Category: Allergy-Friendly Fridays
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WW Guest Post: Ann Winslow, Chef, on food allergies
Note from Mary Kate: Ann is a good friend of mine from college (during which, no, no one including me used my first name) who who is an artist and chef. In one of our conversations, she mentioned that food allergies were a hot topic in the restaurant world. Of course — that makes complete sense.…
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WW: Living with Food Allergies – Getting Sick while Getting Well
One of the surprising things about having food allergies is the fear of getting sick and whether the process of getting well will make you sicker. It’s much more complicated than you might imagine. In January, I managed to get either bronchitis or pneumonia, which affected my asthma to the point that my nurse practitioner…
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WW: Living with Food Allergies — Diagnosis
How were your food allergies diagnosed? Denise and I have both posted our diagnosis stories in our blog bios. The medical tests recommended for each of us were different — her allergist recommended skin scratch tests, and my doctor had referred me to a naturopathic doctor because she couldn’t help, and my naturopath was the…
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WW: Daiya Cheese Pizza Review — dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan!
OMG PIZZA! Click the link to go to the product page. I am not sure I’ve ever bought a frozen pizza before. I know that sounds crazy. Growing up, we mostly made pizza at home. Going out for pizza with friends was a social event in high school and college (and Trackside Pizza in Decatur…
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WW: Living with Food Allergies — Identity
“You are what you eat.” Right. So what are you when you can’t eat half the foods that you used to love? Or any of the family recipes you grew up with? Or your favorite dish of your best friends, or the perfect brownie recipe you spent two years perfecting? What are you? Lost and…
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WW: Living with Food Allergies — Socializing
We’ve touched on this topic in a peripheral way in our posts on Relationships and Food Free Entertainment, but we wanted to give this topic its own post because of the prevalence of food with socializing in our society, and the complications that can cause if you have food allergies. When you develop a food…
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WW: Living with Food Allergies — Food-free Entertainment
More Life With Food Allergies! You’ve been holding your breath in anticipation, haven’t you? This week, we’re planning to discuss things you can do with your significant other or your friends or even your family that do not revolve around food. I know, it sounds crazy that food would be so central to socializing, and…