Have you recently been diagnosed with coeliac disease and now you’re wondering where to start? The more you read, the more you’re worrying about CC (cross-contamination) and accidental glutening, even inside your own home? It can feel a bit overwhelming to overhaul your kitchen to make it coeliac-safe - after all, most of our kitchens have seen a lifetime of gluten-containing foods! Complicating matters even further, many of us have partners, families, or housemates who may s

POV: you’ve just been diagnosed with coeliac disease, and overnight your kitchen suddenly feels like it’s become a danger zone. OK, maybe danger zone is a little dramatic. 😂 But suddenly you're side-eying every crumb and gazing at the jars and packets in your cupboard thinking, can I still eat this? Maybe you’ve been diagnosed for a little while now and haven’t been able to face what feels like the final step in cementing your gluten free future - so you keep spotting that

So what actually are BROWS? (Nope, not the ones on your head... 😊) This handy acronym has been designed to help coeliacs remember which grains to look out for when reading food labels. Why the BROWS acronym is so handy The BROWS gluten acronym is one of the first things I learnt after my official coeliac disease diagnosis, and was a gamechanger for me as a newbie coeliac. It's pretty straightforward: the acronym acts as a quick reminder of which grains you can't eat and can