A Week On "Free From" DAY 1

[@Billybloop]

"I'm going to beat up my wife". No amount of gluten free Stella can change the fact that Grace could break you in two. Let's face it.

[@idevant]

Even Basil could break him in two :-) ... just kidding ...

[@danielcooke9215]

As a celiac, finally glad you are doing this. However the cost is the worry for us. Its so expensive compared to non gf food

[@LouiseT2405]

Daniel Cooke do you do a lot of home cooking?

[@sionaf9562]

@@LouiseT2405 thing is, even with home cooking etc, it can still be really expensive. Was chatting to an acquaintance today. He told me his family goes through 9 litres of milk a week, paying €2 for 3 litres at a time. That's €6 for 9l. I am lactose intolerant. Lactose free milk, which I use all the time, is €2 per litre. I go through 1l per week, to keep costs down, and because I live alone, thankfully. If I needed to buy 9l per week, it would cost me €18 compared to the other guy's €6, for just milk

[@MikeJeavons]

Daniel Cooke SO expensive!

[@sionaf9562]

@@MikeJeavons not sure if it's available in the UK, but here in Ireland, I can get cows-milk cream and cheese that have been processed to remove the lactose. More expensive, sure, but very much enjoyed lol. Also, hard cheeses like cheddar are pretty low in lactose already. I'm lactose intolerant, but because it's not very severe (intolerances can have varying levels of severity, in case you weren't aware), I can generally enjoy cheddar without issue. Having tried many free-from products out of necessity (I'm wheat intolerant as well, though gluten is fine), I'm looking forward to seeing how you get on. Love the channel loads. Thanks for the fun content!

[@barbedwire_lace2160]

Yes in the US gluten-free lactose-free is on the average three times more expensive. And if you are Celiac you have to read the label on everything gluten is used as a stabilizer in many many products. Straight chili powder probably didn't have gluten in it but if you had chili blend it probably did.

[@joshuasmith7855]

"I can get pissed gluten free and beat up my wife. I'm gonna have to remove that joke"

[@rainyfeathers9148]

Grace would have him xD

[@dangerotterisrea]

A week on domestic violence 😆

[@joshuasmith7855]

The best bit is he didn't remove the joke

[@manonmoon12]

I could imagine him drunkenly bursting threw the door in a baked bean stained vest and Grace just folding him in half.

[@SpiceisRice]

@@manonmoon12 grace is a unit, shed fold him like a deck chair.

[@capness1228]

Ah yes. The aisle for people with genuine intolerances and pretentious people with too much money.

[@jpjpvds]

Indeed a week on gullible!! (as Mike has no condition for which he needs -free stuff)

[@KatKaleen]

@@jpjpvds He's just taste-testing it and has gotten lots of requests to do so. I'd ask what your point was, but you had none.

[@barbedwire_lace2160]

@@jpjpvds from someone who is allergic to gluten, dairy, soy and eggs. There is no joy in eating just do it to survive.

[@jpjpvds]

@@KatKaleen I never said Mike was gullible.... You just not englishing ever so good, day of today. If you were to read my comment again you would understand Im saying that Mike is testing pretentious shit this week. (Just my opinion if you need me to clarify)

[@jpjpvds]

@@barbedwire_lace2160 Sounds awfull..... Hope You didn't take my comment personal! (I mean, I DID mention the existence of conditions that make these product necessary right??)

[@DJDonnelly]

Please do a sugar free week on next

[@zukodude487987]

He has a week on Keto i think so that counts.

[@Bobobidobo2]

"It's got that Basil taste" So you have tasted him!

[@EnerJohn94]

"That nut butter is very salty... Very nice". - Mike Jeavons, 2019

[@RandomAmerican3000]

20:52 When you criticize your spouse's choices, remember, you were one of them.

[@loulou7963]

😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@ninjafluffy1625]

I'm really looking forward to seeing the rest of this week on

[@AbzCat]

Yes! I'm so glad to see this! I had recommended this challenge some time ago and this is genuine proof that Mike listens to his viewers!

