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Determining whether you have a gluten sensitivity can be difficult. Here's how to easily detect a gluten sensitivity, gluten sensitivity symptoms and what your next steps should be if you suspect you have issues with gluten. 

How to easily detect a gluten sensitivity

When it comes to having to avoid gluten in your diet, there are a number of conditions that could be the culprit. The one that I am most familiar with is the autoimmune disorder Coeliac Disease. However, people who suffer from gluten or wheat allergies, intolerances and non-celiac gluten sensitivity also tend to follow a gluten-free lifestyle. 

Gluten intolerance is characterised by adverse reactions to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. As stated, Coeliac Disease (or Celiac Disease) is the most severe form of gluten intolerance and it affects about 1% of the population (NCBI). However, up to 13% of people may also have non-celiac gluten sensitivty, a milder form of gluten intolerance that can still cause problems both related to and unrelated to digestion (NCBI).

Gluten and issues resulting from consuming gluten are more mainstream than ever before. Thanks to increased campaigning, the rise of gluten-free processed foods and the popularity of low-carb diets that heavily rely on gluten-free recipes, more and more people are aware that gluten found in wheat, rye and barley can be an issue for some of us.

One of the reasons gluten intolerances and issues go unnoticed is that they can be difficult to detect. This is because the common symptoms of a gluten sensitivity tend to mimic other mild gastrointestinal issues. Most of us aren't in the habit of seeking medical advice for every upset stomach we have, for instance. Take a look at these common symptoms of gluten sensitivity or intolerance.

Last Minute Foodie Gifts for Secret Santa from B&M

A selection of last minute foodie gifts for your Secret Santa match from B&M!

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for B&M. I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. Should you choose to purchase the products shown, I will not receive a commission or any monetary compensation. You can review my disclosure policy in full here.

#NoDullDays with Bassetts Vitamins

Give your kids the added vitamin D, calcium and all the nutrients they need with a daily delicious peach and apricot multivitamin from Bassett's Vitamins!

Any honest parent will tell you that raising children is sometimes a battlefield. Especially when health, nutrition and wellness are concerned. Every single one of us will have fights with our children, whether it's over eating their broccoli, brushing their teeth every day or taking their vitamins. Say bye-bye to those cute smiles and angelic faces if you're offering anything other than chicken nuggets and chips. 

A daily multivitamin is an excellent way of ensuring your angelic picky eaters get all of the nutrients they require--and they won't even realise they're eating something that's good for them! In fact, I'm not adverse to plying your frisky five-year-old with a bit of a white lie and letting them believe that they're in fact munching down on a sweet and not a vitamin.

Bassett's Vitamins have been our choice of children's vitamins since our son was 3 years old, but this new flavour of peach and apricot is chock full of vitamin D and calcium, both of which are necessary for normal bone growth and development in children. And, you know what? These vitamins taste great, too!

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Bassetts Vitamins. I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. Should you choose to purchase the product, I will not receive a commission or any monetary compensation. You can review my disclosure policy in full here.

Gluten Free Italian Antipasti with Diforti

For your next party, treat your guests to a gluten free Italian antipasti spread from Diforti.com and have Italian dishes delivered at home!

We live in a beautiful time. I'm not being facetious. It's truly a beautiful time when the very finest in authentic Italian delicacies can be delivered, fresh and full of flavour, to your door. Beautiful and tasty. Let me tell you all about the amazing gluten free deli treats you can purchase in a Diforti Antipasti Box, let me make you jealous with the antipasti spread we devoured we lazy weeknight evening, and let me show you how you can enjoy the same delights.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Diforti. I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. Should you choose to visit the restaurant, I will not receive a commission or any monetary compensation. You can review my disclosure policy in full here.

Dinner at Liz Cottam's Home Restaurant in Leeds

A sneak peek at Home Restaurant's 10 course tasting menu from Chef Elizabeth Cottam!

