The gluten-free market is growing - you can even get elevenses to suit your diet now. Here are our top five gluten-free snacks to nibble at work.
9bar
All the bars (which are hand-crafted in Wales) have been approved by both the Vegetarian and Coeliac Societies, and every single one is free from the following: wheat, gluten, dairy, lactose, yeast and egg. Surprising really, seeing as they taste so good. Kind of like a healthy flapjack.
Flavours range from original (“the daddy of seed bars”) to nutty, pumpkin, flax and peanut, and each one retails at about £4.20 for six, or £10.80 for 16.
Nakd
They’re pretty low in calories, seeing as they contain only dried fruit, and flavours include cocoa orange, berry delight, ginger bread, banana bread, and two new additions: rhubarb and custard, and café mocha.
You can buy them in Waitrose, The Co-op and various other supermarkets, or order online. The Nakd Celebration Box has a whopping 18 bars in it! You’ll pay around 70p for a bar in the shops, or £13.99 for 18 online.
Mrs Crimble’s
Mrs Crimble’s was set up over 30 years ago and was one of the first brands to be stocked on the Free From fixtures in the UK supermarkets. Before then their products had been found only in specialist health shops and farm stores. Products vary in cost (but are all pretty reasonable) and can be found in the Free From section of most supermarkets – you can check which one sells what here.
There’s also a great recipe section on their website, including everything from rocky road bars to pancakes, stuffed mushrooms and pizza. You can download the recipes, too.
Nature’s Path
It’s actually a Canadian company, but as the folks at Nature’s Path say, “in a country as distinct as the UK, whose taste buds embrace everything from marmite, marmalade, custard and Worcester Sauce through to lemon curd, Yorkshire Puds and Kendal Mint Cake, we knew we’d found soul mates who wouldn’t settle for any shy retiring flavours.”
They’re best known for their cereals, but have recently launched a new ‘Snack’ range including ‘Crispy rice bites’ bars, which come in chocolate, peanut butter and berry flavours. Expect to pay around £2.49 for a box of five bars, available at Waitrose.
Dove’s Farm
Dove’s make their own biscuits, cookies and cereal bars with the flour they make. Choose from cocoa crunch, lemon zest, or stem ginger cookies, and a selection of cereal bars, including apple and sultana flapjacks and a rather exotic sounding banana, mango and Brazil nut bar. Expect to pay about 49p for a flapjack, and 80p for a high-end bar.
Head to the Doves website for great gluten free recipes, including such delights as almond rye shortbread, Aphrodites flan, banana quinoa cake, and barleycorn bread.
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