[@WelshDdraig]

Glad to see you doing this week :) But Free From is so expensive for some items - due to suffering from Coeliac Disease, it almost kills me when I go to the shop and pick up a gluten-free loaf of bread that is half the size of a normal loaf for almost 3-4 times the price...

[@Huntreimu]

About the soft and flexible stuff some gluten free products have on them. When these kind of products were less popular and used different methods to make it, that tended to make it more hard and rigid as a side effect. As a result the foods that needed heating before eating (mostly had experience of this from free from bread early on) It's likely just stuck around because advertising : ) edit : wording

[@conorswann794]

If you had done this 10 year ago jeeeeez it was rough😂

[@TheLondonLass]

Yes, I got diagnosed with lactose intolerance 15 years ago and I remember the horror of looking around the supermarket to see what was available.

[@conorswann794]

19 year ago for myself being told I was coeliac, and my days I remember the sheer lack of items available it actually makes me cringe, likes of only bread and pasta were available along with plain digestive biscuits and my god they were awful😂

[@emitrelevart4330]

@@TheLondonLass 25 years ago, aged 7.. i was diagnosed with dairy allergy and "mild coeliacs".. it was really lactose and wheat intolerances, but back then knowledge was scarce. We were informed of the issues I had, following blood tests.. and that was it. There was no help and almost no information available, back then. This was also rural Ireland, to add another level of difficulty, lol

[@timowthie]

@@emitrelevart4330 how could there be little knowledge of lactose intolerance in 1994. In sure this is a common problem.

[@emitrelevart4330]

@@timowthie Rural Ireland, mate. I remember a young girl being diagnosed with celiac's disease. It was really hard on the family. She had to cut out loads of stuff, with nothing to replace. If you wanted bread suitable for someone with the condition, you needed a prescription. It's only within the last 5 years that the 'flu jab has started to be recommended for everyone. Before that, it wasn't recommended unless you were in an at-risk group. Also, Diary is a big industry here. Being lactose intolerant, especially when I was diagnosed, was considered wrong. It was basically an insult to farmers everywhere. Up until my 20s, the only milk alternatives available were goat's milk (which tasted vile, so I couldn't drink it..) and soya milk (which I'm also intolerant to). It was nearly 10 years following diagnosis before I discovered the term "lactose intolerance". I was told by my GP, who was told by the lab that did the blood tests, that I was allergic. Simple as that. It's getting easier, little by little, go roll out correct medical information here.. but 25 years ago, intolerances didn't exist in my experience. And forget having your allergy accommodated. You worked around it yourself, with little or no help.. and by doing this, you greatly inconvenienced people. Really, you were expected to ignore your allergy and just get on with things as normal. I remember staying at friends' houses as a kid, and their parents refusing to let me eat my cereal dry, because to them, that was wrong. Even when I mentioned being allergic to milk, it was still poured into my bowl. And once that happens, you HAVE to consume it. Not doing so would have been considered the height of rudeness. It's always better to make yourself sick, rather than to be rude.

[@Runeinc]

'Gluten Free Stella!' "He's gonna make a..." "And beat my wife!" *Feels justified for the joke.*

[@ellenlawton5974]

As someone who’s had coeliacs disease my whole life I’m glad your doing this. That aisle is usually a treat for me as it’s so expensive. Your description of gluten wraps is pretty accurate those old el passo ones are the best yet

[@LakesGeek]

"Got that basil taste" Oh heck he ate his cat!

[@JunKurosu]

A week on AlienPlanet666.Nose to tail

[@Elven_Lady]

There are 2 dairy allergies: lactose intolerance and casein. The symptoms are the same, the rules differ. Lactose is the more common of the 2, casein is less known. Casein allergies can eat goat dairy, Greek products (casein binds to dairy fat so truly fat free dairy is safe) and since genetically the Americas cow dairy (A1) differs from European dairy (A2) casein allergic people are not allergic to the other type of casein, only the one type (There may be exceptions). Casein allergies are tricky as products labeled non-dairy usually contain some (minus lactose) but may not be on the label since it's in small amounts but can still cause symptoms. In those cases listen to your body, mot the labels. To go truly dairy free, you have to go vegan fyi... The more you know...

