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Blog Entries - 2016
Food Allergy Friends: Cultivating Your Support Network
by Tami PylesIt was the 101st day of kindergarten, my daughter came home in tears because no one sat with her at the peanut-free table that day. It has happened only once, but I remember it vividly. I felt so helpless
Picnic Food Panic
by Tracy Bush, Nutrimom June is the wonderful time of year when the cold weather finally leaves us and our days are filled with fun, sun and food. How many of us begin to pack up our picnic baskets or join others for a
Planning Ahead for Allergy-Friendly Road Trips
by Kelly Roenicke It’s almost summer. For many of us, that means it’s time to pile the kids in the car and head out on a road trip! I remember the free and easy days before we had food allergies, when a
How to Empower Kids & Have Fun in the Kitchen
by Sharon Wong I am honored to share with you a few ideas about how to empower kids with food allergies by teaching them how to cook and learn some practical skills to manage their food allergies. I
Prioritizing Self-Care in a Busy Food Allergy World
by Kristin Osborne The month of May is special because it honors moms across the country on Mother’s Day. It is even more special to me because I'm “Mom” to three boys with multiple life-threatening
Managing Food Allergies at the Office
by Georgianna Dolan-Reilly, LMSWThe office environment can be a complex terrain for those of us with food allergies. We have to navigate the waters of the Kurig machine, the tables of food at birthdays and celebrations,
Have You Heard of gr8box, Foods Free of the Top Eight Allergens
by Terri Jordan, Founder & CEO of gr8box Several years ago I was diagnosed with multiple food allergies, food sensitivities, and food allergy-induced asthma. I am extremely grateful to my close friend for
Advocating Made Simple – Small Steps to Creating a Safer World
by Daniella Knell ‘Food Allergy Awareness Week, 2005’ lit a food allergy advocacy fire in me which I didn’t know existed. At the time, I was living in Utah and the local food allergy network group had
What I Wish Every Teenager Knew
by Brianna Hobbs Last November, I attended the Food Allergy Blogger Conference in Denver. During the opening ceremony, we had a moment of silence for those who had died from adverse food allergy reactions over the past
Caregivers and Food Allergies: How to Enjoy Your Time Away
by Tami Pyles The words “date night” for most parents evoke feelings of excitement and romance, but when you are the parents of a child with food allergies, leaving your little one for the evening can be