Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Feb 10, 2012, 6:44 pm
I am glad I am on the mailing list for the Anaphylaxis and Food Allergy Association of Minnesota.  I read this intriguing article (below) by Sue Hegarty--writer/editor of the Anaphylaxis and Food Allergy Association of Minnesota Magazine--and had to share it with you! Thank you to the AAFA (MN) for...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Feb 3, 2012, 6:53 am
Here is something I observed while substitute teaching in a room with two teachers. A six year old boy with life threatening allergies to peanuts, nuts, and milk, ate snack beside his friends in the classroom. His allergies are severe enough that he cannot have skin contact with peanuts, nuts or mil...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Feb 2, 2012, 6:20 am
The Living with Food Allergies Blog Carnival will be posted today, February 2, 2012, over at The Allergic Kid. Thank you to all who participated and to Libby for hosting! If you would like to host a future edition, please let me know (comment below or email to jennifer[at]foodallergybuzz[dot]com). C...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Feb 1, 2012, 1:00 pm
This is kind of old news and I have been remiss in not mentioning it earlier. It's important news though and I want to make sure I share it with as many people as I can.  Anaphylaxis Canada has a new website. The url is www.anaphylaxis.ca. Please check it out! Thank you to Kyle Dine for sharing th...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 31, 2012, 7:58 pm
Some Valentine's Day treats from some of our favorite food allergy friendly businesses! Amanda's Own Confections: In the mood for chocolate? Amanda's chocolates are dairy-free, peanut-free, tree nut-free and gluten-free. Orders for Valentine's Day are being taken through February 6, 2012. A & J Bake...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 27, 2012, 6:48 am
We recently received a beautiful package of assorted chocolate truffles and caramels from Dean's Sweets of Portland, Maine. A box like the one we received would make a lovely gift for someone or treat for yourself! (Hint, hint. Valentine's Day's coming!) It was lovely to look at and every single han...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 26, 2012, 11:30 am
If you are wondering why the Living with Food Allergies Blog Carnival is not up today, it's because we decided to push it off until next Thursday, February 2. We have received some great blog posts to share then too! If you haven't sent yours in yet, you still have time. We are accepting entries unt...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 25, 2012, 1:30 pm
Did you read my last post abut trying to get information about cross-contamination from Heinz?  Well, I wrote again and here is the answer I received:  January 25, 2012Dear Jennifer,Thank you for visiting our web site.We are not required to list allergens present within a manufacturing facility, o...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 24, 2012, 6:56 am
Well over a week ago, my younger son expressed an interest in trying the frozen appetizers made by TGIF that are at the grocery store in the frozen foods section. So, I told him we will write and see if they're safe. I went online, googled TGIF frozen, and found they are made by Heinz. I wrote my us...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 21, 2012, 8:21 am
It's a new year, so it is time to get the 'ol Living with Food Allergies Blog Carnival on a new schedule. We'll do the blog carnival the 4th Thursday of each month, and entries will be due by 11 pm Eastern time the night before. Here is the link where you enter the info for your blog post. Submissio...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 20, 2012, 6:32 am
These two links pretty much say it all. Please take a moment to visit these links, read them, and share them. Thank you FAAN and Collette Martin for these pieces. Of Course There Should Be Epinephrine in Our Schools FAAN - School Access to Epinephrine Act
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 18, 2012, 10:00 pm
In the last couple years, I've worked as an apprentice teacher and a substitute teacher. This experience, so far, has given me an interesting perspective on what could happen with food allergic children during the school day. Every class I substitute in has a different situation food allergy-wise. I...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 18, 2012, 6:07 am
The year before I registered my son for kindergarten, I tried to find out how food allergy friendly our town's schools were. It was extremely difficult to find any information other than the fact that some classes were peanut-free and that epipens generally stayed with the nurse. About a year ago, I...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 12, 2012, 7:31 pm
What is your opinion about the new Peanut Butter Cheerios? Please complete our brief survey. Thanks!
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 11, 2012, 5:00 am
When I come across a very clear food label, that provides information beyond that required by U.S. law, I am always impressed. Recently, I noticed Rhodes Bake N Serv "Warm N Serv Soft Dinner Rolls" in the freezer section of a local supermarket. Look at the clear labeling for those shopping for food ...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Dec 28, 2011, 4:46 pm
I am still catching up on all my reading, now that the semester is over and we're enjoying school vacation this week. Just watched Food Allergy Mama with Martha! I love seeing fellow food allergy moms reaching such a big national audience. Please take a look at the video of Kelly Rudnicki with Marth...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Dec 27, 2011, 6:54 pm
Just a reminder that there are less than 4 days left to make a donation--to Kids with Food Allergies--which will be matched by a KFA board member. Here is the link.