[@KatKaleen]

About ten years ago I learned about that allergy from a user in a now defunct forum. Everybody thought she was speaking nonsense when she claimed she couldn't eat dairy products without being lactose intolerant, but I got curious and she explained it to me. There's a ton more allergies and food intolerances than most people are aware of!

[@sionaf9562]

@@KatKaleen some allergies sound insane. My dad is allergic to.pork. except black/blood and white pudding.

[@changingme1412]

Fyi you can go carnivore too. But avoid dairy. It's not like straight up meat contains dairy.

[@sionaf9562]

@@changingme1412 I think what elven means is that if you want to avoid dairy 100% and be totally confident, you need to choose the vegan option. Like, I do it when I want ice cream.. I'll look for something vegan, even though I'm not actually vegan.

[@Elven_Lady]

@@sionaf9562 exactly. The best example is non-dairy creamer for coffee. It has dairy in it (ingredients often list whey powder which is dairy and has casein in it) But vegan creamers don't have dairy in them at all

[@georgieroberts8697]

The dried pasta you get from Tesco is free from milk and egg anyway (it’s durem wheat semolina)

[@sophiebee1679]

Yeah stuff like this kind makes me wish he'd do research, but i guess that's not the point of this channel

[@joannegray5138]

Of all the non-dairy milks, I found the coconut milk was the nicest. I even found a cocnut chocolate milk drink in the supermarkets that tasted lovely.

[@Torchyc]

yay more basil .... i mean yay more week on videos XD

[@donnawilletts7975]

A week on locally sourced fresh produce.

[@demileerachel314]

THANK YOU for bleeping out Alexa. She is the bane of my life

[@katiestilltherapytalkandre5824]

Violife is the best non dairy cheese.

[@YasminGLouise]

It’s the worst!

[@ChesuMori]

"Screw you, gluten!" he says, flipping off cereals made from rice, oats, and the part of wheat that doesn't contain gluten. Actually, they probably all contain gluten to prevent them from crumbling during the manufacturing process, but... whatever.

[@biffx5357]

Not going to put much cheese in this!! Puts 10kg of cheese on

[@umachan9286]

Mike was being honest because there was no actual cheese added to that.

[@spaghettixday]

"God knows how you make these without flour" corn tortillas lol

[@leannelillyrug1514]

And beat up my wife ! Had me absolutely howling 😂

[@chloejane3387]

Nice to see some familiar products that were in your week on Vegsn

[@Dimensioneer88]

Always love Grace's commentaries on your exploits.

[@CherylLovesSobek]

Just what I need a distraction! my partner died last week he also loved these videos

[@BethPastor]

Cheryl 02 sorry for your loss x

[@KatKaleen]

My condolences.

[@MikeJeavons]

Cheryl 02 I’m so sorry :(

[@chillid3146]

Hope things are going well for you...so sorry about your husband

[@CherylLovesSobek]

@@chillid3146 Thank you❤ it's just gone a year last week scary where time goes x

[@icecranberry2148]

When you said chilli fingers, it reminded me of "smelly chilli fingers" they say in the Infomercial for Twist&Chop I think and you made fun of it.

[@GoodOldGamer]

Mike, I love you man, but we all know Grace would easily put you in your proper place if you ever lifted a finger against her. 😄 Suspension of disbelief only stretches so far. 😋

[@hannayoung9657]

Well that aisle, I go to. Lactose free is dairy so if it is Lactose free it isnt dairy free unless it says so. I get the lactosefree or dairy free chocolate every Christmas from my UK family.

[@paulsmith-ll9vg]

unless your unlucky enough to have to visit the free from aisle in a big supermarket for your diet needs why would you ever visit it and maybe not even on a week on, but then again saying that on the odd occasion where i have tried the odd free from product in asda then i was impressed with the taste, and when i didn`t really know what i really wanted for tea and for some reason decided to visit the vegetarian range of ready meals, i was generally impressed that even without meat they tasted really nice.

