Allergy Friendly Pancakes

When my two year old daughter was 14 months old she was tested for allergies. We discovered that Lani is allergic to eggs, dairy, and beef. Just a few weeks ago she was retested during her one year checkup. We were pleased to find out that her egg allergy is pretty much non existent. The next words out of the allergists mouth were that her beef and dairy allergies had worsened. WHAT?

We now have to be even more careful with Lani’s allergies and diet. She used to be allowed milk baked into foods such as pancakes, waffles, cookies, etc. since her allergy wasn’t too severe at the first appointment. Now she can have NO dairy in her food at all.

With this in mind I went in search of a pancake recipe that was allergen friendly. For each recipe I needed ingredients that I didn’t have in my cupboard or refrigerator. So, I decided to adapt one of the recipes in my old cookbook. I used an egg replacer that I found online last year when we first found out about Lani’s allergies. Here is the recipe: [Read more...]

EA Sports Active 6 Week Challenge – Wrap Up

EA Sport Active 6 Week Challenge – Week 6

I can’t believe the 6 Week Challenge is over!  I had a blast using More Workouts, and lost a total of 2 inches in my waist and 4 inches in my hips.  I was able to put on a size 29 jean today at The Gap.  I was thrilled!

Remember, this 6 week challenge was done over Thanksgiving and Christmas, so it was especially challenging to stay on track surrounded by unhealthy food and a crazy schedule.  I am proud that I didn’t gain a pound and still lost inches!

Check out my before and after:

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