Can the Nima portable peanut or gluten tester save your life? We tried it out.
If you’re the parent of a child with a severe or even life-threatening food allergy, you know how terrifying it can be simply to eat out, even at a trusted restaurant. And a portable new device called Nima is determined to help, by providing an extra check of...
How to talk to your children about kids with food allergies: What to say and why it’s important
Ever since last year, the story has stayed with me about English 13-year-old, Karanbir Cheema, who died when another student threw a piece of cheese down his shirt. He was so highly allergic, that he went into cardiac arrest before he even arrived at the hospital. He...
True or false: Can fun-size and mini Halloween candy can contain nuts even if the full-size version is nut-free?
Each year, so many parents looking out for kids with allergies want to know whether it’s true that Halloween fun-size or mini candies may contain nuts, even if the full-size candies are known for being nut-free. Bad news: It’s true. Even if a full-size...
5 of the best dairy-free ice cream brands: Flavors so good you’d never know they were dairy-free.
Ice cream and summer: you can’t really have one without the other, right? But, gah! For kids (and adults!) with dairy allergies or sensitivities, or families like mine that have made a switch to eating vegan, ice cream gets more complicated. Don’t get me...
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