As I mentioned in the first post about my son’s dietary restrictions, I took him to our naturopathic doctor who tested a blood sample from my son’s finger for immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies specific to different foods. The blood test was sent to Rocky Mountain Analytical laboratory. About three weeks later we got these results back. Here are his blood test [...]
This recipe is one of my husband’s favourite Romanian dishes, but I can’t share the recipe with you without first telling you a story about my husband in Romania. Since I moved to Canada, I returned to Romania many times. The first trip was to introduce my boyfriend (now my husband) to my family, relatives and friends, and to show him [...]
My son was three years and a half when he was diagnosed with gluten and dairy sensitivity. Since then, he can't eat gluten and dairy foods. I am not going to speculate on why we think this happened because we can’t change the past or know for sure anyway. I will focus instead on telling you the symptoms that made [...]
We love eating muffins around here. And what is there not to like? They are a portable snack that tastes great. So I try to come up with various muffins recipes. Here are two other muffin recipes from the blog: zucchini muffins and almond corn meal muffins. These chia almond muffins turned out very well. My husband had a hard [...]
Sun exposure is beneficial to us because it allows our body to make vitamin D which has been shown in various studies to be protective against breast, ovarian, prostate, and colon cancer. Vitamin D also keeps our bones strong, can help control our blood sugar, and can help our immune system fight infections. Vitamin D has also shown potential therapeutic [...]
I made this salad for a potluck and it completed the other delicious appetizers very nicely. The salad has a fresh and flavourful taste. You can serve this salad with coconut tofu chocolate pudding and you have a light and delicious summer dinner. This salad is rich in: Proteins, molybdenum, folate, copper, fiber, and manganese from beans Vitamins K and B5 from [...]
Have you ever wondered whether these tiny seeds are worth buying? Chia seeds are so rich in nutrients that they are considered to be a super food. They are a great addition to our diet as they are rich in healthy fat, protein, fiber, manganese, phosphorus, and calcium. They are also gluten-free. When chia seeds are soaked in a liquid (water, [...]
A very good friend of mine makes this recipe each time my son goes over to her house as she knows that my son loves it and he can eat it as it is a gluten- and dairy-free cake. Her recipe is great and I made my own version with the ingredients that I have in my kitchen. A while [...]
Planning meals Ask your kids what they would like to eat next week. Better yet, ask them more detailed questions about which ingredients they would like in the next week's meals. You and your kids can look up recipes together in cookbooks, or on the Internet, or choose some of your family's favourite recipes and decide together on which meals to make. Encourage your child to [...]
We do not eat shrimp very often around here as shrimp is hard to find in a high quality form, but once every few months I make a meal with shrimp, like this tasty shrimp garlic pasta. This Shrimp Garlic Pasta is rich in: Healthy fats from coconut oil Manganese and vitamin B6 from garlic, in addition to garlic’s anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and [...]