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Dec 18, 2011, 9:36 am
It's hard to believe I haven't written a new post in TWO MONTHS! The semester has finally ended and I am catching up on everything else finally. I am so glad to see so many people put in orders for A & J Bakery's peanut-free, tree nut-free, and gluten-free gingerbread house. They received so many or...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Oct 18, 2011, 1:16 pm
Please see the below information which I received via email: Preparing the Food Allergic Studentfor College and Beyond                                                 October 19th, 2011 at 7:00 Massachusetts General HospitalO’Keeffe Auditorium55 Fruit StreetBoston, MA 02...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Oct 13, 2011, 9:49 pm
Did you know October is National Eczema Awareness Month?  Eczema is something we think about every day in my house, and my son's eczema is only mild to moderate. Eczema is something many food allergic individuals and families contend with, but I don't hear it talked about very much in the online fo...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Oct 2, 2011, 5:00 am
Please see the below announcement from the New England Chapter of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America! Young Adults with Food AllergiesA regional forum on the social, emotional and practical issues of living independently with food allergies. Who: Young adults (post-high school; ages 18-30...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Sep 28, 2011, 6:28 pm
When my son first was diagnosed with his peanut and nut allergies, I could not find any candy corn that I felt was safe. We have clear instructions from the allergist--no food made in a facility where they use peanuts or tree nuts, and I do not stray from that. I found a lot of candy corn that was c...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Sep 18, 2011, 9:56 pm
I'm on the mailing list for the National Eczema Association and recently received their September newsletter. Like so many of our food allergic buddies, my son has the asthma, allergies and eczema trio. Here is the link for this month's newsletter. Eczema's a less noticeable problem than asthma, unl...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Sep 12, 2011, 4:00 am
I have two children in elementary school--one of whom has life threatening allergies to peanuts and nuts--and they do not buy school lunches. The school does not prepare food containing peanuts or peanut butter anymore, but the cafeteria sells Smuckers Uncrustables peanut butter and jelly.  Someti...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jul 23, 2011, 3:09 pm
I got this in my email today. Check it out! Vote & Donate Today The Vivint Gives Back Project Will Match Your Donation Until 4 p.m.  Update: Thanks to all who have donated. With your help we've raised $2,100 so far!The matching donation period will run through 4 p.m. today (Eastern time), so if yo...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jul 13, 2011, 2:58 pm
After months of being available at some Roche Bros. Supermarkets in Massachusetts, Canada's peanut-free, nut-free Create-A-Treat cookies now are available at some Shaw's Supermarkets. Roche Bros. has been carrying Create-A-Treat frosted cookies and peanut-free, tree nut-free cupcakes for several mon...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jul 12, 2011, 11:19 am
If you or your loved one are like many food allergy sufferers, you probably have some experience with eczema. The National Eczema Association is currently doing a survey and would like your input. Please consider participating in the survey and if you haven't visited their website, you should! Here ...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - May 23, 2011, 6:00 am
Buying allergy friendly food sometimes can be expensive. For most of us, getting the occasional freebie or coupon isn't really enough to make a difference. A peanut allergy or tree nut allergy adds some expense to your weekly grocery bill if you avoid foods made in a facility using peanuts and/or nu...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - May 14, 2011, 8:03 am
It has been a fun and productive Food Allergy Awareness Week this year. Nearly every blogger who blogs #foodallergy has written something for FAAW 2011, so take a stroll around the web to see what's on people's minds this week, and in particular, check out the following posts submitted for this edit...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - May 11, 2011, 6:27 am
I really love the theme for Food Allergy Awareness Week this year: Be a FAAN Hero. That really says it, because when you protect someone with food allergies, you really are saving someone's life. During the FAAW Twitter Party the other night, Gina Clowes made a comment that also captured an importan...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - May 10, 2011, 9:37 pm
Tomorrow, May 11, is National School Nurses Day. The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network's Theme this year is Be a FAAN Hero, and I for one think our school nurses are definitely heroes, taking care of our little ones every day. So, if you can, be sure to thank your school nurse for all he or she doe...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - May 9, 2011, 6:17 pm
For those of you on Twitter, be sure to be online at 8 pm tonight. Use your filter to follow all tweets containing #foodallergy and join the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network's party! Here are some tips about how to attend a twitter party, just in case. See you there!
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - May 8, 2011, 10:10 pm
Today marks the beginning of Food Allergy Awareness Week 2011. Each day this week, food allergy friends and families are doing their part to help spread awareness of food allergies. Please be sure to check out www.foodallergy.org for ideas and events. For May 8, FAAN's calendar recommends: "“Likeâ...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Apr 20, 2011, 6:34 pm
For the past few years, I snuck out to CVS without the kids and bought Merlin's Chocolate Bunnies for Easter. They were dirt cheap and nut-free, a win-win situation. This year, I could not find them. Thankfully, we have some lovely options that are nut-free and peanut-free and can be ordered online....
