If you’ve been told to cut out foods like gluten, dairy, or soy for health reasons, you know how overwhelming that transition can be.

In this episode, Nina Blake shares how to navigate food restrictions without feeling deprived—and how to keep meals flavorful, satisfying, and joyful.

We talk about the emotional side of dietary changes, tips for cooking and socializing with confidence, and how to make restricted eating feel less restrictive.

Whether you’re managing allergies, intolerances, or chronic conditions, this conversation will help you feel more empowered and less alone.

Nina Blake is The Grain-Free Lifestyle Coach. She’s on a mission to help families pack their menus with flavor and variety while avoiding grains and allergens so that they can enjoy meals together as they heal and live their best lives!When Nina faced the impossible challenge of living without grains, dairy, egg, soy, corn, almond, cashew, and other allergens, she added her favorite foods back to her menu by Breaking Recipes: creating foods with the look and taste of the normal foods she’s craving without grains and allergens.Nina believes that everyone deserves pizza and cake on their birthday. Her recipes for pizza, cakes, cookies, breads, casseroles, waffles, pancakes, and pasta dishes help families enjoy meals together. No one misses out because of allergies and everyone enjoys a delicious meal.She is the author of 7 Simple Grain-Free Recipes, 27 Best Grain-Free Recipes, and Don’t Let The Pumpkin Pie Pass You By, a Thanksgiving cookbook packed with recipes for Turkey, Stuffing, Gravy, and of course Pumpkin Pie, all without grains or allergens!When you taste Nina’s recipes you won’t notice the missing ingredients, but you will go for seconds.Nina supports her Grain-Free VIPs with cooking classes, coaching, and Exclusive Recipes. She is the food blogger and recipe developer at Breakarecipe.comYou can join her facebook group, Grain-Free Lifestyle And Support Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/grainfreelifestyle

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