The Food Allergy News Cookbook: A Collection of Recipes from Food Allergy News and Members of the Food Allergy Network (Paperback)

by Anne Muñoz-Furlong (Editor) "The recipes in this book use ingredients you probably already have at home or can find at the local grocery or health-food store..." (more)
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Product Description
If the only cure for food allergies is to avoid the food completely… What is left to eat? How do you feed a child when favorite foods are no longer safe? How can you be sure you are avoiding the food? How can you maintain flavor and diversity in your diet? Allergy-free cooking can be challenging, stimulating, and fun. The Food Allergy News Cookbook is your comprehensive guide to understanding food allergies and learning how to eat properly. Getting started is easy with the support of:

• Basic shopping tips
• Easy-to-understand cooking tips
• Straightforward label reading guidelines
• Comprehensive listings of scientific and technical names for common allergens
• Detailed ingredient substitution guides

Enjoy cooking and creating tasty foods with:

• Over 300 easy-to-follow recipes
• Adaptations of all-time favorite recipes
• A full range of menu ideas from breads, pies, and cakes to pizza, soup, and spaghetti

The possibilities are endless when you understand your options. Explore the vast selection of choices and recipes provided in this book and start enjoying a diversity of tastes and flavors again.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 20, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471346926
• ISBN-13: 978-0471346920
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #567,615 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It Should Be a "Dessert" Cookbook, June 13, 2001

By A Customer

Although there was some helpful information on item substitutions and explanations of specific foods and their cooking properties, I felt that overall the cookbook did not serve its purpose as a basic, general cookbook.

It says, "Over 300 easy-to-prepare recipes" but what they fail to tell you is that 250 of them are dessert-type recipes i.e. cakes, cookies, pastries, etc. The focus was not on nutritious meals for a main course. Most moms, I would think, are concerned about how they can make nutritious, yet simple meals for lunch and dinner that the whole family would enjoy. Since children with allergies have many nutrients removed from their diets due to often times several, severe food allergies, it is a challenge to find tasteful, yet nutritious recipes especially for toddlers. My least concern is how to make desserts for a 2 year old but rather how to teach her to enjoy a variety of healthy foods.

On a positive note, I think the cookbook would fare well if the title were different emphasizing the large percent of recipes focused on sugar and sweets.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Better than nothing, but not the best, December 19, 2005

By	Mr. Dale E. Martin (Shrewsbury, MA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When we first found out our daughter had multiple food allergies we bought this book after getting tons of great info from FAAN. (FAAN is a wonderful resource, everyone dealing with food allergies should join.)

Unfortunately, I think that this cookbook leaves a lot to be desired. We found ourselves disappointed by many of the recipes we tried in here; particularly, the wheat-free recipes often came out with very poor texture.

For baked goods and especially desserts, I'd recommend Cindy Moseley's "Great Foods Without Worry" over this one. We also routinely use some of the recipes from the "Gluten Free Gourmet". This might be a good third or fourth book if you're looking for more ideas.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for corn allergics, June 10, 2003

By A Customer

This book has many good recipes, but it does not include any info about corn allergy. And, many of the recipes contain ingredients that are sources of hidden corn. This would not be a good cookbook for anyone that has been recently diagnosed with corn allergy. But recipes can be adapted to be corn-free, by people who know how to do it. Some recipes call for ingredients that contain sulfites. So people who are sulfite sensitive should use caution, too.