I’ve always loved eating at Carrabba’s because they have gluten-free menu items for myself and allergy safe dishes for the kids. It’s a place we can all go dine at together! But now I have a new reason to be a life-long, loyal customer to Carrabba’s…their commitment to the food allergy community. In fact, Carrabba’s generously … Continue reading
Although I love to cook and bake, time isn’t always on my side…especially during the busy school year. Honestly, between school, day care, extracurricular activities, sports, and everything else I’m doing good to get dinner on the table period. One of the greatest conveniences of not having food allergies is the ability to purchase pre-packaged … Continue reading
About this time every year, I start trying to get inventive for school lunches. (Thanks to Sugarcrafter, I already have a leg up on preparing for that part of back to school! Check out her guest post on The Food Allergy Mom here.) But as many of you parents out there already know, sometimes our … Continue reading
Back to school is here…in fact, school is about two weeks away for many of us. It is in that spirit that I make this post, the third part of my back to school series. I am honored to have been included in the August/September the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) member newsletter. This article … Continue reading
Have you registered for your local FAAN (Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network) Walk for Food Allergy? The walk is a great way for your family and community to create awareness of food allergies while fundraising for education, advocacy, and research. Need to find a walk location near you? Visit this link. You’ve probably heard about FAAN, but here is a … Continue reading
Enjoy Life contacted me a few weeks ago about reviewing their new line of crunchy cookies including Vanilla Honey Graham Cookies, Sugar Crisp Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookies, and their Double Chocolate Cookies. (Enjoy Life makes their products gluten-free, dairy-free, peanut-free, tree-nut free, soy-free, egg-free, casein-free.) My kids went bananas over their chocolate granola, so we … Continue reading
Since beginning The Food Allergy Mom blog not quite a year ago, I’ve been fortunate to hear from so many wonderful people who support the food allergy community and do simply amazing things. I have to confess, today’s guest post is from one of those wonderful people who provides a simply FANTASTIC resource for families … Continue reading
My son has multiple food allergies and is in elementary school. If you have a child in elementary, you know that much of school still revolves around food. There are birthday parties, holiday parties, food-based science projects, food-based class activities, and the list goes on. For a child with food allergies, it can be even … Continue reading
