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I feel very fortunate that my two young daughters were not born with any life-threatening allergies. A very good friend of our family – Elise, a little girl of 5 – has multiple life-threatening allergies (to peanuts, tree-nuts and eggs) and I see first-hand on a regular basis how challenging living with these allergies can be. Her parents are still learning how to provide Elise as normal a life as possible, given that she could be in contact with potentially dangerous foods every single day. Our friends face this challenge every day. A routine boat ride for example this past weekend to go get ice cream with the kids, to them turns into a complicated task – they had to buy plastic spoons that have for sure not touched any other food, boxed ice cream cones and a tub of Chapman’s ice cream that they trust has been manufactured in a nut-free facility. They (and us in sympathy) did not even look at what the ice cream parlour had to offer.

Elise’s mom has done extensive research as to what foods her daughter can eat. One of her favourite finds is Cherrybrook Kitchen. This company, based in Burlington, MA, provides nut-free egg-free dairy-free baked goods mixes. They have baking mixes for every baked good you would want and need (while keeping your family and friends safe) – brownies, cakes, frostings, pancakes. They also have some gluten-free goods. Cherrybrook provides you with the mixes for all these fabulous baked goods; you just have to mix the ingredients in the box with a few extra items and bake. I have tasted a few of their goodies and I must say that they are delicious! They sell in stores all over the U.S. and deliver to most of Canada and Europe.

Maria

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