Lunchbox ideas – Chicken Scotch Eggs
Although this recipe is a little fiddly, it is well worth the effort. These Chicken Scotch Eggs are a tasty alternative to a sandwich. Great for a picnic too! What You Need: 10 medium size eggs 2 cloves of garlic grated [...]
Anaphylaxis and orange juice : dairy allergy triggered by orange juice
May, 39, has a story to share. Smartly dressed and chatty, she is the picture of the modern mother. Her family settled into life in Singapore just over two years ago. May and her French husband have one child, a daughter called Annie who is 10 years old. Annie is just like many 10 year [...]
Jeremy the wallaby series : Food allergies explained in a great children’s book
Buying an appealing well written, beautifully illustrated children’s book that is focused around allergies can be tough. Explaining medical information and its encompassing necessity to a child can be tougher. This is where Bethany Tucker’s Jeremy the wallaby happily jumps into the scene! Welcome to the world of Jeremy the wallaby – he is allergic [...]
An Oral Food Challenge – The Process
CJ has had his oral food challenge for egg and has passed it! He can now happily and safely eat thoroughly cooked egg. Raw egg is still potentially an issue, so no meringue or cracking eggs for him yet – but sometime soon he will be able to! From here on, with regards to the [...]
AVA updates allergen labeling law in Singapore
The AVA (the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore) have amended the Sale of Food Act, which in a nutshell now means that there is a new allergen labeling law, which ALL companies importing their goods into Singapore have to abide by. Although the labeling requirement was for the 15th April 2011, the companies do [...]
Egg-cellent News : The Importance of Oral Food Challenge (at Medical Facility!).
Egg-cellent! Egg-static! Egg-tremly Happy! Okay, okay, the last word might not work as well, but hopefully you get my drift! Today, is without a shadow of a doubt, one of the happiest days of my life! I feel like this invisible weight that I have been dragging around with me, has partially lifted. I have [...]
Egg-free veg Indian chain opens up dining opportunities
The battle of wills has begun. The Bean, now 16 months, is no longer happy to lunch on ‘safe’ foods brought from home when we eat out. He’s curious about what we’re eating, eyeing our orders and batting spoonfuls of home-cooked congee on restaurant floors all over Singapore. Last Thursday, after Gymboree, it became clear who [...]
The Sunday Roast Rice – Fast Family Food
No! Not roasted rice… but left over roast chicken in a quick, healthy and easy to make rice dish. Fifteen minutes from pan to plate. All you need is: 1 cup left over roast chicken, finely chopped 1 cup plain cooked rice 1 grated carrot ½ pack mushroom (I used baby portabella’s) 1 cube of [...]
Ask A Dietitian: Sources of Good Fat, DHA for food allergic kids
Karen Wright, lead dietitian at The Food Clinic Pte Ltd., answers questions from sneezywheezy.com readers each month. In March, our readers wanted to know where to get alternative sources of DHA and fat; what to make of a doctor who tells a mother her lactose-intolerant baby doesn’t need any more breastmilk or calcium supplements; and [...]
Allergy Answers with Dr Lee Bee Wah
Dr Lee Bee Wah is a Consultant Paediatric Allergist/Immunologist at The Child and Allergy Clinic in Mount Elizabeth. She received her MBBS from the University of Singapore in 1978, along with Master of Medicine (Paediatrics) 1981, and Doctor of Medicine 1991, both also from the University of Singapore. She has been a Fellow of the [...]
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