Food allergies are being linked as a cause of more symptoms and disorders every day. This article, the story of a parent whose child was diagnosed with autism, is a vital read.
http://food.hive-mind.com/2013/05/autistic-for-a-day/
These will make your teen smile! Cute decorating idea to use with the egg-free sugar cookie recipe in The Egg-Free Cookbook.
Cookie photo and idea credit: http://thedoughmestichousewife.blogspot.com
Here is a great graphic to share!
Source: https://twitter.com/AllerMates/status/598902624088272896/photo/1
If you need a boost from the day-in-day-out life of living with food allergies, read some of these great comments from teens with food allergies to their moms. We all need appreciation and food allergy moms deserve extra!!!
Check out the April/May edition of Living Without’s Gluten Free & More. The Lemon Meringue Pie recipe from The Egg-Free Cookbook is featured. This magazine focuses on gluten-free recipes, but they give instructions on how to modify their recipes to be egg-free as well! Check out their website at http://www.glutenfreeandmore.com/
Author of The Egg-Free Cookbook, Tabitha Elliott will be speaking at the Liberty, Missouri Hy-Vee Food Store on March 31st at 6:00 pm! The topic is Food Allergy Cooking Magic. She will share her process of figuring out how to substitute ingredients in recipes, give tips on how to be more creative and have more fun in the kitchen, and samples of several of her recipes will be served! Early registration is required at the Hy-Vee Customer Service Desk.
From the FARE Blog February 9, 2015: “In light of the recent outbreak of measles, which has now grown to more than 150 cases, we have been asked an increased number of questions about the safety of the MMR vaccine (measles-mumps-rubella) for patients with egg allergy. These questions stem from the fact that measles and mumps vaccine viruses are grown in chicken embryo fibroblasts. However, it is a misconception that the virus is grown inside of actual eggs….
While there have been very rare allergic reactions to the vaccine, these reactions are not believed to be caused by egg antigens, but by other components of the vaccine such as gelatin.”
It is sad, but sometimes food manufacturers make mistakes on their labels, or during processing, which allow an allergen to enter into a food product without it appearing on the label. Follow the link below to check for news on recalls of foods that accidentally contain eggs. Recent recalls have involved products including crackers, soups, cookies, candy and surprising things like cheese dip.
http://www.foodallergyawareness.org/alerts/tag/egg/
