Allergy Cooking With Ease: The No Wheat, Milk, Eggs, Corn, Soy, Yeast, Sugar, Grain, and Gluten Cookbook

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Summary: Dont waste your money
Review: My 16 month old son is allergic to Milk, Soy & Corn and this book was by far the worst I bought. I bought 8 books hoping to find some info and recipies I couldn't find on the internet but the recipies were very exotic and not appropriate for a toddler and were not truely allergin free. I did better at the Food Allergy Network site and should have only bought their cook book.

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Summary: Some great recipes with alternatives available
Review: The recipes in this book are good at avoiding most of the allergens listed and would probably best suit people with allergies to grains, gluten, soy and eggs. I bought this book to cook for my toddler who is allergic to dairy and soy thinking that I could substitute any goat's milk with rice milk, but nearly every main recipe includes goat's CHEESE, for which there is no substitution. Acoording to the Food Allergy Network, 90% of people with a cow's milk allergy also have a goat's milk allergy, so clearly these recipes are not for those people. People with ture dairy allergies need to be very careful wtih this book!

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Summary: Not for those with a true dairy allergy!
Review: The recipes in this book are good at avoiding most of the allergens listed and would probably best suit people with allergies to grains, gluten, soy and eggs. I bought this book to cook for my toddler who is allergic to dairy and soy thinking that I could substitute any goat's milk with rice milk, but nearly every main recipe includes goat's CHEESE, for which there is no substitution. Acoording to the Food Allergy Network, 90% of people with a cow's milk allergy also have a goat's milk allergy, so clearly these recipes are not for those people. People with ture dairy allergies need to be very careful wtih this book!

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Summary: An excellent tool
Review: This book is an excellent tool for leading a much tastier, allergy free life.

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Summary: The most COMPLETE recipe book for multiple allergies
Review: This book offers so many recipes and substitutes that are near-perfect for those with multiple allergies. I have a child who is allergic to 60 foods - including wheat (and most other grains), sugar, tomatoes, eggs, corn and many more common foods and spices. Other books offer great recipes, but often contain an allergen that I don't know how (or there isn't) a substitute for. If you have only one or two common allergies, you can probably find a book that has great-tasting recipes (and more commonly-found ingredients) that are free of your allergen. But for a child with multiple food allergies - this book has made living with food allergies an easier part of everyday life by offering recipes with similar taste and appearance to what everyone else is eating.

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Summary: The most COMPLETE recipe book for multiple allergies
Review: This book offers so many recipes and substitutes that are near-perfect for those with multiple allergies. I have a child who is allergic to 60 foods - including wheat (and most other grains), sugar, tomatoes, eggs, corn and many more common foods and spices. Other books offer great recipes, but often contain an allergen that I don't know how (or there isn't) a substitute for. If you have only one or two common allergies, you can probably find a book that has great-tasting recipes (and more commonly-found ingredients) that are free of your allergen. But for a child with multiple food allergies - this book has made living with food allergies an easier part of everyday life by offering recipes with similar taste and appearance to what everyone else is eating.

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Summary: Great book with super recipes
Review: This book was a godsend for me. It has recipes with many alternative grain/grain substitute choices. I cannot eat wheat, rice, or potato - and this was a revelation - after a trip to the health food store to stock up on alternative flours - I had turkey gravy, and pancakes the following morning (made with barley flour, yum!) So far everything I've tried has been delicious. Great book - I used a library copy & now I'm ordering it

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Summary: A Grateful Grandmother
Review: When my daughter discovered her seven-year old daughter was allergic to wheat, soy, dairy, corn, Baker's Yeast, eggs, and chocolate, I was stymied. My daughter works outside the home and does not have time to do recipe-type cooking. As Grandma, I have had to fill in. Along with Internet sources, this book has been a tremendous help to me. Glad, too, to have discovered Vitamin C Crystals and various kinds of flour, which I didn't know existed.

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Summary: Some great recipes with alternatives available
Review: While I agree that some of the main dish recipes call for items that shouldn't be in a diet of a wheat or dairy allergic person, I have really enjoyed the cookie and bread recipes that use many alternative grains such as quinoa, barley, amaranth and rye. There are actually several kid-approved recipes in there, and finding foods that are safe and actually taste good is invaluable!

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Summary: Good base but not quite
Review: While it may be true that some people love the foods they can't have, many others can't stand the idea of something that tastes like something they are alleric to. I have many allergies, including cow & sheep's milk, but the thought of touching goat's milk makes my stomach churn. Likewise many of the recipes I saw that were mimicing many popular foods for non-allergic eaters were things that I really wouldn't eat. It's extremely hard to get beyond the mental barrier of the "fake" is okay for you but the "real" puts you into anaphylactic shock...

Also, I found many of the ingredients to be somewhat exotic (at least exotic for northern Ontario) and/or difficult to find here. I really was hoping to find some unique recipes that looked unique for my allgeries including said milk, soy, lentils, gluten, tomatoes and many other foods and spices. Sorry, try again next time.