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Two ways to make trick-or-treating safer (and more fun) for kids with food allergies.

by Georgette Gilmore | Oct 5, 2016 | Halloween, Shopping Finds, Tips + Tricks

Costumes, decorations, and parties are all part of the Halloween fun, but let’s face it: The real reason that Halloween is candy. However if you’re a kid with food allergies, that’s also the reason that Halloween can be a big letdown. Most years, my...

4 granola bars for kids with peanut and tree nut allergies.

by Georgette Gilmore | Sep 21, 2016 | Back to School, Shopping Finds

I love granola bars. When you find the right ones, they are nutritious, delicious, and a super convenient snack. Pack one for before track practice and your daughter will be sprinting like Flo Jo. Well, unless your kid has a peanut and tree nut allergy, like mine....

7 gluten-free and allergy-friendly school lunch ideas that every kid will love.

by Stacie Billis | Sep 12, 2016 | Back to School, Recipes

More and more families are grappling with the need to pack allergy-friendly lunches, either because one of their own has been diagnosed with a food allergy or because their kids’ school or daycare is a designated allergen-free zone. Either way, I know it can be...

10 things my daughter with food allergies wants you to know.

by Georgette Gilmore | Aug 29, 2016 | Tips + Tricks

My 12-year-old daughter has severe peanut and tree nut allergies. We first discovered her allergies 10 years ago, after my father, who had just eaten a peanut butter cup, kissed her, causing her face to break out into hives. He felt horrible and we were scared. Unlike...

5 nut-free spreads that are way more fun than peanut butter, anyway.

by Caroline Siegrist | Aug 22, 2016 | Recipes

With so many schools having gone nut-free, many of us are left drawing a blank when it comes to lunch box staples, because what’s a parent to do without PB&J?! Last year, we rounded up six delicious peanut butter alternatives and we’ve decided to...