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Easy Vegan Pad Thai (Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free)

May 13, 2019 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 50 Comments

A healthier homemade version of your takeout favorite! This Easy Vegan Pad Thai recipe is gluten-free and allergy-free, meaning no nuts or soy! With authentic rice noodles, veggies, and a delicious Pad Thai sauce, you’ll have dinner on the table in a flash and the best leftovers for lunch!

There’s nothing a big plate of lusciously flavored noodles can’t solve! A pile of vegan pad thai that’s just loaded with stir-fry veggies and a homemade Asian sunflower seed sauce is just the thing to end a stressful workday with (and end up with some drool-worthy leftovers the next day for lunch!) The best part? You don’t have to go to a fancy restaurant or order Thai takeout to have your favorite pad thai noodles right at home, on demand! Saves money and time! This quick and easy pad thai recipe only takes 10 minutes!Read More

The Quick & Dirty Guide To Cross-Contamination Prevention

April 5, 2016 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 65 Comments

It’s more than just switching your diet. When it comes to Celiac Disease and food allergies, cross-contamination prevention must take number one importance. Here is the quick and “dirty” guide to keeping things safe!

What is cross-contamination? “The process by which bacteria or other microorganisms are unintentionally transferred from one substance or object to another, through improper or unsterile equipment, procedures, or products, resulting in with harmful effects.”

Whether you need to convert your life to gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, tree nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, corn-free, shellfish-free, etc., cross-contamination prevention must take precedence right off the bat. These practices are not only for the first few months or when you’re preparing food for a gluten-free loved one. They must always be set in place and must always be practiced with care. Mainly focusing on gluten contamination, but these guidelines apply to any allergen (swap the word gluten with your chooses allergen!). Here is a quick and dirty clean guide to follow to ensure that evil gluten ninjas don’t end up karate chopping your stomach!Read More

Allergy Safe Halloween Candy & Treats For All

September 29, 2015 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 81 Comments

It doesn’t matter what anyone says now in the decades of scrutinizing food, parenting, and the lifestyle. Halloween is a tradition where sweet treats are involved and nothing should change that. Not even food allergies. If you want some candy, something sweet, you should be able to enjoy that tradition and choice. I learned about my food allergies and Celiac Disease at a later age so my trick-or-treating days were almost over anyway. But if I had them when I was in the height of my dressing up, going door-to-door, and filling my huge pillowcase with candy days, I would have felt extremely left out and angry.

So may it be Celiac Disease, a wheat allergy, egg allergy, dairy allergy, soy allergy, tree nut allergy, peanut allergy, corn allergy, fish allergy, shellfish allergy, thankfully there are some great companies and online retailers out there making some fun candy and treats (free of all the above allergens) so we can all still have a little Halloween celebration!Read More