Allergy Eat'n

Pumpkin muffins

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:42:00 +0000

This recipe I also use for pumpkin bread but I was in a muffin mood today. I use a minimal amount of sugar because I am adding the sweetness of the chocolate chips but you can increase the sugar and omit the chocolate chips it you like.

Pumpkin Muffins

Ingredients:

2 1/3 c. GF all purpose flour

1 can pumpkin puree

1/2 cup oil

1tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

3/4 c. dark brown sugar

1/3 c. white sugar

1/2 c. orange juice

1/4 package chocolate chips(enjoy life brand)

1tsp pumpkin pie spice mix

1Tbsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp salt

1 Tbsp ground flax seed

Mix all wet ingredients first, add in sugar and stir until dissolved

Then add in flour and mix all with spoon.

Spoon into muffin pan and top batter with a few more chocolate chips.

Bake at 350 degree oven for 20-25 min

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Can an apple a day cure food allergies?

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:31:00 +0000

Can An Apple A Day Cure Food Allergies?

Apples rich in polyphenols may reduce or prevent food allergy attacks.

Apple polyphenols are phytochemicals found in the skin of apples. These plant compounds are found naturally. Apple polyphenols are powerful antioxidants believed to help fight free radicals, improve our immune functions, provide nutrition, fight heart disease, improve skin problems and fight male baldness.

Apples polyphenols are also believed to help stave off fat, including reducing fat around body organs, and increase strength. Some experts even recommend that people trying to lose weight and/or gain strength should take 500 mg of apple polyphenols before breakfast, dinner and before a workout. Your average apple has more than 200 mg of polyphenols.
Apple polyphenols have been found to reduce atopic dermatitis, which often goes had in hand with food allergy reactions. Scientists at the Nestlé Research Center discovered that mice with an allergy to ovalbumin, a protein in egg white, had reduced allergic responses when they consumed apple polyphenols before being given ovalbumin.

According to FoodNavigator.com, two things may be occurring: “The polyphenols may be reducing the release of an allergic mediator by cells called effector cells, which are white blood cells activated by the presence of an allergen. A second mechanism may involve a binding of the apple polyphenols to the allergen itself, which would reduce the allergenicity of the protein.”

Other studies have shown that polyphenols may change an allergen’s structure.

Of course this study is still in the mice stage but if it gets to the human stage, the results could be promising.

This blog post was reposted with permission from allergy grocer web site and blog.

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Sunbutter Noodles with shredded Chicken and Vegetables

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Sun, 15 May 2011 19:30:00 +0000

Sunbutter Noodles with shredded Chicken and Vegetables

1 package of 1/4 inch rice noodles

1-2 Tbs canola oil

1 Tbs Asian sesame oil

2 chicken breast (boiled)

1/4 cup rice vinegar

1 1/2 Tbs fish sauce

2 medium carrots grated

2 small zucchini garted

1-2 Tbs chopped fresh mint

lime wedges

1/2 cup sunbutter(sunflower seed butter)

First, in large pot of water cook rice noodles according to package instructions. Usually 7-11 minutes.

Meanwhile, whisk together in a medium bowl the sunbutter, sesame oil, rice vinegar, mint and 3 Tbs. warm water.

Next, in a medium skillet heat the canola oil and cook the zucchini and carrots for 5 min stirring frequently. When zucchini and carrots are almost cooked shred the chicken and add to the skillet. Just before removing from the heat add in 1/2 of the sunbutter mixture.

Last, drain the rice noodles and add the other 1/2 of the sunbutter mixture. Add in the zucchini, carrots and shredded chicken to serve.

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Food Allergy Awareness Week 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Wed, 11 May 2011 18:41:00 +0000

Food Allergy Awareness Week 2011

FAAN (Food allergy and Anaphylaxis Network) created Food allergy awareness week to educate others about food allergies, a potentially life threatening medical condition. This year is the 14th annual Food Allergy Awareness Week, May 8-14, 2011.

Go to FAAN for more resources about food allergies and food allergy education.

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What is a food allergy?

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:05:00 +0000

A true food allergy is a reaction to a food substance protein where your immune system releases antibodies know as immunoglobulin E ( IgE) antibodies in a response to the allergen. Mast cells in your body can also release a chemical called histamine into the bloodstream.

These chemicals cause a range of allergy signs and symptoms. They are responsible for causing allergic responses that include dripping nose, itchy eyes, dry throat, rashes and hives, nausea, diarrhea, labored breathing, and even anaphylactic shock.

The top 8 most common food allergies are:

Milk
Eggs
Peanuts
Tree nuts (such as almonds, cashews, walnuts)
Fish (such as bass, cod, flounder)
Shellfish (such as crab, lobster, shrimp)
Soy
Wheat

In 2004 the FDA implemented a law that requires food manufacturers to label foods clearly that contain any of the top eight food allergens in the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act. This act is also aimed at protecting the gluten intolerant consumers.

Approximately 12 million Americans suffer from food allergies. Food-induced anaphylaxis is believed to cause 50,000 emergency room visits and about 150 deaths annually.

(source: http://www.foodallergyalliance.org/foo.html#unit)

Approximately 12 million Americans suffer from food allergy. Food-induced anaphylaxis is believed to cause 50,000 emergency room visits and about 150 deaths annually.

Food Allergies are a very serious medical issue that must be treated with care. Stay in touch, next week I will cover the facts about food sensitivities.

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Allergy friendly restaurants

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Wed, 04 May 2011 13:50:00 +0000

I am still in awe of this world wide web even after all these years of using it!
Here are a few resources that you will be amazed at too if you have not visited them before.

