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Gluten and Allergy Apps
Launched in February 2010, AllergyEats, the online directory allows people to rate their experiences related to celiac disease and food allergies at restaurants across the United States. The site includes restaurants’ gluten-free and allergy-friendly menus, allergen lists and links to nutritional information and websites. The AllergyEats app debuted in August 2011 and won the About.com 2012 Readers’ Choice Award for best food-allergy app.
Types of Casein
Can you tolerate dairy overseas but not at home?
Wine. Vino. Vin.
Wine. Vino. Vin. It’s the most popular alcoholic drink in the world and the third or fourth most popular of any beverage on the planet. Enjoyed for at least 9,000 years, there are ancient references to wine from the wedding at Cana in the Bible to drinking on Purim in the Talmud. Even Louis Pasteur, the father of pasteurization, sung its praises: “Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages.”
Healing with Sourdough
Several years ago, my special dietary requirements—no gluten, dairy, eggs, soy, plus sensitivities to commercial yeast and most sweeteners—prompted me to experiment with old-fashioned sourdough techniques, using gluten-free flours. It took me one year to produce a successful loaf and a few more years to develop variations on that recipe.
Food Allergy Bullying
For little Thomas, second grade should have been the year of learning about dinosaurs, outer space and multiplication. Instead, second grade quickly turned into a year of horrors. Two boys bullied the happy, blonde boy who loves baseball, swimming and football—repeatedly kicking him, punching him and calling him names. The teacher was on medical leave for the entire year, so a series of long-term subs came in and out of his Virginia classroom.