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...has food allergies. You may have to tweak your meal planning and cooking approaches too. Want some help? Below you will find some suggestions for meal planning, several go-to, family-friendly recipes that are free of major allergens and good for the whole family, as well as additional sources for finding recipes. Meal Planning Tips: Focus on foods your food-allergic child CAN eat. Make a list of the foods your child with food allergies can eat...

...After a few weeks, the list will be longer and it will be easier to plan a varied menu with all of these recipes right at your fingertips. This works well for me. I do every single one of these steps and it saves us time and money. Living with food allergies doesn’t have to be expensive or stressful. Meal planning doesn’t have to be either. Do you menu plan? Please share your tips below....

...two other allergens, we have some great dinner suggestions in our online Neocate Food Allergy Cookbook, a compilation of recipes submitted by families. One great thing about a lot of these recipes is that many can be made in advance and frozen or refrigerated for later use. If you decide to dine out, it’s a good idea to do some planning ahead with these tips we shared in a previous blog post. As always, we...

...to get the flavor right We wanted to share some allergy-friendly meal ideas, starting with breakfast. (We’ve also got some great lunch and dinner ideas.) While it can be difficult to come up with meal ideas for standard diets or choosy children, a diet that has allergy restrictions is even tougher! Here are some breakfast ideas that might help you add variety. As always, check with your little one’s health care team to...

...The topic for today’s post in our allergy-friendly meal idea series is lunch! Just like with breakfast, a lot of the go-to lunch options for most children aren’t suitable for children on a diet that has allergy restrictions. Here are some lunch ideas that might help you add variety. As always, check with your little one’s health care team to make sure they are appropriate. Neocate-Only Lunch Ideas For children whose diets are strictly...

Being from Miami, Fl, I have been through my share of natural disasters. It is hard enough to deal with no air conditioning, no stove, and no clean running water, but, being diabetic, one of my major concerns has always been making sure my insulin was in a cool place. Interestingly, I had a recent phone call with a family from Puerto Rico who, in preparing for the hurricane season, raved about how...

...Getting kids involved in preparing meals and doing fun activities together before and during mealtimes can help to build healthy habits. Children with food allergies may especially benefit from positive activities centered around mealtime to remind them that food can be fun. Even though a special diet might require a little more thought and planning, it’s important to create these positive experiences. Involving children in preparing meals is a great way to build autonomy...