Welcome to my site!
My baby, Lucy, was just diagnosed with several food allergies - peanuts, milk & wheat. While she is not severe (yet) and the doctor thinks there is a chance she may outgrow the milk & wheat allergies, we are trying our best to adapt our lives to accommodate our sweet little girl's new allergies.
I am the twenty-something mother of two girls, ages 3 and almost 1. I have some "food intolerances" myself which are not backed by an allergist, but were discovered through the ELISA/ACT blood test. The foods I cannot eat are: baking powder (leavening), red grapes, xanthan gum (which makes Lucy's wheat allergy interesting since that's in all gluten-free stuff!), yellow #5, avacado and black eyed peas. My husband & I have been married for over 5 years.
I've been frustrated with information I've found on the net and have been trying to find answers to my many questions around food allergies and reading labels. It has been difficult to find the exact combination of foods we avoid, as well as find recipes that are allergy friendly and something a child would or could eat!
So this blog is the manifestation of all my hard work - testing recipes, reading labels and figuring out what my child will and can eat!
Full disclaimer: I'm still figuring some of this out myself, so if you're trying out a recipe be sure to have an epi pen or Benadryl handy if your child has severe allergies. If I have found something to be gluten free (GF) or dairy free (DF) I will try to post that exact brand name that I bought.
Feel free to email me any thoughts, suggestions or ideas you may have. Thanks for reading!!
Erin
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