Food Allergies and Thanksgiving: What We're Doing Differently
For Thanksgiving, more family members than ever before will bring dishes to share. A food allergy mom shares her misgivings and solutions.
—the food allergy app
Content to Encourage & Educate
With compassion, kindness, and some laughter along the way
Search
Allergy Dragon
- Nov 18
- 3 min
Allergy-friendly Pumpkin Maple Cheesecake Dip
Get this recipe for Pumpkin Maple Cheesecake Dip from Allergy Dragon — a tasty treat to snack on or add to your holiday dessert spread!
DA Graham
- Nov 17
- 4 min
Avoiding Anaphylaxis: 19 Years of Rehearsing Pays Off
Learn how a recent incident reassured one mom that her son is extremely well-prepared to manage his food allergy, even under adversity...
Francesca McGuire
- Nov 4
- 3 min
The Field Trip: Everything Was Perfect Until It Wasn’t
A food allergy mom recounts a field trip experience—a perfect outing until her son began having allergic reaction symptoms out of the blue.
Allergy Force Insights
- Oct 25
- 3 min
Best of 2022: Allergy-Friendly Halloween Resources
We've been busily bookmarking food allergy-friendly Halloween'22 resources for you. Get this curated list of the best resources we've found.
Annemarie Levitt
- Oct 13
- 4 min
Launching My College Freshman with Food Allergies
A food allergy mom recalls launching her son to college—the anxiety, the worry she felt, and what she did to regain her peace of mind.
Allergy Dragon
- Oct 4
- 3 min
Potato Wrap Cakes: Fill Them with Goodness (your way!)
Allergy Dragon shares a Potato Wrap Cake recipe that's perfect for a quick bite — fill them, roll them, serve them savory or sweet #top9free
Nicole West (@kylosgoals)
- Sep 22
- 5 min
EoE: Watering Our Garden with Goals & Gratitude
Kylo's mom shares how a focus on goals & gratitude after an EoE diagnosis helps her family move forward and appreciate life's little moments
Gayle Rigione, Allergy Force
- Sep 15
- 11 min
Food Allergy Empowerment-Part 3: Loving by Letting Go
This 3rd post in our series on empowering kids with food allergies offers specific approaches to teach kids essential allergic living skills
Gayle Rigione, Allergy Force
- Aug 19
- 12 min
Food Allergy Empowerment-Part 2: Loving by Letting Go
Read this second post in a series on empowering your child with food allergies. Learn what know-how they have to 'own' when they leave home.
Gayle Rigione, Allergy Force
- Aug 4
- 8 min
Food Allergy Empowerment-Part 1: Loving by Letting Go
This is the first post in a series on empowering kids with food allergies, in age appropriate ways, to self-manage them in the future.
Gayle Rigione, Allergy Force
- Jul 21
- 4 min
Allergen-free Baking for Others: A Weighty Responsibility
Making safe brownies for a party honoring a friend's food allergic son, an allergy mom feels the weight of responsibility to get it right.
Equal Eats Equalizers Series
- Jul 19
- 2 min
Equal Eats Equalizers Series Spotlights Gayle Rigione & Allergy Force
This interview explores why the Allergy Force food allergy app is the 'Swiss army knife' of apps for making allergic living safer & easier.
Katie Richards
- Jul 14
- 3 min
Food Allergy Life: How Your Family Can Help
Find out what one genius grandma did to make her home a safe space for her two much loved grandkids with severe food allergies.
Allergy Force Insights
- Jul 8
- 4 min
Restaurant Kitchens and Allergens: Behind the Scenes
Listen to this podcast and learn how restaurant kitchens manage allergens and their challenges making safe food for food allergic diners.
Gayle Rigione, Allergy Force
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Convincing My Son To Carry 2 Epi Autoinjectors
Our son is great about keeping one epi autoinjector with him, but it falls apart when I ask him to 'Carry 2'. Find out: WHY CARRY TWO?
Gayle Rigione, Allergy Force
- Jun 23
- 5 min
Stay Safe Tips for Summer Travel with Food Allergies
If you have food allergies, you may be rusty on how to stay safe while you travel after two COVID-dented years at home. Refresh your skills.
Gayle Rigione, Allergy Force
- Jun 17
- 4 min
Growing Your Food Allergy Know-how & Community
You are not alone on your food allergy journey, even if it feels lonely at times. Get ideas for finding your people & increasing know how.
Allergy Force Insights
- Jun 14
- 7 min
Restaurants and Food Allergies: Making Everyone Welcome
A changemaker helps restaurants keep the hospitality in their hospitality for food allergic diners with custom software. Learn more.
Allergy Force Insights
- Jun 2
- 4 min
Food Allergies & Intimacy—things you should know
Some things in life you need to know, but you're shy to ask. A panel by THE ZESTFULL on food allergies & intimacy answers some questions.
Gayle Rigione, Allergy Force
- May 26
- 5 min
Air Travel and Food Allergies: The Flight Plan
Staying safe when you travel abroad with food allergies requires planning and mindfulness. Here are strategies and resources to help.
Francesca McGuire
- May 19
- 4 min
Food Allergy Mistakes: Forgiving Yourself and Moving On
A protein bar mix-up in the rush of re-entry after vacation resulted in a severe allergic reaction. Food mistakes happen. Find out more.
Red Sneakers for Oakley
- May 12
- 3 min
Why Carry TWO Epinephrine Auto-injectors?
Have you ever wondered why you need to carry TWO epinephrine auto-injectors? Here's WHY, as explained by @redsneakersforoakley.
Allergy Force Insights
- May 11
- 1 min
Allergy Force Blog Wins Coveted Award
AllerTrain™ by MenuTrinfo recognizes Allergy Force as the 2022 Best Allergy-Free Blogger in its 6th annual National Allergy Awards