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Today’s guest blog comes from Ellie Sears. Ellie is a wife of 12 years and a stay-at-home-mom to a beautiful three-year-old girl. Ellie and her daughter both have food allergies. Ellie enjoys homemaking and trying new food allergy-friendly recipes. She stays active in advocating for food allergy awareness through her blog and in her hometown. Ellie blogs about life with food allergies at blessedlittlefamily.wordpress.com. What’s for dinner tonight? A year ago, I could...

...An ironic side note: An estimated 10% of accidental epinephrine injections occur when healthcare providers demonstrate how to use the injector to their patients! How many of you carry epinephrine auto-injectors for your children? Have you ever had to deal with an accidental epinephrine injection? If you are looking for additional tips on epinephrine at school, we have several additional blog posts you might enjoy: Epinephrine at School Epinephrine Safety Benefits of Early Epinephrine -Mallory...

...other advice for safe trick-or-treating and school parties. Gina Clowes of Allergy Moms has 15 Halloween Safety Tips in her latest newsletter. She recommends pulling a “switcheroo” and buying two of the same treat collectors, letting your little one trick-or-treat, but then swapping their loot out with the safe version once you get home. Over on Go Dairy Free, Alisa Fleming answers a question about dairy-free candy options. The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network has...

...lot of medical professionals also don’t know of the presence and impact of eosinophilic disorders. That makes next week a great time to inform friends, family, and health care professionals! Here are some easy ways that you can celebrate and help raise awareness: Help Raise Awareness At School As we all know schools and food allergies are major hot topics and this week is the perfect time to volunteer to give a presentation about food...

...in a Park’ initiative, families get an opportunity to experience our country’s natural treasures, rich history and vibrant culture FREE OF CHARGE! Get the Every Kid in a Park pass, good for the 2015-2016 school year until August 31, 2016. It provides free access to national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges, plus much more! 2. Who doesn’t like a treasure hunt? Going to new places and hunting for treasure is more fun if your family...

...Busy, busy, busy! Our lives seem to be non-stop with everyone in the family going in different directions with work, school and activity schedules. Having some designated time for the family is important for bonding and reconnecting. For those with food allergies, making this time a non-food event is also important. Make it a priority, plan it out, turn it OFF (TV, computer and video games) and make it fun. Following are some ideas...

...room for your contact information, and all are waterproof, which a lot of homemade labels are not. That makes them ideal for food storage containers that you send to school, to daycare or on play dates. Not only are typical adhesive labels available, but they also offer wristbands, which are a great idea for small children. While the labels Name Bubbles sells cost more than homemade labels, Name Bubbles has committed 20% of proceeds related...