Author Archives: Jillian Hudson

Corn-free Everyday Link Party – Feb 08, 2015

Increasing Corn Allergy Awareness


I’m so pleased that everyone is enjoying the corn-free link party. One of my long-term goals is to raise awareness of corn allergies until it is recognized as a top allergen and labeling is required. It’s my personal opinion that corn allergies in the United States are very under-diagnosed. It’s in just about everything so it’s hard to eliminate and prove that corn is the cause of the allergy symptoms. read more

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Easy Office Lunches Sans Microwave

Last fall I started working in an office after spending the better part of four years working from home. This introduced an unexpected challenge—preparing an allergy-safe lunch in the office. read more

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Corn-free Everyday Link Party – Feb 01, 2015 & Craft Supplies

Corn-free Crafting

Since starting the link party, some interesting questions have come up about corn in craft supplies. I didn’t know some of the answers off the top of my head so I began researching. Apparently crayons do have corn in the glue used to hold the wrapper on. Who knew! Basically corn is cheap in this country. So if it saves the manufacturers a few pennies to use corn-derived ingredients, they will go for the corn every time. read more

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Mini Frittatas – Corn-free, GF,DF

A quick and easy meal for any time of day and a great use up for leftovers.

These mini frittatas have saved me many morning when I otherwise wouldn’t have time for breakfast. It’s so easy to heat up a couple and pop them into my purse to eat once I arrive at the office. read more

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Corn-free Everyday Link Party – Jan 25, 2015

Welcome to the Corn-free Everyday Link Party!

The link party had a successful kick-off on Tuesday. Thank you to everyone that participated! Let’s make this link party even better.

Remember it’s not just recipes. Healthy living tips and craft projects are also welcome — so long as they’re corn-free. read more

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Corn-free Alternatives to Antihistamines

The Antihistamine Years

Few of you know that I was diagnosed with a true corn allergy when my doctor, after several unsuccessful attempts to prescribe antihistamines for hives, discovered that all the prescription strength medications had corn starch in them as fillers. Being allergic to your antihistamines is the quintessential definition of irony. read more

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