{"id":391,"date":"2025-04-28T02:18:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T01:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mealeez.co.uk\/blog\/?p=391"},"modified":"2025-05-02T00:47:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T23:47:45","slug":"making-allergy-friendly-eating-easier-and-healthier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mealeez.co.uk\/blog\/making-allergy-friendly-eating-easier-and-healthier\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Allergy-Friendly Eating Easier (and Healthier!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How many of you have been in a restaurant and tried to find a meal that allows you to avoid your allergies, only to find the one option available to you was a salad? Or perhaps, when you explain to someone what your allergies are, they suggest you check the \u201cVegan\u201d or \u201cFree From\u201d aisles for food, as if those items are devoid of any allergens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Living with allergies is restrictive in many ways, but as we all know, cutting out certain foods or shopping only in specific aisles can be just as unhealthy for us as it can be for others who don\u2019t have allergies. Many commercially available \u2018vegan\u2019, \u2018vegetarian\u2019, and \u2018free from\u2019 foods are quite processed. These can contain a lot of added sugars, salt, and unhealthy fats to make up for the missing ingredients like gluten or dairy. This means that not all of these alternatives are automatically healthy, and it really depends on the specific product and what\u2019s in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take plant-based milk as a further example. Generally speaking, non-dairy milks are considered healthier alternatives. However, they can exhibit a wide range of nutritional profiles. Unsweetened almond milk is typically low in calories, fat, protein, and sugar, and is frequently fortified with calcium and Vitamin D. Unsweetened soya milk offers a higher protein content compared to almond milk and is also often fortified with calcium and B vitamins. Oat milk tends to be moderate in calories and carbohydrates with a low protein content and is often fortified. Rice milk can be higher in carbohydrates and sugars while being low in protein. Light coconut milk is moderate in calories and fat but low in protein and carbohydrates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The availability and variety of \u201cfree from\u201d products have increased significantly in UK supermarkets in recent years, with dedicated sections catering to gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan diets. Major retailers like Tesco, Sainsbury\u2019s, and Ocado offer extensive ranges, including their own affordable \u201cfree from\u201d brands. This growing market makes it increasingly feasible for individuals with common food allergies to find suitable alternatives across most food categories. However, despite this improved availability, the cost of \u201cfree from\u201d foods often remains higher compared to their original counterparts, which can be a barrier for some consumers, and there is the added complication that not all of these alternatives will have the required nutritional balance that a good diet requires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Mealeez, we recognise this is a problem. Living with allergies should not mean a balanced diet is out of reach. So, with our latest Android update, we\u2019ve introduced Nutrition to the groceries section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Using the UK Food Standards Agency \u201ctraffic light\u201d system, Mealeez will break down nutritional values for each product, giving you a quick reference to see how much fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt there is (per 100g\/ml). For a full list of nutritional values, you can visit a listed grocery store’s page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there’s more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also fine-tune search results to list items based on your nutritional preferences too. Looking for a cheese that is low in fat? Maybe a plant-based milk low in sugar? Or maybe you are looking for a quick high-protein meal? You can do that with the tap of a button. Following the keto diet? We\u2019ve got you covered! Just select the filters to select low-carb\/high-fat products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At Mealeez, our core mission is to simplify life for individuals with allergies. That’s why we’re excited to introduce the most powerful online grocery resource, providing you with price comparisons, in-depth nutritional details, and personalized filtering \u2013 all designed to work seamlessly with your specific allergy requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Nutritional information feature is available to all users that select UK as their preferred country for groceries. Nutritional filters are available as part of the PLUS subscription. Why not give it a try? We offer a 7-Day Free Trial<\/a> so you can check out all the features and discover just how less stressful living with food allergies can really be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How many of you have been in a restaurant and tried to find a meal that allows you to avoid your allergies, only to find the one option available to you was a salad? Or perhaps, when you explain to someone what your allergies are, they suggest you check the \u201cVegan\u201d or \u201cFree From\u201d aisles […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":404,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","category-app-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mealeez.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mealeez.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mealeez.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mealeez.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mealeez.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/mealeez.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":409,"href":"https:\/\/mealeez.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions\/409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mealeez.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mealeez.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mealeez.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mealeez.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}