Despite the confusion with its name, buckwheat isn’t actually a variety of wheat. Whereas wheat is a type of grass and is called a ‘cereal’, buckwheat is actually a plant that contains seeds, not grains, and so we refer to it as a ‘pseudo cereal’. Chia and quinoa are also considered pseudo cereals. Buckwheat is [Read more…]
“I’ve just been diagnosed with gluten sensitivity and was told my by GP that oats were ok but then I read online that oats contain gluten. Are they safe for me to eat?”
Oats themselves do not naturally contain gluten but commercial preparations of oats are often contaminated with wheat, which does contain gluten, so it is best to avoid oats or make sure they are gluten-free by reading the label. Unlike people with coeliac disease, some people with gluten sensitivity do not need to completely exclude gluten [Read more…]
