Airline Peanuts; They’re Back
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Apparently with the acquisition of Northwest Airlines by Delta, there are some changes in the inflight snack service. Whereas Northwest was peanut free for years, the peanut snack is being reintroduced through Delta. Continue reading…
Food Allergy Tests Not Always Accurate
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We often wonder why some many children have food allergies. I’ve often had the conversation that “When I was in school, there weren’t this many allergies…” So why? There is the theory of our overly hygienic society, that mothers to be eat too many of certain foods causing allergies, that babies are given things too early, too late… Well what about over diagnosis? Continue reading…
Valentine Treats without the Worry
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So last week I wrote about celebrating Valentine’s Day without food, but for those of you with a
sweet tooth, here are some other options. Below is a recipe you may want to try from Enjoy Life
Foods (www.enjoylifefoods.com) which I came across on www.GoDairyFree.org. Continue reading…
Informative, Helpful Website
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I came across a website that I havent’ seen before and I wanted to pass it along to you, it’s www.eatingwithfoodallergies.com. This is not only an informative website about allergies, but has allergy free recipes for the top 8 allergens as well as substitutions and good snack ideas. You may want to sign up for the free newsletter with ideas about eating out, recipes and “food finds.” Continue reading…
Peanut Dogs
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No, it’s not a food like a hot dog or a dog shaped peanut chocolate candy. Peanut dogs are being featured in the news more and more often as a salvation for those people extremely allergic to peanuts. Like guide dogs, peanut sniffing dogs, can make possible things that without the dog wouldn’t be an option. Continue reading…
Over Labeling?
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I came across this today and it gives us some food for thought (no pun intended). Read on from Couriermail.com.
EVEN food allergy experts say Cadbury has gone too far with a plan to slap “contains milk” and “contains nuts” warnings on Whole Nut Dairy Milk chocolate.
London’s The Daily Telegraph reports the famous chocolate maker had gone well beyond its legal requirements to label food containing milk and nuts.
It quoted an Anaphylaxis Campaign spokeswoman who agreed that it seemed the world had “gone mad” on food labeling. Continue reading…
Connection – Food Allergies and Bedwetting
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I know there are so many symptoms of food allergies that we often fail to notice, everything from headaches and skin issues to crankiness and attention issues. It’s hard to keep them with them all. Here is another one, though, that I just recently came across – bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis). According to an article on http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139, Caryn Talty discusses her child’s own bedwetting habits in relation to a food allergy. Continue reading…
Keep the Close Eye on Labels, Again!
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The other day we were doing our Christmas food shopping and my girls wanted to make reindeer cookies. This consists of bird food mixed with brown sugar, flour, and milk, baked and set out for the reindeer. I thought it sounded like a fun idea, and thought we needed some bird seed anyway. So I grabbed a bag without thinking to check a label. Continue reading…
Holiday Traditions
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The other day I was talking with my daughter about my holiday memories and traditions. You know what stands out the most to me as my strongest holiday memory? Sitting around a card table after a big holiday meal, playing cards with my grandfather and cracking nuts and eating them. Sort of ironic, huh, since my daughter is allergic to nuts? Another thing I loved about Thanksgiving was my mom’s chestnut stuffing. That, too, is a thing of the past. Now the chestnuts are replaced with apples and cranberries. It’s still yummy, but some of the nostalgia is gone. Continue reading…
Being a Gracious Guest with a Food Allergy
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Thanksgiving is next week and I can’t believe it. People all over the US are planning their menus, deciding what to have from the decadent to the organic to the vegan to the catered. They are also planning their guest lists and trying to accommodate for the vegetarians, the lactose intolerant and those with food allergies. As a guest, what’s the best way to be a gracious guest while ensuring your safety with food and food contaminants? How do you know the food is safe from allergens? Continue reading…
