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...allergies. I often suggest parents sign up for food allergy alerts from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 5. Avoid mixing allowable foods on your child’s plate with non-allowable/questionable foods. When a non-allowable food interacts with allowable food, we consider it contaminated. for example, A hamburger patty that was briefly in a wheat hamburger bun is considered contaminated. Try to get into the kitchen to read labels and make your child’s plate safe BEFORE exiting...

...When not in your care, make sure the caregiver is aware of your child’s allergy and consider using a form of medical identification, such as a Medical Alert Bracelet or something similar: Allergy Apparel Tell your child about their allergy. Help them understand they need to help protect themselves and take care of their body. Encourage them to tell people about their allergy. Teach your child how to read food labels. Let them know that...

...hundreds of food labels. I knew they implement cross-contact prevention strategies as they prepare thousands of meals every day. They wash hands and change gloves between every new task. They check and recheck lists of students with noted food allergies. But still, I was anxious about sending my baby to buy lunch at school when pineapple was on the menu. I spoke to the district level supervisor responsible for managing food allergies to...

...When you have a child with food allergies, it can be hard to leave them on the first day of school or send them off on a field trip. Will your child remember to avoid milk or gluten products? Will her teacher remember your little one can’t have those cupcakes? What if a classmate and your child trade lunches? These are all valid questions that must haunt a parent of a child with severe...

...properly read food labels and really understand what is being put into your child’s food. Just as important, finding a nutritional formula that has adequate (and even higher) amounts of important nutrients (such as calcium, iron, vitamin D, phosphorus and zinc) can help you ensure your little one is receiving proper age-specific nutrition to grow and thrive. As I mentioned, all of the nutrition formulas in the Neocate family are nutritionally complete. If you are...

...allergens. If you can, teach them only to accept food from a designated caregiver or teacher and not from other children (however well-meaning they may be, they often don’t completely understand food allergies at this young age). Label your child’s lunch bag or cubby. This will help avoid any mix-ups. You can order allergy labels online or make them yourself. Educate your child’s class about food allergies. With food allergies on the rise, chances are...

...sources of probiotics, such as pickles, sauerkraut and kombucha tea. Probiotic supplements may also be a good option, but use caution when choosing one to be sure it is safe for your child’s food allergies. Ask your child’s doctor or dietitian about whether a probiotic supplement is appropriate and see if they can recommend an allergy-friendly brand. If they don’t know of a particular brand, do your research, check labels, call the manufacturers and then...