Allergies, intolerances

Expert advice on diagnosing and managing allergies, intolerances and food sensitivities including IBS, coeliac disease, dairy and nut allergies and much more.

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What is sorbitol, and is it low FODMAP?

Sorbitol is not only a high FODMAP, it can also be a bit...

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How to eat out on a low-FODMAP diet

Eating out at a restaurant while on a low-FODMAP diet can feel like...

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Bloating – does what you eat make it worse?

That full, uncomfortable and cramped feeling that makes you covertly unbutton your jeans...

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Allergy-friendly cookies

Today I share with you one of my favourite allergy-friendly recipes – these delicious...

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Healthy kids’ lunchbox ideas

Readers often ask me what I put in my children’s lunchboxes. To be...

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It’s getting easier to be gluten free

Angela Merrie gave up gluten 20 years ago when the choices for gluten-free...

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Gluten-free eating around NZ

We write a lot about places to buy and eat in the big...

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The sneezin’ season is not to be sniffed at

I love this time of year. Mid spring sees my garden teeming with...

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Variations on almond, coconut and lemon slice

This is a very popular Healthy Food Guide recipe and on my list...

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Is gluten really the problem?

Interesting research released recently suggests that the real reason many people who eat...

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Soft fish tacos

Looking for a gluten-free meal in a hurry which can easily convert for...

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ANZAC biscuits – gluten-free!

It’s the time of year when we remember our fallen soldiers, and ANZAC...

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How to make a gluten-free Christmas cake

It’s December again. Christmas sales, decorations, carol singing at bedtime. End of the...

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Gluten-free cookbooks and websites

There’s a wealth of websites, blogs and cookbooks out there for gluten-free people....

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Gluten-free blueberry crumble cake

This is a favourite Healthy Food Guide recipe that Niki Bezzant asked me...

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Gluten-free summer – the joy of barbecues

Before I was diagnosed as gluten-intolerant, I wasn’t very fond of barbecues. Now,...

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Cuisines of the world

Being gluten-free doesn’t mean that you have to restrict the types of cuisines...

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The wonders of modern technology for the gluten-free cook

I am an old-fashioned kind of person. I like to do things the...

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