Here is another Food Allergy Awareness themed post for you to share with your friends during Food Allergy Awareness Week (or anytime, really! We can always educate and advocate, even when the week is over). The following are ten food allergy facts that I wish everyone knew: Food allergies can be life threatening [and epipens…
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Hi, there! My name is Lacey, and I am the creator of foodallergymamabear.com. As the name implies, I am a food allergy mom, and it is my goal to help other food allergy parents by sharing allergy-friendly recipes, baking/cooking tips, and articles related to life with food allergies.
10 Things I Wish People Knew About Life as a Food Allergy Parent
Yesterday was both Mother’s Day, and the start of National Food Allergy Awareness Week. It is in the spirit of both of these events that I felt compelled to compile this list. Being a mother can be difficult as well as rewarding, and being a food allergy mom comes with its own unique challenges. I…
Substituting for Wheat/Gluten in Baking and Cooking (Part 2: Bread, Breadcrumbs, and Salad Toppings)
Last week, we talked about the various types of gluten-free flours and starches, and how to use them. Today we will discuss gluten free options for bread, pasta, breadcrumbs, and salad toppings. Let’s begin! Bread: This is generally one of the easiest substitutions to make, but it gets more complicated if you have more than…
Allergy Friendly Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup
Hello, everyone! After making a delicious pot of potato soup, I have decided to take a break from my Allergy Friendly Substitutions Series to share the recipe. For those of you that have been following my posts thus far, the following soup recipe provides for an excellent opportunity to practice using some of the dairy…
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Five Simple Baking Tips to Take your Gluten-free Baking to the Next Level
Today, I want to take a moment to share with you the tried and true methods that I have personally used to improve my gluten free baked goods. The following tips truly are simple, but don’t let their simplicity deceive you–they really do work! Combine flours and starches for well balanced flavor and texture: If you…
Substituting for Wheat/Gluten in Baking and Cooking (Part 1: Gluten-free Flours and Starches)
Hello again, everyone! Today’s post is all about substituting wheat and gluten containing flours, for ingredients that contain neither wheat nor gluten. Before we begin, I would like to take a moment to clarify a few things, just to make sure we are all on the same page. Many people think that wheat and gluten…
Substituting for Milk in Baking/Cooking (Part 2: Non-Dairy Cream, Butter, Yogurt, Buttermilk, cream cheese, and Cheese)
Hello, again! I hope you all enjoyed my last post on non-dairy milks! Today we will be discussing how to substitute for additional dairy ingredients in recipes, including cream/heavy whipping cream, butter, yogurt, buttermilk, cream cheese, and cheese. I have a lot of information to cover in this post, so I will be keeping today’s…
Substituting for Milk in Baking and Cooking (Part 1: Non-Dairy Milks)
Today’s post marks the start of my series on allergy friendly baking substitutions. I decided to start with milk because out of all the allergens we avoid, this is the one we have been steering clear of for the longest amount of time. When we first received my son’s milk allergy diagnosis, we felt completely…
Allergy Friendly Baking and Cooking Substitutions (Introduction)
Hi, there Mama Bears! Since writing my introductory post, I have been hard at work compiling a list of allergy related subjects that I would like to write about, and recipes I would like to share with you. Before I start posting recipes, however, I want to lay a little ground work. The next 4-5…
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Welcome to Food Allergy Mama Bear, a site I created to share recipes, and tips with other Food Allergy Mama Bears. Whether you are here for you, your child [children], or both, I hope that by sharing what I have learned, I can make navigating through the world of allergy friendly cuisine just a little bit easier for you.
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