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The allergy convo

When I first launched into this whole baby allergy thing, I was overwhelmed to say the least.  And I have a pretty strong background in food and sensitivities.  So I imagine it’s even worse for a non-food-obsessed parent with a new diagnosis – kinda like you’re stuck in the middle of a tornado of info.  Right at the time when you feel like you’re getting your bearings with your new little one!    For this reason I’m going to share what I feed P.  And what I do in social situations.  And all the stuff… Read more >

February 3, 2014 Uncategorized Read more >

More allergy free baking with coconut flour

Success number one with coconut flour baking was enough of a confidence boost to encourage me to try again.  So I did.  This time with a few of the super ripe bananas we had on hand.  Success number two! Because the bananas were almost entirely brown I didn’t think much sugar was necessary and I was right!  This bread is sweet in a way that doesn’t taste “healthy”.  I loved it.  And so did P.  I think it’s going to be the recipe I use for his birthday cupcakes.  Can you believe it’s almost 1… Read more >

January 21, 2014 banana, coconut, eggs, Read more >

One small step…

I finally got up the nerve to try feeding P coconut this week.    The first day I only used coconut oil when I fried his eggs.  Seemingly no reaction (his chapped face has been giving me false alarms all winter…it’s very stressful). The second day I tried coconut milk in a quinoa porridge.  He wasn’t a fan until I added banana and cinnamon, though, so he only ate a little. Again, seemingly nothing.   So then I baked these pumpkin muffins!   First of all, they were really good. Second of all, he ate… Read more >

January 15, 2014 coconut Read more >

Nuts and dairy and soy, oh my!

I’m going to gloss over this because I want to update you all (so when I reference dietary things in the future you know why and what is going on) but I don’t necessarily want to discuss the details because it’s my son’s life and I want to respect his privacy.  His blood work revealed several allergies, including peanuts and sesame seeds. Additionally, he’s allergic to wheat, soy, cashews (therefore, tree nuts), and dairy. He is NOT allergic to eggs, fish, shellfish, or walnuts.  So yeah, this is crazy.  At first I was really overwhelmed,… Read more >

December 30, 2013 Uncategorized, Read more >

Oh nuts

Where to start. Last week was an interesting one for us…turns out Patty-cakes is allergic to peanuts. And maybe more, but we won’t know much more for sure until we meet with the allergist. Needless to say, it was one of the scariest times of my life.  I swear, nothing can prepare you for parenting. I wasn’t going to talk about it here on HHH, but since this blog is (first and foremost) about the dietary management of food sensitivities and digestive issues, I think it’s pretty relevant.  I guess in many ways we are… Read more >

December 17, 2013 nuts, peanut butter, Read more >