Tag Archives: Food Intolerances
Gluten-Free Soft Pretzels
Don’t you just love getting a soft pretzel at a sporting event, concert, or venue? For some people it’s their go-to snack and something they look forward to on their way to the event. However, it’s a snack that people with food allergies have to stay away from. Not to fear! You can now make a soft pretzel that is gluten-free, and for me, used with different oil, since I can’t eat canola oil.
This recipe offers two different shapes you can make them in. You can shape the pretzels as a bunny or shape them in the regular pretzel shape. …
Allergy Friendly Thin Mints
Who doesn’t like a good thin mint cookie? Those Girl Scout cookies that people love to get. Unfortunately, not everyone can enjoy a classic thin mint cookie due to food allergies, intolerances, and sensitivities. Below is a recipe for allergy-friendly thin mints, one that can be enjoyed by many people.
Chocolate and mint complement each other really well. This cookie has a delicious chocolate flavor with a hint of mint. It’s a chocolatey dessert that allows your breath to smell nice because of the mint. When chocolate is mixed with mint, you have a good balance between the chocolate flavor and …
Finding New Foods
Devolving food sensitivities later on in life has forced me to change my diet completely. If you haven’t read my story about my food sensitivities (read my story here: https://goo.gl/bmvT2a), let me tell you a little bit about my situation. In 2016, I started having problems with foods and discovered that the problem is rapeseed/rapeseed oil, which is also known as canola oil, and rapeseed is also in soy lecithin, which is in most breads and chocolates. That’s when I had to switch to more natural, organic, and allergy-friendly foods.
Looking for new foods I can eat has been challenging and …
The Struggles of Eating at Restaurants With Food Sensitivities
Ever since I developed my food sensitivities (read my story here: https://goo.gl/bmvT2a) going to restaurants is something I’ve avoided doing due to the struggle of trying to find something I can eat. My sensitivities are not common and aren’t really allergies, so they are not listed under the 8 major allergies, which include food products restaurants try to avoid by having alternatives, such as a gluten-free meal. Since my problem is uncommon, there isn’t really alternatives I can eat.
With that being said, I don’t really like to go to restaurants and I try going as little as possible. I …