[@JosephRobinsonSMBX]

Mike: 7 days of Free From Me: 7 years of Free From

[@blaiddcalon88games80]

You can get lactose free cathedral city nature cheese in Asda. Also alpro chocolate milk is amazing!! I hear it’s good in porridge

[@caseyb889]

Thanks for putting Alexa in quote marks. It saves my Alexa going off 😂

[@Spoxgirl]

You just showed me a bit of my range when going to the UK! Im gluten free and lactose free due to an illness (Not celiac), and this made me so bloody happy! It made me subscribe, finally

[@TCookHopItHolidays771]

Can we please have a good shot of the sugar content in all these as you go. You'll find every single branded "free from" product has tonnes of sugar in. Dont be surprised if you do gain weight. Im a Coeliac and have had to come off all these products due to the sheer amount of sugar found in them all and weight gain and health problems associated with sugar/ carbs

[@markiangooley]

Well, starch that the body will break down into glucose, yes.

[@sionaf9562]

@@markiangooley not true for all free from products. I buy corn-based pasta, as I'm wheat intolerant (and lactose intolerant), and there's like, corn, water and salt. That's it.

[@xedalpha1]

Wow you have lost so much weight. I remember the first week on when it was 15 and a half stone.

[@loulou7963]

xed alpha this is true. Mike has lost loads of weight I think

[@Stjaernljus]

Glutenfree food is usually very dry and oily as there is nothing to maintain moisture(something the gluten usually does). The reason the tortillas last basically last forever is that they are packaged with very little oxygen and moisture. Oat facts: Oats are technically gluten free but what usually makes them not glutenfree is that they generally are processed in the same machinery as wheat, also oats have proteins very similar to gluten so some people react badly to those as well.

[@JonathanRodd]

During my brief period on a gluten/lactose free diet, I basically had to give up on cheese almost entirely. Generally it's easier to adapt to these types of diets (lactose free, gluten free, vegan, etc.) if you're open to completely new dishes, rather than trying to find substitutes and imitations of everything. A lactose free cheese or imitation beef, etc are always going to fall a bit short of what they're trying to imitate. Because at the end of the day, they just aren't the same thing. But a "free of" diet doesn't have to be based around imitation.

[@JonathanRodd]

I tried a gluten / lactose free diet for a period. At the time I was convinced that either gluten or lactose were at the root of some stomach problems I was having. I have to admit, I lost weight and felt very healthy while I was on that diet. However I don't think that was directly because of the absence of gluten or lactose. I think it was because the diet forced me to plan meals more carefully in order to avoid gluten and lactose, and the meals were more healthy as a result. I had more home cooked meals and homemade treats. Though eventually I realized that lactose and gluten weren't actually what was upsetting my stomach, and it cost too much to avoid eating them. So I quit the diet.

[@TheRyanellwood]

Amazing to see you do this challenge, Mike! Honestly, there are a lot of products that do not contain gluten or milk in the regular isles, especially things like sauces. If you are still doing the challenge the Tesco own sausages (Frozen, blue packet) are great and actually reasonably priced!

[@shannonolivas9524]

"Masa flour" is what corn tortillas, champurrado, and tamales are made out of. It is an ancient form of flour made from nixtamalized corn (maize soaked in an alkali bath)_... also known as hominy. Hominy is used in Menudo, potzole, and in the USA "grits".

[@meganhawkins3098]

Can you do a week on Tesco’s meal deals?

[@SuperLordpig]

Please do a week on 24hour garage food and you can only have food they pass you through the hatch at night time.

[@kevinbaker6168]

I understand the dairy free cheeses are best eat cold. If you cook with it the "cheese" doesn't melt up the same.

[@Soulsworth69]

You made one mistake with the quesadilla, Mike. When you're frying 'em via stove top, you'll want to butter the outer sides of the tortillas as it gives it a really nice crispiness. I knoe you're doing gluten/dairy free this week on, but there are some decent alternatives to actual butter you could've used. I would definitely give it a shot if you haven't before, during a week on or not. Makes them so much better.

[@maxscardanelli6185]

That look at the camera after he said "That's difficult to swallow"... How Mike resisted following it up with a "That's what she said" I'll never know...

