Tag: food allergy resources
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50 Non-Food Ideas for Trick or Treat
Looking for non-food items to hand out to trick-or-treaters this year? We’ve got you covered. Below is a list of 50 non-food ideas! We wanted to give you a variety of options for both the amount of trick-or-treaters you may be planning for as well as a range in cost. Each option has a link…
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New Foods After A Food Allergy Diagnosis
My son was 8 months old when he was diagnosed with a peanut allergy (tree nut and dairy allergies subsequently followed). My daughter was 6 months old when she was diagnosed with a banana allergy. I was devastated. Scared. And completely overwhelmed. Suddenly, food was now a threat. It’s odd how this diagnosis can completely…
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Meal Train Options for Allergy Families
When my oldest was born, we spent close to 2 weeks in the NICU. I had no idea how exhausted I was going to be, nor would I fully appreciate the heaviness of the emotional toll that experience would have on my family. At the time, my husband and I were blessed with a fantastic…
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20 Food Allergy Conscious Brands
My daughter was first diagnosed with food allergies before the age of one. Then, my son was just two months shy of his first birthday when he was also diagnosed with a food allergy. Hence, my family manages 3 food allergens for 2 children, aged 5 and under. 😳 Anyone that is a parent knows…
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Food Allergies And Medical Trauma
“What do you think she will look like?” I asked my husband while affectionately rubbing my ginormous pregnant belly. He smiled at me, “She’s going to look just like you, Honey.” I remember that sweet comment and that perfect moment so vividly. It was February 2018, and I was due with our first child. Daydreaming…
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13 Food Allergy Back to School Tips
“Katie, go to bed already. It’s almost past midnight.” My husband used to say that to me amusedly the night before the first day of school. We are both educators, so he understood that I was always a bundle of excitement and nerves at the beginning of the school year. I loved setting up my…
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How to Plan a Food Allergy Road Trip
Oh, road trips! How I adore thee…..and dread thee simultaneously. 😂 When I was a kid, long road trips were the absolute best! My parents would wake my brother and I up around 2 in the morning on the day we were leaving. To my dad, beating the traffic was essential. And of course, my…
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4 Ways to Manage Food Allergies at BBQs
My awesome husband, Mark, is a legit carnivore. He loves meat so much that he was probably a T-Rex in his past life! Seriously! Hence, we are constantly grilling, smoking, and searing a variety of meats in our home. For me personally, one of the toughest parts of living the food allergy life is not…
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11 Ways We Manage Eczema
Eczema is an old family friend. She used to visit me when I was a kid, and now she enjoys random pop-up visits with my daughter. Her stays are way too leisurely and she tends to complicate almost every fun summer activity that I plan. She’s long outgrown her welcome, but sadly, she’s taken up…
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How to Plan a Flight with Food Allergies
“As soon as I saw you, I knew you would be an adventure of a lifetime.” – Winnie the Pooh I love that quote. I feel that exact way when I look at my two children. They are so full of life, eager to learn, and ready to explore all the wonderful places they read about…