Never has gluten free eating felt so normal as it has over the last year. It seems everyone is moving in leaps and bounds to make a substitute in everything! I saw these rolls in Devon but it was on my last day so I didn't want to bring them all the way back! But I have only just managed to find them in stock in my local shop!

In packs of four, these rolls are perfect to cover a whole week of lunches for work as there's not too many so they don't go off before you manage to eat them all! I also think that for £2 is a fantastic price as this is only 50p per roll.

There are 208 calories per roll and 1.8g sugar, which I think sounds like quite a bit, although there is 3.2g fibre, which in all accounts is quite high for a white bread roll, which is fantastic and it is low in salt. I find most things are fine in moderation but I do like to check as sometimes free from food have a habit to surprise! I guess there needs to be a compromise somewhere!

Free from milk, wheat and gluten, these rolls do not compromise on flavour, they have a great texture and do not need to be filled with sandwich fillers that would add moisture to distract from dryness, as there isn't any. 

Flavour wise, these rolls obviously do not have the fresh mainstream bread flavour, but at the same time they are not noticeably gluten free, there is not an odd aftertaste and they even look right! There is a light sweetness to the bread, but not overly so , mainly on the top and sides, where I believe there is an egg glaze. The texture is more dense and have visible air pockets, but these are like size of an Areo bar bubbles, there is no huge holes and they are quite light so are not stodgy and too much.

Find the ingredients here:
Tapioca Starch, Water, Rice Flour, Potato Starch, Rapeseed Oil, Humectants(Glycerine), Psyllium Husk Powder, Dried Egg White, Yeast, Thickener (Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose), Dextrose, Potato Fibre, Salt, Preservative (Calcium Propionate), Sugar, Emulsifier (Mono- and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids). 

You are also able to freeze these roll, so if you would prefer to save these as you cannot eat the same thing everyday like myself, it is ok to freeze these, although I do not know how they will change in texture once defrosted. 

This week I have not only had these with soup, but my new favourite lunch is one roll with some cured ham, butter and iceberg, simple I know, but these rolls are so tasty and it all compliments one another beautifully.

When I first changed my diet , you only found tiny loaves of dry bread, so it's fantastic so much is becoming available! 

Hannah x 

Tesco finest range seems to be expanding into the free from section fast! I brought these months ago and the review has been sitting in my notebook ever since, slightly neglected!

On the box these cookies are described as 'Wonderfully rich and crunchy with bursts of sweet cranberry.' This is not too far to how they actually taste. The white chocolate chunks too were very distinctive in the cookie. This cookie overall was very flavoursome, and very surpizing for a free from product, as it surpassed my every expectation.

Much like the oat cookies and the double chocolate Tesco finest free from cookies that I had tried before, these have a fantastic texture. Being much more chunky oaty than other free from cookies which seem to be finely milled flours and ingredients makes these stand out form the more biscuits style cookies. There are full sized dried cranberries and large white chocolate chunks combined in the mixture to add a bit more interest. 

I found that the flavour of these cookies is very full and that there is a perfect amount of each element. The larger white chocolate chunks gave a good creamy chocolatey hit. Sweet cranberries added a freshness to the cookies to not make it too rich but also complimented the white chocolate perfectly. 

The texture is very interesting as there are many elements to make a whole and the juxtaposition of the creamy white chocolate, more chunky, crunchy oats and soft chewy cranberries, make this truly mouth watering just thinking about it!

These cookies are free from wheat and gluten but do contain oats, soya and milk. They do not claim to be egg free, but there is not any egg ingredients and only allergy warnings is that it may contain nuts. Retailing at £2 for a pack of 8 I find that these are good value at 25p per cookie. At 95 calories and 4.6g fat per cookies, which are smaller than typical cookies, these are most certainly much more of a treat snack!

The only draw back to this product is when this range was first released, that packaging was vastly different to the regular Tesco finest. Since then they all have been rebranded. Living with gluten eaters who buy the mainstream versions of the finest cookies and cakes you have to look so carefully, which I find very risky. I appreciate the effort to make the free from food look 'normal' but it could be quite easy for a family member to feed me something with gluten in by mistake. 

I really enjoy this product and for a lower price point compared to a lot of gluten free confectionary, I find that this is an easy and affordable option. 

Hannah x 

Another ready meal today! This time it is a vegetable lasagne by Tesco. I have loved the Amy's kitchen lasagne for years, so when I saw Tesco had created their own version I decided to give it a go.

