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TIPS FOR SENSITIVE FOODIES
So you can’t eat that? Well, what about this?
What are the alternatives to everyday food and drink?
Check out our A-Z below:
Alcohol
Drink mixers such as tonic water, bitter lemon or chilled ginger ale with ice and a slice; fruit juice mixes such as orange and passion fruit or cranberry juice with lots of ice; chilled sparkling water at meal times or grape juice if you want something more wine-like. Try some of our alcohol-free cocktails in the Drinks category on our Eating In page. Here are some gluten-free tipples: Bourbon, Brandy, Cider (check ingredients, may contain barley), Cognac, Gin, Rum, Schnapps, Tequila, Vodka, some Whiskies, Wine (including sparkling wine and Champagne... so it's not all bad! For more info, click here.
Aspartame
 A horrible artificial sweetener associated with a variety of problems from insomnia to blindness, and it seems to be averywhere, from chewing gum to sugar-free fruit squashes. Read more about the side effects here. A more natural sugar-free, low-GI alternative is Agave (pronounced ‘argarvey’) syrup or nectar. It’s made from a cactus sap so it’s naturally rich in fructose rather than sucrose; it’s also 25% sweeter than sugar, so go easy. It's fine for baking and sweetening drinks. Pure fructose is another good alternative: it looks just like sugar but is low-GI and tastes sweeter than sugar so you will only need to use a third as much.
Barley
All types of barley, including fruit squashes like ‘lemon barley water’, contain gluten. In soups, replace barley with rice or quinoa. For fruit drinks, other types of squashes are generally gluten-free, or drink unsweetened fresh fruit juice (diluted with water if desired).
Beer
Gluten-free alternatives to beer include cider (check ingredients - may contain barley), wine and spritzer; they are a bit stronger though, so go easy! (Virtually) yeast-free alcoholic options are: champagne, tequila, gin and vodka.
Biscuits
Keep packets of dried fruit and nuts to nibble on. Or ‘Sesame Snaps’ and ‘Eat Natural’ bars (they now come in boxes of mini ones) which is handy when you're out and about. Fresh fruit is an even better snack, so keep that fruit bowl stocked!
Bread
Apart from all the wheat-free and gluten-free breads available these days, other options are rice cakes, corn cakes, gluten-free pitta breads which can all be used for sandwich type snacks, picnics and packed lunches. 
Breadcrumbs
Gluten-free alternatives are: crushed gluten-free cornflakes, sesame seeds, shelled hemp seeds or shop-bought gluten-free breadcrumbs (they’re a bit expensive but go a long way).
Breakfast cereals
Instead of over-sweet, wheaty cereals, try making your own muesli with millet flakes or quinoa flakes and dried or fresh fruit - see our muesli-style recipe.
Bulgar wheat
This is made from whole wheat, and contains gluten; replace with millet, rice or quinoa.
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