Don’t Give Peas A Chance!
Author Katherine Blakeman, who is allergic to multiple legumes, has produced these graphics for distribution to food establishments, manufacturers and suppliers.
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Jacket potatoes in the slow cooker (baked potatoes)
Perfecting a jacket potato is super-satisfying – I’ve experienced first-hand the disappointment (often in my college days) of a canteen baked potato that’s still just that little bit too hard, ruining the anticipated delight of tucking into a fluffy, buttered …
How to replace legumes in your child’s diet
Children’s meals in pubs or restaurants are usually served with peas or baked beans, and even lasagnes and curries are padded out with chickpeas or lentils. What’s more, pea protein or chickpea flour is often hidden in sausages and burgers, …
Recipe: Salmon and Broccoli Pasta
This creamy pasta dish with salmon and broccoli tastes like a real treat, but is ready in record time! For convenience, I used frozen salmon fillets, and simply defrosted them in a bowl of cold water for an hour before …
Recipe: Banana and Butternut Squash Bread
A satisfying banana bread with added moisture and flavour courtesy of the butternut squash. Either serve it alone or spread it with butter if preferred. That said, the recipe itself is dairy-free, as well as nut-free and legume-free. You could …
How do you feed a non-allergic sibling your allergic child’s allergens?
Everyone has their own comfort level when it comes to risk. If you have one child with allergies and one without, you have to strike a balance between allowing one a normal dietary lifestyle, and protecting the other one from …
Should you avoid food labelled ‘may contain peanuts’ if you have a peanut allergy?
It’s not as simple as just not eating the food you’re allergic to. When you’re first diagnosed with a food allergy, you’ll need to become familiar with allergy labelling. In the EU, this is governed by the Food Information for …
Recipe: Pasta with prawns and vegetables
Tonight’s dinner is a satisfying pasta dish featuring succulent king prawns and fresh vegetables. Four of your five a day in this recipe – serve with a glass of orange juice and you’ve achieved all five! I used to buy …
Dining out with allergies outside of the Top 14
There’s no doubt that it’s easier to identify if a dish in a restaurant has the more common allergens in it – those that are legally required to be declared. But how do you manage allergies outside of those when …