by Christina Refford | Mar 14, 2019 | Shopping Finds
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 the Nima Peanut and Gluten Sensor is determined to help, by...
by Kate Etue | Jan 17, 2019 | Tips + Tricks, Columns
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...
by Anne Wolfe Postic | Oct 29, 2018 | Halloween, Tips + Tricks
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...
by Liz Gumbinner | Aug 14, 2018 | Shopping Finds
There are those times you need to send a thank you that’s a little more than a notecard, but maybe not something quite so massive as a six-tiered gourmet fruit tower. (As much as I love getting those!) And I’m so happy to have stumbled upon this wonderful...
by Kate Etue | Jul 21, 2018 | Shopping Finds
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...
