When you have a child with food allergies, you can't rely on any school-supplied lunches, if any are even offered. You have to make lunch every day. Any mom who packs lunches can relate to the morning drill of hoping you've done enough grocery shopping to find enough food to put … [Read more...] about Food-allergy-friendly (and healthy) lunch box options for kids
SuperSeedz Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin seeds are delicious and packed with nutrition, having one of the highest protein contents of any seed or nut. They are also a good source of minerals, fiber and healthy omega-3 oils. Though most nut-allergic individuals can tolerate seeds, the seeds are often made in a … [Read more...] about SuperSeedz Pumpkin Seeds
Laughing Glass Margaritas: all-natural and delicious!
I like a good margarita, and by that I mean a real, fresh margarita, not one made from a corn-syrup-sodium-benzoate-yellow-5 mixer. Besides the fact that the ingredients of most commercial mixers are ones I don't want to put in my body, they simply don't taste good to me. The … [Read more...] about Laughing Glass Margaritas: all-natural and delicious!
Gluten-free backlash?
The other night I went out with a group of people to a new restaurant called Salito's in Sausalito, California. I hadn't looked at the menu ahead of time, but rarely do I have a problem eating out gluten-free these days (unless it is a Chinese restaurant). Restaurant awareness … [Read more...] about Gluten-free backlash?
New Summer Camp for Kids with Food Allergies
I am happy to announce that there is a new summer camp in Oregon for kids with food allergies. As far as I know, it is the only one of its kind. When I told my daughter about how she wouldn't have to worry about the food if she went to a camp like this, she said wide-eyed, "It … [Read more...] about New Summer Camp for Kids with Food Allergies
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