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The reason I haven’t been here in Minti for such a long time is because…. My husband and I just opened a new bakery! And yes, all our products are peanuts & nuts free!
I sometimes think that kids movies provide great lines. Like the one from “Robots”: SEE A NEED – FILL A NEED.
The need was there. There is no (at least I haven’t found one) bakery that can guarantee no nut traces cakes. And when it comes to cakes and cookies – it is so so difficult to find them! On the odd occasion one can fine simple cake in a supermarket, but even that becomes a rare thing. With cookies and biscuits it’s the same story. So up until now, my son (who has anaphylaxis peanuts allergy) enjoyed cakes only when his father, who just happens to be a pastry cook, cooked something at home. And going to birthday parties was always a problem.
So the need was there. And we decided to fill it.
We opened a bakery which is called: NO PEANUTS NO WORRIES. Here is the logo:
(see our policy below) We provide for businesses and privates cakes and cookies. Our cakes and cookies are great and we have lots of Italian special ones. And the main thing – no nuts, no peanuts.
Here are some of our products (too bad I can't import a real cake here...)
I hope you will all help me “spread the word” about my new bakery, so kids and their families can finally enjoy good quality cakes that are “clean” from peanuts and nuts.
POLICY
NO PEANUTS NO WORRIES is dedicated to produce tortes, pastries & cookies that are free from peanuts and nuts.
NO PEANUTS NO WORRIES products are made on a facility that DOES NOT use peanuts & nuts. No nuts and no peanuts or their products are used or stored at the NO PEANUTS NO WORRIES production site. All ingredients are checked and we use only those that have NO traces of peanuts & nuts.
NO PEANUTS NO WORRIES products are all sold sealed in plastic containers and/or plastic bags, to avoid cross-contamination.
NO PEANUTS NO WORRIES is offering café’s, restaurants, clubs and any premises who serves food the opportunity to serve safe desserts to their clients, who have peanuts & nuts allergy.
NO PEANUTS NO WORRIES is offering child-care centres, schools and other child-oriented facilities the opportunity to serve children cakes and cookies that are free from peanuts and nuts.
NO PEANUTS NO WORRIES is offering individuals the opportunity to FINALLY ENJOY peanuts & nuts free tortes, birthday cakes & cookies.
NO PEANUTS NO WORRIES operators have a child that has a peanuts & nuts anaphylaxis allergy. So, NO WORRIES, we know what it’s all about  |
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Hi everyone,
You'll have to forgive me for giving myself a shameless plug, but I've recently started importing a range of nut and egg free products from a company in the UK called It's Nut Free. All their products are guaranteed to be egg and nut free, even their suppliers have guaranteed that all raw ingredients are totally safe for nut allergy sufferers.
Given the shortage of pre-prepared, totally safe, packaged foods for nut allergy sufferers, I'm trying to spread the word about the availability of these new products. If anyone would like to try them I would be more than happy to give you a 20% discount, just to spread the word. Our website is www.bluepumpkin.com.au. Please come and visit us and try our totally safe foods. |
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It can be tricky finding out which products are safe for your child - the contact checking is very time consuming. I have come across 2 websites that can help:
http://www.eatingsafe.com.au/
http://www.freedomfoods.com.au/
Both Australian - sorry! These are a great source of information - though one is easier to navigate than the other. I'm not sure it should replace constantly checking as companies change their processes and ingredients all the time (and it can even depend on which batch you buy) but it could be a good starting point. |
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When they say tree nuts, that isn't peanuts is it? Peanuts are grown in the ground and are usually in a category all their own. Honestly havent' done the research to clarify that...just thought of it
And have found all but the cooking chocolate...will find it though...am searching! Tammy, will let you know when I go shopping so you can fill me in.
Thanks-Angela |
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In respond to HarrisonsMommy last blog here is some info and photos:
1) we found (especially having a husband that is a pastry cook ...) that LIBER'S SEMI SWEET CHOCOLATE & BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE are the best for cooking. we get them only in Coles Bondai Sydney or in the Jewish grocery of Bondai. This Chocolate is imported from New York. I will take photos later and publish them here. it is a great dark chock (can also be eaten as is). 400 gram (huge) cost approx $7 but it is good and we don't have much choice.
2. these are no nut products sold usually in K-Mart or Target
3. lots of Betty Crocker products (mix to make cookies, choc & vanilla frosting etc) are nut free. Can find them in most supermarkets. (sorry - no photo at the moment but the choc-chip cookie mix is great!)
