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Power Lunch for Kids: Meet LaLa Lunchbox
Parents know our kids need some control over their food (but not too much.) We also know that it would be super helpful if our kids understood some food basics like … cookies are not a good source of protein and balanced meals can include both vegetables and snacks. Meet LaLa Lunchbox – a clean, focussed and effective […]
Back To School with Feeding Eden
This is a BIG Back To School year for our family: My children are starting a new school this fall. For Eden, in addition to making friends, meeting teachers, and navigating unfamiliar schedules and locales — he will have to learn how to manage new food allergy safety routines within the routine of his school […]
Back To School Webinar for Food Allergy Families
Kids With Food Allergies Foundation – one of the best of the best online food allergy communities – is holding free Webinars for parents on: “What Parents Of Kids With Food Allergies Need To Know About Food Allergy Management in School” Now is great time to check in there and sign up: The first Webinar […]
Young Food Allergy Entrepreneur Makes It EZ
I’ve always loved the strength of the digital food allergy community. Largely, “we” are a supportive group of self-made advocates. But what about our kids? Well, it was pretty cool when Emily Zauzmer (a 16-year-old with lifelong anaphylactic food allergies to tree nuts, peanuts and other legumes, sesame seeds, and some fruits) got in touch […]
Coming Clean: Why Antibiotics Need More Play in the Food Allergy Game
Why has there been an increase in food allergies? First, researchers believe there is genetic component. Now piggyback that premise with several “multi factorial” triggers. The real dispute? Which trigger is the Biggest and Baddest food allergy catalyst? A situation I described on The Huffington Post. Beliefs vary: Robyn O’Brien, political advocate, examines our food sources. […]
Sandwich Night
Often, during the “Q and A” portion of book reading, I’m asked this question: “How do you eat as a family with your son’s allergies?” And my answer (which I describe in the final chapter of Feeding Eden) is that most of the time we don’t have the same food on our plates. Usually, our […]
Feeding Eden: A Reader Comments
I wrote Feeding Eden for two reasons: 1. So people and especially parents who live with food allergies could read their story (at least in part.) 2. So people who don’t live with food allergies could read our story. Following is an exerpt from a note I received from a reader named Jennifer L: I just […]
A Review: ALLERMATES
ALLERMATES are a new source of allergy resources and products for parents and their children. The company has a fabulous website, offering educational content about food allergies along with a line of cute customized allergy alert products including comfortable wristbands and necklaces with dog tags, lunch boxes and t-shirts. ALLERMATES “funs up” the necessity of food allergy […]
Oral Immunotherapy On Asthma Allergies Children: “Not Ready for Prime Time”
This is an important day in the World Of Food Allergies: Dr. Hugh Sampson, a foremost authority on food allergies, has written a seminal article of Oral Immunotherapy treatment on Asthma Allergies Children. I encourage all parents of allergic children to read it HERE. Whether or not you are considering this treatment, this is the […]
What’s in a Name?
Many readers have asked me how Eden feels about having, not just a book written about his food allergies, but also a book title with his name. I can sum my answer up into a single sentence but I prefer this story: Years ago, there was a fruit vendor on the corner of Lexington Avenue […]