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Apr 1, 2011, 5:49 pm
April Fools! This is the March 31, 2011 edition of living with food allergies carnival. Thank you to everyone for participating! The next edition will be hosted by The Allergic Kid. If you'd like to host or have any questions, please leave a comment for this post or email me, jenniferATfoodallergyb...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Mar 29, 2011, 4:29 pm
I didn't forget; sorry it took me soo long to post this, Kyle! The registration is deadline is April 15, so time is ticking away. The details for this excellent event are on Anaphylaxis Canada's Facebook page.
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Mar 29, 2011, 6:32 am
Food allergies have been in the news so much lately. Here is a lighter food allergy story that I enjoyed, about a team of youngsters who designed a different sort of epipen carrier: Lug Nuts Invent Epi-Watch
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Feb 17, 2011, 6:17 am
Welcome to the February 17, 2011 edition of living with food allergies carnival. Thanks so much to everyone who participated! (love the recipes!) Michael Bosson presents Delicardo's Dining Out With Allergies Guide posted at DELICARDO foodcard, saying, "This isn't a blog post, instead it is a restaur...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Feb 14, 2011, 6:47 pm
When my food allergy friend Sloane Miller, aka Allergic Girl, told me about her book giveaway contest, I had to participate. The contest theme is food allergic/celiac positive love stories. She suggested we blog about: Any loving act you did for a food allergic family member or yourself,Your best da...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Feb 4, 2011, 4:11 pm
Welcome to the February 3, 2011 edition of Living with Food Allergies Carnival, which seems to have some ancient entries from summer 2010 as well. I think there was a backlog due to my "leave of absence". Apologies to those who submitted blog posts many months ago and are just seeing them on the blo...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Feb 2, 2011, 10:56 am
Let's get the Living with Food Allergies Blog Carnival going again. The deadline for submissions is 11:00 pm Eastern tonight, February 2. I see a lot of great food allergy blog posts out there so feel free to submit yours. It can be a post sharing a food allergy friendly recipe  or other food aller...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 31, 2011, 8:43 pm
I was shopping at a nearby Hannaford Supermarket over the weekend and was checking out the natural/organic foods section to see if there are any new allergy friendly foods. I came across fruit snacks by Florida's Natural and the package said "This product is manufactured in a nut free facility." Tho...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 30, 2011, 6:13 pm
Are you on A & J Bakery's e-mailing list? If you or a food allergic loved one lives in Rhode Island or Eastern Massachusetts, you really ought to sign up! For those of you further away, they ship almost everything they make, all over the globe. I received the latest newsflash from them over the week...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 26, 2011, 9:35 pm
I am still catching up on important food allergy emails. Below is one from the superb Canadian publication--enjoyed by members of the food allergy and celiac communities in both the U.S. and Canada--Allergic Living. Please take a moment to make your voice heard.  "Dear Allergic Living registrant,...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 21, 2011, 5:11 pm
It has been a looong time since I hosted a food allergy Twitter party. Food allergy friends keep asking where I've disappeared to over the last while. Life has gotten so much busier here. I am dying to tell you what I have been up to, but that's a story for another day! I'm thinking it's time for a ...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 20, 2011, 7:38 pm
There are so many more food allergy friendly companies than there were several years ago when I first learned about my son's allergies. I just received news of some nice Valentine's specials from two lovely food allergy friendly businesses: Allergy Apparel and A & J Bakery.  A & J has a number of a...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 18, 2011, 10:05 pm
My 7 year old has been asking to try the French bread he sees at the supermarket for at least a year now. Try to find a baguette without the "made in a facility...with peanuts and tree nuts" warning--it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack.  I finally decided it was time to try my hand at b...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Jan 6, 2011, 7:55 pm
Lise's fabulous French language food allergy blog, les allergies alimentaires, has a new url. Please make note of the change in your bookmarks. The new url is: www.lesallergiesalimentaires.com. Now's the perfect time to check it out!
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Dec 21, 2010, 3:31 pm
I've been missing in action here on Food Allergy Buzz for a while. If you planned on doing a gingerbread house kit with your food allergic little ones, hope you've already placed your orders with A & J Bakery in Rhode Island. Today was the last day delivery by Christmas was guaranteed. (According to...
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Jennifer B. posted an article on Food Allergy Buzz - Nov 2, 2010, 4:37 am
I really am still here. Just working on multiple full-time projects! As you may know, my son has life threatening allergies to peanuts and tree nuts. It always is thrilling, consequently, to receive a response like the following one from Nestle HOTPOCKETS, informing me that their facility is free of...
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