Monthly Archives: August 2012

Back to school with food allergies

Chances are, your kids are heading back to school this week or next. They may not be ready for a return to lectures, homework, and pop quizzes, but you better be ready for lunches, bake sales, and field trips. The Center for Disease Control reports that in the past ten years they’ve seen a 265% [...]

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Gluten-Free Beer Round Up

We know that sometimes the hardest parts of having a gluten allergy are not the big things, but the simple things – like enjoying a cold beer after a hot summer’s day. Fortunately, there are many breweries that are catering to those who can’t consume the gluten that is found in the wheat and barley [...]

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Gluten-free and allergy-friendly dining across the USA

Last week we told you about two great world restaurants whose menus are completely top 8 allergen free. There isn’t a similar restaurant in the US yet, but there are still lots of great options for dining out with food allergies. Food website, The Daily Meal, recently published a wonderful list of restaurants nationwide that have [...]

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Quality Assurance International Helps Boost Consumer Confidence

We all know how nerve-wracking it can be to find food that is good for you and your family to eat while also meeting your allergen requirements. Last month we looked into some of the gluten-free smart phone apps that are available to help find safe gluten-free foods at the super market, find restaurants to [...]

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TasteriePick of the Week!

As summer winds to a close, we’re leaving you with our pick for favorite sunscreen!   Featured in our August TasterieBox, this is by far one of our favorite products! Blue Lizard sunscreen from Australia hits the mark when it comes to sun protection for those with sensitive skin or food allergies. It comes in [...]

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TasterieBox review from Go Dairy Free

We’re always so thrilled to get feedback from our fans, and we want to share the love with all of our blog readers. Our latest review comes from our friend Alisa from GoDairyFree.org. Alisa is an author and recipe developer who has had a severe milk allergy since birth. We at Tasterie are also proud to [...]

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Top 8 allergy-free dining around the world

French chefs aren’t known for being particularly sensitive when it comes to the needs and demands of customers. They train for years to become the expert. They know best. You eat what they give you. So it came as a real shock to me when I discovered that there is a restaurant in Lyon, the [...]

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Vegan Banana French Toast from Cook It Allergy Free

Doesn’t this French Toast from CookItAllergyFree.com look delicious?! And it’s egg, gluten, and dairy free – you can make it 100% vegan by using egg-free, dairy-free bread (Kim at CookItAllergyFree suggests this recipe from Carrie of Ginger Lemon Girl, for her Gluten-Free Vegan Crusty Bread, or this one from Sea, of Book of Yum, for [...]

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TasteriePick of the Week: Breads from Anna Gluten Free Banana Bread Mix

Nothing tastes like Grandma’s homemade banana bread right? Wrong! Breads from Anna has a banana bread mix that makes a moist, delicious bread that tastes like it’s home made. This banana bread has no added flavoring so all of its banana flavor comes from pure bananas. Not only is it delicious, but it is gluten, [...]

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Natalie Portman’s vegan wedding

Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman was a vegetarian for 20 years before choosing to go completely vegan. She returned to eating some animal products, like eggs and dairy, during her pregnancy. Now that son Aleph is 14-months-old, Portman has returned to her vegan ways, so she and new husband Benjamin Millepied chose to throw a completely vegan [...]

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