Free-from common sense

Gluten free, dairy free, lactose free, sugar free. Free-from ranges in shops are booming as more and more of us hop on dietary bandwagons, attaching ourselves to intolerances as though each one we can list makes us a bit more special. Gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan... mmmm But in the past week it’s become clear that [...]

Food fads show interest in health but a little knowledge can be dangerous

Last Sunday morning I sat in a café in Galway, looking forward to a good breakfast. But when I picked up the menu I was met by an array of symbols and letters after every item. V I know. That one means vegetarian. C, I could guess, was coeliac. But P? Paleo. Flipping paleo. If you [...]

2018-12-01T09:56:09+00:00 March 19th, 2015|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , , , , |