FAQ'S

FAQ’s

Why would someone need your site when there are so many FREE recipes and resources available online now, for people with food allergies and intolerances?

Most recipe sites on the internet focus on a narrow selection of restricted ingredients and do not have sophisticated search mechanisms.

Why did you use a membership model?

We want to facilitate the development of a world wide community network, to enable our members to help each other with practical and emotional sharing and support. 

There is so much to be gained by tapping into the collective wisdom of the allergy/intolerance community. 

Though there may be wide variations in the type of food allergies and intolerances experienced by individual members, the lifestyle impacts remain the same.

Because isolation is such a big issue for most, it is important to be able to access support from others who understand your predicament.     

We are currently expanding our membership services. In the near future we will be enabling more private member interactions in addition to other surprise bonuses. The pricing that you currently see will be increasing to reflect further site upgrades.  

By joining now you will be a Foundation Member and as such will be able to enjoy all of the imminent site upgrades, for a significantly lower price. 

 What if I join up and discover that you do not have the recipes I need for my health condition?

Because of the manner in which we designed our software, we are technically able to cater to the most commonly occurring conditions. If you have an extremely long list of ingredients to avoid you probably need to have expert one on one assistance from a dietitian, nutritionist or other qualified health professional. With their guidelines we would be happy to assist you to locate suitable recipes. We are very good at problem solving search issues. We are also always researching, testing and adding recipes to the site and we are very happy to add certain kinds of recipes on request. 

 You can email us anytime at info@theallergymenu.com.

Can I be sure that the ingredients in recipes are correctly categorized?

Over 600 Ingredients have been categorized across over 40 fields within the data base, using the latest scientific data. This ensures that all recipes will be correctly categorized as soon as they are entered into the database.

How did you prioritize what allergies and intolerances you catered for within the data base?

The Allergy Menu enable searches to eliminate the following allergens:

Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Fish, Shell fish, Tree Nuts, Peanuts, Corn, Sesame Seeds,Yeast, Rice, Potato,Tomato, Garlic, and Citrus.

It also enables ingredients that cause problems for those with irritable bowel syndrome. These include:  

Legumes, Casein, Lactose, Fructose, Polyols and Fructans.

The Allergy Menu is also the first website to offer a search function to cater to people sensitive to naturally occurring food chemicals, such as:

Salicylates, Amines, Glutamates and Oxalates. 

The site also enables people to search according to special dietary protocols. These include:

• Gluten free/casein free diet,
• The Gut and Psychology Syndrome Diet. (GAPS)
• The Specific Carbohydrate Diet

And more!

We also have additional site upgrades pending. In fact, we aim to always be upgrading and refining The Allergy Menu, so that we can continue to be at the cutting edge when it comes to service provision for our fellow "Foodies with Allergies and Intolerances".

How can I connect with other members?

We will soon be adding a forum to the website, but in the meantime we have a thriving face book page where you can connect with others.

Who are your Expert Advisers?

You will find our Advisers listed under the 'about us' tab on the home page. 

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