So this weeks been a busy week for me I’ve had work as usual and house shopping but I’ve also had my other half’s 30th birthday, woo hoo!
But in between the normal hustle and bustle and partying like a 80 year old (we went bingo for his birthday!) I have found my top gluten free/vegan/vegitrian finds of the week!
Find number 1….
Its coming to that time of year again we me and my buds head off across the sea to Disney for several days of fun filled happiness. Unlike last year where it was a bit of a food disaster, where all I manage to eat was chips and some bloody yuckie pasta thing whch cost €10. This year I am planning ahead. I was thinking what can a girl take that doesn’t need a fridge, doesn’t require cooking or heating up and can be thrown into a suitcase?
Pot noodle.
But I cant eat them as there full of wheat.
I have seen some gluten free noodles in pots around the supermarkets and I have tried a few. They just weren’t that good. Bland taste and hard noodles. However, I spotted a gluten free chow mein pot noodle type thing in my local Asda the other day and thought I would try it as I need to find suitable suitcase food.
Oh my Batman!
It is gorgeous! So full of flavour, soft noodles and currently only £1!
It is so easy to make, you just add the powered flavour top up with hot water and pop the lid back on, stir and voila!
Asdas Free from Chow mein rice noodle pot
Taste- ♥♥♥♥♥
Free fromness- ♥♥♥♥♥
Cost- ♥♥♥♥♥
Find number 2….
I love dips! Any dips, creamy ones, spicy ones my favourite being the ones with 4 sections! The problem is dips hate me!
All that dairy and other stuff they put into them to make them taste so good.
I have had tzatiki many times both store bought and homemade, but all with dairy.
Violife are a brand I often use, one because there products are totally safe for me and two because everything is so tasty. And they have triumphed again with this little naughty, there 100% vegan and gluten free tzatziki flavoured spread.
Initially I thought it was going to be a bit rubbery as it looked a it like that but I think it is just the way its packed in there. But once out of the package its so creamy and full of flavour.
I have had this spread on everything from Genius crumpits, Schär crackers and even on a baked potato (which i’m currently eating!) its so versatile.
Violife tzatziki spread
Taste- ♥♥♥♥♥
Free fromness- ♥♥♥♥♥
Cost- ♥♥♥
Find number 3…
I find snacking hard. Not actually eating it but finding something suitable to snack on, not biscuits or naughty food but healthy good snack.
Although I’m trying my darnedest to stay on my vegan diet I do love my Quorn. Now Quorn do a vegan range, yay, but there vegan range contains wheat, boo! So I end up choosing; gluten free wins everytime.
However, the good folks at Quorn have made a gluten free vegan chicken free slice an it its lovely!
I love snacking on slices, its just easy yet tasty food and so much better for me than a snickers or 6!
These slices are a little slimy in texture, which I prefer to the normal gluten free chicken slices as they can be a little dry at times so the slimyer texture is a win for me. There really tasty, couldn’t tell you if they taste like chicken before you ask as I can not remember what that tastes like but these a yum!
If for snacking purposes i eat them alone, just straight out of the packet. However, you can add them to lots of thing, on top of a nice Genius bagel, sliced into a nice pasta dish or chopped up onto a pizza!
Quorn vegan gluten free chicken free slices
Taste- ♥♥♥♥♥
Free fromness- ♥♥♥♥♥
Cost- ♥♥♥♥
(depending if there on offer!)
Make sure when looking for tasty find you shop around, don’t just settled for the first you see.
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