Pitta breads are one of the most versatile bread products in my option, from being able to use them as pizza bases to a breakfast wrap filled with egg and bacon. Pittas can be great for almost anything. To date I have yet to find a gluten free pitta that would open enough to put anything in, but B Free have changed this!

At around 135 calories a pitta, I find that this is fantastic for lunch as it is similar calories wise to two slices of bread. Free from gluten, egg, suitable for vegans, high fibre and low fat, what more could you want! Other than great taste of course! 

With 4 in the pack these were on sale at the free from show last month in London, however do not seem to be online yet. Leading me to not be too sure how much they will retail for. I assume they will be around £4 mark per pack. In comparison to all the free from pittas I have had in the past, these are in a league of their own. Being super soft and pliable, I find I can actually fill these, unlike all the others I have tried which I have had to use to dip into humous or use as a side to a salad as they do not open without crumbling.

The flavour is quite smokey, so really met the expectations of their stone baked name. I took full advantage of their stuff-ability and mainly ate them with a Greek salad filling. This was an M&S pre-made side dish, which consisted of red onion, tomato, cucumber, olives and feta. There is no sign of crumbliness or any after tastes. I microwaved these for 20 seconds as I felt grilling or toasting might dry them out a little. It is hard to believe that these do not have gluten in as they are just as good, if not better that the mainstream ones I remember!

What I ate: 

I was very boring this week and three of the four pittas I had with the M&S side salad I mentioned, as they were just the most perfect pairing! Feta and olives in particular work so well with these pittas. You can see that you can fit tons in, which I love and it made for a very filling lunch. 

Houmous and cucumber slices were what I ate with the last pitta, this was also very enjoyable but I have to say, after having them filled again it just wasn't quite the same and felt like I was waisting the pitta! 

I am hoping these will be online or in stores soon as I would love to make some pitta pizzas with them! They have passed all my expectations and I will not buy any other pittas for quite some time! If you have any other great recipes, let me know! When I can get hold of some more I will be doing some pitta recipes! 

Hannah x 

*This product was gifted to me to try, all opinions are my own   

It has occurred to me recently that although I have recommended many products in the last couple of years, you never actually see how much I like them. So as well as a review today I thought I would show you how I have been eating the B Free Multiseed bread. It really shows how much I enjoy a product if I continue to eat it right?

At 60 calories per slice I feel that this product is more portion controlled than filled with low calorie 'stuff'. I say this because these slices are quite thin but are still full of flavour. Being wheat, gluten, egg, dairy, soy and nut free, like all B Free products that I have tried so far, this product is perfect for most people. I think these would be fantastic to use at parties, as I know within my extended family we have all those allergies present! Clearly we are a sickly lot!

I tend to feel that taste and texture can be hugely compromised with so many allergens removed, but with this loaf, this is not the case. I actually think it may have topped my list of favourite breads! There is a surprising soft texture for a seeded bread in this loaf. I love seeded breads in general so its nice to find a really good one, that's not too seeded as it gives a good change. Crumbling is not an issue with this loaf and when toasted it gets ever so crispy.

Flavours in the bread are quite subtle and I find that the seeds distributed lightly makes them stand out better and I appreciate the flavour of them a lot more compared to something that is packed with seeds.

So to show you what I have eaten so far I took some quick iPhone snaps as I made it! The weather has been a bit grotty recently so the pictures are a bit dark without my camera flash!

Toast raspberry jam & yoghurt
This is a pretty typical breakfast for me, normally it is plain yoghurt in my bowl, but when I saw Yeo Valley Peaches and cream, I just had to give it a go!

Toast, pate and cucumber
My FAVOURITE lunch. I had this on Sunday whilst taking a break from card making. The crispiness of this bread made this dish much more tastier than normal!

Toast & cheddar laughing cow
If you have not tried these yet, at only 25 calories these are the richest soft cheese I have found that are pre-portioned. This was a whole triangle on one slice.

Toast & Nutella
I was not too sure if the seeds would go with Nutella, but I was really craving it so I popped it on anyway! I have to say as it is lightly seeded I found it tasted just fine!

I also made a cheese and turkey toastie with kettle chips and cucumber but I didn't get to photo it!

Overall I loved this bread and I am hoping that they will become more readily available to me as I think I would buy it most weeks. With not too many slices you manage to eat it all before it goes bad but the slices are wide enough to make a good size toastie.

If you have any other ideas for me on what to have this bread with, I would love to know!

Hannah x



*I was gifted this product to try, all opinions are my own

A couple of weeks back I was given some of the new products from B Free to try. On the top of the list of what excited me the most were the Chia and Quinoa wraps, and I knew the best way I could think of eating them! As my beloved fajitas! James and I have fajitas as one of our staple meals, we both quite enjoy any meal which is snack like or buffet in style. Fajitas are perfect for us as they are relatively healthy and clean meals with lots of salad.

