What’s in YOUR Olive Oil?

In the same vein as my FPIES Eyes post from yesterday, last fall I was reading on the Food Renegade website and found this interesting article: Your Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Is Fake. Well, hell. All we USE is olive oil.  For our Food Allergic children.  So if they’re cutting the … Continue reading

FPIES Eyes

Over the weekend, one of the other FPIES Mama’s on the boards mentioned taking her children to the circus.  She had received special permission to bring food for her FPIES kiddo, but her kids really really really wanted cotton candy! Fortunately, she remembered to check the ingredients first, which was … Continue reading

Banana Quinoa Pancakes

I’ve got a great “Sunday Brunch” recipe to kick off the weekend! One thing that’s been missing in our FPIES/Elimination Diet/Fructose avoidance world is ‘bready’ items…waffles, bread, pancakes, cupcakes, cookies, etc.  I’ve been experimenting, but it’s hard to make suitable replacements when you’ve had to eliminate so many standard baking … Continue reading

Fructose Friendly Fresh Salsa

Can you guess what I’m making? Homemade Salsa, of course! Ever since receiving the Mayo Clinic Fructose Malabsorption diet, I’ve been expanding Mr. Charm’s diet.  Tomato sauces are out, but fresh tomatos are back IN.  Woot! That got me thinking about snack foods: Mr. Charm LOVES chips with salsa (takes … Continue reading

FPIES Children With NO Safe Foods: Nutricia Responds!

Earlier this week I wrote about FPIES Children With NO Safe Foods, asking for your help in spreading the story to help these children. Y’all were awesome!  I hear there was a boost in Facebook “Likes” on Michael’s page, and I know several of you shared his link.  Thank you!  (And if … Continue reading

The Great Candy Experiment

They say that Valentine’s Day is about Love.   <snort>  I disagree.  Valentine’s Day is about CHOCOLATE! Until I married the Geek, I rarely had a “beau” on Valentine’s Day.  Just my luck, I always either met a guy right after  the Big V, or my relationship ended right before  … Continue reading