Allergies and intolerances seem to be on the rise and they are becoming more and more severe. Majority of people will know of at least one person who suffers. Childcare centres and school prohibit the entry of certain products onto the property to prevent any life-threatening reactions.
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My family has not been exempt from this – we discovered when my eldest son Declan was about 1 that he was allergic to peanuts. Not life threatening just a rash thankfully and he has since built up his tolerance for them and is fine to eat them. One of my sisters is gluten intolerant and another can’t handle dairy products. As I said they are being very common – we are just lucky that we don’t have to be concerned with any anaphylactic reactions.
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Now anyone who has these intolerances would know the food doesn’t always appeal to the eyes or taste buds but I have recently been sampling some Smooze and Eskal products and let me tell you – things are changing!
Smooze Fruit Ice are delicious dairy-free icy refreshments. They are available in a variety of 4 coconut flavours that keep everyone from parents to kids happy. They are so yummy!
Eskal are another company that specialise in producing high quality food specifically for those with intolerances and allergies. They have a nut-free peanut butter (made from sunflower seeds) available in crunchy and smooth. I myself could taste the difference but I am a massive fan of ‘real’ peanut butter whereas my sons couldn’t tell the difference. They loved it!
The dairy-free range consists of dark chocolate in raspberry and mint flavour. I tried the mint one and while I am not a fan at all of mint chocolate these taste very similar to Arnott’s Mint Slice biscuits so it was a hit with everyone in the house. They also have shortbread and other biscuits.
As we speak (or more so as I type this) I am stuffing my face with gluten-free chocolate coated pretzels. Needless to say these are delicious and the kids will not have the chance to taste these. There are many other gluten-free products from pastas to marshmallows.
I have an Eskal Prize Pack for one lucky reader!
Prize includes:
2 x Noble Choice Chocolate
2 x FreeNut Butter
1 x Marshmallow OR Tea Biscuits (sorry, this depends on availability)
2 x Eskal Pretzels
Open to Australian residents only! Sorry everyone else.
GIVEAWAY CLOSED!!
Winner is:
Tara
GIVEAWAY CLOSED!!
Winner is:
Tara
To Enter:
*Leave a comment telling me what food you couldn’t live without or if you have been diagnosed later in life with an intolerance what foods you miss?
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I can’t live without chocolate. I limit myself to a couple of squares of dark chocolate, but I sometimes fall off the wagon and eat the whole block.
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I cannot live without pasta. Any which way..I love it. Luckily I married an Italian man whose mother makes the best home made pasta! I would love to learn how to make it, but she doesn’t speak much English so communication is hard..although probably good I don’t know how to make it, because we would have it every night for dinner.
Bread! I have it for breakfast, lunch, and sometimes with dinner!
Before I fell pregnant I had a bit of bloating and part of the elimination process was a dairy free diet. I think I died. Nuttelex on raisin bread was so not the same as butter. No thick creamy latte in the morning at work and I was cranky as hell!
My littlest one doesn’t seem to tolerate PB well either even though he loves it
My husbamd has a severe allergy to wheat (different fro gluten), which he was diagnosed with a year ago, he REALLY misses cakes and bread!
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I would absolutely hate to have a SEAFOOD allergy as fish and shellfish are a major enjoyable part of a healthy diet.
I cannot live without fresh fruits, my source of vitamins and antioxidants for my complexion.
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I love the juicy sweet goodness of strawberries.
I can’t live without milk. I drink lots of it every day.
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I discovered my intolerance while travelling through Europe eating bread, pasta and pastries… It all made me really unwell! I can occasionally indulge now, but mostly eat gluten free to avoid feeling sick.
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I couldn’t live without chocolate, it drowns out those deafening screams
It turns my worst nightmares into the sweetest of dreams
When there’s a dark tunnel, its the light at the end
It cheers me up more than any friend!
i could not live without cheese. i love it anytime all the time. yum.
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I can’t live without ice cream in summer. Without it, I lose my cool.
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I was diagnosed with celiacs last year. I really miss bread. Just plain, soft, gluteny bread – warm with butter. *sigh*
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I think if I was diagnosed with a food intolerance I would miss fish and chips the most. Great Prize on offer too
I love food of all description, so I would miss everything if I couldn’t eat certain foods.
