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Everything you need for a gluten-free Christmas

Everything you need for a gluten-free Christmas
Gluten intolerant? You can still enjoy many festive favourites this Christmas (Picture: Getty)

We all love this time of year: nights in, presents galore and, of course, the food. But if you’ve got coeliac disease or are intolerant to gluten, you’ll know things become harder.

Rather than thinking about what to eat, it seems like we’re always reminded of everything wecan’t eat.

And gluten is a tricky beast: lurking in everything from the gravy to our beloved mince pies.

Luckily, there are tonnes of options out there. Here’s our guide for a complete gluten-free Christmas. Whether it’s a full roast or stocking filler snacks, we’ve got you covered.

Meat

You’d think meat would be automatically gluten-free, but things like seasonings, stuffing and sauces all cause problems.

Here are a few of the best meat options:

Gourmet Meat Club Christmas Box

It's turkey time (Picture: Gourmet Meat Club)
It’s turkey time (Picture: Gourmet Meat Club)

Gourmet Meat Club do completely gluten-free meat boxes; all grass-fed and delivered to your door.

The Christmas box – which includes cranberry stuffed turkey, pigs in blankets, bacon and gammon – is perfect for getting all your Christmas shopping sorted in one move.

You can also build your own Christmas box depending on your preferences.

Morrisons The Best Hampshire Pork Belly & Tenderloin Roulade

When you've had enough of turkey (Picture: Morrisons)
When you’ve had enough of turkey (Picture: Morrisons)

If there’s only a few of you, then this porky belly roulade, which is also gluten-free, could be a great choice.

Gravy

Gluten intolerant people and vegans don't have to miss out on gravy (Picture: Tideford Organics)
Gluten intolerant people and vegans don’t have to miss out on gravy (Picture: Tideford Organics)

This gluten-free gravy from Tideford Organics is also vegan and is made with Miso – a fermented food that is good for your gut.

Cranberry sauce

Enjoy all the trimmings (Picture: Tideford Organics)
Enjoy all the trimmings (Picture: Tideford Organics)

Another option from Tidefords that is perfect for jazzing up your turkey dinner.

Stuffing

Ready-made (Picture: Asda)
Ready-made (Picture: Asda)

For many, stuffing is a Christmas dinner staple and this gluten-free option means you don’t have to miss out.

Desert

Carluccio’s Gluten Free Panettone

Enjoy an Italian treat (Picture: Carluccio's)
Enjoy an Italian treat (Picture: Carluccio’s)

Panettone is a traditional Italian Christmas dessert. Italian restaurant chain Carluccio’s have created their own gluten-free take on it.

Tesco Free From Doughnuts

An alternative take on a Christmas day pudding (Pitcure: Tesco)
An alternative take on Christmas day desert (Pitcure: Tesco)

These gluten-free doughnuts from Tesco are perfect to pop in the freezer. Who needs a Christmas pudding?

Elizabeth Bakes Gluten-Free Stollen

A festive season desert you can enjoy without the gluten (Picture: Elizabeth Bakes)
A festive season desert you can enjoy without the gluten (Picture: Elizabeth Bakes)

This cranberry pistachio and orange stollen by Elizabeth D Bakes is gluten-free and handmade.

Boxing Day Snacks

Ten Acre Crisps

Let the snacking commence (Picture: Ten Acre)
Let the snacking commence (Picture: Ten Acre)

For post-Christmas munchies, Ten Acre crisps are gluten free and vegan. We love their inventive flavours, such as chicken soup and ‘when bombay got spicy’.

Livia’s Kitchen

Try some of these tasty morsels (Picture: Livia's)
Try some of these tasty morsels (Picture: Livia’s)

Despite being free from gluten and dairy, these millionaire bites from Livia’s Kitchen are completely moreish, and taste just like shortbread too.

Squirrel Sisters

This energy bar is a wholesome alternative to chocolate (Picture: Squirrel Sisters)
This energy bar is a wholesome alternative to chocolate (Picture: Squirrel Sisters)

Why do we need energy bars when we’re spending the day on the sofa? We don’t, but this cacao orange bar from Squirrel Sisters is almost exactly like a chocolate orange brownie.

Drinks

Bailey’s

A Christmas day staple (Picture: Bailey's)
A Christmas day staple (Picture: Bailey’s/metro.co.uk)

Vegans, rejoice: Dairy-free Baileys, made with almond milk, is now a thing – and it tastes as amazing as we thought it would.

Skinny Beer

Enjoy swigging this low-calorie option (Picture: Skinny)
Enjoy swigging this low-calorie option (Picture: Skinny)

There’s lots of gluten-free beer on the market, but Skinny beer is low-cal too. At only 89 calories a bottle it leaves plenty of room for the plate of pigs in blankets your bound to demolish. It’s available at Tesco.

Teapigs Spiced Winter Tea

If you're staying away from the booze, you can still drink a festive treat (Picture: TeaPigs)
A warming tea (Picture: TeaPigs)

If you’re off the alcohol, this spiced winter tea from Teapigs is the perfect festive alternative.

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