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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
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
My 5 Favorite Food Allergy Friendly Foods (Vegan & Gluten Free too!)
Having dealt with food allergies for the last 6 years and also having been gluten free for about a year, I learned that getting convenience foods was no longer an option, unless you know where to look. I don’t know what people with food allergies did a decade or more before the food allergy labeling more
Peanut Allergy Free Section at Fenway Park – Go REDSOX! (VIDEO)
As peanut allergies become more prominent, more and more places are accommodating peanut allergic individuals. Airplanes have peanut and nut free flights for passengers who have severe anaphylaxis. Indoor playgrounds are deemed “Peanut Free Zones”. Some schools have banned peanuts and all peanut products, while others have a peanut free section inside the cafeteria to more
Food Allergy Legislation – URGENT!
Do you or a loved one have food allergies? Does eating at a restaurant cause anxiety for fear of cross contamination or a mix up in the kitchen which may result in a food allergic or anaphylactic reaction? Do you avoid restaurants entirely for fear of your food allergies? Right now, legislation is being proposed more
“May Contain” Food Allergy Labeling
And then, there’s the obvious “DUH” moments… Image by Arenamontanus via Flickr I was hunting for some delicious sourdough bread at my regular supermarket this past weekend. Unfortunately, every single loaf had a warning label on it. “Contains Milk Ingredients”. Damn. “Produced in a facility that also manufactures Tree Nuts.” Oh, Shut-up! I actually made more
