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Why Should Your Child Wear Medical ID?

Posted on: July 2, 2018 7:00 am
Tags: Education, Food-allergy, Anaphylaxis, Allergy-awareness, Blog, Food-allergy-blog, Support, Awareness, Teens, Advocacy, Patient, Allergy, Support-group, Vacation, Summer, Epinephrine, Medication, Medical-id, Medical, Medical-alert-id, Id, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Action-plan, Know-the-faacts, Food-allergies, Allergies, Self-care, Tips, Medic-alert,

Does your food allergic child wear a medical ID? Here is the importance and positives of why they should. We have our emergency action plan, a trusted allergist, and always carry two epinephrine auto injectors. All this preparedness is key to keeping our read more …

Tips for Creating a “Safe” Easter That Your Child Will Enjoy and Remember

Posted on: March 29, 2018 11:00 am
Tags: Food-allergy, Anaphylaxis, Allergy-awareness, Holiday, Food-allergy-blog, Blog, Support, Recipes, Food, Allergy-freerecipes, Vacation, Allergy, Advocacy, Epinephrine, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Action-plan, Medications, Food-allergies, Holiday-tips, Safety-tips, Traditional-chinese-medicine, Know-the-faacts, Easter, Passover, Family,

by Stacey Stratton, FAACT’s Publications Manager Easter can be another concerning time for parents, who have children with food allergies. Not only do you have to watch that all the candy and food is “safe”, but you might also have to be read more …

Increasing Allergy Safety this Holiday Season while Enjoying Allergy-Friendly Sweets

Posted on: December 21, 2017 2:00 pm
Tags: Food-allergy-blog, Food, Recipes, Holiday, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Food-allergy, Education, Allergy-freerecipes, Awareness, Advocacy, Allergy, Vacation, Epinephrine, Medications, Restaurant, Dining-out, Safety-tips, Holiday-tips, Christmas, Family, Hanukkah, Food-allergies, Traditions, Tips,

by Stacey Stratton, FAACT’s Publications Manager The holidays are made for celebrating, and this usually includes lots of food and fun! Here are some of FAACT’s reminders and tips, as you prepare for the holiday season. Read EVERY Label EVERY read more …

10 Important Safety Reminders for Celebrating the Holidays from FAACT

Posted on: December 5, 2017 2:00 pm
Tags: Food-allergy-blog, Blog, Support, Food-allergy, Anaphylaxis, Allergy-awareness, Education, Holiday, Recipes, Food, Epinephrine, Medications, Vacation, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Dining-out, Traveling, Know-the-faacts, Holidays, Safety-tips, Holiday-tips, Giving, Traditions, Christmas, Hanukkah, Allergies, Tips, Medic-alert,

by Stacey Stratton, FAACT's Publications Manager The holidays are approaching, and can bring your family party invites and travel plans. Here are some food allergy safety reminders to help you have a safe and enjoyable holiday season. Remind your child read more …

Traveling with Food Allergies

Posted on: March 9, 2017 5:00 pm
Tags: Food-allergy, Anaphylaxis, Allergy-awareness, Education, Food, Blog, Food-allergy-blog, Support, Epinephrine, Medications, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Allergy, Summer, Vacation, Advocacy, Patient, Awareness, Teens, Travel, Traveling, Adolescents, Self-care, Tips, Food-allergies, Family, Know-the-faacts, Allergies,

by William Antony, FAACT Teen Advisory Council Member When asked to write a blog about living with multiple, life-threatening food allergies from the perspective of a 17-year-old boy, I jumped at the chance. There are so many misconceptions about food read more …

Increasing Allergy Safety while Enjoying Allergy-Friendly Sweets

Posted on: December 12, 2016 6:00 pm
Tags: Food-allergy-blog, Food, Recipes, Holiday, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Food-allergy, Education, Allergy-freerecipes, Awareness, Advocacy, Allergy, Vacation, Epinephrine, Medications, Restaurant, Dining-out, Safety-tips, Holiday-tips, Christmas, Family, Hanukkah, Food-allergies, Traditions, Tips,

