Orange County, Food Allergy Awareness Week is upon us. In 1998, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (now FARE), started Food Allergy Awareness Week to help educate families, schools, about the dangers of food allergies and how important it is keep our children safe.
Food Allergy is a real medical condition that impacts 1 in 13 kids. If you think about this in terms of Orange County schools, that is on average 2 kids in every classroom. To help spread the word, FARE has a...
Kelly Rudnicki serves up fast, fantastic recipes for allergen–free meals in her new book, "The Food Allergy Mama's Easy, Fast Family Meals"
For Kelly Rudnicki, busy mother of five young children, feeding her family got even more complicated when one of her sons was diagnosed with severe food allergies. Launching the Food Allergy Mama website, she struck a chord with parents and home cooks in similar situations and made it her mission to prove that allergen–free meals can be easy...
2003 FARE Food Allergy Conference – Anaheim, CA
The FARE Conference (previously FAAN) is returning to Anaheim this year on June 1, 2013. The conference, held at the Disneyland Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, is a full day program that allows teens and adults with food allergies, families, caregivers, and school personnel to gather to learn the latest in food allergy research, best practices, and to network with one another.
Registration for the event varies betwen $50 and $125...
During our April 16, 2013, Dr. Kendra Klassen visited our Food Allergy Support Group to share some great information on the topic of anxiety. Here is some of the importance information she was able to share with the group.
Helping Your Child Overcome Anxiety (with Food Allergies)
Understanding the Problem
In times of stress, the body will become either over or under aroused. When our body is over aroused (hyper-arousal), we experience many forms of anxiety, such as panic attacks,...
Posted by OCFoodallergy on Aug 14, 2012 | 0 comments
Kelly Rudnicki of FoodAllergyMama.com will be Attending the August 21 Support Group Meeting
Come learn what you need to know about the 504 Plans
What exciting news we have for the month of August and just in time for back to school. For those of you who have been attending for a while, everyone knows that you cannot talk about food allergy recipes without talking about Kelly Rudnicki’s book, The...
Posted by OCFoodallergy on Jul 4, 2012 | 0 comments
Not sure if you are aware but there are still two more FAAN Walk 2012 events that are fairly close for those of us living in Orange County. There is still time to participate since the next events are in Long Beach (in October) and San Diego (in November). Personally, I have never attended one of these events, but I am confident it is a great way to meet some other families that also are...
Posted by OCFoodallergy on Jul 4, 2012 | 0 comments
AllergyEats.com has some great links to dining tips to make your next dining experience a safe one. You can visit their site at: http://www.allergyeats.com
Essential Dining Tips:
Recommended:
Paul Antico (founder of AllergyEats) via My Family Travels
Paul Antico (founder of AllergyEats) via Richmond Family Magazine
Consortium of Food Allergy Research
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America New...
Posted by OCFoodallergy on Jul 4, 2012 | 0 comments
May 2012 - The two powerhouses of food allergy awareness and research are planning to join forces. Earlier this month, the Food Allergy Initiative (FAI) and the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) announced their intent to merge, pending regulatory approvals.
The merger appears to be a perfect marriage – blending FAAN’s expertise in spreading awareness via publicized information,...
Posted by OCFoodallergy on Mar 4, 2012 | 0 comments
Wanted to share this video with you that I had run across YouTube. Great video to explain the passion, fear and concern that comes with dealing with food allergies from the perspective of children and parents.
The video is called "Food Allergy: A Family Perspective" and was provided by Food Allergy Initiative (FAIUSA.org). In the video, Chicago families share their experiences of...
Posted by OCFoodallergy on Feb 16, 2012 | 0 comments
The Orange County Saddleback Church Parents of Kids with Food Allergies Support Group is very excited to welcome Dr. Mark Sugar, MD to our February 2012 support group meeting. Dr. Sugar, of ALLERGY & ASTHMA ASSOCIATES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA is board-certified by the American Board of Allergy & Immunology, American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Sugar has agreed to come...
Posted by OCFoodallergy on Feb 2, 2012 | 0 comments
Who can resist this time of the year when it comes to Girl Scout cookies? Let me tell you…it is dangerous out there. These tenacious girl scouts, dressed in green will find you no matter where you try and hide: grocery stores, parks….no place is really safe.
If you have food allergies and you are allergic to Wheat or Soy then you really have no other option but to avoid Girl...
Posted by OCFoodallergy on Jan 31, 2012 | 0 comments
Last year, we learned that the FAAN conference was going to be at the Grand Californian at Disneyland. For those of you not familiar with FAAN, FAAN is one of the most trusted source of information, programs, and resources related to food allergy and anaphylaxis. For many years, they have been doing FAAN conferences, but most of them have been held on the East Coast. Last year they...