
Food is expensive right now, for everyone. It can be a shock when you fill your basket with the basics and it ends up noticeably more expensive than last month, or even last week.
If you’re gluten-free, it’s no less painful, but that shock may be slightly dulled by the fact this is how it’s always been – shop in the free-from aisle and you know your bank balance will take a battering. The cost-of-living crisis is simply exacerbating an existing problem. “Gluten-free food is too expensive,” says gluten-free cookbook author Becky Excell. “It’s always, always been too expensive.