Lunch, what can I have,

[SarahN]

There are quite a few foods I can’t eat as I have IBS, and my GP, suggested the fodmap diet for the IBS, I am intolerant to wheat and eggs. I usually have corn cakes with something protein, however my husband thinks corn cakes and rice cakes are high glycemic index.

 

[Drummer]

There are quite a few foods I can’t eat as I have IBS, and my GP, suggested the fodmap diet for the IBS, I am intolerant to wheat and eggs. I usually have corn cakes with something protein, however my husband thinks corn cakes and rice cakes are high glycemic index.

Well - they are probably high carb - which is usually the important factor.

 

[Inka]

There are quite a few foods I can’t eat as I have IBS, and my GP, suggested the fodmap diet for the IBS, I am intolerant to wheat and eggs. I usually have corn cakes with something protein, however my husband thinks corn cakes and rice cakes are high glycemic index.

Yes, rice cakes are high GI. If you had them with cheese, peanut butter or other fat, that would lower the GI total of the meal and slow the absorption down.

How about rye? Can you tolerate that? Or oatcakes? There are also speciality crackers that are often lower carb but you’d have to check the wheat content. You can also buy vegetable crackers but they’re a bit pricey.

Rice cakes are not high carb, Drummer. They’re around 5g carbs each for the thick ones. As a low carb diet is anything under 130g per day, it’s perfectly possible to fit in a moderate serving of rice cakes.

 

[Leadinglights]

Yes, rice cakes are high GI. If you had them with cheese, peanut butter or other fat, that would lower the GI total of the meal and slow the absorption down.

How about rye? Can you tolerate that? Or oatcakes? There are also speciality crackers that are often lower carb but you’d have to check the wheat content. You can also buy vegetable crackers but they’re a bit pricey.

Rice cakes are not high carb, Drummer. They’re around 5g carbs each for the thick ones. As a low carb diet is anything under 130g per day, it’s perfectly possible to fit in a moderate serving of rice cakes.

You mentioned oat cakes and I looked at my Nairn packet and there was a statement which said although their production environment is wheat and nut free they did not guarantee the ingredients were. It seems a bit odd. That might be too much of a risk for some people.

 

[Inka]

You mentioned oat cakes and I looked at my Nairn packet and there was a statement which said although their production environment is wheat and nut free they did not guarantee the ingredients were. It seems a bit odd. That might be too much of a risk for some people.

I assumed the OP’s intolerance was related to her IBS rather than an allergy. If there’s any concern about the possibility of contamination then Nairn do gluten-free ones that are so ‘clean’ they’re approved by Coeliac U.K. (for those who can tolerate oats):

https://www.nairns-oatcakes.com/our-range/oatcakes/gluten-free-original-oatcakes

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[rebrascora]

You mentioned oat cakes and I looked at my Nairn packet and there was a statement which said although their production environment is wheat and nut free they did not guarantee the ingredients were. It seems a bit odd. That might be too much of a risk for some people.

If you think about it, farmers fields are used to produce a variety of crops rotated between fields. If there was wheat grown in the oat field 2 years ago, there is always a percentage of spillage during harvest and a catch crop survived the huge amounts of glyphosate they spray on the land between crops, it could easily be harvested with the oats, so a crop can never be guaranteed wheat free as there is no way of picking every stray wheat head/grain out of the harvest or sorting it in any other way. There is no way they can guarantee the oats they use don't have the odd stray ear of wheat go in here and there. I think if you were severely allergic to gluten you would be safest avoiding all grain products grown in similar environmental conditions. I think Gluten is mostly an intolerance though.

 

[Leadinglights]

If you think about it, farmers fields are used to produce a variety of crops rotated between fields. If there was wheat grown in the oat field 2 years ago, there is always a percentage of spillage during harvest and a catch crop survived the huge amounts of glyphosate they spray on the land between crops, it could easily be harvested with the oats, so a crop can never be guaranteed wheat free as there is no way of picking every stray wheat head/grain out of the harvest or sorting it in any other way. There is no way they can guarantee the oats they use don't have the odd stray ear of wheat go in here and there. I think if you were severely allergic to gluten you would be safest avoiding all grain products grown in similar environmental conditions. I think Gluten is mostly an intolerance though.

What I thought was odd was how they could say their production environment was W & N free if their ingredients were not as you would think anything from the ingredients could contaminate the environment, maybe I'm just being pedantic.

 

[rebrascora]

What I thought was odd was how they could say their production environment was W & N free if their ingredients were not as you would think anything from the ingredients could contaminate the environment, maybe I'm just being pedantic.

I think it is a bit of a get out of gaol free card. They can do their utmost to keep the plant and working practices free of allergens but they cannot guarantee their ingredients.... but of course, those ingredients, if contaminated, will then contaminate the plant, I think it is a clumsy way of saying they do their best to prevent those allergens in the circumstances they have control over.
In today's society, with allergy deaths being very high profile in the media, I think all food companies have to be cautious with such declarations.

 

[SarahN]

Thank you for the comments, I’m turning at present to mackerel and salad, I’ll get better as I learn. oatcakes are good. Sometimes just want to grab something easy.