Food Diary

I recently had a  follow up consultation with my dietitian (part of the service provided by YORKTEST), scheduled three months after my initial consultation. During this three month period the focus was to treat my clostridium and remove the newly restricted foods found on my …More

Nutri Centre

As part of my food intolerance test results recommendations I take some special probiotics, to help introduce more friendly bacteria into my gut. I have to get these probiotics on a monthly basis and order them from the online retailer that YORKTEST recommends, The Nutri Centre. …More

Julian Graves

Whether you are on a free-from diet or just enjoy healthy eating Julian Graves has a fantastic and affordable range of store cupboard essentials such as dried fruits, nuts , seeds , spices and other healthy snacks. …More

Healthy Snacks

I am not ashamed to admit that I am a serial snacker! I rarely go for more than a couple of hours without a nibble, so I try to put some effort into selecting healthy snacks. Snacks can certainly be included as part of a balanced diet, but in case you are struggling for ideas I will share with you a few of my …More

Potato Intolerance

Lots of people, including me, avoid potato in their diet. Hard to understand why when according to YORKTEST a potato intolerance, is the least likely to come back on their intolerance test results. Out of eight thousand food intolerance test resuts less than 1% tested had a potato intolerance. …More

Are oats gluten free?

A question I am often asked is are oats gluten free? Well the not-so-straightforward answer is it depends!
Confused? Hopefully you won’t be after you have read this simple summary.

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Pulses Protein

I love cooking with pulses but need to include more of them in my diet, as pulses are such a great source of protein. Lentils, beans and chickpeas really give food a healthy boost. From split peas and lentils, chickpeas to beans – pulses are an essential part of a healthy …More

Reintroducing Food

Having food intolerance’s and living on strict anti candida diet means that my diet can be pretty limited so every now and then I try Reintroducing Food. Reintroducing food I find a little daunting as I naturally worry that it might make me ill again. …More

Living with food intolerance’s

Finding out you have and then coping with multiple food intolerances can be a struggle especially if those food intolerance’s fall over multiple food groups. Living with food intolerance’s can be a real challenge but there is lots you can do to make life a little easier and put the fun back into …More

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 yeast intolerant I turned straight to the vodka page. …More

Whole grain & gluten free

We should all be eating more Whole Grain Foods for health but for those on a gluten-free or wheat-free diet, getting the recommended three portions per day can be particularly challenging. The range of  ’free from’ foods is getting better all the time but so many of them use refined and white …More

Whole Grain Foods

People who eat plenty of whole grain foods reduce their risk of diabetes and heart disease and are less likely to be overweight. The health benefits of whole grains are not just down to the fibre content and the fact that they tend to have a low …More

Eating Disorders and Food Intolerance

To me a ‘fussy foodie’ is someone who follows a restricted diet for health or medical reasons but also strives to get the most enjoyment (as well as health benefits) out of their diet. …More

Buckwheat – Gluten Free?

So is buckwheat gluten free? The first thing you should know about buckwheat is that it’s gluten free and despite its name, and the grain-like use of the crop buckwheat is a fruit. It’s a dicot in the polygonaceae family, which also includes rhubarb and sorrel. It is categorised …More

Lactose Intolerance

Undiagnosed or poorly managed Lactose Intolerance can leave people suffering with stomach pain, bloating and diarrhoea amongst other symptoms. Here is a simple guide to what lactose intolerance is, how it is diagnosed, and how is it different from Cows Milk Allergy. …More

Fussy Foodie Face Lift

For those regular Fussy Foodie visitors you might notice that we have had a bit of a face lift I have been working on some tweaks and developments and a whole new style. Which this morning went live a live o. With our new modern and very PINK style hoping this makes things a little …More

Food intolerance test results

Last week a special envelope finally arrived containing my food intolerance test results. Having been on a restrictive diet Free From: Wheat, Potato, Sugar, Dairy and Yeast I was kind of prepared. However when I opened the envelope I was initial a little shocked …More

Bone Health and Dairy Free

Bone health is something we often take for granted whilst young, fit and well but shocking statistics indicate that we should be taking much more care, especially if following a Milk Free or Dairy Free diet. One in two women and one in five men over 50 will break a bone …More

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. …More

Gut test

As well as an intolerance test I also ordered a gut test with YORKTEST. After fellow fussy foodie, Caralyn, tried it out with interesting results. Suffering from Candida for over 2 years now I decided that I need some more help in pin pointing my problems and getting things sorted. …More

Airline food labelling

Just back from a very cold (minus 25) week in France getting some adrenaline through my body with a weeks skiing. I had a random airline food labelling experience I thought I would share. Rather rarely for a budget airline we had our meal included, something I …More