This lasagne retails for £2.50 and contains 350g. The pack also claims that there is 2 of your 5 a day in this product and the meal totals to 445 calories. This meal is free from gluten, there are no egg containing ingredients, although it doesn't claim to be egg free. Milk is present in this dish so it is not suitable for any dairy sufferers.

	Per 100g	Per Lasagne (350g)
Energy Kj/Kcal	534/127	1870/445
Fat	4.1g	9.1g
Of which Saturates	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrate	18.1g	63.4g
Of which Sugars	N/A	N/A
Protein	3.8g	13.1
Fibre	1.3g	4.6g
Salt	0.3g	1.2g
(information taken from tesco.com)

I added a side salad to this dish as I tend to with all ready meals. I found that this meal was very filling and kept me fully satisfied. 

This lasagne is packed with chunky veggies and all ingredients are relatively clean. I can read and understand them all and is fundamentally a lot of veg with some cheese and pasta. There seems to be no preservatives labeled, which I tend to expect with frozen food as freezing is surely enough to preserve!

I followed the cooking instructions for cooking in the oven, although next time I may try it in the microwave as the cheesy top went a little film-like and I could feel it in my mouth when eating it, which I think was created by the drying out of top. The pasta sheet cooked well and was quite soft. This complimented the vegetables as they are a little more stiff in texture. I found that it was very tomatoey in flavour, the other flavour that stood out to me was pepper and onion, but in a complimentary manner, no aspect overpowered the other. 

It was much saucier than the Amy's kitchen lasagne which is much more dry in consistency, this is much more representative of a meat lasagne in texture, although it is vegetarian. I cannot place which one I prefer as although they both claim they are lasagne, they are both completely different products. Amy's is much more spinach based and has a crispy cheesy top, whereas Tesco have tried to match a typical lasagne. I guess it just depends what you're in the mood for! 

Overall I enjoyed this dish. I will buy it again to try cooking in the microwave, although if the film texture is still present I am not sure I will purchase it again as I am very fussy with textures and although it isn't a huge issue to some, it's not for me! If I can overcome this I will certainly have it on had as I do love vegetable pasta dishes. 

Hannah x 

Tesco finest has finally joined the gluten free game! This is a prospect I am very pleased about as I find many of the products in the gluten free market are aimed at children. This is not a huge issue to me as I quite like reliving my childhood, but bringing round a pile of animal shapes biscuits to other people's houses can raise a few eyebrows!

When I saw these on my local Tesco shelves I grabbed them as quick as I could, I was so excited I had to eat one in the car. This product certainly did not let me down it was just as well as otherwise my poor boyfriend driving would have had to put up with my disappointment speech all the way home!

There is no doubt these are the perfect consistancy oat cookies to me, as they are smoothly buttery, have a good chew and there are not too many raisins, as I do not like when raisins have a habit of taking over.

These cookies have a great chew to them and the oats have been nicely cut with no husk creeping in, which is a pet peeve of mine and puts me completely off any oat product. The raisins too are also soft which is perfect as a tougher raisin would have made an imbalance to the texture.

As for taste these cookies are quite buttery and subtle in taste, however this does make them very moreish so I have no make sure I limit myself.

James who is not gluten free tried one too and told me he couldn't tell the difference! So what is better praise than that!

A box retails for £2 and contains around 8 cookies, these cookies are the size of a typical biscuit so I think the value for money is great, particularly as this product is marketed in the finest range. I found these quite easily in my Tesco so with any luck they should be easy to find. If you do not have a Tesco store near you I would 100% recommend trying shopping online as not only it will give you access to the store but I find so many things that I never find in store.

Hannah x

Angel Slices were always my cake of choice with the soft sponge and sweet icing. Nothing was better than opening that little plastic packet from Mr Kipling!

Tesco have released their own version of a free from angel slice, which I tried at the Free From show, I purchased some from Tesco with the next weekly show and was not disappointed.

On appearance the Tesco angel slice has a subtle colouring compared to a Mr Kipling slice, the slice is also slightly bigger, which is not always a bad thing! The icing is of similar style, the yellow cake base with pink stripes and the white icing in the centre.

The sponge is a light bouncy texture and sweet, very much like a mainstream angel slice. They are not in any way dry or powdery. There is no aftertaste present and overall is a good quality sponge.

The icing is sweet, smooth and slightly crisp, but nothing is too overly sweet.

Pros:

• Only £1.80 for a pack of 5 
• The sponge is very soft
• Sweet icing 
• No aftertaste

Cons:

• I tend to want to eat the whole pack!

Quite a quick review today!

Hannah x