A few weeks ago, my mom sent me these articles: Gut bacteria that protect against food allergies identifiedReason Behind Increasing Food Allergies Discovered This is an interesting concept. If you don’t feel like reading the articles, the gist is that researchers have identified a class of gut bacteria, Clostridia, which, when absent from the bodies of Read More …
I’m going to disclaim this post by stating that Zax is fine, and was fine (in terms of allergies, anyway) in both of these cases. I never knew my blood could run so cold at the sound of the phone until I started getting calls from the school nurse. This happened to me twice within Read More …
Dinner last weekend was nice and fast, thanks to my old slowcooker chicken burrito recipe! I love the simplicity of this recipe, and it tastes so amazing that it’s hard to believe it’s so simple! All you need is: 1 lb (give or take) chicken breasts 1 cup chicken broth (we use Better Than Bouillon) Read More …
Zax turned 6 at the end of October! This year, he requested a Lego birthday. With the help of the internet, I managed to find some easy and fun Lego games for us to play. We started out by decorating Lego minifigures. Then we had a “balance Legos on a spoon” race. Followed by “pin Read More …
My Sunday dinner was free of the top 8 allergens this week without my even intending it! Once I realized that, I just had to share 🙂 This is not a fast recipe by any means, but if you’ve got the time to let soup boil all day, it’s well worth it. I had a Read More …
Happy November! I hope everybody had a safe and enjoyable Halloween! Ours was jam-packed! Between the last two weekends, we trick-or-treated four times: at our rec center, Boo at the Zoo, at Zax’s school, and then in our neighborhood. Talk about candy overload! Even after removing all of the unsafe and unlabeled items, we still Read More …
Have a Happy, Safe, and Spook-tacular Halloween, everybody! Peanut and egg free Halloween lunch!
Have you heard of the Teal Pumpkin Project? The idea is that you paint a pumpkin teal (the food allergy awareness color) and display it outside your house on Halloween. You can also print up a sign to display with the pumpkin. The teal pumpkin tells people with food allergies that you have non-food treats Read More …
To be honest, I’ve never worried very much about trick-or-treating. Dressing up in a fun costume and racing from house to house is fun in and of itself, regardless of whether you can eat all the candy once you get home. Yes, my kids always receive some items that they can’t eat, but (nearly) everything Read More …
Click here for part 1 of Kal’s story The day of Kal’s peanut challenge in April finally arrived, and Kal had miraculously remained healthy for more than a week prior to the test. Zax even had an extended school day so we didn’t have to pick him up in the middle of the test, which Read More …