I have suffered from an unsettled digestive system for as long as I could remember, so in 2002 I decided to take action!!! Through a process of elimination I identified the culprit for my ‘poppy’ & painful tummy to be lactose. At the time this felt like a real blow as I could only see life without all the stuff I love – cereal covered in cold milk in the mornings, no more pizza or ice cream.

Over the years I have accepted living with food intolerances and now get a real buzz out of finding new foods I can eat and testing new recipes.
Here on FussyFoodie I enjoy helping other foodies striving to find the right foods for optimum health sharing recipes, food intolerance stories and more.
Fussy foodie needs: Dairy FREE | Yeast FREE
My posts on Fussy Foodie:
Jamie Oliver Inspired Roast Lamb
Jamie Oliver Inspired Roast Lamb is delicious and stems from my partner receiving “Jamie’s America” recipe book for his birthday. I couldn’t wait to delve inside and see what recipes I could try and to [...]
Stuffed Baked Apple
Happy New Year Fussy Foodies! After moving house and celebrating the festive season, I’m back on fussy foodie track and cracking on with posting all the recipes I have been collating. My first recipe is Stuffed Baked Apple. This is [...]
Special Offer for Fussy Foodies
Are you coeliac or following a gluten free diet? Do you sometimes struggle for inspiration for what to make and want to whip up something quick? If so, then Look What We Found and Fussy [...]
Toasted Corn Tortillas
Toasted Corn Tortillas are a quick, tasty snack and a great homemade version of the popular nacho. I used Mountain Bread Corn Wraps, for my toasted corn tortillas and they work perfectly.
Toasted Corn Tortillas Ingredients: [...]
Saf Restaurant
Visiting Saf Restaurant in London this weekend satisfied many firsts for us. It was the first time we had all been to a restaurant where the dishes are vegan and predominantely raw with dishes cooked below 48 degrees [...]
It’s A Free World
It’s A Free World products are free from the 12 major allergens including dairy, wheat, gluten, egg, soy, fish, shellfish, celery, mustard and nuts suiting a whole host of dietary requirements, perfect for us fussy foodies!
It’s A [...]
Look What We Found
Look What We Found produce a range of tasty gluten free soups, sauces and ready meals. Here at Fussy Foodie we usually like to make things from scratch but there are times when you want something quick, easy, friendly [...]
Dairy Free Guacamole
Avocados are a popular superfood packed full of protein, vitamins, minerals and ”good” monounsaturated fats. Our Dairy Free Guacamole is a great and simple way to incorporate all the health & taste benefits of avocados into your diet.
I love guacamole and [...]
The Living Food Kitchen
The Living Food Kitchen are a gourmet catering company supplying a range of quality food to businesses and health food shops in and around London. All dishes and products the company produce suit fussy foodie needs [...]
Vegan Indian Pancakes
After craving indian food at the weekend, I thought I would have a go at making a dish that would satisfy my tastebuds. These Vegan Indian Pancakes are egg, gluten and dairy free and when combined with [...]
Ombar
I’m always on the look out for a tasty treat and Ombar definitely bought a smile to my face. Ombar superfood chocolate bars are made from 100% natural ingredients, are vegan, gluten & soya free and use Agave [...]
Mangajo
Mangajo drinks are a great refreshing way to hydrate your body with all sorts of goodness. Packed full of natural detox ingredients Mangajo will help your body flush out all those free radicals in the process.
Mangajo comes in [...]
Planet Organic
Planet Organic is a haven for nutritious, wholesome organic products including fruit & vegetables, confectionary, dried goods and beer & wine, as well as a range of organic health & wellbeing and mother & baby products.
When I spotted Planet Organic on Essex Road, Islington I turned into a big Fussy [...]
Corn Wraps
If you’re intolerant to yeast and so struggle to find a bread alternative, these Corn Wraps could be your answer. Mountain Bread wraps are dairy, egg, yeast and sugar free making these the friendliest wraps I’ve found [...]
Appletiser
Appletiser is great way to add that touch of sparkle to your drink. It is made from 100% fruit juice and comes in 5 refreshing flavours – Apple, Pear, Apple & Dragonfruit, Mango & Mandarin [...]
Chocolate Egg Free Muffins
Inspired by Miranda’s recipe for Egg Free Muffins , I cooked up a batch for myself adding cocoa to make some classic and much loved chocolate egg free muffins. I started by writing a comment on our egg free muffins blog but then realised they are so [...]
Sugar Free Fruit Spread
St Dalfour naturally sugar free fruit spread is made from 100% fruit and sweetened using grape juice, meaning there are no hidden sugars which is great for those who are monitoring, or are aware of, their sugar intake.
This sugar fruit spread is available from most [...]
Cambodian Marinated Beef
If you love fiery chilli, ginger and tomato then you should give this cambodian marinated beef a try, its delicious and is a great interactive dish to share with family and friends.
Cambodian Marinated Beef Ingredients (serves [...]
Healthy Falafel
These healthy falafel are a twist on the traditional falafel recipe that originates from the middle east. The ingredients within falafel itself are all very suited to our fussy foodie dietary requirements using chickpeas & spices to [...]
