Parenting a healthy child is a big enough responsibility. Parenting a child with food allergies raises the challenge to a whole new level. There is reading the food labels, considering allergy treatment, warning other parents before birthday parties and adapting your cooking to egg-free recipes.
 
Egg is a useful ingredient in cooking, because of its binding […]

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If your child has a gluten allergy or a gluten intolerance, you suddenly realise just how many convenience foods contain gluten: from bread and pasta to things like bottled sauces and even baking powder! 
It’s possible to buy gluten-free bread and biscuits, but it’s usually cheaper to make them at home. And it’s less trouble than […]

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In Australia, peanut allergies have been on the rise for the past few decades, probably due to the repeated exposure we get from processed food. Peanuts are ground-growing nuts, not tree-growing nuts, and it may be that your child is allergic to only peanuts, or only tree nuts (hazelnuts, walnuts, macadamias), but not both. If […]

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Lactose allergy is best known as cow’s milk allergy. Children who suffer from lactose intolerance don't produce the right digestion enzymes to break down the sugar found naturally in milk products (lactose). The undigested lactose ferments causing tummy aches.
Managing your child’s lactose intolerance is not as simple as removing dairy products from your diet, […]

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Homemade bread is the stuff fairytale parenthood is made of: a smiling serene mother with her hands in yeasty dough, a crowd of smiling serene children who sniff the air appreciatively when the shiny warm homemade loaf comes out of the oven… right? Yeah right. 
While freshly baked bread may not be the perfect answer to […]

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