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What do you eat? - This Weeks Shopping

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This week for What do you eat? I decided to share the foods I buy.   Porridge  - I start each day with a bowl of porridge, it's one of the cheapest super foods you can buy.   How you eat yours has sparked many an argument, I like to make my simply.    - 2/3 cups of Rolled porridge Oats - 2 Cups of Cold water - Pinch of salt   I put my saucepan on a low heat and cook for 10 min's, stirring occasionally.   Once it reaches the thickness I like, It comes straight of the heat and into my porridge bowl. I keep the porridge simple as I like to pimp it up with fruit and yogurt.        Amoy Gluten free Ribbon Rice Noodles Clearspring Miso - wheat free I used these to make my own pot noodles,  only a lot healthier and tastier.   Home made healthy pot noodle Stir fry some mushrooms, then add the noodles and miso paste.   Pour in boiling water as per the miso soup instructions and mix together. Transfer to a large bowl and top with chopped sprin

What do you eat? - Oat Flour

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  Sorry Iv not blogged for a while, my laptop died on me.  Tried using my kindle, just wasn't the same.  So invested in a brand new one today x I'm trying out the Low Fodmap diet , to see if it will help manage my IBS symptoms.  So far it's going well Iv had no severe stomach spasms for 2 months now.  I already don't eat a lot of the foods on the list, so it was relatively easy to switch.  I love to bake so my biggest problem was giving up Wheat and Gluten. Iv tried out a few Gluten free flours -    Dove Farms  being the best one I have found so far. There great for making cookies, but I am not so keen on them for cakes and Muffins.  You still get that bitty texture of the rice flour that's part of the mix.  After some research my solution was to add Oat Flour. I use Oats a lot in my baking, especially in Muffins and Scones.  Finding out how easy it was to make Oat Flour was a revelation for me.  Having IBS my main problem is food intolerance