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Halloween is going to look a bit different for most of us this year. For allergy families, some of those changes may make things a little easier. For example, making a game plan to safely navigate the usual array of treat-laden parties in classrooms and at extracurricular activities will likely be off your plate this year. Trick-or-treat and trunk-or-treat events may look different too, if your community is even going to allow such things. That doesn’t mean, however, that you don’t need an allergy-friendly game plan. Even if Halloween 2020 takes on a pandemic-preparedness twist, you’ll still need to navigate...

When the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) was passed in 2004, things got a little easier for food allergic families. That’s not to say that we still don’t have some deciphering and detective work to do. 

School may look a lot different this year for most of our families. Regardless of whether your student is attending classes in-person, online, or some hybrid of the two, one thing has remained the same: the morning rush. Your child may be logging into class from the kitchen table, but that doesn’t mean you have gained time for a nice, leisurely breakfast. Quick, healthy options to get started on the right foot are still the order of the day.

There’s more to September than back to school. It’s also the kick-off of Pumpkin Spice Season. As with any food-based trend, however, finding an allergy-friendly alternative can be difficult, unless you’re ready to roll your sleeves up and make your own. Here’s the good news: You’ve got plenty of simple and delectable pumpkin spice recipes to pick from. A few of them can be found here.