We picked up the rest of the ingredients from M&S, as this has quickly turned into our favourite food shop since one opened nearby. We chose to do chicken as this is our favourite as steak can sometimes get a bit chewy as you cut it so small. After preparing all the food, we finally sat down to eat.

These wraps were not quite what I was expecting, but then again, never having quinoa and chia seeds together and certainly not incorporated in a free from bread product has meant that these are the most unique product I have seen to date. A far cry from the days where all you could get was a white or brown loaf! I found that these best resembled a seedy bread, I love seeded bread so when I took the first bite I knew that I will have to buy some more. If you enjoy products such as the Tesco or Genius seeded loaf or the Warburtons seeded wraps, this is most certainly a product for you. The flavour is certainly there but at the same time have not overpowered any foods I have put them with. A few second in the microwave and they are perfectly warm.

Not only have I had these as fajitas but I have spent the last week having them for lunch, I typically have a salad at lunch and whatever cold meat or fish in M&S that looks good. Instead I have still been doing this but stuffing as much as I can into one wrap and I have to say it's my new favourite lunch, I go through phases with food and I can eat the same thing every day for a couple of months before I get sick of it!

The thinner wrap is something I have enjoyed from B Free before, as sometimes as much as I love the Warburtons wraps I find that there can be a bit too much bread for some recipes and meals. These much thinner wraps give a different texture to a meal but I find are just as filling, particularly these seeded ones.

At around 100 calories per wrap, this is astonishing as seeded products tend to be more calorific due to seeds having a surprisingly high calorie content themselves. Due to having so many seeds including flax and Teff means that these wraps are a good source of fibre and protein, something that is so important for those who live a gluten free diet ensure we get enough of. Being gluten, egg, dairy and soy free means that these wraps are free from the main allergens and are suitable for vegans too! A perfect product to have in the freezer to cater to any dietary needs!

I know on the website these retail at €6.50, which is about £4.51 for 6 wraps, this does seem on the higher price point but these contain more wraps than any other brand I have found, they are also amazing quality. To try and make these yourself to this quality would be very tricky and no doubt more expensive!

As a whole I really really loved this product and I will be looking out to see if they will become available in any of my local shops soon, and if you managed to get hold of some coupons at the free from show, like myself, you may be able to grab a bargain!

Hannah x

Friday was finally here, my favourite day of the year! The Allergy and Free from show was back at the Olympia, London. I found that the show was bigger than last year but at the same time it felt there was a lot more smaller traders which gave us plenty of new things to look at.

I met a lot of lovely people and traders, it was fantastic to talk to people who also have the same diet as I, because I don't know many gluten free people in my life, particularly those who I talk to often.

And whats a show without a bit of shopping? Here's what I got!*

Angelic
I love every Angelic product I have tried so far, even if the chilli ones were a little hot!  When we found their stand right by the front door I went there instantly to see the newer products I have been waiting to view and try. The boxes were on offer for 2 for £5. I picked up the chocolate chip and the cranberry and sunflower seed oat cookies, as when I tried them I knew I couldn't leave without some. These are packed in 5 packs of two. Making them perfectly portable for work and days out but also allows them to stay fresher for longer. I also got a box of each of the new savoury crackers which I had yet to see. The new flavours are multi-seed, and tomato and Mediterranean herb, so I got one of each.

Gookies
I forgot to get this out of the fridge, so it is not pictured! This pre-made cookie dough is the white chocolate and cranberry flavour. All you do is cut the dough into eight rounds and bake. Simple, fresh cookies effortlessly. These are £4 per pack.

B Free
I always look for B Free at the free from shows as I love their fajita kit. Typically the kit retails for £5.50 but is always £3 at the shows, making it a fantastic deal. While at the stand I also got both the regular and multi-seed bagels and also white and brown loaves of bread. B Free had launched some new products too so I also got the new stone baked pittas, which were amazing when sampled, as well as a pack of the quinoa and chia seed wraps.

Plamil
The majority of the items I brought from Plamil are for a friend whom cannot eat dairy. Although I did pick up another orange and cranberry for myself which was featured in a Snackly box a few months ago as I really enjoyed it. I also brought the mint chocolate produced by Plamil. Minty chocolate is my favourite flavour, with no added sugar I thought it would be interesting to try.

B-Tempted
I have not seen this company before but on the packaging they state that you can find them in Harrods and Selfridges. I thought that the flavours are so unique so I decided to pick up three packs as they were three for £10. Matcha green tea and macadamia nut, white chocolate and rose, and lemon, white chocolate and cashew were the flavours I chose.