4. TWIX choc bar is free of nuts
5. KINDER CHOCOLATE BARS & SURPRISE EGGS rae good also
6. AERO choc by Nestle is free from nuts cause it's produced in England.
sorry no photo at the moment. you can get them in reg choc flavour or mint flavour.
7. bites (I think they sell them in Coles and Woolworth). Please note that some flavours of this "bites"do have peanuts traces and some - like the one in the photo below) don't.
but again - always read the labels before you buy. I always do although I buy them frequently.
I will look in the pantry to see if I have more... |
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Tammy, you have been around doing this for a while. Is there any chocolate to eat or cook with that doesn't have the warning? Have yet to come across any. How frustrating is that! |
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That's what anaphylaxis allergy is all about.
Going to the supermarket, taking a product from the shelf, reading the ingredients label and all the warnings, coming back home, taking the product out of the shopping bag, reading again the label and putting it in the pantry, and when he asks to eat that, reading it again before opening the package, and after all these 4-5 times of label-reading - still being afraid that the manufacturer made a mistake. That I missed the announcement on the radio about food recall. or worst, that I made a mistake and missed something in those small letters labels.
Leaving him at a friend's house to play with her child, and although I know she is very responsible and understand the meaning of this allergy and checks everything - I also know she is human, and anything can happen.
Sending him to school, and although teachers and principal assured me that everything was done and will be done to eliminate the risk - I am scared to death. Scared that some child will bring peanut butter sandwich to school, in spite of the school request. Scared that some idiot parent will decide that school's request not to bring peanut butter is discriminating their child (who loves peanut butter), and this idiot parent decides that their child should enjoy peanut butter although my son might die from it.
Being scared of my own son. Because the burden that has been put on his shoulders since he was a baby, about this peanut allergy and the death associated with it, is too much for a child. And it is so so sad! Sometimes, when the ice-cream van drives through our street, playing its music, Gilad looks at me seriously and say: "that's the ice-cream man. But I can't have it". And I say "yes" and praise him for his understanding, but oh do I cry inside my heart! I know he is trying to be brave, I know he is fed up with just eating Mac's when we are going out, I know he doesn't shed a tear when all the kids in his class eat a birthday ice-cream cake and he gets a slice we sent from home, and I know he is only a child. And I am so much afraid that one day this burden will be too much, and as a child, he will say, "I don't care, I want that and I am going to eat that!" and there will be no one to stop him. And I am so much afraid of that and so much hoping it won't happen.
I will keep fighting the world that doesn't want to understand. I will keep staying away from people who don't care, even if they are family. I will keep reading labels 5, 6 and 1000 times, even if people will think I am crazy. I will keep taking the mobile with me wherever I go, when I’m not with him. I will keep protecting him from people's ignorance and from peanuts.
Because I am so much scared. I DON'T WANT MY SON TO DIE. |
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1) When you go out somewhere, you prepare food at home to take with you – therefore you save money and most likely the food is healthier and fresher. 2) Your anaphylaxis child, eventually, learns not to nag Ï want this “I want that””buy me this” “buy me that”
3) While going through the ingredients and warnings of the food package before buying it, you learn allot about what is actually being put in the food, and you start to think twice if you really want to buy it (regardless to the allergy warning)
4) Your child is becoming more aware and sensitive to other people’s health problems (not just allergies), and more than that – your child becomes tolerant and open-minded more than some adults you know...
5) So do you. You didn’t know, didn’t understand and sometimes didn’t want to know – until it happened in your own home.
In a way – I am glad my son is anaphylactic. It did me good.
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This is an american site but has good information. I am thinking of ordering the medication bag. Has anyone come across anything like this in their searches?
www.foodallergy.org
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I am just feeling really over whelmed with the labels and how much stuff may or may not have peanuts. Holy cow. I never thought it should be outlawed but hell, it is everywhere! What a nightmare.
Found this website which could be helpful...
And Hungry Jacks... |
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Well, technically not an allergy but need to live the next year like it is one. His blood levels for the peanuts was negative. So looks like just a skin sensitivity at this point so need to keep him away from the allergen until he is a bit older. We follow up in a year to see how we are going.
As for the egg, similar situation. Likely just a sensitivity. Should grow out of it with age and a more mature gut. Can continue to give it in small quantities (like in a cake) just not in whole or raw form. Which is pretty much what we are doing now.
I am relieved beyond belief. We will still have an epipen just in case. I don't mind that at all.
Will live the next year like we have a full blown allergy because with his reaction being so slight, need to keep him away from the allergen so as to prevent it from becomming a full on allergy to peanut. Will be asking for advice and stuff for sure. I am overwhelmed at the idea of a peanut free home and all of the reading of labels and stuff. I haven't really done that yet. Denial I suppose. But will become the peanut police from now on.
