A couple years ago a Christmas gift arrived from our uber cool Vegan friends from the San Francisco Bay Area. Not only …
A food allergic Christmas: Nut free, dairy free, egg free stocking stuffers that Santa loves!
That Santa guy can be quite cool and food allergen savvy! Now, in our world, food allergy savvy means no peanuts, tree …
School Nurses, Educators and Administators (parents too): I created a page just for you..
So, how much do our teachers, school administrators and nurses need to know about food allergies and asthma? Enough, …
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I baked until my fingers bled for my secret thrill
No joke, I'm dead serious. Saturday afternoon I looked down and my fingers were bleeding resulting from dish washing …
Thankful cupcakes that are food allergy friendly-Vegan too!
In my quest to find the quintessential peanut, tree nut, dairy, egg and sesame seed free chocolate cupcake recipe I made …
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Evacuation dilemma: what we packed with Food Allergy and Asthma in case we needed to leave during Reno's Caughlin fire
Well, last Friday was quite the energetic day in these parts. Reno's Caughlin (Pine Haven) fire should have been called …
Is it PC to be in love with a food allergy friendly manufacturer?
Wow. Hat's off to Van's Foods! Now here is an impressive food allergen disclosure statement, one that I think is the …
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The adverse sight or scent of an allergen IS suppose to make you sick!
Even though this article I just read, "The Psychology of Food Adversion", has nothing to do with food allergies, we are …
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When Fancy Pants is a good thing
I get a kick out of this peanut and tree nut free bakery's name: Fancy Pants Bakery! Fun name aside, this baker …
Royal Allergies: The Princess and the Peanut children's book is a rock star!
During our local Food Allergy and Asthma Education Group's annual Halloween bash, this new book was raffled off: The …
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Q: How many ways can we shout out a "food allergy" warning?
A: apparently a lot. For adults, tweens and teen, wearing food allergies loud and proud ranks right up there with …
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FODMAPS Diet–WSJ explains why Everyday Foods Are Hard to Digest
Now, this story stopped the presses in our household yesterday when someone posted it on Facebook! Even though this is …
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One of the hardest things I find about managing both life threatening food allergies and asthma is talking to others. I hate to be the one that might be perceived as demanding, pushing or for asking too much. What I now know, fourteen years later, is that honest, clear information presented with kindness works!..