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...have you covered! Our Neocate Cookbooks are a great resource because you can find delicious recipes such as Cream of Broccoli Soup, Hamburger Harvest Soup, Vegetable/Cracker Dip, Neocate Shakes, Dairy-free Mac, and Cheese. Lunch-box planning doesn’t have to be something that you take on by yourself. Get your kids involved. Allow them to learn how to prepare their meals and pack their lunches. Empower your kids- let them have a say about their lunch box...

We’ve written before about eosinophilic esophagitis or EoE, but wanted to share some information today about an important advocacy group dedicated to patients and families with EoE and other eosinophilic disorders known as APFED – the American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders. How APFED Got It’s Start APFED was started by Elizabeth Mays, a mother whose son had eosinophilic gastroenteritis, to create a place where families could “come together to share knowledge, educate themselves,...

...daughters and I plan meals for the coming month. It’s a fun activity that everyone enjoys. Out come the cookbooks and the internet searches. We choose recipes that are appropriate for our special needs situation, simple to fix, and that elicit interest. We post our menus with pride on the refrigerator and keep copies of the past menus and recipes in our Family menu/recipe book to use again. When the kids are involved with choosing...

Looking back, my son had feeding issues from the very beginning. But, he was two months old when our gastroenterologist said the words ‘feeding tube’ during our first clinic visit. He was admitted after the appointment and subsequently received an NG tube. The NG tube was a relief and the terrifying feeling all at the same time. The relief came in that there was something we could do for him to get him...

How do you say eosinophil? It’s a question we hear often, especially during National Eosinophil Awareness Week. The answer is: ee–oh–sin–oh–fil. Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that play an important part of our immune system, helping us to fight off certain types of infections, such as parasites. Many different problems can cause high numbers of eosinophils in the blood including allergies (food and environmental), certain infections caused by parasites, eosinophil-associated...

...grab some apple slices with sunflower butter and remind yourself that “every little thing is gonna be alright.” What are some ways you’ve dealt with stress that you’ve found helpful? – Kendra Valle, RDN Kendra is a Nutrition Specialist in the Medical & Scientific Affairs Department. She serves as a resource to parents/caregivers, dietitians, physicians, nurses and others who have nutrition-related questions about our products. I am also involved in various projects throughout our department....

...tract to one or more specific foods. This means that the IgE antibodies associated with other food allergies are not involved in an FPIES reaction. Cow milk and soy are the most common FPIES triggers, but ANY foods can cause an FPIES reaction (even ones that aren’t common allergens, like rice and oats). Common Symptoms of FPIES Most FPIES reactions happen when a child is very young – just a few weeks or months old....

...the digestive tract. When someone says they have a food allergy, most people think of symptoms like anaphylaxis or hives or an itchy, swollen mouth. Those don’t happen with FPIES. Food protein-induced enterocolitis sydrome is a non-IgE-mediated immune reaction in the gastrointestinal (GI) system to one or more specific foods. This means that the IgE antibodies associated with many food allergies are not involved in an FPIES reaction. That makes FPIES hard to test for....