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Sweet Potato Soup Recipe (gluten free, nut free, dairy free, paleo, keto)
Here’s one of the very first posts I wrote, one of the very first recipes and bad pictures when I first started Eat Allergy safe back in 2014. This post got deleted somehow when I completely revamped the website but I had a backup on my hard drive so I’ve...
Learning to Rally: Obstacles Are Ours To Conquer
We don’t choose our parents, we don’t choose the circumstances we are born into, we don’t choose our bodies. These are a combination of other peoples choices and genetics, but once we are born, it is our parents, it is our environment, it is our body and we have not...
How to Cater Allergy Safe at University with specialist Jacqui McPeake (JACS Allergen Management)
Jacqui MacPeake’s interest in food allergies became a particular passion when her own daughter began to struggle with multi food allergies and intolerances at the age of 14. Jacqui’s unique position as a professional caterer and a parent of someone who needs to pay...
2019 and Beyond: Living Proactively with Food Allergies
Over the last 6 months I was unsure where I have been taking the blog and podcast. It got to the point where I was falling out of love with it. The purpose and driving force behind Eat Allergy Safe has always been that allergies aren’t about missing out, they are...
Ask the Allergy Coach Q15: Should we make our home completely nut free for our nut allergic daughter?
Q: Our daughter was recently diagnosed with a nut allergy. My wife and I are used to eating a lot of nuts in our diet. We of course want to keep our daughter safe but wanted to find out could we keep nuts in our home or should get rid of them all? What should we do?...
Ask the Allergy Coach Q14: Still getting stomach aches even after doing an elimination diet. Is this normal?
Q: When you do an elimination diet is there a “delay” in your stomach getting better? It took me over a month off the foods for my joint pain to subside, but I am still getting stomach aches nearly every day, usually right after I eat. But it doesn’t...
Ask the Allergy Coach Q13: Is it wrong to miss eating the allergens my child is allergic to?
Q: My son is allergic to all nuts, sesame and egg. We don’t eat “may contains” and we don’t have his allergens in the house. Is it wrong that I really miss eating eggs and nuts but I feel guilty whenever I do? Even if he is not around? If you want to ask a question,...
Broccoli and Sweet Potato No Dough Pizza Base Recipe (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free, Legume Free, Paleo, Keto)
I have long been fascinated by pizza, from trying to make it to watching the Pizza Show by Vice. Growing up my Mum would buy pizza bases and let my brother and I choose our toppings. One of the dinner time rules was we had to eat with a knife and fork, this included...
Ask the Allergy Coach Q12: Can an adult suddenly develop a peanut allergy?
Q: Can an adult suddenly develop a peanut allergy? Last night it occurred to me it was the second day in a row that while eating peanut butter filled pretzels I developed a horrible tight cough immediately. Although we have epi-pens in the house for my son’s...
Ask The Allergy Coach Q11: What sauce can I make/buy that is free from egg, dairy, gluten and sugar?
Q: Looking for some sauce ideas. I can’t have egg, dairy, gluten or high sugar. I’ve been using Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce to throw on meat but it’s too much sodium. Anything I could make or buy? If you want to ask a question, send an email using the contact...