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I was diagnosed gluten intolerant as an adult and I miss lots of “normal” food such as pancakes (gluten free ones are just not the same).
Coffee- I’m not supposed to have it as caffeine is a bowel stimulant and I have IBS. I guess I could always go decaf if I found a good enough tasting brand.
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I could not live without asparagus! In fritters, on toast, or straight out of the tin – yum!
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Cheese! I really like cheese of practically and kind and would find it hard to resist even if I was intolerant of it.
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Couldn’t live without coffee – my love and addiction is way too strong!
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I would love it if my daughter could eat a bite of pizza. Unfortunately she was born with severe allergies to milk and peanuts. We are just thankful at this point she has outgrown her egg and wheat allergies!
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I am gluten intolerant and I find giving up bread the hardest of all. Simply because I have not really tasted a good gluten free bread alternative at all. Eskal are a great brand and I love their biscuits and cereals in particular.
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I cant live without yoghurt. Could eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner. Even the plain, no sweetner. Just love it. Have got my youngest son into loving it also, much to hubby’s disgust, he hates it.
I was always lactose intolerant as a child and young adult. After falling pregnant, I craved so badly chocolate milk, that it was controlling my life. My mum told me to listen to my baby and drink, so I did thinking that I would ill as usual. But nothing happened and I continued to have dairy throughout my pregnancy and to this day I am no longer lactose intolerant!
I’ve been lucky enough to not have any food related allergies or intolerances’. My eldest had a reaction recently which resulted in a rash around his mouth. We initially thought it was from low fat milk (he’s fine with full fat) but that doesn’t seem to be the case, unless it’s only when he’s having a lot of it! I think milk would be the hardest thing to have an allergy to, though. I have milk with everything! Coffee, breakfast, iced coffee, ice cream… The list goes on!
I cannot live without Bacon & Eggs because its the best breakfast to start the day with
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I couldn’t live without Summer fruits! Yum!
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Just recently I was diagnosed with intolerances to dairy, eggs, gluten, wheat and oats this year so you could say I miss FOOD!!!!
Although not a food
I’d miss chocolate. My daughter has recently started suffering migraine & the doctor says chocolate is a possible trigger, along with almonds & orange juice, she’s actually missing the oj.
As a coeliac I cannot have wheat or gluten and out of all those foods I miss good old vegemite. The gf ones do not taste the same. I also miss the convenience of eating any food you like whenever you like.
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I must admit, I do like my chocolate, and if it is in the fridge I can’t help myself and everytime I open the fridge, I have to have a piece. SO BAD
Breakfast or lunch. In savoury baking or sweet… I couldn’t live with EGGS! Even more so than meat!!!
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Peanut Butter is an absolute favourite in our house. I had to ween my daughter off her peanut butter sandwiches when she started school. Our school isn’t nut free but asks us to respect the kids with allergies and not bring peanut butter…my daughter would love the Nut-free butter to take.
If I had to live life without cashews it would drive me nuts!
Can’t live without fresh bagels. But chocolate comes a close second!
I have two absolute favourites I couldnt live without – potatoes and cheese. Ooooohhh so difficult to choose between them I just love them both so much!! I guess Cheese – I have cheese on everything and mix with other dishes – thank goodness I dont have to go without – that was stressful enough just thinking about it!! LOL
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I cant live without those sweet little snacks that make living gluten free and lactose free somewhat easier!
I’ve been a Coeliac from a very young age. its so hard to find anything that compares in taste or appearance to the ‘real’ food (as some people like to call it) I know Eskal is a brand i can trust to satisfy my sweet tooth and my belly!
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I couldn’t live without bread….sometimes I have toast for brekkie, a sandwich for lunch and bacon, eggs and toast for dinner.
so many things i love liver and bacon chocolate but i cannot do without peanut paste i eat it out of the jar if i could
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One of my daughters best friends carries an Epi-Pen and is allergic to eggs and nuts. I guess leaning to cook cakes without eggs, and having to look at everything that is processed that I buy. We take so much for granted!!
One of my daughters best friends carries an Epi-Pen and is allergic to eggs and nuts. I guess leaning to cook cakes without eggs, and having to look at everything that is processed that I buy. We take so much for granted!!