Rochester Dark Ginger

I picked up a few of these from Holland & Barrett last year. Still working my way through them!

This tastes lovely and gingery! It's not too strong tho and doesn't really have much of a kick to it.

Brilliant!

New York Bakery Co 4 Orange & Cranberry Bagels

I spied these in Tesco a few days ago and just HAD to have them. Lucky for me they were on offer 2 for £2, which I think finished today.

I had them toasted with marg - hmmm they were delightful. When I got that orange taste, I nearly passed out heavenly! I think they are limited edition for Christmas.

Mae's Kitchen 4 Nut Cutlets

Picked these up in Aldi a few weeks ago. They are tasty!

For some reason I always expect nut cutlets to be square rather than circular!

Tasty with plenty of nuts :-)

Original Pringles

OMG I'm so obsessed with Pringles it's unreal! The Original ones are safe!

 Is that Baklava I spy to the right? LOL

As you can see from the last picture these are suitable for vegans, so no milk! Yah. That's a quick way to check the cans. Unfortunately some of them split the ingredients making it a pain to read them.

I picked these up a few weeks ago when Asda were selling them for £1.

Asda Smart Price Digestive Biscuits

These have to be one of my favourite brands of Digestives. Other brands contain milk, but these ones don't. They are very tasty!

They are also very good for making a lactose free cheesecake. I'll maybe try and post the recipe for that soon!

Persis Baklava

Our friend (GG) has a Costco card, so he invited us along for a shopping trip. Had fancied getting some Baklava for a while but they all have milk in them, but this one doesn't!

I cannot recommend this enough! It's filo pastry, with tasty syrup and heavenly nuts!

Go get it now!!!!!!

Sainsbury's Spicy Bean Quarter Pounders

I really like these. They have a wee spicy kick to them, but it's not bad! I've eaten these on several occasions and never thought them too spicy for me!

Highly recommend them :-)

Alpro Chocolate Soya Milk

This is tasty! I do like chocolate flavoured things.

This tastes nice and I would buy it again, but I don't think it's a nice as this one: Tesco Free From Coconut and Chocolate Milk which is just heavenly!

Lol can't remember where I got this, probably either Asda or Tesco or Morrisons!

Morrisons Sea Salt & Malt Vinegar Ridge Crisps

These are delightful!

These taste lovely and I highly recommend them. Not too salty and the vinegar flavour isn't too strong either!

Tesco Free From Cheddar Style Spread

I have to admit this one actually tastes very cheese-like!

I do think it a bit ironic that I can eat certain cheese, but not the soft ones or the spready ones!

I really like this. It's good on sandwiches and tastes lovely!

Tesco Free From Soya Mixed BerriesYogurt

This is a very tasty yogurt (is that the correct spelling?) and I love yogurt!

It's thick and has a good number of of berries in it! Sadly only lasted one sitting with me lol!

Glasgow

Just a quick note to say our thoughts are with those affected and involved in the tragedy.

St Andrew's Day is our anniversary (many years together) and a day of celebration in Scotland. Not today, but it has shown the kindness and bravery of our nation.

Tesco High Juice Orange, Mandarin and Lemon

Another of the diluting juices with no sweeteners.

This is really nice! It sorta tastes like tangerines, which is a good thing! Get through this one quite quickly!

Mug Shot Chinese Style

I've recently become obsessed with the Mug Shots. A few of them have milk, but most are fine.

This one is the lowest in calories that I've found! 166 isn't too bad at all!

It doesn't really taste very chinese like, but does have the 5 spices kinda flavour to it.

Morrisons Rough Scottish Oatcakes

Another thing we've been having at our cheese parties!

My hubby loves these and I didn't really bother with them. Not really a big oatcake fan but I knew I could have these ones. I think a lot of the other brands may contain milk. We had a cheese party one night and he suggested I try them, oh my I was taken aback at how tasty they are with cheese.

Highly recommend them with cheese :-)

Golden Wonder Tomato Ketchup Crisps

I really don't like Tomato Ketchup but these taste immense!

Strange that! But highly recommend them :-)

Tesco Free From Soya Lemon Dessert

This is a nice wee treat from time to time.

It tastes of lemon and has little lemon pieces in it. Lol it's very small though so a few spoonfuls and it's gone!

It's nice and if you like lemon you'll probably like this too!

My trip to the dietitian

I've been meaning to post this for ages! Have time today so here goes!

Back in spring this year I had a really bad bout of sinusitis. I was quite surprised as I'd never had any sort of sinus trouble before, even when I've had bad colds my sinuses were okay. I'm sure it was related to my job as I worked in a very cold environment.

My doctor gave me many pills, one of which contained lactose which I only realised when I got home and read the instructions. I went back to see the doc and told her about me being LI. She frantically checked my medical record and saw no mention of it. She was quite abrupt with me and doubted me, it was like she didn't believe me! She then decided to refer me to the dietitian. I don't think she was happy that I was self diagnosed.

I went to the appointment and spoke with the dietitian, she seemed really nice. I told her I was nervous because I was worried she might make me consume milk. She laughed and told me not to worry! I told her all about my experiences and my trials and errors with milk products. I think she knew, I knew what I was talking about unlike the doc.

She didn't really have to go into much detail about what I had to avoid, as I already knew. However, she did flag up a recent iron test I had and that pointed out that my iron was low. I've suffered from anaemia a few times and was quite surprised at the result, something which I think the doc should have phoned about. I told her that I eat salads and take over-the-counter iron pills, but I mentioned that I always drink very strong tea with meals. She then told me that the tannins in the tea hinder the absorption of the iron, minerals and all the good things and recommended having orange juice with my dinner. She also recommended taking calcium tablets too. With the amount of cheese I'm eating I should be okay, but I still take the calcium and iron tabs just in case!

I researched this (okay googled it!) and sure enough tannins do this. I never knew that and always thought it was the caffeine that was the culprit, that's why I always had tea.

So now when eating I avoid drinking tea or coffee and stick to orange juice or diluting juice. The problem comes when I got out for eats, I tend to drink coffee or tea as I'm usually safer with them than a soft drink, as I don't know what nasties are in the soft drinks.

So that's me "officially" Lactose Intolerant. It's on my record for life lol.

Morrisons Grated Mature Cheddar - safe cheese

Oh my another safe cheese and what a tasty one at that!

This is very tasty and is often found on top of pasta in my house! The hubby also uses it for cheese sauces and mac cheese.

I love it and we usually end up buying one a week.

Tesco Ken Hom Oriental - 10 Chicken Wonton Selection

I fancied trying these and thought I'd get them as a wee treat for me and the hubby.

They certainly don't look much with my poor photograph, but they are very tasty! My hubby loved them. I found the green Thai ones were slightly spicy, but remember I have a very low tolerance to spicy!

I'd buy them again for sure! I think they are only available in the larger Tesco stores.



On a side note, I'm not too pleased with the way Tesco and other companies have changed the allergy advice. I'm getting around to writing to them as I find it slightly more awkward to read, particularly the bold! I was thinking if people had allergies/intolerances and had issues with reading, they would find it very difficult to find the info they needed. Whereas before, it was easy to find and understand.