Major allergens (allergy-causing products) there are eggs, wheat, milk, corn, yeast, Soy, chocolate and citrus. It just so happens, that most of them are part of the daily menu. Substitution of one basic product, what someone is allergic to, to the other one may as a result cause allergy to the other one as well. To avoid this, basic products are being replaced by more than one, and a few, with similar nutritional value. For example, wheat, which has a high carbohydrate content, can be replaced by several other high-carbohydrate foods such as potatoes, rice, corn, rye or barley, which minimizes the risk of a new allergy.
When preparing dishes for allergy sufferers, it is important to remember, that they should not consist of a complicated mixture of ingredients and spices, but it should be rather simple, simple dishes made of ordinary ingredients. For example, homemade decoction, as a basis for making soup or sauce, it's better than bouillon cube or sauce concentrate, which even contain up to 20 ingredients, including chemicals and monosodium glutamate, which can cause allergies. Long-life products should be avoided, like cheeses, jams, sauces, pickles and factory pastries. Sauces, jams and cakes are better to make at home in small ones, quantities. It is not recommended to use several different spices or their mixtures at the same time, like for example. curry. Cooking for allergy sufferers is easier to cope with if you are preparing a simple dish, unimaginative. Better to prepare, whenever possible, fresh meals and eat them immediately after preparation. Simplicity is especially recommended, if we need to prepare a special meal for allergy sufferers and a normal meal for the other diners.
It may happen, that the ingredients needed for an allergic diet are not available at your nearest store. You should then have a small supply of such products at home. The information in this book will help you develop the right one, healthy diet regardless, what products were excluded from the diet. Most foods, which we eat, it must be processed in our body, before they get into the blood and are transferred to the appropriate organs. Part of the food is absorbed in the stomach, the rest in the small and large intestines. A healthy body can cope with any type of food composed of digestible and non-digestible elements – fat, proteins, water, fiber and essential micronutrients – vitamins, minerals and trace elements. The following list presents the most important micronutrients and elements as well as the tasks they perform in the body.