Category Archives: Nutrition

Food Allergy vs Food Intolerance

Constant ear infections, colds and runny noses was how my son spent his first 4 years of life. Doctors couldn’t figure it out and they weren’t worry. “It is normal for kids to have colds and ear infections” they will say, but something inside me was telling me that it wasn’t “normal” for a kid to be sick every 3 weeks, to be constantly taking antibiotics ( which by the way eventually cause him GI problems) for “normal” ear infections.

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Chickpeas

Adapted from cookbook Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld.   1 can (15 oz) chickpeas (or 1.5 cups cooked chickpeas) ¾ C. brown sugar or coconut sugar ¾ C. butter or coconut oil 2 egg whites or 1 egg or 1 chia egg 1 tbsp. vanilla extract 2 C. semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 C. gluten freeContinue reading “Chocolate Chip Cookies with Chickpeas”