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Thankyou everybody for your support the last few day’s, I couldn’t believe was a hassle it was to change software over.Ā Thankfully we are up and running again.Ā Your emails and facebook messages were so lovely, thanks again š
I really wanted to share this lunch box with you.Ā Thankyou to reader Gillian sending in a picture of your son’s lunchbox.Ā Gillian’s son is on a strict diet, he must avoid food colours, additives & preservatives to avoid ADHD.Ā
Lunchbox contents:
- Old Time Bakery Gluten Free wraps (from Mrs Flannerys) filledĀ with creamed cheese, sliced chicken, grated carrot, & sprouts.
- ‘Stickies’ – beetroot, black olives, mushrooms, and cubed chicken.
- Gluten Free pretzels.
- Sliced apple
That’s a super healthy lunch box!!Ā 
More FoodsĀ Gillian uses:
- KumutĀ Bread which has very low-levelĀ gluten (costs $6ishĀ per loaf) – I buy the bread from Mrs Flannereys.Ā Kumut is related to wheat but not an issue for him or me as we are both wheat intolerant.
- A lot of the stuff I buy is Gluten Free, piklet mix, cake / muffin mix.
- Bake alot using Rice flours and GF flour mixes.
- All the numbers and names below can cause Hyperactivity.102 & E102Ā Tartazine
104 & E104 Quinoline Yellow
107 & E107Ā Yellow 2G
110 & E110Ā Sunset yellow FCF (yellow No 6)
120 & E120Ā Carmines or Cochineal
122 & E122Ā Azorubine, Carmoisine
123 & E123 Amaranth (red no 2)
124 & E124Ā Brilliant Scarlet, PonceauĀ 4R
127 & E127Ā Erythrosine (red No 3)
E128Ā Red 2G
129 & E129Ā Allura Red AC
E131 Patent Blue
132 & E132Ā Indigotine, Indigo Camine
133 & E133Ā Brilliant Blue FCF
142 & E142 Food Green S
150 & E150 Caramel
151 & E151 Brilliant Black BN, Active vegetable carbons
E154 Brown FK, Kipper Brown, Food Brown
155 & E155 Brown HT, Chocolate Brown HT
160(b) & E160(b) Annatto extracts
E180Ā Pigment Rubine, LatolĀ rubine200 & E200-203Ā SorbicĀ Acid and Sorbates
210 & E210 Benzoic Acid
211 & E211 Sodium benzoate
220 & E220 Sulphur Dioxide
E228 Potassium hydrogen sulphite, Potassium bisulphite
250 & E250 Sodium Nitrite
251 & E251 Sodium Nitrite
252 & E252 Potassium Nitrite
280 & 281 & 282 & 283 PropionicĀ acid & propionates319 & E319Ā Tert-butlhdroquinone
320 & E320Ā ButylatedĀ hydroquinone
321 & E321Ā ButylatedĀ hydroxytolueneĀ (BHT)421 & E421Ā Mannitol620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625 Glutamates
627 & E627Ā DisodiumĀ Guanylate951 Aspartame
If you have a lunchbox you would like to share, please email me a photo and description on what’s inside to [email protected]
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8 comments
any tips on how to keep the apple from browning?
I leave the skin on the apple and cut into pieces. I also use the same Tupperware lunchboxes that Gillian has used in the photo and find the apple only slightly discolour. If it's eaten in the first break it's will be fine.
sprinkle slightly with lemon juice or other citrus juice and either leave or use thin paper towel to pat a bit dry … hardly adds any flavour to apple
ive just started cutting all those food colourings out of my little boys diet and as soon as i cut 102 out he changed!!
im in shock at how many bad things they put in our food im right on the additive bandwagon!
Absolutley you don't realise until you start reading the ingredients how bad some foods actually are.
Find and pick some good things from you and it aids me to solve a problem, thanks.
– Rob
The wraps look good.Ā I can’t tell you how many different brands I have bought and they just break apart as soon as I try to roll them.Ā Will head down to Mrs Flannery’s this week
Great to see a gluten free lunchbox. As a mum of 3 gluten and dairy intolerant children lunches are my biggest headache. I also happen to live in central QLD so my choices are limited, thanks for giving me some more ideas.