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Coconut Millet with Strawberries

SERVES 4

If millet is uncharted territory for you, don’t hesitate to try this gluten-free Coconut Millet with Strawberries recipe. It’s an ideal pick-me-up to get your day going. A scoop of sunflower seed butter, a tasty alternative to nut butter, adds extra protein.

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Breakfast

With the creamy, rich taste of hemp milk and the bright color of strawberry jam, this easy-to-prepare breakfast has a sophisticated taste and an upscale look. Ground flax seeds make it even more satisfying.

Meals

These gluten-free spring rolls taste as light and breezy as summer itself. Soft and easy to hold, they’re filled with crunchy cucumber and carrots and punctuated by fresh mint and basil. Vary ingredients to suit your taste.

Dessert

There’s nothing like s’mores for delicious summertime fun but an open fire is not always handy. These cookies have the flavor without the fuss. They are egg free, made with gluten-free Ener-G egg replacer instead of eggs.

Bread

Pizza tops the list of foods people miss the most when they go gluten free. And why not? Who doesn't want to sink their teeth into a chewy crust topped with favorite fixings? This gluten-free, allergy-friendly crust recipe is guaranteed to become a regular in your home.

Sensitive to Sugar

By Christine Boyd

Fructose is what’s called a simple sugar. Found naturally in many fruits, fructose is widely used as a sweetener (often as high fructose corn syrup) in foods ranging from catsup to bread. Normally, fructose is absorbed in the small intestine. But in people with FM, fructose passes directly into the large intestine, where bacteria ferment it, producing gases—hydrogen, carbon dioxide and methane. Abdominal pain, bloating, gas, belching, diarrhea or constipation may result.

Road Trip

By Wendy Mondello

Every summer, my family vacations on Oak Island, North Carolina, where we soak up the sun and surf and make happy memories. My 10-year-old son has multiple allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, milk, egg, soy, sesame and mustard, along with asthma. So before we ever hop in the car, I pull out my "road map," a regimen I use for traveling with food allergies. I want our trip to be about having fun, not about our son getting an anaphylactic reaction or feeling deprived.

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Generation Gap

Posted May 22, 2013

By Living Without contributor Sharon Wanunu

My 4-year-old daughter and I were diagnosed with celiac disease at the same time. This shared diagnosis connects us and divides us. She keeps asking me why I'm punishing her.

A Decade of Love & Food Allergies

Posted May 14, 2013

By Living Without contributor Wendy Mondello

We just celebrated my son's 10th birthday. Ten years ago when he was born, my husband and I had no idea that we were all entering the world of food allergies.

Allergic Trends

Posted May 8, 2013

By Living Without editor Alicia Woodward

Food allergies used to be a lonely condition. Those days are over. A new report just released by the CDC confirms that the rate of allergic conditions in U.S. children continues to rise. One in 20...