All Blog Posts Tagged 'food allergy' (8)

The holidays are upon is! And the holidays are full of food allergy pit falls. It seems that food is a part of every holiday celebration and even a part of the decorations themselves. If you have food allergies and celebrate during this season it is an issue for you. You can't ignore it. I've done two blog posts on the subject and you can find them here: Surviving the holidays with food allergies and… Continue

As a food allergy parent you try to make sure that your child is kept safe. That is your number one goal. But your other goal is to make sure that they aren't left out or feeling different because of their food allergies. One of the most difficult things at school can be snack time. The other children eat snacks like gold fish, teddy grahams, Oreo's, cupcakes, etc. and depending on their food allergies, our children just can't do that. I try to send my sons favorite snacks to school. But every… Continue

Do you have food allergies? Do you have a child or children with food allergies? If you answered yes to either of these questions you know how difficult shopping can be and you also know how expensive it can be. I joke with my husband that Whole Foods is actually Whole Paycheck. But no matter how much I joke, I am so thankful to have a store like Whole Foods that caters to specials diets. I've been posting videos about a boy named Brett that is involved in a milk desensitization trial at Childr… Continue

For anyone with an egg allergy, cooking or baking egg free can seem like a difficult task. Below are a few tips to get you cooking (egg free) again. In baking, eggs typically serve two functions. One is for binding and one is for raising. To bind baked goods without using eggs try the following: 1. Ener-G egg replacer. 2. 1 tablespoon ground flaxseeds and 3 tablespoons water (or other li… Continue

With school starting up, you know the fundraisers aren't far behind. We are already into week two of a magazine drive and it's only week three of school. Magazines aren't food related (although my problem with these is that I have more than I can read!). But later in the school year there are several other fundraising events that do involve selling or raffling off food. If you have a child with food allergies not only are they selling something that they can't even eat, but they are also feeling… Continue

This weeks video shows Dr. Lynda Schneider of Children's Hospital in Boston discussing how the milk allergy study works and what the hope is for this program. We still get to see our man Brett in the video and we are watching him get a skin test done to see how severe his milk allergy is. You can click here to watch the second video. Yesterday at school a classmate… Continue

I recently spoke with Leslea Harmon, founder of Allergy W… Continue

This week, I'll be speaking with Leslea about life as an allergy mom and her site AllergyWare. If you're not familiar with her site, you should absolutely check it out. Tons of amazing resources for people living with food allergies. We'll be publishing the interview as a podcast here on WEGO Health, so I'd love to make this a community effort and get your input! If you have any questions you'd like to ask Leslea, please leave them in the comme… Continue