http://surefoodsliving.com A place for people with food sensitivities Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:37:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Going on a trip? Whether you or your children have celiac disease, gluten or other food intolerance or food allergies, travel is something that requires extra meal planning and safety preparation. As an example, this is what I bring when we travel by airplane: Food sandwiches placed in a small, soft cooler ... http://surefoodsliving.com/2008/07/22/tips-for-traveling-with-celiac-disease-or-food-allergies/ I recently had a fabulous gluten-free dining experience at Cyrus Restaurant in Healdsburg, California. I wanted to find out more about why this restaurant has chosen to accommodate gluten-free diners when other restaurants are still trying to figure out if potatoes are gluten-free (they are, in case you're not up ... http://surefoodsliving.com/2008/07/20/interview-with-chef-douglas-keane-on-serving-gluten-free/ Last Friday night I had the pleasure of dining at one of the finest restaurants in northern California, Cyrus Restaurant in Healdsburg.(I was also lucky enough to be treated to the dinner by friends visiting from Los Angeles... if you can get someone else to pay the bill, I highly ... http://surefoodsliving.com/2008/07/17/the-ultimate-and-gluten-free-dining-experience/ Gluten-free and allergy-free people have to pay more in general for their groceries. I love Whole Foods Market and am grateful that they carry so many gluten-free items. It's just that I end up spending so much money there because I buy a lot of my other groceries there too. ... http://surefoodsliving.com/2008/07/15/one-way-to-save-money-on-groceries/ People say to me "Wow, that must hard" when I tell them about my daughter 's food allergies. "Eh," I say with a shrug, "you just do what you have to do." And I almost never cry about it. (You can read about the last time I cried). But last ... http://surefoodsliving.com/2008/07/13/yes-i-do-cry-sometimes/ I was skeptical... vegan rice cheese? Surely it won't melt, and will probably taste weird too. But the prospect of my dairy-free soy-free daughter getting to have "cheese" -- on tortillas, in a sandwich, on pizza! -- was too exciting to pass up, so I bought a pack of sliced ... http://surefoodsliving.com/2008/07/09/rice-cheese-dairy-free-and-soy-free/ Thanks to everyone who made comments about what to put in the Laptop Lunch box. There were some great ideas for kids' lunches so be sure to go read the comments on the original post about the contest. I wish you all could win one! But since there can be only ... http://surefoodsliving.com/2008/07/06/the-winner-of-the-laptop-lunch-system-is/ The 4th of July is near. This makes me think of freedom... which makes me think of being allergy-free! Believe it or not, thinking of freedom from food allergies makes me joyous. Even though at times I feel a loss of freedom when I have to avoid gluten, or when ... http://surefoodsliving.com/2008/07/01/celebrate-freedom-with-an-allergy-free-bbq/ I was sick of using plastic bags. I felt guilty creating such waste every time I made a lunch for my daughter to take to preschool, plus I didn't think the lunch looked very appetizing -- piles of plastic that had to be opened to get the food out. I ... http://surefoodsliving.com/2008/06/27/win-a-laptop-lunch-system/ You have eliminated gluten from your diet and you feel a lot better. You are very careful about what you eat, but you still have symptoms that you blame on gluten somehow sneaking into your food via cross-contamination or because you were not being careful enough. You may be frustrated ... http://surefoodsliving.com/2008/06/26/you-could-be-sensitive-to-more-than-just-gluten/