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Caregivers and Food Allergies: How to Enjoy Your Time Away

February 17, 2016 | Action-plan, Advocacy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Awareness, Blog, Caregivers, Dining-out, Education, Epinephrine, Family, Food-allergies, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Medications, Restaurant, Safety-tips, Support, Tips, Travel

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

Valentine's Day Tips

February 3, 2016 | Allergy-awareness, Allergy-freerecipes, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Cookbookauthor, Food, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Holiday, Holiday-tips, Recipes, Valentines-day

by Kelly Rudnicki, The Food Allergy Mama and FAACT Board Member Parents of children with food allergies live by a different rulebook when it comes to dealing with holidays such as Valentine’s Day at school. They

Awesomeness with Megan's Minestrone

January 19, 2016 | Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Allergy-freerecipes, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Family, Food, Food-allergies, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Recipes

by Megan, Owner of AllergyAwesomeness.com We all have days where we would NEVER want company to see what we’re eating for dinner. Those nights where you’re having cold cereal in your sweats, or some

FAACT Initiatives for 2016

January 4, 2016 | Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Camp-tag, Civil-Rights, Education, Elementary, Epinephrine, Food-allergies, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Giving, School, School-resources, Secondary, Support, Support-group

by Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT President & CEOHappy New Year! I am so excited to be starting 2016 with FAACT’s leadership team and all of you. FAACT had a successful 2015, and we are excited about the

Making the Holidays Sweeter & Safer

December 7, 2015 | allergies, allergy, Allergy-awareness, Allergy-freerecipes, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Christmas, Epinephrine, Family, Food, food-allergies, Food-allergies, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Hanukkah, Holiday, Holiday-tips, Holidays, Medications, Recipes, Safety-tips, Traditions

by Stacey Stratton, FAACT's Publication ManagerWith the Holidays quickly approaching, you might be searching for allergy-friendly ideas to bake or take to family gatherings. I’ve rounded up some helpful ways you

Preparing for the Holidays with Food Allergies

November 23, 2015 | Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Christmas, Dining-out, Education, Epinephrine, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-allergy, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Holiday, Holiday-tips, Holidays, Medications, Recipes, Safety-tips, Support, Thanksgiving, Traditions, Travel, Traveling

Guest Blog for The National Peanut Board by Eleanor Garrow-Holding Eleanor Garrow-Holding, president & CEO of FAACT, shares her tips on traveling and eating in/out while successfully managing food allergies during

A New Holiday Tradition

November 9, 2015 | Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Christmas, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Giving, Holiday, Holiday-tips, Recipes, Thanksgiving, Traditions

by Tanya O'Brien Why is it that so many holiday traditions center around food? Hot chocolate after sled riding or caroling. Baking and exchanging Christmas cookies. Family dinners, both for Thanksgiving and

Pumpkin and Cranberry Granola

October 15, 2015 | Adolescents, Advocacy, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Awareness, Blog, Candy, Education, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Foodservice, Halloween, Holiday-tips, Know-the-faacts, Safety-tips, Support-group

by Peggy from Allergy Free

Keeping It Fun with Food Allergies

September 28, 2015 | Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Back-to-school, Blog, Dining-out, Education, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Know-the-faacts, Recipes, School, School-Lunch

by Keeley McGuireI often think we as food allergy parents take things harder than our children do. We worry for them, cry for them, fight for them. There are times I get upset if she’s left out of an event at

Educating Children About Food Allergies - Four Key Points

September 17, 2015 | Advocacy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Education, Elementary, Epinephrine, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Kyledine, Patient, School, School-resources, Secondary

by Kyle Dine Gradually give more info It’s important that children know that allergic reactions are dangerous. But it’s important to be careful how much info you provide given the child’s age.