Technology Reviews
In this day and age technology is creeping into every aspect of our lives and you therefore shouldn’t be shocked to hear that there are a number of websites and phone applications that will make your life as a coeliac or gluten intolerant much easier. Take a look below and let me know if you have come across anything I have missed.
Why it’s so hard to make gluten free bread
Nov 23rd
Want to know why gluten free bread just doesn’t taste the same as the glutenous kinds? The ladies from Bready give us an insight….
Due to more awareness of Celiac Disease and gluten sensitivity, many companies have begun work on making good-tasting, well-textured gluten-free bread. However, this is not an easy task for many reasons.
First, gluten is responsible for maintaining the cell structure in bread. It’s what makes bread light and not dense. It’s also what keeps moisture locked in the bread.
If you take gluten away, you are left with crumbly, dry bread – and who wants that?
So, the challenge is to More >
iPhone app: The Coeliac Society of Australia Ingredient List
Nov 4th
For those of you with an iPhone this is a very cool app!
The app in action
I often find myself out at a restaurant or reading labels in the supermarket faced with the dilemma of whether all the ingredients listed are gluten free (and never seem to be carrying The Coeliac Society’s ingredient list booklet). Up until now, I used to Google the ingredient and read up on it to see if in face it was gluten free. Now thanks to The Coeliac Society of Australia’s new ingredient list app all I have to do is go into the app, search for More >
