With so many great alternatives on the market, your baking days needn’t be over if you’ve eliminated grains from your diet! But knowing which flour alternatives to use, and when, can be tricky, especially with so much choice. So let Italian chef Ambra Torelli guide you through her favourite replacements and show you how to make the most […]
Category: Features
For all things gluten-free, read the latest features from Gluten-Free Heaven. Featuring interviews, tips and advice, and round-ups of the latest trends.
How to improve your digestion naturally
Georgina Young invites us to give up those feelings of discomfort or embarrassment, and instead learn to nourish and improve your digestive system with all-natural remedies… Digestive complaints such as acid reflux, bloating, constipation and diarrhoea are all too common within the UK. In fact, roughly 40% of people will suffer from at least one […]
Get the best from your gluten-free baking
Honeybuns’ founder Emma Goss-Custard shows us that blending flours need not be as daunting as one might think… When Honeybuns started in 1998, cakes were typically mass-produced and laden with artificial everything. You were laughed at to even mention free-range eggs or going preservative-free. Gluten-free was simply not understood. We wanted to create delicious ‘clean’ […]
How to stay safe with alcohol on a gluten-free diet
Rebecca Field shows us that we can all still enjoy a drink or two, without having to worry about grains and gluten… Summer is well and truly upon us; and that means we need to be taking advantage of every moment we can to have a get-together in the garden with family and friends. This […]
Ask the experts… why aren’t free-from products getting cheaper?
Q There are so many new gluten-free products on the market, but the prices don’t seem to be coming down. Why not? We all know gluten-free products are more costly than their gluten counterparts. This is for many reasons, including more expensive ingredients, the cost of research being done to produce better-tasting products, and maintaining […]
The gluten-free fad: is it all it’s cracked up to be?
Michelle Kickham explores the growing trend of the gluten-free diet and shows us how to avoid the expensive and unhealthy ‘fad foods’… Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years, you’ve probably noticed that ‘gluten-free’ has pretty much taken over the health food industry. Let’s face it, it’s the new […]
10 summer foods you need to eat now…
Isn’t summer just glorious? Second to staring at crystal clear skies and sinking her toes into hot, pearly white sands, for Georgina Young it’s about the indulgence and vibrancy of food, where seasonal fruits and vegetables offer lashings of nutrition, refreshment and flavour. Summer is the season to take advantage of colourful produce, kicking temptation to […]
The rise of the free-from restaurant
It’s fairly evident that more and more restaurants are coming to terms with the value of the ‘free-from pound’. Jenna Farmer looks at how this has manifested itself on the high street… There’s no doubt that the free-from market is booming; we’re now able to grab a sandwich at coffee shops, share a pizza at […]
Detoxing: Is it worth it?
Becky Graham demonstrates that you don’t have to go completely ‘cold turkey’ to benefit your health – your body can naturally do much of the hard work for you… You might have spent the last couple of months holed up at home with your juicer or at the gym at every given opportunity; you may […]
5 reasons to switch to stevia today
We all know we should be cutting down our sugar intake where possible, but with so many natural alternatives available, it’s hard to know what to choose to replace it with. So here’s five reasons from Jenna Farmer that explain why Stevia is one of the best natural sweeteners… 5 reasons to switch to stevia today It’s old […]