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Raising Children with Food & Other Allergies in Singapore

Gluten-free Tabbouleh salad made with quinoa

A big thanks to sneezywheezy.com reader Karen Horan for this gluten-free recipe. “This is one of my favourite warm weather recipes,” Karen writes.  Her daughter, who has Celiac Disease, loves this dish, and we hope our readers will, too.   Tabbouleh Salad with Quinoa 1 1/2 cups GF chicken broth (can use water or veg. broth [...]

Focusing on the positive : Article by The Times Leader

sneezywheezy.com hunts down relevant articles for you! A ray of hope… Article by The Times Leader reporting that the majority of children overcome their food and other allergies as they grow older. Here’s hoping…! http://snappyurl.net/1344 ~ Vicky

Razzle Dazzle Birthday Cake : Egg free, dairy free and nut free

Boo has just turned four. Birthdays are a big deal at that age, especially if you are Boo! She has been planning her cake since last November. The description became more and more flamboyant, as Boo added a seemingly endless list of details to create her perfect cake! In Boo’s own words, “I would like [...]

It Happened To Me! Peanut Butter used in Pre-school Art Class Triggers A Reaction

This column provides a space for sneezywheezy.com readers to share their stories – and let other parents know what to watch out for.  Special thanks to AY’s mom for telling us about this event, which happened recently at her son’s playschool here in Singapore. By AY’s mom My son’s teachers knew he has a peanut [...]

Gluten Free Cake Mix and a can of Coke

I learnt from my last (failed) experiment, that a can of soda water and a packet of the gluten free cake mix, does not really work. Sure, the texture is good – but I’m all about the taste, and it just did not cut mustard! So onto phase two of my experiment. To make the [...]

Nutting Nutty : Nuts about Sweet William Dairy free chocolate bars

A good friend of mine regularly stocks up on Sweet William chocolate products whenever she is back in Australia. Sweet William products are dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free and of course nut-free! Well, I have great news… these fab products are now available in Singapore. I have found them at the Cold Storage in the Nex shopping [...]

Allergy Study : Food For Thought from The Standard

Sneezywheezy.com hunts down relevant articles for you! Food for thought from The Standard. Article looks at research done by The  Chinese University of Hong Kong, into children’s food allergies. To find out the main food culprits and more, please click on the link below. http://snappyurl.net/1321 ~ Vicky

A big scoop for kids with allergies: two great no-dairy, no-egg ice cream alternatives available in Singapore

My friend Ruth put me on to this great non-dairy ice cream brand called Soy Dream, which is made from soya beans and manufactured in the U.S..   Cold Storage carries Soy Dream at four outlets in Singapore: Kallang Leisure Park, Paridiz Centre, King Albert Park, Jason’s and Tanglin Marketplace.   You can call any Cold Storage [...]

Itchy, Scratchy? Eczema Q&A with Dr Mark Tang of NSC

Dr Mark Tang of the National Skin Centre was kind enough to give up some of his time for sneezywheezy.com readers.  As the Director of Research, Consultant Dermatologist and Head of the Eczema clinic, we are very grateful that Dr Mark Tang was able to do a Q&A with us. SW: What is eczema? Dr Tang: [...]

Do food allergy concerns cloud your vacation plans? Get a doctor on speed dial

Many parents are afraid to take their food-allergic kids out to a restaurant – never mind an entirely new country.  Holidays are fraught with peril: what will they eat, what will I do if they have a reaction – and where do I go if it’s a really bad one?  The epi-pen, after all, only [...]

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