry cakes and find them lovely. Really enjoyed them last time, however my bum and thighs didn't.

Has anybody tried making their own dairy-free cakes yet? We are making a dairy free Christmas cake (well Steve is) with plenty of brandy, and am I looking forward to it.:drool:

Kind Regards,


Lan. :D

[linny]

I make a chocolate cake to a recipe I had before I started the dairy free game. I just use Pure marg (the one in the green tub) and it seems to turn out well. My husband and daughter like it too (they're not dairy free). The only difference is they have their section with dream topping in and I have to settle for jam filling or no filling, or serve it with Alpro custard.:D

Linny

[Copper]

I have no problem eating Tesco el cheapo digestive biscuits - they are dairy free. mmm I love digestives.

I make my own muffins and use vegetable oil. I use EcoMil instant soya instead of milk. This soya comes in a tub as it is a powder - you just add some to water. All of the family like the muffins.

You can tell that I am into healthy eating :)

[matt]

bugger healthy, as long as you do stuff to work of the calories then eat what you fancy. some of the fitest and well eating people have died of heart attacks, healthy eating never stopped you being run over by a bus!

everything in moderation, if you sat down to chocolate cake and crisps every meal followed by a burger then you'll be ill and put weight on. if you eat carrots every meal you'll be healthy and damn boring! somewhere in the middle.

[Copper]

Ok Just to prove that I eat the odd healthy thing - I have just had some soup. Last week I had a sudden need to spend hours at the soup shelves determined find something I could eat and would like - a bit of a tall order! Anyway I found these

Weight Watchers from Heinz soup
Mediterranean tomato and vegetable soup
Not just dairy free but suitable for a gluten free diet - so that's Matt sorted :) Sadly it won't help Matt put on weight.
This had some peppers in it - I am not a pepper fan but it wasn't too bad. I would have it again.

Weight Watchers form Heinz soup
Vegetable soup with sweetener
Dairy free but not gluten free - sorry Matt.
This soup was very nice. :eat:

Today I have a really bad sore throat so the soup was perfect for a small lunch. Was I seeing into the future last week?

[matt]

i was never much of a soup eater. sometimes used to have chicken or mullicatawny, but neither any good anymore.

whilst i think about it i think that you all could eat the tesco value madera cake. i seem to remember it's dairy free check first. before i cut out wheat i used to eat it. just something else to try, and it is very cheap.

if i could be bothered i'd make some soup myself. very easy and simple to use products that are free from etc. could do pretty much any receipe i wanted, use cornmeal to thicken, wheat free pasta for me for minestroni and so on. just a lot of effort for a food item that i'm not over fussed with! it's the answer to everything really isn't it. there's no reason why we can't make most things ourselves except for time and effort.

we never had any replies from the newbie steve who said he was a chef. if you're out there steve let us know you favourite recepies.

right, have a good one.

[zoefruitcake]

This is my favourite meal, obviously it's no good if you can't eat eggs (but they are one thing I can eat) :drool: If I was a condemmed person this would be what I would ask for for my final meal ;)

Gypsy eggs

Per Person:
2 or 3 eggs
1 Can chopped tomatoes
½ an Onion
4 Mushrooms
½ teaspoon Basil
1 teacup of rice preferably wild


Optional extras:
7 olives
grated cheesly to top it
Chilli to taste
1 clove Garlic
Spinach or left over green veg



Heat oven to 200° & boil kettle. Combine all ingredients except eggs, rice & cheese and put in a shallow oven dish. Make wells in the mixture, break eggs into a saucer and put into the wells. Place in the oven. Put rice and 2 cups of boiling water into a pan. By the time the water has boiled away the eggs should be set. Spread the rice over the eggs and sprinkle the cheesly on the top. undefined

[loubylou27]

Just to add, I love Tesco value jam tarts, and apple pies (sorry Matt) they are egg and dairy free and really cheap (which makes a change!) and the value digestives and rich tea are dairy (and egg) free too.
Instead of using Pure in cooking I use tesco baking marg, it is just vegetable fat, and is dairy free just not labelled specially, but is alot cheaper than Pure and as you generally melt it in cooking it is not necesarry to have spread like pure.


If I think of anythingthing else but if I do I'll post it.
Lucy
x

[matt]

it's ok they do both in the free from range. it's just that they're more expensive though why i don't know as it's only the change from wheat to rice flour. last time i looked farming rice wasn't either dangerous or amazingly well paid so someone somewhere is raking it in. what a suprise.

now i have to say the thing i like are gyspy toast. bread soaked in eggs, fried then covered in either maple syrup or brown sugar. not as healthy but then i'm not saying to eat it everyday.

[katey]

:naughty: just too let you chocoholics know, Weight watchers and tesco's healthy living chocolate brownies are possibly milk free. There is nothing on the ingredients or allergies list and I have been fine after a good testing session athough I can still tolerate tiny amounts of milk. good luck and well worth having ( I felt fat after 4). ^_^

[Lan]

Hi Katie,

Thanks for mentioning those. Every new item of food we can get is definitely a good thing.

Kind Regards,


Lan. :D

[ellsie]

That goes double for choccy things:D

[linny]

We're trying to start gathering goodies for the Christmas hamper and I found some Elizabeth Shaw orange flavour chocs in Sainsburys and they were reduced. I hope I can resist them 'til Christmas!:bleh: Linny

[matt]

what you need is a large case that you can put stuff in but has a big time lock on it so you can't get stuff out. otherwise you know you'll just have to try stuff early to make sure!

[linny]

Good idea Matt! As we are stashing most of our Christmas secrets up in my parent's loft (we don't have a loft) maybe this would be a safe place for the chocs. Only thing is I might be tempted when I'm doing that awful wrapping up job next month!!! Linny

[Copper]

My mother likes shopping in Iceland and she has bought some individual Xmas puddings (buy 2 get 1 free). She only wanted 2 so she has given one to me as it does not contain lactose :)


The label says it is a rich fruit pudding with cider, sherry, brandy and almonds. The warning label says it contains nuts, gluten and sulphites.

[matt]

you mean the adverts right?!!? mum has gone to iceland!

sorrry couldn't resist:bleh: