Gluten free food truck: Sue’s Food Van given tick by Coeliac Australia

FOOD trucks are renowned for deliciously decadent food, however many don’t cater for people with certain dietary needs … until now.

Sue Williamsz has Australia’s first accredited gluten free food truck. Picture: Troy Snook

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FOOD trucks are renowned for deliciously decadent food, however many don’t cater for people with certain dietary needs … until now.

People in search of gluten free products across the coast can treat themselves at Australia’s first food truck to be accredited gluten free by Coeliac Australia.

Sue’s Food Van is owned by Sue Williamsz, of Chittaway Bay, who started the van at the end of last year, having been diagnosed with coeliac disease more than 20 years ago.

The diagnosis inspired her to provide simple food that people on a gluten free diet generally miss out on — such as toasties and ice cream cones.

Toasties are a big hit for the van

… along with ice cream cones

It’s been an emotional and amazing start to the journey,” Ms Williamsz said.

“On my first day trading a lady with coeliac disease asked which menu items were gluten free. When I told her everything was gluten free, she stared at me with tears tumbling down her cheeks. She wanted to try everything on the menu.

“I had a customer in her fifties with coeliac disease who had never eaten a hot cinnamon doughnut.”

People with coeliac disease can’t eat gluten — a protein found in wheat, barley, rye and oats.

“The food I serve doesn’t taste gluten free, the key is making food people love,” she said.

Sue Williamsz, who was diagnosed with coeliac disease more than 20 years ago, says gluten free food can taste amazing. Picture: Troy Snook

“Our bestseller is the Mediterranean Cheesy Lamb topped with a dollop of tzatziki.”

Coeliac Australia partnerships and sponsorship manager Cathy Di Bella said there was a

large and growing market of Australians who want gluten free options that they can trust. “Sue’s Food Van has met the stringent requirements, including laboratory testing, on-site audit and training to become accredited by Coeliac Australia,” Ms Di Bella said.

Sue’s Food Van will celebrate its gluten free accreditation on Saturday (April 27) at the Shelly Beach Markets between 9am-2pm at Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College.