Allergy-free Eating - Post #1

We have learned so much on our journey into the allergy free way of life, that I thought it was time I started officially sharing some product reviews to help others that are just beginning.

 First, some history on our situation. Our Cadel was diagnosed with allergies to gluten, wheat, gliadin, milk protein (casein), all dairy products, beef, and pineapple in early February 2012.

 As a result, our family did a complete 8 week elimination of all of these foods. Upon systematic reintroduction of each of these foods one at a time (with time between to "reset"), we found that the allergies extended to each of us. So we all are basically on the full elimination diet at all times.

The first thing we knew we had to replace was pancakes. Come on - you have to have priorities, people. Our goal here was to come up with some things to eat that Cadel would really love, so as to put the 'new diet' in the most positive light that we could. Success was quickly ours when we found this:

This was a WINNER.  Throw in a few of these:

and what you have is HAPPY kids.  We use almond milk in the pancake mix.  They sortof taste like cupcakes!

Both of these products are available at our co-op (http://www.lakewinds.com/store/index.aspx).  Many local grocers seem to carry the Cherrybrook Kitchen brand in cookies, cakes, etc., but the pancakes have been a bit harder to find.  Amazon carries them, if you can't find them locally.  The chocolate chips I've seen at our local big chain grocer (Cub Foods) as well as at Target!  These chocolate chips are minis, fyi.  If you prefer big chocolate chips, these are also endorsed by the Scherer family:

 Each of these products, at the time of this post, are also nut and soy free.  Our family doesn't have nut or soy allergies, however.   In any event I ALWAYS recommend reading labels, or doing some research as of course these things can change over time.

Here's to chocolate chip pancakes!