[@elliottslab]

“That nut butter is very salty” 😂

[@dangould7290]

O.M.G Mike actually doing his own cooking

[@rellicproduction]

We all know Grace would win if you tried to fight her

[@Tracey2719]

Ahhh fabulous Mike I have to have free from as I have to have dairy gluten free diet let see what you think😉😉😉😉 Welcome to my world😊😱 Give Basil a hug for me and Beauty says hi to basil too😽😽

[@SouthernGospelLady]

Oh lord, the nut butter ball had me cracking up 😂 I needed a good laugh today . 😂😂

[@Kuunmorsian]

I'm pretty happy we Finns have tons of low lactose/no lactose products in stores these days. Gluten free stuff is also available but I've never really tried them so I don't know much about them. Prices for both are a bit higher but not budget breaking.. I think.

[@conniewilkie4399]

Dairy free/vegan cheese isn’t the best however you should try the brand Sheese. It’s the best cheese alternative I’ve tried that actually has a decent taste.

[@10191927]

😂 Wow I hear the Stella joke even in work, I’ve never had Stella, now I never will.

[@truereclaim7341]

If you don't have a wife you should be fine

[@VegasMilgauss]

The Chavs are all calling their kids Alexa

[@druhurn3686]

These two are like a happy Kate and Martin from Benidorm

[@poorlilrichgirl3561]

😂🤣 Those Nut Butter Balls. I honestly wouldn’t have been able to bring myself to try them! #NuggetsOfShit haha

[@zoemason7313]

I'm lactose Intorerant so have tried many vegan cheeses, coconut cheese isn't great so may e try a cheese made from oat milk? Or the lacto free cheese if you count that not vegan but lacto free tastes like normal cheese if you get the red packet one

[@catgordon]

My Coeliac daughter says don't have the Genius stuff, cos it's not good. You need to get some Schar gluten free foods, they are the best. Oh and some Coeliac's can't have oats either (btw it's not just a wheat issue, also...as well as sometimes oats...barley, malt and rye).

[@doryna_sira]

I wish you luck on the dairy front. At least here in the states, dairy is in a surprising amount of products. My grandmother had so many problems finding anything completely dairy-free.

[@JayAlderton-]

That beat up my wife joke literally made my fiancée and I cry with laughter 😂😂

[@darrenhoughton1515]

Don’t lie she was crying after you beat her.

[@eddiegibbons6428]

🤣🤣🤣 haven’t laughed so much all day watching this brilliant video. Must have more nut 🥜 butter balls 😂😂

[@pssurvivor]

was having a bad day until the nut butter balls jokes!

[@debraphillips1066]

.....nutbuter....pinched off....i'm dying!lol!

[@goonerman6370]

You've lost loads of weight.

[@dvdmike007]

Going for my blood test today for Gluten, so as a lactose intolerance type human this video is perfectly timed

[@VegasMilgauss]

dvdmike007 2019 wrapped up

[@arklestudios]

Something I've run into a lot, especially when I was just a baby vegan (meaning I'd been a vegan for less than a year; I was actually 29) is a LOT of people assume that vegans can't have gluten. I would have to tell people all the time, "No, gluten free is for people with wheat allergies." Not so much these days, thank goodness. I'll be honest, if I had a wheat allergy, I'm not sure I'd have been able to go vegan.

[@Jussy833]

14:50 Mike...please...X'DD I can't stop laughing.

[@WoolyCP]

Im lactose intolerance and free from cheese is really bad unless you get the cheese that they have taken the lactose out of. So you can get a "lactose free cheese" (thats the brand) and the lactose free cathedral city cheese is really good.

[@Sabatuar]

Honestly with the pesto the only thing it would be "free from" is dairy. It normally doesn't have gluten anyway, I suspect that was just added as a selling point. Like gluten-free popcorn.

[@Nattters]

I know what you mean about the cheese! I tried it out myself a few months ago and the stickiness is horrible. I wouldn't mind the taste and using it as an alternative if the texture wasn't so off-putting.