Thanks to all of you for your knowledge and support.
Angela |
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Having a child when going out (out of your home) is always a worry when it comes to "where and what are we going to eat"but when you have an anaphylaxis child - it is even worst. Basically anaphylaxis kids and adults are advised not to eat outside, unless they totally trust the source of food. This is why we have an "allergy restaurant book" in our car. This folder/book contains all the restaurants/fast foods places we CAN go and eat, if we really need or want. The choice is not big, but it's good to know that some restaurants do care about anaphylaxis people.
Here are the links to download and print the allergy table from these restaurants in Australia:
RED ROOSTER - www.redrooster.com.au/pdfs/Red%20Rooster%20Ingredient%20&%20Allergen%20Information%20November%20%202007.pdf
McDonalds - go to www.mcdonalds.com.au/ choose "broadband"or "dial up", and once the site comes up, choose ""nutrition"and then "Nutrition resources"where you'll find the allergen information. If I can add, I found Mac's a great help when we're "stuck"with no food while travelling. I know allot of people think of them as "junk food"but i respect them for respecting those who have allergy problems.
DOMINO'S PIZZA - www.dominos.com.au/_uploads/309_Allergen_Listing_Feb7_08.pdf
KFC - www.kfc.com.au/files/KFCFoodFactSheet_27112006.pdf
Don't forget to update your allergen lists - check at least every month if the web site changed things (you can usually see the date the put at the bottom or top of the list).
This list can also be helpful when you decide to invite people over and want to have "take away"instead of cooking.
If you know more web sites that have allergy lists for their restaurants - please add them here. Thanks. |
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The specialist called today and says that Harrison will need an epi/pen. Now, I know this isn't the end of the world. I just wish it wasn' t the case. I wish he didn't have these stupid allergies. And of course I would rather know the truth and the severity of the allergy than not and of course to have the epi and not need it rather than the other way around. I'm just feeling a bit sorry for myself and for Harrison at the moment...is all still so new.
BTW, hubby is coming to the Dr for the followup appointment. Yay. |
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So I have been talking to my hubby about this allergy (peanuts mostly) and he just doesn't seem to get the seriousness of it. He thinks that because he has only had a red rash around the mouth that it isn't that bad and that he might get over it. And every time I try to talk about it, he gets almost angry with me.
I sort of eluded (not in a negative way) that the allergy came from him because he had exczema as a child and I know there are links between the two. Anyway, maybe he is feeling guilty or like he was attacked with me saying it?
Anyway, any suggestions to help hubby along? |
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Well, for some time now I have been fearful that Harrison was allergic to eggs and peanuts (of all things!). Well, I was going to have him tested before going to the US but since we moved and all, I thought it best to wait until we got to Perth.
So took Harrison yesterday to the pediatric allergy specialist and he tested Harrison for 28 different types of food allergies. And Harrison was so good. He just sat on my lap watching the doctor draw the grid, place 28 drops of fluid on his are, and then proceed to scratch/prick his arm 28 times. He didn't make a noise, try to pull away or cry. He just watched, my good little boy.
We waited 10-15 min and went back in and sure enough, allergic response to the egg and peanut. Egg was worse than the peanut. So he sent us for bloods to see if we need to own an epi/adrenaline pen in case of anaphalxysis!
So I thought Harrison might be ok with the blood work. He was until they put the needle in his arm (and had hit the vein first try). Then he cried and jerked away, the needle had come out of the vein and skin so they had to restick. Poor thing. He went dark red in the face crying hard and was almost inconsoable. Stickers didn't work, cuddles didn't work, but alas, the chocolate did. He even said goodbye to the girls. Cried a bit when we got home cuz we took the cotton ball and tape off so that hurt but he got to take mine off (I had blood work done too) so it was ok.
Anyway, I am so upset about the peanut allergy. That one people don't grow out of. At this point, it isn't lethal. He only gets a mild rash around his mouth but the scary thing is that at any time, it can become a lethal reaction. Thats what worries me. The egg thing, well, he has eaten cakes and stuff and as long as it isn't like egg by itself, he seems fine. We can deal with that. That one he can grow out of. Hopefully.
Anyway, just wanted to vent. On a positive note, Harrison has self weaned from breast feeding...YAY!
Adios Amigos...Angela
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A mother of allergic kids wrote me and sent me a link to a web site she created - please go and have a look:
www.beyondapeanut.com/ |
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