Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Gluten Intolerance

Getting an IBS diagnosis is like being told that your headache is caused by a painful pounding in your head.  The doctor might even give you a Tylenol to make the pain go away.  And if it doesn’t, he will probably tell you that you are under a lot of stress.  When I was told I had irritable bowel...read more

School Orientation

School orientation is always a bit awkward,  even more so when you know that at some point you will have to have THE conversation. There never is a right time to discuss your child’s food sensitivity.  On the one hand you want to give the teacher the chance to get to know your child without any...read more

Labeling

Julie claims that there are times that she still can’t get the taste out of her mouth.  It’s surprising that something she ate in childhood could create such an intense memory, but certain foods still invoke that particular allergic reaction.  It was a chocolate covered doughnut that was manufactured...read more

Gluten-Free Moms

When you introduce yourself to people, how do you identify yourself? In trying to come up with the proper method of introducing ourselves in this blog we have gone through various alternatives.  Julie is a writer, a teacher, a wife, and a mom.  Jen is a lawyer, a cook, a wife, and a mom.  But we are not...read more