Allergy Eats This one lets you select your allergies and gives you a list of restaurants within your zip code that will meet your need! A-mazing

Avoiding milk protein Web page with tons of great links for restaurant nutritional information.

Gluten free friendly list This list is from the well known living without web site

My advice for dining out with food allergies is to:
1) talk to the manager on duty before placing your order
2) Also talk to the manager about cross contamination ie: wheat items cooked in the same fryer as non wheat items
3) Be friendly
4) Tip well

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"FRENCH TOAST"

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:02:00 +0000

This "french toast" gets made in my house about once a week, if not more.

Ingredients:
2 pc. Ener-G Foods Brown Rice Loaf (it is more dense than white rice bread & can soak longer)
1/2 c milk(your choice/we use rice)
1 tsp of vanilla extract
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp powdered sugar
maple syrup

In a small bowl add milk,vanilla, and cinnamon. Let sit 1 minute or until cinnamon dissolves. Add bread to soak until moist.

Add olive oil to a non-stick skillet pan and heat the oil at med high heat. Once the oil is hot add the bread and lightly brown on both sides.

Remove from skillet and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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Spinach & Garlic Chicken sausage w/Rice pasta and Snap Peas

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:06:00 +0000

This spinach & Garlic Chicken sausage w/Rice pasta and Snap Peas was fast and easy. I did all my shopping at Target except for the 50% off dressing I snagged at Tom Thumb.

I sliced the chicken sausage into 1/4 inch pieces and put them in a non-stick pan to brown on both sides-about 14 min. total.

Next, I but on a pot of water to boil for the pasta and followed the instructions for cooking which was 7 min. for the pasta.

Then I steamed the sugar snap peas in their bag in the microwave 2min 30 seconds.

After I drained the pasta I tossed the chicken sausage with fat drippings in with the pasta. Then using the same saute pan toss in snap peas and a Tbs or 2 of the sun dried tomato vinaigrette for 1 min. then toss into pasta and sausage and toss---gluten free & allergy free dinner is served in about 20 minutes or less!!

Coming soon...gluten free,egg & milk free cupcakepops!

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:27:00 +0000

Happy Easter! Eating out with Allergies

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:22:00 +0000

Happy Easter to everyone! We ventured out to eat Easter brunch today without taking any food to the restaurant for Mia(the allergic one). Now I have to say I am completely biased, but I love my chef husbands restaurant: Nick and Sam's in Dallas.

Mia was treated to shrimp, crab claws and allergy free chocolate chip pancakes for brunch today!
It makes eating out much easier if you know the chef ;)

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noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:58:00 +0000

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Boston Market: Our new Love

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:59:00 +0000

There is nothing quite like the feeling you get when you have a new love. In this case it's a place and not a person. Our new love is Boston Market. They are Gluten free friendly! Boston Market has all of their ingredients listed online so you know what you can have and not have if you need to avoid certain food items before you go to the restaurant.

Here is the link to get you the information on Boston Market menu:

They say necessity of the mother of all invention, well it is the mother of trying something risky too. I was out running errands with the kids one evening and realized the kids were getting cranky because they were hungry. We were a few miles from home and I really needed to make one more long stop before we headed home so I pulled into the drive thru and asked if the rotisserie chicken had wheat in it.
Mia ( my allergic child) loved the rotisserie chicken. We have now made it our Friday night eat'n spot and my non allergic child gives rave reviews on the mac n cheese too.

Gluten Free Fish Nuggets

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Tue, 25 May 2010 00:32:00 +0000

Today I made gluten free fish nuggets for dinner and served it with the left over mac 'n cheese. Again an easy one to make!
This one takes about 10 minutes or less.

Ingredients:

Fish: White of any kind.1 or 2 fillets. I used cod because that is what I had in my freezer. I love the individual vacuum packed fish from Costco. It is so easy to pull out one or two pieces and it defrosts in water fast.

Rice flour: 1/4 a cup: This flour makes the coating crispier than using just GF flour alone.

All purpose Gluten free flour: 1/2 cup

Salt and pepper to taste

Canola oil for frying: 3 cups

Mix both flours with the salt and pepper together in a bowl. Slowly add in water and whisk or mix with hand until the mixture is just very slightly watery and blended well.

Toss in the fish to coat well

Toss coated fish into HOT frying oil.

Cook about 6 minutes until golden brown. Pull out fish with tongs or a slotted spoon and let cool on paper towels to soak up remaining oil.

I would have taken a picture..............but they were gone in a flash!

Gluten free and Milk free mac 'n cheese

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:11:00 +0000

Mac 'n Cheese

This one is so amazingly easy! It takes about as long as it takes you to cook pasta (12 min.)

Ingredients:

1/2-3/4 cup Rice milk
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 package Rice Shreds cheddar flavor
1 box Ancient Harvest Quinoa Elbow pasta
2-3 Tbsp. All purpose gluten free flour(I use bobs red mill)

Start water boiling for pasta and cook pasta 10-12 minutes until tender.

While pasta is cooking, in another sauce pan:on medium heat: heat 1-2 Tbsp. olive oil, then slowly add in about 2-3 Tbsp of flour mix. With a whisk keep stirring until slightly thick. When the oil and flour is like a rouge slowly add in 1/4 of rice milk at a time and keep whisking:now add in whole package of "cheese":turn heat to low and keep whisking until all cheese is melted and you have a smooth sauce.

Strain pasta and add into cheese sauce.

enjoy!