Allergy or intolerance?
If you are restricting your diet because of an allergy or intolerance you need to be sure that you only cut out the real ‘problem’ foods to avoid nutrient deficiencies. True food allergy is quite rare (1% of the population) and usually involves a sudden and severe antibody reaction. …More
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 tyring to follow a SUGAR FREE diet or just want to be conscious of your sugar intake …More
Fussy Foodie Forum
Woohoo! Great news the new Fussy Foodie Forum is live a live o! We have been testing it to make sure it’s all working and ready for Fussy Foodie fun. Thanks to all the fellow Fussy Foodies who helped test the concept and for thoughts and feedback. …More
Sugar Free Hot Cocoa
It’s great to have another hot drink alternative and Sugar Free Hot Cocoa always feels like a treat. It takes a bit of getting used to if you are just starting to cut sugar from your diet but if you like high percentage dark chocolate you will love this. Depending on your intolerance’s …More
Cocoa – is it good for me
Cocoa is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made – and I love it! Since my no sugar requirement kicked in, it’s become a Fussy Foodie must have. I sprinkle it on things, drink hot cocoa with cinnamon …More
Pumpkin Seeds
I was just chowing down on my breakfast of ginger tea and cereal (sugar free, wheat free, gluten free puffs – incase you are wondering) which I have ladended with a few Goji Berries, Sunflower Seeds and Pumpkin Seeds. I got to thinking what makes this flat, green, edible seed …More
Raw chocolate spread
I am still recovering from my bout of pure pleasure after eating the Raw Chocolate Spread I purchased from Raw Intent – makers of some sublime products for those with food intolerances. Claire and I went to a Food Fair and whilst most stalls we had to stroll on by …More
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 Factor whilst tucking into something soothing …More
Is an egg dairy?
OK this might seem random but as I was tagging a post yesterday as “Dairy FREE”, for a recipe that had egg in and I was thinking…is an egg dairy. So I checked it out…and there is some confusion on this matter, so I am glad I did. People thinking egg is meat and all sorts. …More
Cocktail treat – Rumble Flip
I would say I am pretty much tee total but very occasionally I have a small cocktail as a treat and last night my boyfriend and I after a few years of hard work finished the conversion of a bedroom to a bathroom. So the cocktails came out, it’s amazing now how …More
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 within grabbing distance of my desk and my sisters always roll their eyes at me when I pull out …More
Ginger tea
Since eating out on Friday night my tummy has been a little poorly, I am really careful about what I eat but when you eat out some things just can’t be avoided. So fellow Fussy Foodie – Claire, suggested I try a fresh Ginger tea. Great idea as will keep my hands warm too …More
Dairy FREE white sauce
Went I first went on my anti candida diet removing dairy wasn’t too hard for me as I already enjoyed soya milk and my parents had a health food shop so I grew up knowing about alternative products. However one of the things I missed most was eating cheesy leeks …More
Dairy FREE, Sugar FREE Ice Cream
I am so happy just managed to create a Sugar FREE & Dairy FREE Ice-cream on the first attempt and it was so easy. I have been searching for recipes for a while but they all have sweeteners or sweetener alternatives in and are either Sugar FREE or Dairy FREE not both. …More
Dairy Free Spread
Soya Pure is literally a life saver when I first started my restricted diet (dairy free one aspect) it was one of the only products in my fridge I could still eat. Been an avid fan for years of this dairy free spread, it taste great and you can use it as an alternative for many recipes or quiet simply spread …More
Fussy Foodie…go go go!
Well folks this is it the start of Fussy Foodie, which I setup in order to help others with food intolerances and special dietary requirements. A community of likeminded foodies striving to find the right foods for optimum health sharing recipes, food intolerance stories and more. …More