10 Important Safety Reminders for Celebrating the Holidays from FAACT

Posted on: November 28, 2016 6:00 pm
Tags: Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Blog, Anaphylaxis, Education, Holiday, Allergy-awareness, Food, Recipes, Support, Awareness, Advocacy, Allergy, Vacation, Safety-tips, Holiday-tips, Epinephrine, Medications, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Action-plan, Dining-out, Travel, Christmas, Traditions, Family, Holidays, Food-allergies, Hanukkah, Allergies, Tips, Medication,

Planning Ahead for Allergy-Friendly Road Trips

Posted on: June 6, 2016 12:00 am
Tags: Food-allergy-blog, Blog, Allergy-awareness, Food-allergy, Education, Vacation, Traveling, Travel, Anaphylaxis,

by Kelly Roenicke It’s almost summer. For many of us, that means it’s time to pile the kids in the car and head out on a road trip! I remember the free and easy days before we had food allergies, when a spur of the moment road trip was no trouble read more …

Take A Vacation With Food Allergies, Not From Them

Posted on: June 8, 2015 6:00 pm
Tags: Food-allergy-blog, Blog, Allergy-awareness, Food-allergy, Anaphylaxis, Vacation, Summer, Awareness, Epinephrine, Medications, Traveling, Travel,

by Tracy Bush I think it’s safe to say that if you mention the word “vacation” to a food allergy parent, most of them will immediately get that deer-in-headlights look. For most parents of kids with food allergies, taking a vacation read more …

A Family Vacation - and A Lesson in Hospitality

Posted on: March 16, 2015 6:00 pm
Tags: Vacation, Blog, Food-allergy-blog, Food-allergy, Anaphylaxis, Allergy-awareness, Education, Holiday, Food, Awareness, Epinephrine, Restaurant, Dining-out, Nutrition, Foodservice, Holiday-tips, Spring-break,

by Sue Harrison Our family vacation was planned for February, and all I could think about was, “How can I travel to Mexico with a cumin recall? What will Dante eat on the flights since we have a layover?” My mind was filled with questions as I read more …

Traveling with Food Allergies

Posted on: August 18, 2014 8:00 pm
Tags: Food-allergy, Anaphylaxis, Allergy-awareness, Blog, Food-allergy-blog, Awareness, Medications, Epinephrine, Allergy, Vacation, Summer, Travel, Italy, Traveling, Food, Restaurant, Dining-out,

by Natascia Simone, FAACT Youth/College Advisory Member Hello everyone. It has been a while since I have posted a blog, but that’s because I was out of the country for almost two months! What a rewarding experience. I had the opportunity to study read more …

Introducing Sloane Miller, Allergic Girl

Posted on: July 7, 2014 5:00 am
Tags: Food-allergy-blog, Food-allergy, Anaphylaxis, Education, Food, Holiday, Blog, Support, Awareness, Patient, Allergy, Support-group, Vacation, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Epinephrine, Medications, Summer, Restaurant, Dining-out,

by Sloane Miller, MFA, MSW, LMSWAuthor of Allergic Girl: Adventures in Living Well with Food Allergies (Wiley, 2011) I was born with food allergies. I developed asthma, environmental allergies, and eczema in childhood. Currently, I successfully manage read more …

Vacationing WITHOUT your Food-Allergic Kids? Basic tips can make this possibility a reality!

Posted on: June 24, 2014 10:00 am
Tags: Blog, Holiday, Vacation, Summer, Food-allergy, Allergy-awareness, Education, Awareness, Food-allergy-blog, Allergy, Support-group, Epinephrine, Medications, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Action-plan,

By Guest Blogger, Daniella Knell, Smart Allergy~Friendly Education (SAFE) Vacationing with food-allergic kids can be challenging; at times, daunting. However, can you imagine going without them? Trusting others to make sure they don't eat read more …