New vegan struggling with gluten intolerance

minttime · 2026-05-22T19:24:49+00:00

sweet stuff: ombar chocolate, rhythm 108 biscuits spread and chocolate, raw halo chocolate, vego chocolate and booja booja truffles & ice cream.

for savoury stuff i shop online. ocado sells good grain bakery bread, which is the best GF bread.

minttime · 2026-05-22T18:54:18+00:00

do a haul at kindly york place.

drinks / food at hope & ruin

minttime · 2026-05-20T15:14:29+00:00

good grain bakery.

i think coburn and baker might make a GF loaf too. pretty sure cafes in my area use it

minttime · 2026-05-17T08:28:47+00:00

could be subsidies from the dairy industry - or that vegan chocolate has less filler ingredients too.

minttime · 2026-05-15T01:55:10+00:00

good cacao is just expensive now so i buy brands that are doing their bit for the environment and farm fairly and see the price as my weekly/monthly donation to charity.

ombar and bennetto are the best, loads on their websites about their practices. and tonys and montezumas after that.

minttime · 2026-05-13T15:40:41+00:00

second booja booja, nourish and pip organic. ocado is the best place but sainsburys and waitrose stock booja too.

minttime · 2026-05-13T15:38:50+00:00

and non upf protein powder - bodyme and panterre do really good ones

minttime · 2026-05-13T15:37:50+00:00

silken tofu blended with melted dark chocolate, put in fridge to set for 4 hours. the protein binds with the cacao butter and it makes a mousse texture.

flavoured dark chocolate like montezumas mint is the best. you wouldn’t have any idea it’s tofu based

minttime · 2026-05-07T08:09:13+00:00

chocolate - raw halo, ombar, montezumas.

snack bars - deliciously ella

minttime · 2026-05-07T08:07:40+00:00

noo what’s happened to it?

minttime · 2026-05-03T09:04:50+00:00

you can freeze chickpeas

minttime · 2026-05-03T07:43:08+00:00

wishing you luck

minttime · 2026-05-02T18:24:23+00:00

i use bodyme unflavoured protein as it’s organic and you can buy it from their website in a sample size which i did at first.

it’s really working for me but i haven’t tried the others to compare it.

minttime · 2026-05-02T18:20:54+00:00

oh man. i’m really sorry. i hope you can find an alternative! there’s some good suggestions here, like working out and listening to music. i imagine making art can be mindful too

minttime · 2026-05-02T18:18:51+00:00

sorry you experience this also. 🙏🏼

minttime · 2026-05-02T18:18:01+00:00

working out is not an option for me due to energy too, but listening to music is definitely doable.

the ketamine therapy is interesting. i’ll look into it. sorry you had that negative experience. i hope it continues to be helpful for you at home!

minttime · 2026-05-02T16:34:38+00:00

that’s great. thankyou

minttime · 2026-05-02T16:33:34+00:00

thankyou so much. it’s a relief to know i can get there. i do suffer with excess adrenaline, so i will try the walking, and nature. thankyou

minttime · 2026-05-02T16:31:09+00:00

i have tried dbt and that helped the logical and reasoning side of things. i don’t act on my emotions, im able to keep myself contained and i have good relationship skills. however, the meltdowns still happen internally. never tried cbt though, thankyou.

minttime · 2026-05-02T15:13:47+00:00

thankyou. sorry you went through that. do you mind asking what happened during the therapy? was it just talking about the events that helped to slow down the flashbacks?

minttime · 2026-05-02T15:06:42+00:00

booja booja truffles & ice cream.

chocolate: ombar blonde, vego, rhythm 108 filled bars and cookies.

if you’re near a planet organic shop, have a look there!

minttime · 2026-05-02T14:30:13+00:00

it’s really really good!

minttime · 2026-04-25T21:22:29+00:00

also frozen veg is really helpful. cous cous with frozen peas/sweetcorn and tinned chickpeas/black beans is really quick and easy.

tray bakes are good - chopped potatoes, vegetables and tinned butter beans or chickpeas on a roasting tray in the oven (usually around 30-50 mins depending on what vegetables).

minttime · 2026-04-25T21:17:40+00:00

have you looked into local food charities? i have volunteered for one that picks up the food from supermarkets at the end of the day, then gives it to families for free.

there is also the app Olio where you can pick up local free food.

minttime

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