I am a Masterchef fiend, religiously watching each series of the formidable show in many of its variations, but the one that will always have a soft spot in my heart is Masterchef UK. I literally fangirl squealed (and awoke my sleeping baby) when I received an email from 2016 Masterchef contestant Elizabeth Cottam, inviting me to attend a preview dinner at her new restaurant, Home, in Leeds. Home opens up to the public today, so go on and book a table! You will not be disappointed by this outstanding menu.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Home Restaurant. I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. Should you choose to visit the restaurant, I will not receive a commission or any monetary compensation. You can review my disclosure policy in full here.

Dinner at Grill in the Park--Worsley Park Marriott Hotel & Country Club

An exclusive evening of tantalising treats, mastering cocktails and a three course gluten free meal at Grill in the Park in Worsley!

A few weeks ago, my husband and I had the absolute pleasure of spending the evening with a group of Manchester bloggers at an exclusive dinner at the Worsley Park Marriot Hotel & Country Club, dinning in the Grill in the Park. Come take a peek inside the restaurant and see what we got up to on this brilliant, intimate evening.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Worsley Park. I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. Should you choose to visit the restaurant, I will not receive a commission or any monetary compensation. You can review my disclosure policy in full here.

A Review of the Jurassic Kingdom in Manchester

Step back to the time of the dinosaurs with Manchester's latest family-friendly attraction in the leafy Philips Park or catch it in other UK parks.
 

Fearsome Dinosaurs Delight & Thrill Kids Young & Old in Manchester

“It’s like a dream come true” says my six year old Niamh as we metaphorically go back to the Cretaceous and Jurassic periods in Philips Park, Manchester. Brachiosaurus, Pteradons, T-Rex and Ankylosaurus all feature as part of Jurassic Kingdom which is on tour as dinosaurs by turn delight and terrorise children all over Britain. 

A Night in with Parmigiano-Reggiano

The talented Julie from Just the Alps Between Us recounts a night of cheesy indulgence laid on by the Consortium for Parmigiano-Reggiano.

Italy. The land of pizza, pasta and gelato. Of long lunches, lazy days and grandmothers who refuse to believe you are full. Because here, food is more than just a way of fulfilling hunger… it’s a way of life. It's at the heart of all social interactions, bringing families and friends together and is the first thing a parent will ask. 

Review of My Healthy Kitchen Gluten Free Ready Meals

Don't stress about lunch; enjoy a flavourful, better-for-you gluten free ready meal from My Healthy Kitchen and totally win at your midday meal!

When it comes to being gluten free, lunch times are a battlefield. Pretty much everything everybody typically eats for lunch is a no go when you can't have gluten. Bye-bye tasty sandwiches, sayonara pots of pasta, hasta luego wraps and burritos. Instead, when you're gluten free and it rolls noon, you're usually left with some sorry sad sandwich on tiny hole-filled bread or last night's leftovers.

But here to shine a light on your weary lunch is the champion of gluten free ready meals from My Healthy Kitchen. These folks know their gluten free grub and are providing three outstanding meals that will instantly catapult your lunch from bland to bangin' and make you the envy of the lunch room. Promise.

I chose to have these ready meals for lunch because it was such an easy solution to a difficult problem. But you could have them for dinner, if you prefer! They're so filling and full of so much good-for-you goodness that you won't complain!

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for My Healthy Kitchen. I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. Should you choose to purchase the product, I will not receive a commission or any monetary compensation. You can review my disclosure policy in full here.

20 Minute One Pot Gluten Free Moroccan Sausage Stew + MOR Sausage Review

This 20 minute, one-pot Moroccan stew is packed with veggies but the star is the gluten free MOR sausages spiced with harrisa paste and bursting with chickpeas, red peppers and delicious pork!

