I got my diagnosis back in 2021 or 2022 and like everyone else iv had to adapt. But we all have that thing that tempts us to go to the darker side. For me thats cinnamon products. Specifically cinnamon cereal. There's just no GF option in the UK. I make pancakes 3 to 4 times week and add cinnamon but it isn't hitting the spot.
Cinnamon Chex by general mills is pretty damn close to the UKs curiously cinnamon (my favourite). In fact all of general mills cheerios and Chex flavours appear to be gluten free.
Canada changed their packaging guidelines so the box there can't say it anymore but there's no gluten products listed or may contains. I've have to get myself family from America to bring it once every couple years or spend a fortune for them here from whoever has them in stock from imports. I can't find any substitutes that are safe.
General mills have other products here, like old elpaso products, nature valley and a couple others.
I read somewhere back general mills wanted to come to the UK but our government said no as they would "dominate" the market. Doesn't that show there's a demand for these kinds of products. Am I understanding this wrong? The UK add wheat and barley to so many products unnecessarily here (even juice) forcing us to pay higher prices for gluten free.
Wouldnt allowing a selection of general mills cereal to be sold here in the UK in our major supermarkets be a good option? And not just for ceoliacs but for everyone? Hell I'd happily still pay £3-4 for a smallish box matching America's prices and other Uk options.
Sorry for the rant but I can't help but feel let down by our government continuously making these kinds of things harder. Spending between £8 and £16 for 1 smallish box of cereal because my immune system glitched that one time is soul defeating and bank depleting.