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May, 2014 is a big month for families managing food allergies and sensitivities. To begin with, FARE has declared May to be Food Allergy Action Month! In years past FARE organized Food Allergy Awareness Week, but one week just wasn’t enough time to raise awareness and inspire action. For the estimated 15 million Americans with food allergies, this is an ideal time to work together to improve understanding of food allergy, advance the...

...and resources to help you get started. Game Night If there’s one thing that everyone in the family can do at the table that doesn’t involve food, it’s games! Designate a weekly family game night and make it a priority to get everyone involved. Rotate which family member gets to choose which game to play each week. You’ll be amazed how much family bonding can be achieved over a spirited board or card game! Indoor...

...We often talk to parents who are concerned that their child is not eating the amount of food or with the skill level that they believe their child should have. Of course, every child is different and may develop feeding skills at a slightly different pace than other children their age, especially when food allergies are involved. However, there is a general time line for when a child should be developing certain feeding skills....

...Allergy-Friendly foods are for everyone, but do you know why? Allergy-Friendly Foods are everywhere. Since these foods are everywhere, sometimes we step back and think, and often make a change in our life. I get involved, as a dietician, when a change in your health is sparked. I know the word ‘diet’ is perceived as a forbidden 4-letter word, often for many wrong reasons. In reality, diet is just the general term for what...

...to discuss with your child’s school is the potential for bullying and work together to develop strategies to prevent or address it. Get Everyone Involved Many people (adults included!) simply don’t understand the seriousness of food allergies, interpreting you and your child’s concerns about food as pickiness or just “being difficult”. One way to teach other students about allergies and how to protect their classmates is the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network’s Be a PAL...

...safe for all of the students in the classroom. This is not only more inclusive but it keeps the learning environment safe. Even with multiple food allergies, there are a wide variety of snacks and treats that can be served safely. Offer to bring safe foods to share. Prepare a specific list of safe snack ideas to keep other parents involved. This will give other parents an opportunity to bring food to share as well....

...get involved here. Our company leadership was so excited by this great initiative that they offered to cover the cost of non-food treats for trick-or-treaters with allergies. Since our employees are scattered across the United States and Canada, we know that our company can help make a difference for hundreds of families in North America! To add some excitement, we’re even offering a prize to the employee who has the most creative teal pumpkin. (Who...

...the digestive tract, either through a feeding tube or by eating regularly. So what exactly does it mean for the small intestine to adapt? We’ll focus on this subject in today’s blog post! What is intestinal adaptation? After a significant portion of the small intestine is removed, the remaining small intestine goes through a process of adaptation that increases its ability to absorb water and nutrients. What changes are involved in adaptation? The remaining portion...