Soyummi Rice Pudding - Loving this GF, NF, PF & DF snack!

Are you a rice pudding fan?  Then you may really enjoy this milk-free, lactose-free and gluten-free rice pudding.  The packaging also states this product is nut and peanut-free, a natural prebiotic, and made with organic ingredients.  It's also Pareve and 'Verified Organic by Ecocert Canada'.  Lots of great reasons to give this product a try!

I loved the smell of rice pudding being made from scratch as a kid and was impressed how much I liked this alternative.  

Smart Allergy~Friendly Education Review

Soyummi Rice Pudding, distributed by Les Aliments Soyummi, Inc., Montreal, CANADA.

Earth's Best Waffles Meets Our Allergy~Friendly Needs

Earth's Best Waffles Review from S.A.F.E.

After a few days of sick kids, I was thrilled when I could finally get some food in them.  Their choice?  One of our household staples!  I know they are feeling better when they NOT only want to eat the food, but want to take pictures of it too! Check out their ingredients and maybe they will be option for you too.
                   



EARTH'S BEST  ORGANIC  Mini Waffles, Homestyle, distributed by the Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Melville, NY.   



Homestyle Ingredients include:  WATER, ORGANIC WHOLEWHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC EVAPORATED CANE JUICE, ORGANIC CANOLA AND/OR ORGANIC SOYBEAN OIL, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), NON-GMO SOY LECITHIN, ORGANIC PEAR JUICE, NATURAL FLAVOR, SEA SALT. 

Tips For Vacationing WITHOUT Your Food Allergic Kids

Vacationing WITHOUT 

your Food Allergic Kids?

Basic Tips which can make this possibility a reality~

S.A.F.E. Traveling Tips

Vacationing with food allergic kids can be challenging; at times, daunting. However, can you imagine going without them? Trusting others to make sure they don't eat something they shouldn't? Who will pack their lunches correctly? Who, besides you, knows where to go in case of an emergency?

Unimaginable. ALMOST... but not impossible!

Having just returned from a week long getaway WITHOUT our food allergic kids, we realized that with the right resources, there ARE others who can successfully take care of our children.  After rummaging through the very large packet of information I left for my mother-in-law, here are the resources she found the most helpful.

Our Top 4 Food Allergy MUST HAVE Resources 

Top Ten S.A.F.E. Allergy Blogs

December 31st, 2007 was the day I wrote my first blog for 'smartallergy'.  It has been a wonderful 4 years and I decided it was time to evaluate what entries drew the most readers. 
I was pleasantly surprised at the true variety which made it to my ALL-TIME top ten list.  

You will find:  non-food products, food-products,  a recipe and two guest blogger entries.  

Although my main focus has been highlighting product ideas for those managing egg, milk and nut allergies, you will find product ideas available for everyone, and TWO inspirational blogs from young women living their life with life-threatening food allergies!


Smart Allergy~Friendly Education's (S.A.F.E.) ALL TIME TOP TEN BLOGS


1.  Walgreens 'Benadryl' Substitute 
     A product WE can't live without! - October 4, 2011

#1 - Walgreens 'benadryl' alternative

2.  Jelly Belly Candy Corn - Peanut Free and Tree Nut Free? - October 4, 2011
     Consumer Feedback on how 'nut-free' this product is guaranteed to be.

#2 - Jelly Belly Candy Corn

3.  Ghost Poop for the Holidays - Homemade Halloween Treats - October 21, 2011

#3 - Homemade Ghost Poop

     Need I say more?  You will love this fun idea on making 'allergy~friendly' treats for your kids and their friends.  

Gingerbread Houses, Fun and a Great Start to 2013!!

What a fun way to start off 2013!  For the first year EVER, 
my kids made and decorated their very own gingerbread house!  

First, we bought the Allergen Friendly Gingerbread House Kit from A and J Bakery~  

We ordered it on the last day possible to receive it before Christmas.  

As promised, this package arrived on Christmas Eve Day~

We put it together with a basic powdered sugar/water combination.  
We placed 2 small cups on the inside of the house for support, 
and 2 small ones under the roof to keep everything in place.  

I wasn't so confident this easy mixture would hold together the house when it dried.  

We let it sit for over a day, per instructions, and it was perfect!

And then, THE FUN BEGAN!