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Dealing with Food Allergies – Tips for the non-allergic

In my previous article I wrote about my past experience with allergies and how my family’s allergies affected me. After I wrote it, I felt it prudent to make a list that may help those in a similar situation. 1. Having allergies is hard. I know this is a ‘duh’ statement but the point is more


B12 for Energy and Weight Loss

You may have heard about B12 shots and how they: Improve circulation Increase metabolism Provide energy, particularly in people who are B12 deficient. Well, I am here to tell you that it is all true.  I have been consistently taking Vitamin B12 for the last 2 weeks.  Adding that in immediately gave me more energy.  more


Why I Went Gluten-Free

by Brian of ThisGlutenFreeLife.com I think it was around the end of 2009 when I first noticed I wasn’t feeling like I used to.  I was having some slight side pains. digestive issues, and just an overall sluggish feeling.  I went to the doctor, but he could not pinpoint what was causing the problems.  These more


EnjoyLife Not Nuts! Fruit and Seed Trail Mix Review

Yes, ladies and gentlemen! It is another EnjoyLife Foods review, brought to you by EnjoyLife Foods, the wonderful folks responsible for the delicious and nutritious gluten free, dairy free, egg free, nut free and free of all other kinds of allergens goodies that we’ve all come to know and love in the food allergy community. more


You won’t believe these cookies are gluten free, nut free and dairy free!

Christmas cookies came to our house early this year courtesy of Enjoy Life Foods. They went so quickly that I didn’t even have a chance to take pictures of the cookies, or the cookie boxes, before they were all gone. I wasn’t even the first one to try them, even though they were addressed to more


Gluten Free French Fried Onions – Homemade Recipe

It’s a real bummer when you go in search of an ingredient that you know you’ve seen at the store before, only to learn that they don’t carry it. When we lived in New England, the Whole Foods in our town had a much better selection.  This selection included gluten free french fried onions.  Unfortunately, more


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


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


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