We made Chef Luca's nut & dairy free pesto for dinner last night - big YUM from our whole family. Our kids are so excited that Chef Luca is making safe recipes "for them".
Sure wish this Chef had a restaurant in Hayward, CA. Fantastic person for doing this. We need more people like this in the restaurant industry who actually get it. Hugs to all.
I used my Pampered Chef batter bowl + 1 round layer that was cut to size. The recipe is White Birthday Cake with a little less than 1 packet of strawberry powdered drink mix added to the batter.
I hate that my insurance doesn't cover the allergy testing or the food challenge. Which leaves me with no choice but to do home challenges. This is very scary for me! What else can be done?
That is very scary. It's important to do oral food challenges in a medically supervised setting with immediate availability of medical support/intervention in the event of a reaction. Your insurance won't cover any type of allergy testing? Neither skin or blood testing?
No, I can't insurance because this is the insurance through my husbands work. There is no way I'm going to be able to do a food challenge at home. I'm way too frightened of what could happen but what else is one to do when you know that at some point you have to know?! Talked with doctor today (left message) and asked if there is a way around it. They wouldn't even pay for the skin or blood allergy test. It's crazy! Our insurance is amazing and we've had 14 years. Never had to use the...
I can't even wrap my head around an insurance that won't cover allergy stuff Allergies are such a widespread condition that can lead to time off work, etc. Hopefully the doctor has some good guidance for what you can do.
I'm hoping to hear something back! Praying they can come up with something different that my insurance will pay for. I can go to an allergist and pay my co-pay but when they want to start the testing, that's where my insurance stops! It ridiculous and I'm so upset about this. I know doctors can around it, some will and some won't. Hopefully I have one that will and can! Thank you all for your support! I don't have family or friends so it's difficult to deal with all by yourself.
Hi Paula, hopefully you find an allergist that you like and trust. Be upfront with the Doctor about the insurance issues and your concerns. Some allergists - not all - will allow patients to come and sit in the waiting room while the food is ingested. I hope you find one that you can work with. The other thing is, the allergy tests run about $1,500 depending on how many foods you're running. You may find that the cost is worth it?
Cool! My chocolate coins started melting when the boys handled them (prob b/c i added coconut oil). Will follow these melting instructions instead! Any idea on how to make a stuffed bunny? My boys love Sneaky Chef No Nut Butter - would like to fill their bunny w/ that. Thanks.
I really appreciate that this company is trying to educate our community. Can you also please educate all chefs and restaurants and anyone who makes food for others? It’s very concerning that when I tell the chef my son has a cow’s milk allergy, he may respond that there’s no cow’s milk in anything. He may not understand this scientific process of creating a milk protein that’s not from a cow! We are ultra careful and hardly eat out, but this is making it 100x harder for those with a milk...
I’m an adult/senior citizen with a lifelong peanut allergy. I have two comments. 1) More knowledge about your child’s allergy is very empowering both for you and your child. The fact that this can be done in a controlled setting is a helpful and vital tool in the management of an allergy. My info has come from trial and error - not ideal for many many reasons. I hope parents will consider this as an option as it was not available to me as a child. 2) My daughter developed an allergy to...
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