A Cake Worth Driving For.
Hi Fellow Humans! Do you know who loves cupcakes? I love cupcakes, cake, and all things yummy. Sprinkles make everything better. Tiny morsels of the rainbow deliciousness. However, food doesn't love me. My name is Stephanie, and I am one of 32 million people who have a food allergy.
Food Allergies Galore
Those affected often require a special diet. Often times this requires special meal preparation and elimination of the substance that causes an allergic reaction. Special events such as weddings, birthdays, and going out to eat celebrations are often met with anxiety and dread. Questions like what are the food options available to me? If they have a gluten free or allergy friendly menu...am I at risk for cross contamination? How can I keep myself from getting sick yet enjoy the party.
Despite an increase of allergies per the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention report that between 1997-1999 and 2009-2011, food allergy prevalence among children increased by 50 percent. Restaurants that are considered allergy friendly are far and few in between. So, when you find a place that can accommodate your food restrictions....you(cough...cough...I) cherish it. Even if that means driving across town.
Meet the Bakers
Libre Bakes Baker With Cookie
Meet Annie a local cottage law baker of Libre Bakes located in San Antonio, Texas. She specializes in dairy free and gluten free delicacies. Cupcakes, specialty cakes, and other amazingness delights.
San Antonio is a very large city and her social media page showcasing her birthday cakes, cup cakes and doughnuts makes me take the trip across town. Did I mention I can eat it?
A bakery rich in heritage and art this third generation baker is making specialty cakes and cupcakes free of dairy, gluten, and artificial dyes and flavoring. Organic products baked with love fill these products and have them flying off her counter top. She is providing the local area with amazing baked goods for all life’s celebrations.
A long time dream of mine was to go cross country eating all the food I can eat and seeing all the tourists attractions along the way. Now my dream is to see all the tourists attractions and taste all the gluten free and allergy friendly food I can eat. Doesn't sound much different but I promise you it is.
Meet Rene of Balanced Bites by Rene. A local bakery located in Prairieville, Louisiana. Her bakery and dietetics practice serves Baton Rouge, Prairieville and nearby towns. She has customers travel from Texas and Alabama to eat her dairy free and gluten free Kings Cake. Customers are traveling over 10 hours to eat her Kings Cake. Now, that's a cake worth driving for. If Kings Cake doesn't make your tummy growl she offers specialty cakes and cupcakes in a variety of flavors. Her top requested flavors are Red Velvet, White Wedding Cake and cookie cakes.
Can we say YUMMY?!
No matter what special occasion you may find yourself in. I am sure Annie and Rene can make magic happen. Learn more by clicking on learn more.
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Resources:
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (2022, April). Allergy Facts. Retrieved June 22, 2023, from https://aafa.org/allergies/allergy-facts/.
CDC (2023, January 26). More Than a Quarter of U.S. Adults and Children Have at Least One Allergy. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved June 22, 2023, from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2022/20220126.htm#:~:text=Nearly%201%20in%203%20U.S.,National%20Center%20for%20Health%20Statistics.
(n.d.). Facts and Statistics Key information to help better understand food allergies and anaphylaxis. FARE. Retrieved June 22, 2023, from https://www.foodallergy.org/resources/facts-and-statistics#:~:text=How%20Many%20People%20Have%20Food,million%20children%20under%20age%2018.