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Like most holidays, fourth of July celebrations involve a variety of tasty foods. When your little one has food allergies, it can be difficult to find tasty snacks that are allergy-friendly and can be enjoyed outside amidst the festivities. For today’s post, we’ve collected some allergy-friendly recipes that your kiddo will love! Please note that these recipes are allergy-friendly (that is, free of the top 8) but not necessarily allergy-free so please look...

Crohn’s Disease (CD) is a type inflammatory bowel disease. It may occur in any part of the GI tract but usually it affects the small intestine and/or the colon. Individuals with CD have periods of improvements and periods of “flare ups” when symptoms present. Symptoms may include abdominal pain, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, fatigue, weight loss and in children, growth delay, etc. CD is thought to be caused by an abnormal immune system....

This winter try out our allergy-friendly French toast and pancakes. French Toast 2 Pieces of spelt bread 1/4 cup of soy milk Dash of cinnamon Combine milk and cinnamon. Dip and coat the bread lightly in the soy milk mixture. Place on preheated skillet on low-med heat. You will have to cook it longer to ensure the soy milk dries and the toast isn’t mushy. Per 2 pieces Calories: 250 Protein: 10g Carbohydrates:...

If your baby consumes Neocate or another infant formula, you have most likely heard of DHA and ARA. You may be wondering “What are DHA and ARA?” and “Why are they added to infant formula?” We’ll fill you in with today’s post! Docosahexaenoic acid, better known as DHA, and arachidonic acid, better known as ARA, are fatty acids found in breast milk, as well as in some foods, like fish and eggs. (Fatty...

Are you hosting a birthday party for your food-allergic little one, or maybe you’re expecting food-allergic guests? No need to reinvent the wheel! In this blog, you’ll find links to several blogs we’ve previously created which include a number of allergen-free party activities and recipes/snacks! Recipes We like some of these recipes so much that we’d even serve them to non-allergic guests. Nobody would know the difference! Allergen-Free Snack Ideas Here’s a delicious...

Every now and then we hear about or stumble on a new product that we feel is worth sharing with our readers. This week we wanted to let you know about various labels for food allergies that are made by a company called Name Bubbles. You can view the various food allergy alert labels they make here. We like these labels because they’re easy to understand and hard to miss. The larger labels...

For parents of children with severe food allergies, sending them off to school can be a scary thing. Not only is there a risk that they will accidentally be exposed to an allergen, but bullying is on the rise. The best way to guard against this is to educate your child’s school about food allergies, from the students to their principal and everyone in between. To get you started, we’ve put together...

How much Neocate does my child need? Q: After going through almost every formula, my baby’s allergist told me I should give her Neocate Infant DHA/ARA. I need to know how many cans to buy and how much does my baby need to drink? A: Many parents of infants, toddlers and children new to Neocate have this question. There’s never an exact answer, so here’s what you need to know: We are always...