Millet Rice Cereal
Millet rice cereal is a blend of whole oat, brown rice, and millet flours to give you that much needed wholegrain goodness to start your day. Nature’s Path millet rice cereal is wheat free, low in sodium and fat (with zero trans fats) and is [...]
Sugar Free Baked Beans
Whole Earth produce a variety of natural, healthy and organic food. Here at Fussy Foodie are big fans of their sugar free peanut butter and there is now a second product I can recommend check out there [...]
Lemon & Lime Mousse
I love the tang of citrus so after discovering the amazing properties of Agar Flakes, I couldn’t resist making a Lemon & Lime Mousse. It’s light and summery, plus being dairy, sugar, wheat, gluten and egg free its friendly for a [...]
Vegan Pesto
If you love green pesto but are lactose intolerant like me, then you’ll be pleased to hear there is a fantastic Vegan Pesto made by Meridian and available in most supermarkets, usually in the aisle [...]
Bensons Chilly Billy Lolly
I was very excited to come across a tasty ice treat at the weekend, made purely from fruit juice with no added extras (and a really great name) Bensons Chilly Billy Lolly is definitely a Fussy Foodie [...]
Ao-Nori Flakes
I have been advised by my nutritionist to up my intake of vitamins and minerals in my diet to help both my digestive and immune systems. A great way to do this is by incorporating dried [...]
Barleycup
I regularly scour the shelves of my local health food shop for new additions to my cupboards and the other day I came across a caffeine free instant Barleycup cereal drink which I fancied giving a [...]
Rhubarb Crumble
Rhubarb is in the height of it’s season and with rhubarb crumble being a firm favourite, I thought I’d put together a fussy foodie friendly version. It’s really simple to make and once done, can [...]
Corn Vodka
On Friday night I dined at Zumas, a Japanese restaurant in Knightsbridge. It is an incredible restaurant, where both the food and service are impeccable. On being seated at our table, we were presented with a drinks menu, with me being [...]
Agave Nectar Chewy Oat Bar
Being a grazer and also now working full time, I’m always looking for a snack to keep me going during the day which is both friendly and tasty. When I stumbled across a chewy oat [...]
Pancakes – Egg & Dairy Free
Pankcake Day is with us tomorrow and so I’m putting my frying pan flipping skills to the test by whipping up some dairy free, egg free and wheat free pancakes. In accordance with my new regime, I did [...]
My Food Test Results
BREAKING FUSSY FOODIE NEWS!!! After deciding to identify the exact cause for my unsettled digestion by taking a food intolerance test I have now received the full results of my YORKTEST Foodscan 113 Test, with some very interesting conclusions.
YORKTEST Foodscan 113 tests your [...]
Red Pepper Soup
I’ve just made an amazing Red Pepper Soup and need to share the soup love! It takes minutes and is really tasty. Fantastic for a quick evening meal and with a bit of a chilli kick very [...]
Dairy FREE Truffles
With the build up to Valentines Day now in full swing, I’ve turned my attention to what to get for Tim. I find the valentines stuff in shops far too tacky and think a homemade treat says a lot more [...]
Milk – LactoFree v Soya
Following the recent TV promotion of LactoFree, I became intrigued – firstly, how can the milk be cows milk and be lactose free? And secondly, will my body react to it as it usually does to cows milk? Armed [...]
Bircher Muesli
When staying at my boyfriends house this weekend, he wow’d me with a special breakfast – Bircher Muesli. It was so good, I couldn’t get enough of it and in coming home, I’ve whipped some up [...]
Seasonal Root Vegetable Soup
It is the perfect time of year for root vegetables, they are at the peak of their season and taste incredible. Being a greengrocers daughter I have a regular supply and I love it! Just one simple way [...]
Mince Pies – FREE from style
For my first blog of the year I actually want to re-cap slightly on a post Miranda & I did about Mincement – sugar and meat FREE just before christmas . It was an absolute winner. At the [...]
Sugar Free Banana Cake
I like the taste and smell of bananas, however in their natural form I find them hard to digest so haven’t had them in my diet for about 8 months now. As you might have seen from from [...]
Free From – Lemon Mousse Cake
Since realising my lactose intolerance, I have felt like I’m missing out everytime my sister Sarah eats her favourite cheesecake. I love the smooth, chilled texture of a cheesecake against the crunchy crumb of the biscuit [...]
Hidden Sugars
There has been talk in Fussy Foodie Forum about hidden sugars and how it is hard to identify if a product is actually Sugar FREE. So as promised we’ve looked into this. If you’re a [...]
Oats
Morning morning oats here we come, as I wake from my slumber I find myself looking forward to the morning treat that I’m about to prepare for myself and this morning was no different! So I thought I would share [...]
Dairy FREE Rice Pudding
I love comfort food, especially when it comes to chilly autumnal evenings where the best way to spend the evening is tucked in a special blanket on the sofa watching Strictly Come Dancing and X [...]
Toasted Seeds
I am a big lover of snacks especially toasted seeds and often get called ‘grazer’ or ’hamster’ by the people around me. I always have something I can munch on tucked away in my bag or [...]









