http://myallergykid.com Spreading the Word About Food Allergies Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:48:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a time of year that can be a difficult one for kids with food allergies. All the homemade food, and sweet treats make it difficult to avoid the allergens. It's important to remain diligent in making sure friends and family are aware of your kiddo's allergies so that ... http://myallergykid.com/2008/11/26/the-holiday-season-is-here/ Well, Mason had his bi-annual appointment in August where they did the skin test as well as his blood work. We got GREAT news!!! Mason has outgrown his tree nut allergy!!! As for the other allergens, the rusults were as follows: Milk: down from 1.71 to .78 Egg: down from 4.70 to ... http://myallergykid.com/2008/09/02/bi-annual-appointment-update/ So I apologize for not updating in over two months. Here is a quick update on Mason. He will be three in September, but his "3 year" allergy check up is August 8th. We're excited to have him retested and see where we stand on all of his allergies. We ... http://myallergykid.com/2008/07/24/its-been-a-while/ I can't find the link to the actual site where I found this article, but I had saved the article itself. I think it's important enough for everyone to read, so I'll post the entire article: By Will Dunham Fri May 2, 9:04 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A form of immunotherapy that ... http://myallergykid.com/2008/05/14/peanut-allergy-news/ Articles like this one make my heart ache and scare me to death at the same time. This is one of the reasons I want to spread the word on food allergies. Parents, children, friends, anyone who doesn't know about food allergies should. Taunting acts such as the ones in ... http://myallergykid.com/2008/05/06/the-world-can-be-a-scary-place/ Last night's FAAST meeting was very informative. We had a panel discussion with mothers of allergy kids from all different ages- infant thru college age. It was very nice to hear all different perspectives on how people handle their child's food allergies as well as learn some helpful tips. I ... http://myallergykid.com/2008/04/19/faast-meeting/ In my last post, I mentioned FAAST, a local support group in Cincinnati for food allergy kids and families. I would like to  list out some other places to go for support that I have found helpful when looking for information, recipes, support, etc. Kids With Food Allergies The Food Allergy and ... http://myallergykid.com/2008/03/27/places-to-go-for-support/ For anyone dealing with food allergies, support is very important. It helps lighten the burden and makes living with the allergies every day a little bit easier knowing someone else knows and understands what you are going through. It also helps to know that there are places you can turn ... http://myallergykid.com/2008/03/11/support-is-so-important/ This is a great recipe for Dairy/Egg free chicken nuggets! Most restaurants do no serve allergy free nuggets! Ingredients: 5 Tbl. dairy-free margarine 3 tsp. Worcestershire sauce (check the ingredients!) 1½ to 2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces 50 dairy-free, nut-free, Ritz-type crackers, finely crushed Directions: Preheat oven ... http://myallergykid.com/2008/03/04/chicken-nugget-recipe/ Cross contamination is one of the biggest difficulties in the life of a food allergy sufferer. Cross contamination affects not only food , but also surfaces. In our home, the biggest problem is the fact that Mason is the only one with food allergies. So the rest of us do eat ... http://myallergykid.com/2008/02/25/cross-contamination/