Yield: 4-6 servings
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes

Gluten Free One Pot Moroccan Sausage Stew

With it warming up here in Manchester, being in an un-air conditioned kitchen is pretty much as unbearable as it gets. Plus, running the oven all day just adds to the overall heat in the house and nobody needs that when it's well into the 80s. The weather really makes this dish perfect for this time of year; it's a shame that stews are generally reserved for colder months, when they are just as comforting and can be made lighter and perfect for summer.

This recipe is the epitome of cooking for the lazy. Virtually everything comes from a tin or a can and all you have to do is open, drain and pour. This is a hallelujah recipe because it's so easy, so yummy and effortless. You don't even have to mess around with adding lots of seasonings for flavour because the sausages have it under control. And those sausages?

They are 100 per cent gluten free pork sausages filled with Moroccan spices, cauliflower, chickpeas and red peppers from the amazing people (and my new bezzie marras) at MOR. Each serving of these sausages contains much less fat than standard sausages.The fine folks at MOR have also used veggies that are high in protein, fibre and vitamins B6, C and K--basically, these are healthy sausages, guys.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for MOR Food. I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. Should you choose to purchase the products, I will not receive a commission or any monetary compensation. You can review my disclosure policy in full here.

DIY Your Breakfast with Troo Granola's Toasting Kit

Rethink breakfast and transform your morning with a gluten free, vegan-friendly toast-it-yourself granola from Troo!

Stop what you're doing, because I want you to pay attention. I've got the most incredible, delicious, fragrant, heartwarming breakfast ever imagined to share with you. You see that lovely bowl of yum up there? It's filled with yogurt and granola that I toasted and sweetened myself in my own oven just minutes before devouring. It's a TIY (toast-it-yourself) granola kit from the geniuses at Troo and it will change your life.

I first fell in love with the idea of Troo Granola scrolling through some of the popular gluten free hashtags on Instagram and was blown away by their brilliant concept: make your own granola fresh each morning and make your day a bajillion times better. (Okay, so that whole making your day better isn't a marketing promise; it's just my experience of what happened and I'm 98 per cent certain it'll happen to you too.)

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Troo Granola. I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. Should you choose to purchase the product, I will not receive a commission or any monetary compensation. You can review my disclosure policy in full here.

Discover the sustainable way to binge read magazines, declutter your life and save money!

 

My husband and I are magazine obsessed. He has an entire 6 foot tall bookcase devoted to a lifetime  of magazines he loves and I'm well on my way to collecting as many. The problem is, after paying a premium for a glossy magazine of your favourite topic, you don't want to chuck it in the recycling bin after use. At around £4.99 per 'zine, those 150 or so glossy pages of inspo can cost you a small fortune.

In an effort to declutter, save cash and be more sustainable, we drastically reduced our magazine consumption ... and then we discovered the Readly app and all our magazine pet peeves and problems were solved. Readly wants you to discover their app too and are offering you a free trial! Jump to the offer!

Readly has a number of niche and special interest titles on offer.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Readly. I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. You can review my disclosure policy in full, here.

The Sustainable Way to Binge Read Magazines

 Whether you're an avid e-reader, or a traditionalist, you'll love the affordability, ease and options you'll find with Readly. It's the best kept secret for magazine lovers! At your fingertips you've got an entire virtual newsstand, all you have to do is open a magazine and read. No waiting ages for downloads, no blurry, pixelated PDFs, it's clean, crisp and unbelievably cool.

Cook along with recipes from cookery magazines on the Readly app.

One family can share a subscription on up to five devices for just £7.99 a month. That's thousands of magazines for less than you'd pay for two magazines! Each family member can have their own account, including password protection to keep children safe and to give you peace of mind, letting them browse their selected magazines at their leisure.

Unwind with Readly and an entire virtual newsstand at your fingers.

