No Gluten-Free Goodness

I like making M* stove-top porridge—it's easy and just looks so good topped with cinnamon, brown sugar and bananas. I found gluten-free porridge made with rice and millet flakes, so I gave it a go. Sorry to report that it just wasn't a viable substitute—the consistency was there but it was too bland without hearty oaty goodness.

Not a keeper, unfortunately

Now an item that should be gluten-free but isn't due to someone's bright idea to add wheat maltodextrin—nut milk drinks. Almond milk is hard to come by in the UK, and the one store that I know carries it requires a long cycle ride. As I like mixing it with protein powder for breakfast, I was excited to find almond and hazelnut milk drinks in a nearby store. I read the labels to compare the amounts of protein and discovered that wheat maltodextrin is in both. I've since discovered that maltodextrin is usually made from corn, but is now beginning to be made from wheat. Maybe the maltodextrin people haven't noticed the growth in the gluten-free market.

Wheat—it's where you least expect it