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Chocolate for Food Allergy Sufferers

When our son was first diagnosed as having a milk allergy, my thought was, “Oh no.  He’ll never have chocolate!”  I quickly learned that you can easily have chocolate without any milk, but what was really hard was finding chocolate that wasn’t cross-contaminated with nuts. Enjoy Life Foods has been a serious Godsend for our more


My Thanksgiving Menu – Food Allergy Safe & Gluten Free

Before food allergies, Thanksgiving was a simple, convenient affair.  Sure, it was a little time consuming, and I would feel anxious about the turkey.  But everything else was convenient.  We used boxed stuffing, mashed potato flakes, a frozen pumpkin pie & another frozen apple pie or apple crumble.  There are boxed corn bread mixes or more


NuNaturals Stevia Giveaway – NuStevia Stevia Extract Packets & Vanilla Liquid Stevia

Who wants free stevia?! What is stevia? Stevia is an all natural sweetener that comes from the stevia plant.  It’s 100% natural and replaces artificial sweetener and sugar in baking, cooking and beverages.  It has no calories, doesn’t spike your insulin levels, and is safe for diabetics.  It also doesn’t have the nasty side-effects associated more


NuNaturals NuStevia Stevia Products Discount Code + Free Samples!

Sugar consumption is a concern for many individuals for various reasons.  Sugar has been linked to depression, weight gain & obesity, and life-altering conditions such as diabetes. For some, artificial sweeteners have been the answer, but there are alleged side-effects to these as well.  As a result, many have turned to natural, sugar free sweeteners more


Getting Healthier in 2011 – October Health Goal Wrap-up

Getting Healthier is my goal, and the goal of this site.  I don’t want to be the Always Sick Chick, but the Rarely Sick Chick.  That, however, takes some work and discipline, and it’s not always easy. In fact, it’s rarely easy. My health goals for October were basically met with one exception:  I didn’t more


Gluten Free Pumpkin Spice Cookies -Vegan, Sugar Free, No Artificial Sweeteners, Peanut and Nut Free

It’s Autumn, and I must admit that my favorite thing to make during the fall months is pumpkin spice cakes and pumpkin pies.  There’s something about pumpkin that just makes my mouth water, and it’s truly the most festive smell, filling the whole house with the aroma of fall. As I’m trying to go sugar more


Free Food Allergy & Vegan Friendly Holiday E-Cookbook – Download Now!

Having food allergies has forced our family to get creative in the kitchen, especially during the holidays.  With peanut, tree nut, egg and dairy allergies between 3 of our 4 family members, holiday meals were missing the common side dishes and desserts my husband and I had growing up.  After a few years of not more


Getting Healthier in 2011 – October Health Goals

Since starting my “Getting Healthier in 2011″ series, I have accomplished the following goals for my health: Getting allergies under control – I used to have allergy attacks on a very regular basis.  Now they only come rarely…very rarely! Lost 10 lbs of body fat, and people are noticing!  Heck yeah! Elimination of acid reflux more


Get $20 in groceries for only $10 from Whole Foods Market

I love getting great deals, and this is one of them.  Today, Living Social and Whole Foods Market have teamed up.  Spend $10 for a Whole Foods voucher and use it to get $20 worth of groceries on your next shopping trip to Whole Foods! This is perfect for anyone who regularly shops at Whole more


Getting Healthier in 2011 – July Health Goal Wrap-up

The point of this blog – Always Sick & Tired – is all about getting healthier.  Part of it is about losing weight, which goes together with getting healthier (unless you’re too skinny, which isn’t a problem that I have), but mostly it’s about feeling better, boosting mood and energy, feeling well rested and building more


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