by admin December 26, 2011
There was a lot of excitement in the food allergic community when Daiya vegan cheese became available in Canada. I understand from my fans following a dairy free diet that previous cheese substitutes don’t melt, and that Daiya cheese is special because it does melt and stretch. I tasted a sample at the 2011 Canadian Health Food Expo in Vancouver, continue reading…
by admin December 18, 2011
Weleda uses sweet almond oil (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis) pressed from the nut kernels of the sweet almond tree. The shaving cream contains sweet almond oil fruit extract, and the following products contain sweet almond oil:
Source: http://usa.weleda.com/ingredients/sweet-almond-prunus-amygdalus-dulcis.aspx
Accessed 18 December 2011
Weleda uses sunflower seed oil (Helianthus Annuus) in their:
Arnica Massage Oil, Arnica Massage Oil – Travel, Pomegranate Creamy Body Wash, Pomegranate Firming Day Cream, Pomegranate Firming continue reading…
by admin December 18, 2011
My search for a rice milk that’s safe for my peanut and nut allergic son continues. Many of my readers will recall the allergen issues that concern me about Rice Dream brand, which you can read about here. I was excited to find Natur-a rice milk made by Nutrisoya, since at the time I could see that the only other continue reading…
by admin December 16, 2011
I had the pleasure of visiting Montreal, Canada recently for a business trip. Montreal has been on my food allergy radar for a while because the restaurant Zero8 is there. It’s a hypoallergenic restaurant free of gluten and free of the top 8 allergens, which are dairy, egg, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish. It’s not easy traveling continue reading…
by admin December 8, 2011
I’m really excited to tell you about a new e-cookbook, Good and Easy Eats. It’s written by Kim Wilson, the author of the “Everyday Wholesome Eating” series of cookbooks.
Kim’s journey to health with her husband, John, is inspiring and informative. She transformed their health and their appearance by moving from the standard American diet (consisting mostly of meat, dairy, refined continue reading…
by admin December 6, 2011
Have you tried HomeFree cookies yet? They’re amazing! I’m serious, these are incredibly delicious cookies that are food allergy friendly and many are certified gluten-free. I interviewed the owner, Jill Robbins, and I’m just as impressed with her as I am with the protocols she follows at her bakery.
Jill is a mother to a food allergic child, she’s a clinical continue reading…