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Happy Holidays 2023 from The Allergy Force Team
Your friends at Allergy Force are wishing you Happy Holidays!
Allergy Force Insights
Dec 22, 20231 min read


Food Allergy-friendly Treat Recipes for the Holidays
Here are some 'best of season' food allergy-friendly treat recipes we've found to inspire your made-with-love baking for the holidays.
Gayle Rigione
Dec 19, 20237 min read


Anaphylaxis and Biphasic Allergic Reactions: What You Should Know
Do you know the symptoms of anaphylaxis & when to give epinephrine? Do you know about biphasic reactions? Red Sneakers for Oakley explains:
Red Sneakers for Oakley
Nov 30, 20234 min read


Overcoming Epinephrine Hesitation for Allergic Reactions
Food allergy moms share their experiences using their epinephrine auto-injectors and how they've made it less 'scary' for their loved ones:
Allergy Force Insights
Nov 10, 202310 min read


Allergy Force App is 'Most Innovative Food Allergy App 2023'
The New World Report recognizes the Allergy Force food allergy app as the 'Most Innovative Food Allergy App 2023'. Learn more:
Allergy Force Insights
Nov 3, 20231 min read


Best of 2023: Allergy-Friendly Halloween Resources
We've curated the 'best of' allergy-friendly resources we've found for Halloween 2023. Wishing you a fun AND safe Halloween! Get resources:
Allergy Force Insights
Oct 24, 20235 min read


Savory, Allergy-Friendly Artichoke and Cumin Dip
Here's an allergy-friendly recipe from Allergy Dragon for an EZ artichoke and cumin dip. Spreadable deliciousness for your fall gatherings!
Allergy Dragon
Oct 19, 20233 min read


Giving Yourself Grace as a Food Allergy Mom
If food allergy parenting feels hard it's because it is. This unflinching look at allergic life reveals why we need to give ourselves grace.
Sarah Fry, @foodallergiesotg
Oct 12, 20234 min read


Brave and Ready: A Child with Food Allergies Self-Advocates
A child with food allergies bravely speaks up and removes herself from a potentially risky allergy situation at school. Read & be inspired:
Priscilla Gage
Sep 27, 20235 min read


FAACT Podcast on Teaching {food allergy} Skills for College
This FAACT Roundtable Podcast episode explores how a parent taught her college student food allergy life skills, including some misses:
Heard on FAACT's Roundtable
Sep 25, 20231 min read


The Gray Zone of Food Allergy Life Explained
Do you ever think about all the uncertainties that make food allergy life a gray zone to navigate—and it's just our 'normal'? Find out more:
Amanda Orlando, @everydayallergenfree
Sep 8, 20235 min read


Allergy Friendly Coconut Lime Frozen Delight
Get this easy allergy friendly recipe for Coconut Lime Frozen Delight by Allergy Dragon. It's a fun family project to make together (& eat!)
Allergy Dragon
Aug 31, 20234 min read


Treatments for Food Allergies: A Call to Action to Harness Hope
A family had a few misses managing their son’s food allergies. Let their experience be a call to action to explore food allergy treatments.
Gayle Rigione
Aug 18, 20238 min read


Reading Food Labels for Food Allergies: The Triple Check
Food labels can be hard to read for food allergies. Red Sneakers for Oakley explains a 'triple check' method so you never miss an allergen.
Red Sneakers for Oakley
Aug 4, 20233 min read


Dining Out with Food Allergies: Perspective on Restaurant Reluctance
A parent reflects on perspective her adult son with food allergies shared about his reluctance to eat out, even at 'safe' restaurants.
Gayle Rigione, Allergy Force
Jul 19, 20233 min read


What I Want My Daughter with Food Allergies to Know
A food allergy mom empowers her child—"There's joy in all things, as long as you choose the joy & don't let the cannot's bring you down..."
Kiley Oesterreich, @allergy_mama_diaries
Jul 7, 20234 min read


Allergy Friendly Side Salads for Extra BBQ Sizzle
Allergy Dragon shares her recipes for BBQ sides that will make your barbecue sizzle—a Southern Style Cucumber Salad and a Watermelon Salad:
Allergy Dragon
Jun 30, 20234 min read


Epi First, Epi Fast: More Than Just a Hashtag
Pediatrician Dr. Julie Sweeney was surprised by a 100% out-of-the-blue allergic reaction on a family vacation. Learn what she did and WHY:
Dr. Julie Sweeney
Jun 23, 20233 min read


Vive La France! (with EOE & Food Allergies)
Be inspired by an intrepid family's trip to France—undeterred by their son's food allergies and EOE—to touch history (and count Ferrari's):
Janine Flannery, @theallergyaspect
Jun 9, 20236 min read


Allergy Dragon & Allergy Force Talk Food Allergy in the Dragon's Lair
Allergy Dragon recently invited Allergy Force to the Allergy Dragon's Lair to talk food allergy learning journeys, mom guilt & more. Listen:
Allergy Force Insights
May 30, 20232 min read


Finding Your Inner [Food Allergy] Advocate
Susan Kelly BSN, RN shares words of wisdom to help you navigate the elementary school years so food allergies don't overwhelm the sweetness.
Susan (Heim) Kelly, BSN, RN, MPH-candidate
May 19, 20234 min read


Food Allergy Advocacy: Perseverance Delivers a Win
Follow the advocacy journey of two persevering food allergy parents. It'll inspire you to find your voice and take action! #FAAW2023
Allergy Force Insights
May 12, 202312 min read


3 Easy, Allergy-Friendly Finger Food Recipes for Parties
Anthony Bourdain said, "Good food is very often, even most often, simple food." These allergy-friendly party food recipes prove this—simply:
Allergy Dragon
May 7, 20235 min read


Allergy Friendly Tomato, Basil Pasta Recipe
See this allergy friendly recipe from Allergy Dragon. It's an easy answer to the question, "What's for dinner?"...Tomato, Basil Pasta!
Allergy Dragon
May 5, 20233 min read
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