Sunflower Butter=Amazing Substitute for Peanut Butter

   I am so excited for today!  I am sharing sunflower butter with you!  What?  You get overly excited over that, Maggie? Yes, yes I do.  I mean, a substitute for  ***peanut butter!  This is something to get excited about, people! Don't you agree?

   This sunflower butter replaces peanut butter in quite an amazing way.  Remember the chocolate chip cookie dough Greek yogurt dip? Well...the original recipe I found online used peanut butter.  Well..I adapted the recipe and used SUNFLOWER BUTTER!


 
Here's the link to it....http://sunbutter.com/




****Do, I ask, be careful to make sure the brand of sunflower butter you use is allergy friendly.  I like using SunButter because the label clearly states it is nut free.  Also, make sure you can eat seeds, before you try sunflower butter.

Allergy- Friendly Blogs

   Hi everyone!  Did you think I disappeared or fell off a cliff?  It's okay if you did, because I haven't been around this little blog of mine lately.  Hopefully you all had an amazing holiday season!  I had an amazing holiday season for sure!  Christmas was amazing and magical, as always.:) We woke up, added baby Jesus to our Nativity scene, opened stockings and presents, indulged in my grandma's coffee cake recipe(Hopefully,  the recipe will appear here, soon!), and ended the night with games with my family.  The next day we headed off to Florida....we just got back.  No wonder I've been so absent to this blog.  But I'm back...and ready to share a few blogs I really like. 

     I love reading food blogs.  I think I have a slight obsession.  Seriously.  On weekend nights, I stay up an extra half an hour(or more!) just to read new recipes and see what bloggers have to say.  Now, it's time to share some of these blogs with you!

Food Allergy Facts

Food Allergy Facts

Food Allergy Pep Talk

Allergy Pep Talk

Food allergies control only one tiny part of your Life....food.
You can play, talk, listen to music, smile, and make friends without worrying about allergies.
So, don't let food allergies control you and your happiness, let YOU!

Eating Out with Food Allergies

Eating Out Tips 
   Eating out with your food allergies can be so hard!  Some waiters/waitresses totally get allergies and some barely know what a food allergy is.  Food allergies are growing, so sooner or later, our society will get better and better with food allergies.  However, while our society is getting better, still, some people need help on understanding the challenges of food allergies.  Here are a few tips for
eating out.

1.  Before ordering, inform your waiter/waitress you have food allergies and what they are.  Then, they can check on the ingredients and preparation for you.
2.  If you're not comfortable at a certain place with your food allergies, don't eat there.  You want to be able to enjoy eating out.
3.  Many places have allergen menus.  Print these menus out and keep them in a binder, so you can look up what you want.

I have some exciting news.....

      Yesterday was a big day!  We figured out I don't have an egg allergy!  It's a week of celebration!

I am now going to be posting a few recipes with eggs.....but, don't worry for all you dealing with egg allergies.  I feel you, and I've been in your shoes.  I am going to keep posting recipes that are eggless!  Also, there are already many eggless recipes on this blog!


     Hopefully, this gives you hope, all you living with food allergies.  It is possible to outgrow these allergies!

Eating Out with Food Allergies

  Eating out with your food allergies can be so hard!  Some waiters/waitresses totally get allergies and some barely know what a food allergy is.  Food allergies are growing, so sooner or later our society will get better and better with food allergies.  However, while our society is getting better, still, some people need help on understanding the challenges of food allergies.  Here are a few tips:

1.  Before ordering, inform your waiter/waitress you have food allergies and what they are.  Then, they can check on the ingredients and preparation for you.
2.  If you're not comfortable at a certain place with your food allrgies, don't eat there.  You want to be able to enjoy eating out.
3.  Many places have allergen menus.  Print these menus out and keep them in a binder, so you can look up what you want.

Simple Coleslaw Salad

 

Egg Substitute for Cake made from the Box

Food Allergy Facts

     Food allergies seem to be popping up all over the place.  About three million (That is a HUGE number!) people report they have tree nut/peanut allergies in America.  That is only tree nut/peanut allergies.  What about milk, eggs, wheat, seafood, etc.?  Studies show that the amount of peanut allergies has TRIPLED from 1997 to 2008.  What!? This means there are tons of people just like me (possibly you) that live with these allergies, every day.  Pretty mind blowing!


    Outgrow?  It is totally possible to outgrow these allergies!  Most likely, eggs, soy, and milk can be outgrown.  Oh yeah!  Just keep on hoping!

Read more at this website.