Guide Book: Target Audience, Gluten Free

To further my research and create content for the cook book I've conducted a more detailed interview with Rosanna who suffers from coeliacs disease asking her about her experience and asking the following question.

1 What diet do you have? (vegan, gluten free, diary free etc)

2 Do you find it hard to access suitable foods such as chocolate, cake, biscuits etc?

3 Is it expensive? if so do you think its worth it?

4 Would you be interested in cook book and educates you about different foods and shows you how to easily make alternative to suit your diet with readily available ingredients?

Rosanna, 60:
1. Gluten-free
2. yes its hard as many that are suitable are twice the price and half the size.
3. yes its very expensive, not really worth it as a lot of sweet treats are actually double the calories and half the size compared to the alternatives.
4. Yes I think it would help people who have just discovered an intolerance as it can be hard to know what you can and can't eat as gluten can be hidden in a lot of things such as pasta sauces and some nuts which are coated in wheat flower.
Additional Information:
One of the hardest things to deal with was coming to terms with the fact that there was a lot of things that I liked but could no-longer eat such as biscuits and normal bread. The most surprising thing was how much gluten is hidden in things such as some nuts and pasts sauces and cross contamination is very common. Many people with coeliac disease have to have separate butters and toaster in order to avoid cross contamination from crumbs. Cross-contamination can be very common in restaurants making it difficult to eat out as although places may have a gluten free menu they can be cooked using the same utensils and pans as normal making them unsafe for those with a server form of coeliacs disease. Interestingly you can get some gluten free foods on prescription however this is limited as you can only get certain things depending on your location. Additionally those with coeliacs disease are at an increased risk of Osteoporosis so have to have a higher calcium intake. Generally coeliacs have a lower immune system as its an auto-immune disease meaning it can be easier to catch colds and the flu, resulting in free flu jabs being given out on the NHS.