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Educating Your Child’s School About Food Allergies

12/07/2010

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...

Neocate<sup>®</sup> Syneo<sup>®</sup> Infant is Kosher

Neocate^® Syneo^® Infant is Kosher

06/04/2020

You asked, and we listened! Neocate Syneo Infant is the latest Neocate product to be certified Kosher Pareve. WHAT DOES KOSHER MEAN? The word kosher is Hebrew for fit, proper, or correct. For food, this means that it was made in accordance with Jewish dietary law, or the laws of kashrut. “Kashrut” refers to which foods may or may not be consumed. This law also guides how food should be prepared and eaten....

Allergy-Safe Classroom Parties For Kids

10/09/2008

Although there is a lot of attention on peanut-free tables and banning peanut butter from school cafeterias, studies show that most food allergic reactions at school happen outside the cafeteria. Classroom parties and other situations out of the ordinary can put food allergic children at increased risk. With Halloween parties around the corner, I thought I’d share my TREAT sheet (some tips) that has helped keep my son and other allergic children safe...

Allergy-Safe Snacks for Sporting Events

04/04/2011

I recently went to one of my 7 year old niece’s lacrosse games to support and cheer on the team. As with most kid’s sporting events at half time and at the end of the game, drinks and snackswere provided to all of the exhausted players to help replenish their energy. As I was sitting on the side-lines watching the snacks being handed out, I noticed that a snack-size trail mix was the...

Alternative Birthday Cakes: How to Give Your Little One a Happy Birthday despite Food Restrictions

05/03/2012

Birthday cakes are so much more than just the ingredients that go into them. They are symbolic of accomplishment, celebration and childhood in general. Each birthday cake is a milestone for another celebrated year of life. Every parent feels an instinctive need to provide their child with a birthday cake. When your child has a food allergy or other condition limiting the food that they can eat, a typical birthday cake may not...

Signs and Symptoms for Using Amino Acid-Based Formulas for Cow Milk Allergy

08/31/2018

When a baby with food allergies needs formula, they need a formula that won’t trigger an allergic response. Hypoallergenic formulas are tailor-made for infants with food allergies. A hypoallergenic formula provides protein from either peptides (extensively hydrolyzed protein, to be exact) or from non-allergenic amino acids. But extensively hydrolyzed formulas (eHF) and amino acid-based formulas (AAF) aren’t the same. An eHF manages symptoms for most infants with CMA (at least 90% of uncomplicated...

Elimination Diet vs. Elemental Diet: Differences Explained

10/25/2011

If your little one uses any of the Neocate products, you’ve probably heard the term “elemental diet.” And if your son or daughter has eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), you’ve probably also heard of an “elimination diet.” These two aren’t always the same, so here’s a quick primer on the two. What is an Elemental Diet? The term “elemental diet” is a historic term that was used to refer to diets where the component nutrients...

Celebrating Birthdays with Allergy-Friendly Treats and Alternative Birthday Cakes

08/23/2017

Needing allergy-friendly treats to host a birthday party for your food-allergic child who’s on a restricted diet? When your child has a food allergy or another condition limits foods he can eat, a typical birthday cake may not be an option. For example, most cakes and baked goods call for dairy, eggs, and wheat. All three are among the top eight allergens in the US! In fact, fish and shellfish are the only...

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