About: Michelle Smith

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Michelle Smith is the mother of 3 sons all who have food allergies. She manages to implement a gluten free casein free diet as well a avoiding tree nuts, peanuts, salmon, egg and dairy in all forms. Her children are also intolerant of many foods such as cucumber, melon, sweet potato and corn. Her blog will include tips and stories about living a gfcf plus life.

Posts by Michelle Smith:

Flying With Autoinjectors? Quick List

Below are some useful links for getting the most recent information for flying into or out of the US or Canada.
TSA – Transport Security Administration
They set the rules. We just follow them. Hidden Disabilities contains all the information you need to travel. Pay particular attention to the Medication part towards the bottom of the page. ..more

ELISA, drawing blood and my 7 year old

This year one of my sons started to have mild allergic reactions foods he has been able to eat in the past. Egg, sesame and poppy seeds in particular. So last week I took my 7 year old to have his blood drawn for a ELIZA test (nice short description from Medicinenet.com here)  but not ..more

Laws On Food Labels – Quick List

Recently, a friend asked me if a business was required to disclose major food allergens in their ingredients label. Honestly, I could not remember what the law states exactly so I did a little digging. The answer is yes and no. Yes they do have to list the common 8 allergens (see our icons above) ..more

Recipe: Enjoy Life Allergy Free Chocolate Fondue

Oh so decadent. Oh so good. This is about as easy as it gets.

Slice some fruit. Whatever is about to go bad, or that you happen to have laying around. Oranges, apples, pears, grapes. We’re banana people so we slice LOTS of bananas.
Dump some marshmallows in a bowl. The little ones are cute.
Heat some rice ..more

Nutrition for your Condition

Recently I set out do to a product review of the Meal Mate and Carry-All Kitchen from Nutrition for your Condition. I fell in love with both products and have completely absorbed them into my life. I don’t leave the house without my Meal Mate and won’t travel without the Carry-All Kitchen. How did I ..more

Touche Gourmet Biscotti Or What I Always Forget About Product Reviews

I happen live in a gluten free, dairy free, egg (mostly) free, tree nut free and peanut free house. These delicious biscotti only meet the last two requirements – tree nut and peanut free.

Cherrybrook Kitchen Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix Product Review

This morning I had a craving for some really good chocolate chip cookies. This can be a bit of a challenge since between my 3 children we have quite a list of allergies and intolerances to handle. This means if I want to eat my cookies in the house and not in the garage, any ..more

Dairy free, nut free, gluten free Holiday Treats from Chocolate Decadence

Last year I found a great online store for dairy free, gluten free, nut free chocolate – Chocolate Decadence. Their chocolate was dark and very rich and just the right amount of sweetness. I admit, my husband and I ate as much as my kids!
I just ordered one bag each of dinosaurs, wild animals and ..more

Car Travel with Allergic Kids

I was thinking about my Thanksgiving trip and thought I would share some ideas that seemed to really help make this trip successful. Success is defined as the following: no side trips to the hospital or doctor, no one needed Benadryl or (heaven forbid) an epinephrine injection, and I did not feel the need to ..more

Thanksgiving Thanks To Whole Foods From A Mom Of Kids With Food Allergies

I’m in the city, New York that is, shopping for my kids with food allergies. I died, went to heaven and woke up at a new Whole Foods on the Upper West Side.

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