[@KatKaleen]

My sister is vegan and while I like most of her cooking, vegan cheese is just odd. Not that it exists or how it's made, sometimes the taste is even pretty good, but the texture is off. As for the tortillas, they're basically just (other) flour and water. As long as there are no germs or mold on the tortillas or in the package, they probably last much longer than the best before date. The only other issue would be moisture escaping, making them brittle, but the package prevents that. So hooray for tortillas! A good thing to stock up on for the zombie apocalypse.

[@grws86]

“Won’t use too much cheese because it smells really odd” ....... proceeds to covers the entire wrap in cheese

[@ryanmg92]

The Mrs gets the Amy's kitchen stuff, more for it being vegetarian friendly than the gluten stuff, generally pretty nice tbf

[@kimberleyfraser848]

I've been hoping you'd do a free from week, as a Coeliac with a slight dairy intolerance I was very interested to see what you'd make of it. Ive mentioned it a few times in the comments. I cant wait for you to taste the pizza to be honest, coz I find pizza exceptionally hit or miss. Its defiantly easier to get free from foods now then it used to be but with varying degrees of success when it comes to taste and consistency

[@twofirstnamesbrucewayne71]

came for the lunches, stayed for the wife punches ..

[@princesswendy99]

My daughter is lactose intolerant. I'm looking forward to seeing how you get on with this one and possibly finding out about new products that I haven't seen out there yet.

[@fireflights1977]

Mike lucky charms is gluten free also so is cheese it is naturally gluten-freethe only things that contain gluten that we can't have on a gluten-free diet is made with barley, wheat or rye there for a lot of things that aren't mentioned as gluten-free really are if you look at the ingredients

[@tracyl1368]

No spillages......must spill a lot! 🤣

[@fireflights1977]

Huh looks like there are more choices here in America than you guys have in the UK

[@hallwnby]

There is

[@fireflights1977]

@@hallwnby kinda sad because how do Celiac's there handle it I wonder.

[@theresamcdonald2144]

there are those soft tortillas that you have and there are also hard, crunchy, corn tortilla shells

[@robertsistrunk6631]

Long shelf life+preservative free=high sodium

[@aalyssassecret]

*sticks up middle finger to the box* screw you gluten 😂😂

[@AdamMoore86]

Brilliant vlog. Could you do a branded vs unbranded foods. I’ve seen a lot of them and I love it if u did a video on it

[@northenxangel]

Ive been gluten and dairy free for 3 weeks now. Theres some fab products out there. Shame they are so expensive.

[@fasdr]

if the package of those tortilas is sterile inside and there/s some other gass inside instead of oxygen it can last well over a year of the pastic is not too porous (cause tho it's still tightly sealed gasses can leak into and from the package through the plastic itsel and that's the main reason for a 1 year shelf life) no oxygen = no mold and bacterias and no oxygenation = insane shelf life and noneed for harmful chemicals (chemicals are just the easier and cheaper way = put some safe amounts of poison in it and your good to go) ^_^

[@Nob0dy420]

You get to live my life for a week Mike 😄 enjoy 😂. (But I eat dairy)

[@derrenlodge6502]

It's got that Basil taste! You mean it tastes like your cat.URRRRGH!!!😀

[@markiangooley]

Gluten free products tend to be slightly more starchy than those without. Probably not a big deal.

[@markiangooley]

Corn (maize) tortillas are naturally gluten-free. I guess they’re trying to make imitation wheat tortillas without wheat...

[@Plotatothewondercat]

My brain got massively confused by seeing 'fried chicken steaks', because I'm much more used to 'chicken fried steaks', which only have chicken in the name because they're fried the same way you might fry chicken, and are actually beef steaks.

[@TheyfoundRickGrimes]

'Screw you gluten!! ' 😂

[@DAN.eight6]

Mike you need to do a week on weight gain supplements, you're starting to look ill.14.5 - 15 stone you look much more healthy.

[@tonixo8798]

the stella joke hahahahah

[@CeCe-xv1fr]

Hilarious 🙃

[@sweet-beaks]

Thank you. Finally a week on gluten free. 👍

[@youtubeuser2389]

have you decided to keep buying something because of a week on? eg: Tesco value something instead of branded something? im good at questions shhhhh