Harvest Festival
If your school has a food event, the best way to ensure that it’s allergy-friendly is to get involved. That’s what I did with our Harvest Festival! Read More …
Category: At School
Meal Modification Form for School Lunches
The Meal Modification Form gives your food-allergic child legal protections and safe food in the school cafeteria. I wish I’d known this sooner! Read More …
Food Allergies and School Lunches
All I ever wanted was to know what was in the food. It can take a lot of work, but it may be possible for a kid with food allergies to eat school lunches! Read More …
No Appetite Food Allergy Bullying
The Allergy Superheroes have joined forces with the No Appetite for Food Allergy Bullying movement. Help us spread awareness to put an end to this! Read More …
Food Allergy Lunch Drama before breakfast
Just a few minutes after dropping my son off at school, I got a robo-call saying something broke in the kitchen so they’re serving sack lunches instead of the expected pizza. So in grand Food Allergy Parent fashion… Read More …
Elijah’s Echo
Elijah Silvera would have turned five years old today. His death following ingestion of a grilled cheese sandwich at preschool still strikes a chord for many food-allergic families because it goes against type. Read More …
Have a #HeartTealHeart Talk about Food Allergies at School
Your child’s teacher has already started making plans for Valentine’s Day, so it’s best to chat about your concerns now. That’s why it’s time for a #HeartTealHeart talk! Read More …
Winning Food Free Parties
Learn how to implement Food-Free Parties at your child’s school, and win one too! Read More …
Glow Party
The next time someone tells you a Food-Free birthday celebration would be lame, tell them they’re doing it wrong! Read More …
Sending your Allergic Child to Preschool
If your child will be 3 or 4 by this fall, it’s time to be looking at preschools. The following is a list of things to do and ask when selecting a preschool. Some of these I wish I’d known before we started, and I’m sharing in the hopes that your preschool search may be smoother than mine. Read More …