Product Review

Earth Balance: Allergy Friendly vegan spreads and butter!


With holidays right around the corner, a good butter substitute is the urgent need of the hour! AF (Allergy Friendly) does not mean that our sugar cookies, cakes and breads should taste gross 🙂

So, here is a little secret from my kitchen to yours…psst – ‘Earth Balance’ range of products!

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2011 FAAN Annual Teen Summit


If you are a parent of a teen with food allergies don’t miss FAAN’s highly regarded ‘Annual Teen Summit’. The summit is an annual three-day, two-night conference for teens with food allergies, and their siblings, ages 11 to 22. Spots are limited so register right now:

Date: Friday, November 18, 2011 – Sunday, November 20, 2011
Address: Key Bridge Marriott
                     1401 Lee Highway
                     Arlington, VA 22209
Registration Fee: $75/ person

Highlights:

  • Teen actor Kenton Duty, starring on Disney Channel’s popular TV show “Shake It Up”. He will lead the discussion on “Social Outings and Peer Pressure.”
  • Other eminent speakers include leading pediatric allergist immunologist, Hemant Sharma, M.D., motivational speaker Curtis Zimmerman and many more.
  • A fun-filled Casino night
  • Food Expo by allergy friendly companies
  •  Teens can dance Saturday night away
  • Seperate sessions for parents featuring research updates, Q & A sessions, group discussion

Website: For further information and to register for the event go to http://www.foodallergywalk.org/site/PageNavigator/TeenSummit2011_home.html

Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to network with parents and teens facing food allergy challenges across the country.

Recipes

Thanksgiving countdown: AF (Allergy Friendly) Rice Pudding!


October was a month of unprecedented viewership for Allergy Foodie – thanks to so many of my readers and to ‘Circle of Moms’  for nominating Allergy Foodie for a spot in the top 25 food allergy blog list. The nomination has helped a lot more readers benefit from this blog. That in turn has motivated me to get an early start on Thanksgiving and hopefully more caregivers like me can look forward to a safe and delicious meal. So, as my little one says – ‘Turkey, gobble, gobble – here I come!’ But that’s not all…it is going be a month of gourmet, AF (Allergy Friendly) recipes with a slight twist on traditional dishes.

What better way to start off than a delectable dessert…

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