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Allergy friendly snack bites

More substantial than fruit and veggies, I need (quick) snack ideas that have both nutritional and caloric oomph.  Preferably ones with protein and fat (since carbs are easy to come by in my experience).   Balls for the win. These look so hideous it’s almost embarrassing to post.  It’s not a wonky camera mode, they are really that green color.  It’s because there’s green stuff in them.   Frozen Green Chai Vanilla Bites [vegan, gluten free, soy free, dairy free, nut free] Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut 1/2 cup sunflower seeds 1 tbsp protein… Read more >

February 13, 2014 chia seeds, coconut, protein powder, sunflower Read more >

Amazing snack smoothie

It’s raining and I’m showing a cold smoothie.   Hmmm…   Sometimes you just crave them.  Actually that’s not true with me.  I always think they look good when others make them, but I never think to make them on my own.  Whenever I’m searching for some sort of afternoon pick-me-up snack, I forget about smoothies. But lately I’ve been at a loss when it comes to allergy friendly snacks.  Hence the smoothie.  Without nuts, sesame, soy, and wheat I feel…constricted.  I used to grab bars or trail mix when I needed something on the go;… Read more >

February 12, 2014 banana, chocolate, smoothie, Read more >

Allergy friendly chocolate cake

This past weekend’s mission was to test run a chocolate cake for P’s first birthday.   Mission: accomplished.  🙂 Like, SO accomplished.  I was beside myself with pride when it turned out.  Now I can serve a cake for everyone to enjoy that will make my son feel normal!!!  Hooray!   It is chocolaty and rich and tastes indulgent, despite having no added sugar.  It’s also free of grains.  And nuts, seeds, soy, wheat, and dairy.  And it actually tastes good.  Scratch that.  It tastes great.    Grain free, allergy-friendly chocolate cake [wheat/gluten free, grain… Read more >

February 10, 2014 chocolate, chocolate cake, coconut, Read more >

Adding meat back

Tofu lover that I am, it was hard to stop eating it.  But – plain and simple – it wasn’t a choice. My son is my #1 priority. So if he cannot tolerate soy, and he has eczema when I eat it (through my breast milk), then the choice is clear.  I stop eating soy. And gluten.  And nuts.  And seeds.  [Cow dairy was already out of my diet, but goat dairy is now too.]* So what does that leave a (vegetarian) to eat??  Fruits and vegetables of course.  And non-wheat grains.  And legumes.  And…[crickets]…. Read more >

February 9, 2014 Uncategorized Read more >