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  • Take Me Out to the Ball Game?

    Baseball’s draw is not just for the sport, traditions, and players themselves. It’s amazing, crazy, and fun food serves as its own humongous attraction. Whether it be hot dogs, hamburgers, baseball cap nachos, huge soft pretzels, or ice cream in a baseball cap, it all sounds AMAZING!! Well, just until you sit down in your…

  • SLIT? OIT?

    . Over the past 10 years, very significant advances have been made in the field of food allergies and immunotherapy. Mainly with efforts focusing on allergen exposure orally. Oral immunotherapy (OIT) and Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) are the two treatments that have been most intensely studied and approved recently. Immunotherapy is done through ingesting, at first,…

  • Nut-Free Pesto

    When you think of pesto, you probably picture a classic green sauce made with basil, garlic, parmesan, pine nuts, and olive oil. But for those of us with nut allergies, this one ingredient of pine nuts is a complete dealbreaker.The good news? You don’t need these pine nuts to enjoy the fresh and wonderful flavor…

  • Nut-Free Macarons

    As a hugeee fan of Gossip Girl, I’ve always been obsessed with everything Upper East Side: Chanel headbands, dramatic entrances, and, of course, French desserts. Blair Waldorf lived off of macarons while plotting her next move, and I so desperately wanted to try this amazing looking dessert. But there was just one problem.. my nut allergy. Traditional…

  • A Game of Roulette

    Traveling can be EXTRA turbulent for those with food allergies – physically, emotionally, and logistically. I personally love to travel. Whether it’s skiing in snowy Utah, lounging on a beach in sunny Florida, exploring a fast-paced city like NYC, or wandering the cobblestone streets of Italy, the excitement of new places always calls to me.…

  • Nut-Free Italian Rainbow Cookies

    Growing up in Florida and having family in New York, I always visited many bagel shops and bakeries, seeing the amazing, delicous-looking Italian rainbow cookie. Looking all vibrant and pretty with the green, yellow, and red layers topped with chocolate, only to soon find out it was made with almonds, a nightmare for a nut-free…

  • Epi-Pen?

    The word EpiPen is short for epinephrine and is the drug form of adrenaline. Adrenaline is key and saves lives when an allergic reaction occurs, as your body goes into anaphylaxis and “fight or flight” mode. Anaphylaxis sounds daunting. It is the name of the severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that can occur rapidly. It…

  • A case of the “What-If’s?”

    I am allergic to nuts, and when I was younger in elementary school, I never really understood the sheer extent to how serious and life threatening food allergies were.  I always thought that I just couldn’t eat certain foods, and that was it. But, as I got older and started to learn more about their…

  • About Me

    Hi! My name is Rachel Rothstein, and living with a nut allergy has added significant challenges in my daily life, particularly when it comes to reading food labels and ensuring safety. I have often found ingredient lists to be confusing or unclear, making it difficult to make choices. I created Behind the Label to share my personal…