My account is a mix of all my favourite interests: there are loads of cooking magazines like BBC Good Food, BBC Easy Cook, Food to Love, Olive and Delicious and gluten free magazines too like Easy Gluten-Free. But then I've saved Yoga Journal, Thrive, Psychologies, Mollie Makes, Wanderlust, The Lonely Planet, Elle Decoration and The Week. If I went to the shops and individually purchased the latest edition of each of those, it would cost me over £50 and I'd be left with a stack of magazines to either dispose of or try to find space for on already crammed bookshelves. No thanks.

But with Readly, all of my favourite magazines and new titles I'd never even heard of are available to me for less than £10 a month. I can flip through a current  or a previous issue of a magazine any time on my phone or tablet whether I'm connected to wifi or not. It doesn't eat up a ton of space on your phone, either. It truly is the perfect solution to staying current with your favourite magazines in an economical and eco-friendly way.

Try Readly out today for an entire month and pay nothing

Don't take my word for it, guys. I've got an incredible one-month free trial just for you! There's no credit card required and no commitment. It's no strings attached; all you have to do is download the app to up to five of your devices and choose some magazines to read. Then sit back and read! Start your free one month trial today! 

Some of our favourite things about the app:

1. One subscription covers the whole family. My husband, our son and myself each have our own accounts with our own magazines all for £7.99 a month.
2. You can print magazine pages from within the app.
3. You can go back to past issues of the magazines and read those.
4. You can view magazines from other countries! There are thousands of UK and Ireland magazines, but you can also view titles from the United States, Australia, Canada and beyond! 
5. You can search magazines. Simply type in what you're looking for and Readly will search all of the magazines in the database. Then they will take you to the page within the magazine that your search result is on.
6. Your place is saved, so you can pick up reading where you left off.
7. No wifi? No problem! Read on the go! 
8. Adult accounts are password protected so kids can only view what you've authorised them to view.
9. One subscription is good for multiple devices. We've got Readly on my iPhone, my husband's iPad and my husband's Android phone.
10. Our monthly spend on magazines (usually around £50) has decreased to less than a tenner. That's cheaper than two coffees.

Unwind with a snack while you binge read:

Gluten Free Viennese Whirls

Gluten Free Two Layer Brownies

Gluten Free Chai Tea Latte

20 Father's Day Gifts for Foodie Dads

Twenty perfect gifts to show your appreciation for your food-loving dad this Father's Day!

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Coconut Milk Overnight Oats #TastesLikeNoUdder

These gluten-free and dairy-free oats are the easiest breakfast around made with Vita Coco Coconut Milk!

 

Yield: 1 serving
Prep time: 10 minutes
 Cook time: 8 hours

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Coconut Milk Overnight Oats

Breakfast is my absolute favourite meal of the day and I am an oatmeal fiend. So much so that it's bordering on obsession, and when I saw the challenge to develop a recipe using Vita Coco's new coconut milk, I immediately thought of creamy oatmeal.

Leave that from-the-packet stuff with lumps of dehydrated fruit in the back of your cupboard. I'm going to show you how to make your own fruit-filled, creamy oatmeal that is gluten-free, dairy-free, suitable for vegetarians and vegan-friendly. I've used raspberries and peaches because they're seasonal, go incredibly well with coconut and it was too tempting not to, but you can use any fruit you have on hand or whatever is seasonal.

This recipe is an entry into the Dairy-Free Style Your Breakfast challenge with Vita Coco and Foodies100. See more great breakfast ideas at http://vitacoco.com/uk. As such, this is a sponsored post for Vita Coco, however, all opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. You can read my full disclosure policy, here.

Mr Kipling Launches Range of #ExceedinglyGood Gluten Free Cakes

Cake brand Mr Kipling launches range of #ExceedinglyGood gluten free cakes you'll love!

 

 What makes a gluten free cake #ExceedinglyGood?

1. It has got to taste like it's not gluten free, like you're not missing out on any of the classic cake textures or flavour just because it's made without wheat. 
2. It must pair well with a cuppa. This is the United Kingdom, after all, a land built on tea and cake.
3. It has to be moreish. So moreish, in fact, that it nearly puts you in a cake trance. 

