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Buying bread for anyone with milk, soy, egg, gluten allergies  can be a pain in the neck! You can spend time in the stores going through the ingredients on the back of the bread, hoping that they are safe before you buy, and  yes not fun!  Oh, and don’t always assume because last week that particular bread that you finally scored to be  safe, that it would be safe again this week, uh-ah- Always doublecheck the  ingredients as they do change!

Before i had my children, grocery shopping was  a breeze- i would get in a store and  grab  the bread or what i needed and get out. I never thought of  what ingredients were on what, let alone what the allergy warnings meant. I have to admit, i never really paid any attention of what was in anything.  Heck, i thought people from Africa never had food allergies! I mean, we ate everything.  While in Africa, i  never  met ANYONE that couldn’t eat a certain dish because they would have an allergic reaction to something in it. I knew people who were on  very strict diets due to other health issue like  high blood pressure or so, but food allergies? Nope.

My mother is still convinced my children are only allergic to the foods because they are abroad, and that if i take them to Kilimanjaro she can feed them all the things they can’t have and they would be ok. :)   I won’t let her do that though.

So on the bread issue, … Sara Lee  used to make breads that were milk free last year or beginning of this year… Yeah. She no longer does. There is a big bold warning now  on the breads saying contains Milk.  We switched back to  Oroweat they make  a really good potato bread and whole wheat bread that is milk free. You know not many bread makers make milk-free bread. Those that do make allergen free, some are not too tasty, so  i have decided enough of  searching for the perfect bread!  

I bought a bread maker today- The Breadman from Target.

I am going to start making my own bread in my own home.  A co-worker of mine has been making some really tasty homemade bread, and since i am  already good around the kitchen i may as well do this myself.  This is the perfect way to go , as i can definitely control pretty much what goes in that bread , and the greatest thing of all is  i will not have to worry about allergens.

So, if you are a mom out there dealing with food allergies in your home, try to learn how to cook, bake and pretty much make your own foods, it is less headache to deal with.

I will share any recipes that i try and  will definitely post a picture of  my first  loaf.

I have a feeling,  my breadmaker will definitely be worth every penny i spent on it!

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