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Food Allergies

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Ever felt powerless at the entrance of a grocery store when you realize you don't know what you can eat. After several bouts of "food Russian Roulette" you or a family member have been diagnosed with food allergies. You find food you previously purchased on a regular basis for years is now making you or your family member ill and you feel worse when it is your child. You are now becoming an avid somewhat obsessive label reader. Processed and canned foods are contaminated with allergens. The fruit and vegetables are laced with soy wax and so now the conundrum. Me, well I have to avoid soy, eggs, kelp, gluten, and dairy. So that means no store bought breads, cheese, soups, snacks and more. At age 11, my daughter seems to have outgrown most of her allergies/intolerances yet she still must avoid pepper, red dye and almonds. …show more content…

I can confidently know what to search for and find ingredients to eat in safety, yet I am still working on a few projects like making bread that doesn't collapse since I cannot use an egg. I will eventually search for and purchase a gluten, soy and egg free recipe book, but it's more fun this way. I recently made my own granola for a snack and can't get enough of it. I will forever love the granola from "Bakery on Main" (their granola makes my neurons happy) but making it myself is truly fun and more economical. I first Googled " how to make your own granola" and found this link... http://bit.ly/1LvWUxJ, a blog post from the gluten-free goddess. Below is my version of the gluten free granola recipe. I purchased the gluten-free oats from Trader Joe's Rolled Oats or Organic Oats from Angelo Caputo's Fresh Markets. I found the Gluten-free Crunchy Rice Cereal at ALDI's I found this at ALDI Grocery

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