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Allergy Dragon Podcast: Teaching Kids With Food Allergies To Cook
Did you know? It's important to teach kids with food allergies to cook. Find out WHY. Get strategies for HOW across ages and stages. Listen
Allergy Force Insights
Mar 14, 20242 min read


Food Allergies & Alcohol—Staying Safe (Not Sorry)
This post can help your college student with food allergies safely navigate drinking during St. Patrick's Day & Spring Break. Please share!
Red Sneakers for Oakley
Mar 8, 20246 min read


Wrong Food Labels Can Harm—Coping with a Food Allergy Reality
A food allergy tragedy caused by undeclared allergens in cookies makes a food allergy family feel vulnerable. Their path forward? Find out:
Gayle Rigione
Feb 23, 20245 min read

My Son with Food Allergies Eats Out with Besties: Letting Go is Hard
Nothing prepares you for the 1st “I’m going out with friends,” from your child with food allergies. Read for the hard & happy of letting go:
Stephanie Hulme, @positivelyallergic
Feb 16, 20245 min read


Make Heart Crayons for Allergy-Friendly Valentine’s Day Gifts
Here's a genius craft to do with the kids for Valentine's Day—making allergy-friendly heart crayons to share with classmates on the Big Day!
Lauren Foti, @thecraftroom.nj
Feb 6, 20244 min read


Our Allergic Life: From Fear to Confidence Managing Anaphylaxis
A food allergy mom makes 'peace' with her epinephrine auto-injector, overcoming fear of the device and hesitation to use it. Learn more:
Francesca McGuire
Feb 1, 20245 min read


Food Allergies & Dining Out: Even Plain Salad Wasn't Safe for My Son
There can be a cost to inclusivity when you eat out with food allergies. A careful mom finds out that even plain salad's not risk free.
Lauren Foti, @thecraftroom.nj
Jan 12, 20244 min read


Happy New Year 2024 from The Allergy Force Team
Your friends at Allergy Force are wishing you a Healthy and Happy New Year for 2024. We are grateful for you!
Allergy Force Insights
Dec 31, 20231 min read


Happy Holidays 2023 from The Allergy Force Team
Your friends at Allergy Force are wishing you Happy Holidays!
Allergy Force Insights
Dec 22, 20231 min read


Food Allergy-friendly Treat Recipes for the Holidays
Here are some 'best of season' food allergy-friendly treat recipes we've found to inspire your made-with-love baking for the holidays.
Gayle Rigione
Dec 19, 20237 min read


Anaphylaxis and Biphasic Allergic Reactions: What You Should Know
Do you know the symptoms of anaphylaxis & when to give epinephrine? Do you know about biphasic reactions? Red Sneakers for Oakley explains:
Red Sneakers for Oakley
Nov 30, 20234 min read


Overcoming Epinephrine Hesitation for Allergic Reactions
Food allergy moms share their experiences using their epinephrine auto-injectors and how they've made it less 'scary' for their loved ones:
Allergy Force Insights
Nov 10, 202310 min read

Allergy Force App is 'Most Innovative Food Allergy App 2023'
The New World Report recognizes the Allergy Force food allergy app as the 'Most Innovative Food Allergy App 2023'. Learn more:
Allergy Force Insights
Nov 3, 20231 min read


Best of 2023: Allergy-Friendly Halloween Resources
We've curated the 'best of' allergy-friendly resources we've found for Halloween 2023. Wishing you a fun AND safe Halloween! Get resources:
Allergy Force Insights
Oct 24, 20235 min read


Savory, Allergy-Friendly Artichoke and Cumin Dip
Here's an allergy-friendly recipe from Allergy Dragon for an EZ artichoke and cumin dip. Spreadable deliciousness for your fall gatherings!
Allergy Dragon
Oct 19, 20233 min read


Giving Yourself Grace as a Food Allergy Mom
If food allergy parenting feels hard it's because it is. This unflinching look at allergic life reveals why we need to give ourselves grace.
Sarah Fry, @foodallergiesotg
Oct 12, 20234 min read


Brave and Ready: A Child with Food Allergies Self-Advocates
A child with food allergies bravely speaks up and removes herself from a potentially risky allergy situation at school. Read & be inspired:
Priscilla Gage
Sep 27, 20235 min read


FAACT Podcast on Teaching {food allergy} Skills for College
This FAACT Roundtable Podcast episode explores how a parent taught her college student food allergy life skills, including some misses:
Allergy Force Insights
Sep 25, 20231 min read


The Gray Zone of Food Allergy Life Explained
Do you ever think about all the uncertainties that make food allergy life a gray zone to navigate—and it's just our 'normal'? Find out more:
Amanda Orlando, @everydayallergenfree
Sep 8, 20235 min read


Allergy Friendly Coconut Lime Frozen Delight
Get this easy allergy friendly recipe for Coconut Lime Frozen Delight by Allergy Dragon. It's a fun family project to make together (& eat!)
Allergy Dragon
Aug 31, 20234 min read


Treatments for Food Allergies: A Call to Action to Harness Hope
A family had a few misses managing their son’s food allergies. Let their experience be a call to action to explore food allergy treatments.
Gayle Rigione
Aug 18, 20238 min read


Reading Food Labels for Food Allergies: The Triple Check
Food labels can be hard to read for food allergies. Red Sneakers for Oakley explains a 'triple check' method so you never miss an allergen.
Red Sneakers for Oakley
Aug 4, 20233 min read


Dining Out with Food Allergies: Perspective on Restaurant Reluctance
A parent reflects on perspective her adult son with food allergies shared about his reluctance to eat out, even at 'safe' restaurants.
Gayle Rigione, Allergy Force
Jul 19, 20233 min read


What I Want My Daughter with Food Allergies to Know
A food allergy mom empowers her child—"There's joy in all things, as long as you choose the joy & don't let the cannot's bring you down..."
Kiley Oesterreich
Jul 7, 20234 min read
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