Why is it do you think that none of the current cookery programmes currently advertised on TV relate to Coeliac Disease?. 

None of these cookery programmes have people with Coeliac Disease on their programmes?  As it is coeliac awareness week, it would be good to see a cookery programme purely dedicated to helping/assisting  people who suffer with the disease offering good cooking tips on how to cook their favourite foods.  After all, most people diagnosed, usually end up not being able to have a certain favourite food.

It would also realyl help awareness....

imagine if Jamie Oliver was to have a visiting coeliac! 

Hi Sara

Unfortunately the people suffering from Coeliac Disease are a minority compared to those that have no dietary issues.  The costs involved to produce a T.V cookery programme are extensive even when not using celebrity chefs.

It would be wonderful to have a cookery programme purely dedicated to helping and assisting suffers and in time I think it will come.  If you relate it to how awareness to Coeliac Disease has increased over the past 5 years, up until then products were really only available on prescription, now nearly every supermarket chain has it’s own dedicated free from products, I agree, in some supermarkets this is very small but none suffers are now aware that some people are unable to tolerate gluten and wheat in their diet.

The Coeliac Society regional group meetings are often a good place to chat to fellow suffers and recipes are often exchanged; the gluten-free manufacturer’s web sites also offer recipes and tips.

Regards

Gill

even a single programme would be great though, it needn't be a whole series. 

Chefs are often seen catering for vegetarians etc. so why not a coeliac... even a contestant on ready steady....  would help raise awareness. 

Craig was a coeliac contestant in Come Dine With Me earlier this year:

http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/C/come_dine/three_3.html

The other contestants generally seemed to think Craig was just a fussy eater, no clear explanation was made of CD or GF diet.

Also  mother & daughter who had had set up some sailing record were on Ready Steady Cook one time but no mention was made of gluten contamination or hidden gluten so it all looked very easy to be GF.