Isabel's
Isabels packet mixes are something else I have never tried. I enjoy baking and cooking but with gluten free foods it's always a bit trickier to get these recipes right. So when I do not have time to experiment I enjoy mixes. The mixes were 2 for £3, I brought a second Yorkshire pudding mix for a friend. With the batter mix I want to make some prawn tempura. I can't wait to try the dough balls either!

Natures Store
Everything from Natures store was on offer for £1 at the show, to go with my Fajitas I chose the tomato as well as the chilli corn rolls. I will be taking these away on my holiday.

Samples
There wasn't as many samples being handed out as last year, from what I recall. But I did receive a mix of porridge samples and a couple of natures path granola bars.

Find my video on what I got here!

Hannah x

*Note: Some of these items were given to me to try, all opinions are my own.

I love wraps and when I had the B-Free wraps as part of a fajita kit I knew I would want these again, they are unlike any other gluten free wrap I have had before as firstly they are not rectangle, but they are also much thiner, more like a genuine wrap. 

Everyone knows my love for the Warburtons wraps, as they are delicious, but you cannot fool yourself into thinking they are identical to a mainstream wrap, nor can you with the B-free for that matter but with the mix of both you could, obviously you cannot eat them together but with a little compromising you get the best of both worlds. For that fluffier softer taste you tend to get from a wrap, I opt for Warburtons, and when I want a thiner texture (or lower calorie) I go for a B-Free wrap, so together I get everything I would want. 

This wraps has a flour mix which contains buckwheat, teff, corn, maize and by the looks of it some potato so this mean it should be relatively high fibre because of the wide range of gains and ingredients. These wraps are gluten, wheat, dairy, egg and nut free so I imagine almost everyone can safely eat them, which is a big plus when potentially catering to a variety of diets. At only 99 calories a wrap it is a very low calorie alternative to many bread products, it instantly halves the calories of a two slice of bread sandwich! 

The texture of these wraps is very very thin and are much less flexible than a typical wrap but they are very pleasant to eat, to soften these I make up the wrap for work the day before and pop it in the fridge, this lets the mayo I use soften them and make them just like a mainstream version. Heating these wraps also softens them, but I will warn you in advance, only warm what you know you are going to use as they go hard when they have cooled.

At the free from show the B-Free stand cooked these to make chips, although I've never tried doing this myself I could have tried to crisp up those one I let go hard, so they are a very versatile product. 

As you can imagine there isn't too much flavour to these wraps, which makes them perfect for filling with whatever you like, they leave no odd aftertaste and are overall a good bread plain bread product to use for lunches or dinners. 

I love these wraps and how you can use them in different ways as well as for different meals, from lunchtime wraps, dinner fajitas and tortilla chips these wraps will work for you.  Lets face it, anything that lets me buy more guacamole is a hit for me!

I would love to know what you like to eat with wraps!

Hannah x 

So it is no longer Friday but I took the day off on Friday and James and I travelled down to London to go to this event for the first time!

I have never been to any type of food show before but I have always really wanted to. We got there as the doors opened and I couldn't believe how big the event was! I have been to caravan and craft shows in the past but nothing as full and busy!

There were many samples and freebies to try from many retailers, some that I have never heard of! As well as Sainsbury's and ASDA kitchens cooking meals.

We spend about 4-5 hours at the show and decided we would just walk round for a couple of hours before purchasing, as we would have to carry these all day. As we got into the building we were given goodie bags from Udis, this consisted of a couple of promotional leaflets, coupons and a box of gluten free pop tart style pastries, unfortunately James did not get a box in his bag.

Throughout the day we spoke to many companies and found some new foods to try.

Purchases
Many items were on a good offer so I couldn't resist! here is a rundown of what I brought and the prices:

• Udis Chocolate Chip & Toffee Muffins - £1
• Peppersmith mints, 3 lemon and 3 original -  6 for £5
• Wellabys pitta chips in italina herb and olive - 4 for £1
• Ten Arce crisps, Variety of flavours - 5 for £3
• B Free Fajita Kit - £2
• Helens Pastry and Chocolate Cupcake Mix - 2 for £4
• Angelic sweet and savoury biscuits - Mix and Match 3 for £5 or £5.50?
• Pizza flavour crisp bread and natural lemon chocolate bar - £5

Freebies
There was also many samples and freebies, I had eaten so many samples I thought I was going to burst!

The items I took away free were:

• Two packets of granola
• One Pure Bred Mini Muffin 
• Two ASDA bars
• Udis Toaster Pastries

Coupons
I also received £17 worth of coupons to use in the supermarket as well as many percentage off coupon codes for websites. Most have pretty long dates so I can stay stocked up!

Reviews of all items will be coming soon! Particularly on Angelic, I think they were the stand out company of the day!

Hannah x