Cake & tea: Mr Kipling Gluten Free Apple Loaf Cake with Earl Grey Tea

   Y'all. (If you've been reading Anyonita Nibbles for any length of time, you know that that sentence ["Y'all."] is serious. It means I have discovered something so incredible, something so delicious, something so bad ass and free from that the world has stopped.) Let me tell you 'bout dese cakes.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Mr Kipling. I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. You can review my disclosure policy in full, here.

This super healthy take on traditional spaghetti bolognese is full of added protein and is vegan-friendly and gluten free!

Yield: 3
 Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes

Gluten Free Vegan Courgetti Bolognese

I have a confession to make. I love vegetables, but I hate courgettes/zucchini. I first tried it as a child, when I had mistaken it for a slice of refreshing cucumber. I wasn't expecting the spongy texture and the acrid taste and I'd been put off raw courgette for life. To this day, if I'm not 100% sure it's a cucumber, my husband is my guinea pig, taking the first bite for me to check which vegetable I'm about to eat. I've got a phobia of raw courgette, y'all. Now cooked courgette? I love it! I can eat it all day. And thankfully, so can my family.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Ideal World. I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. You can review my disclosure policy in full, here.

This super healthy gluten free veggie pizza adds a touch of the Mediterranean to mealtimes!

Yield: 2 medium size pizzas
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes

Best Ever Gluten Free Veggie Supreme Pizza

I don't generally like making best ever claims, but in the case of this pizza, it truly is the best ever gluten free veggie supreme pizza on the entire planet. Let me walk you through this: first you've got a shop-bought gluten free pizza crust that actually tastes one, like a pizza and two, unlike cardboard. Then on top of that you pile on your sauce, three types of cheese, a bit of oregano and the partially-roasted veggies. It's out of this gluten-free world, kids.

Speaking of kids, let me explain why Anyonita Nibbles hasn't been updated very much over the last few months:

That's right, I'm a mom of two kids now! So apologies for letting the blog stagnate, but I was just a wee bit busy! Okay, now back to the vegetarian pizza that will change your life.

I prefer leaving the veggies cut into big, hearty chunks like this; my husband likes it if they're cut smaller. You do whatever you and your family like.

Ingredients:

For the gluten free veggie supreme pizza
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheeses
260 grams pizza sauce
400 grams assorted roasted Mediterranean vegetables
2 Schar Gluten Free Pizza Bases
Need a conversion? Use this handy chart.

Gluten Free Veggie Pizza

Back in my pre-coeliac days, my go-to pizza of choice was a supreme. There's just something about the jumble of all those tasty, fresh veggies that makes a pizza sing. Any coeliac or gluten-free person will tell you that recreating a tasty pizza that's suitable for us can make you want to slam your head against the wall.

Let me be frank: most gluten free pizza crusts are crap. 

But I stumbled upon this Schar pizza crust after discovering some of their other delicious products and haven't looked back since. Even better, this pizza crust is suitable for those who can't handle dairy. Of course, when I have time, I do like to follow this homemade gluten free deep dish pizza crust recipe, but sometimes, shop bought will do nicely!

Now, before we get to assembling our pizzas, here's a note on the veggies: I completely lazed-out and used one of those pre-assembled veggie trays. But if you can't find one or want to whip it up yourself, inside was: courgette/zucchini, cherry tomatoes, red onions and bell peppers with a wee bit of olive oil.

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 200c.
2. Roast the vegetables for 15 minutes, and while they roast, prepare the pizza.
3. Spoon the pizza sauce over the bases.
4. Scatter over some oregano, reserving about 1/3.
5. Sprinkle over the shredded cheese.
6. Spoon over the partially roasted vegetables.
7. Sprinkle over the Parmesan and the remaining oregano.
8. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, then slice and serve.

More pizzas to try: 

Gluten Free Deep Dish White Pizza

Butternut Squash and Bacon Pizza

Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza