When the focus of your days and nights is keeping your child safe, it's easy to forget to take care of yourself too. As a mom to a child with severe food allergies, it can even feel selfish to care for yourself. Slipping away to the gym, for a relaxing walk outside, or a trip [...]
In 2006, "top eight" allergen labeling became mandated by the United States Food and Drug Administration in all packaged foods manufactured and marketed in the US. The top eight food allergens are milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts and soybeans. At that time it became easier for consumers to identify what packaged foods [...]
Holidays can take a food allergy sufferer and their family to a whole new level of anxiety. A time that is meant to be joyous and festive is wrapped in fear, trepidation and discomfort for food allergy families. For us, food centered gatherings are no time to relax and enjoy the company of friends and [...]
Food allergies isolate children and their families. That's the truth. It's painful, difficult and defeating all in the same moment. Those are pretty powerful emotions for a child or adult to feel in one concentrated burst, often daily. Children with food allergies have a difficult time participating in all the activities that other children take [...]
Befriending a food allergy family can be tough at first. You're never really sure how to talk to the parent about their child's food allergies. How do you ask questions without sounding uninformed or insensitive? Well, most food allergy families don't expect you to know much about food allergies. They would love for you to [...]
Imagine you walk into a room at one of your favorite places, maybe a restaurant in which you've enjoyed many meals or a park at which you've spent many afternoons daydreaming. You notice that this time your favorite place is different. Something feels off...it feels dangerous. You look around trying to identify what is different. [...]
There are many reasons why I love my RV. Family fun, campfires, vacation home on wheels, less packing and unpacking, versatility... But the number one reason I love my RV is how easy it makes traveling with food allergies. My family loves to travel, make memories, experience new places and enjoy adventure. All of [...]
