Monthly Archives: April 2016

Great Idea for a Food Safe Home

I was recently heard one of the best ideas for managing food allergies in the home and I wish I would have thought of it myself. A young women who was previously a nanny for a little boy with dairy and egg allergies told me about the great system the child’s mom developed for picking […]

A Summer Camp Just for Our Kids!

So as we continue our search for a fun and safe summer camp for food allergic kids, we are reminded about Camp TAG.  Now run by the fantastic Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT), Camp Tag provides a meaningful summer camp experience for kids aged 4-12 with food allergies, eosinophilic disorders and asthma and their siblings. […]

Health Guide for Summer Camp

Like many parents, we’re looking for fun and safe summer camps for our food-allergic son.  In researching the options, we’ve come across health guidelines published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.  We’re linked them here and hope that they help you as you prepare for a terrific summer camp season!   Camp Health Guidelines

The perfect baseball snack!

We’ve found the perfect snack for baseball season. Delicious, no shells and ALLERGEN FRIENDLY!! With no gluten, peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, dairy, fish, shellfish or soy, SuperSeedz may be the best pumpkin seed snack we have had the pleasure to eat.  We found them in the organic section at Stop and Shop.  www.superseedz.com      

Why make it harder???

Please watch this important video about #kelloggsus recent addition of peanut flour to many popular products once considered safe. Sign the petition at change.org/kelloggspeanuts #nopeanutflourNoPeanutFlour please

At your local Stop and Shop…

Peanut free/nut free goodness for spring    

Stop Food Allergy Bullies

Bullying happens to many kids and unfortunately kids with food allergies sometimes become easy targets.   Read up on some helpful information provided by stop bullying.gov and help keep our kids safe. http://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/groups/special-needs/