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2011 Summer
1 LilSugar's Must Haves For July
Mommy Alert
2 Baby Wellness: Figuring Out Food Allergies
Health and Fitness
3 Holly Robinson Peete Says Parents Need to Be Compassionate About Food Allergies
quizzes
4 How Well Do You Understand Food Allergies?
Halloween
5 Trick or Treat: 10 Halloween Treats For Tots With Food Allergies
Baby
6 Baby Wellness: The Basics of Food Allergies
Thanksgiving
7 Tasty Pumpkin Pie For Tots With Food Allergies
Delilicious
8 Home Free Treats For Children With Allergies
Health and Fitness
9 Please Don't Feed Me! 8 Accessories For Tots With Food Allergies
Allergies
10 New Special Shows Day in the Life of a Child With Allergies
recipes
11 Grain-Free Stuffing (Yes, Stuffing!) For Gluten-Free Kids
Health
12 Does Your Child Have Food Allergies?
Kid Shopping
13 Allergy Awareness T-Shirts: Kid-Friendly or Are You Kidding?
News
14 Food Challenges Deemed Best for Testing Food Allergies
Food and Parties
15 A Makeover For Your Grocery List
Quiz
16 Do You Know Your Food Allergies?
Halloween
17 Nut-Free Treats Help Allergic Kids Celebrate Halloween
Health
18 Food Allergies: See What You Know About the EpiPen
If your child has been diagnosed with a food allergy, you know both cooking at home and dining out can quickly become a challenge. Since healthy eating begins at home, and eating at home begins at the grocery store, we turned to Amie Valpone of The Healthy Apple for some advice on how to stock your pantry for success, whether you're dealing with food allergies or just want to take a cleaner Read more
Designed to promote food allergy awareness, Olli Lolli Allergy Aware Ts ($30) send a clear and easy message to teachers or babysitters who might not be aware of your child's special diet. Made from organic cotton and designed in bright, funky colors, the t-shirts are more fashionable than an allergy bracelet or necklace, but are they practical? Allergy Awareness T-Shirts: Kid-Friendly Read more
Pumpkin pie isn't the only Thanksgiving staple no one should live without. What's a turkey without delicious stuffing? For kids with food allergies, gluten is an extremely common culprit and an ingredient that's difficult — but not impossible — to avoid when making stuffing, one of the most classic Thanksgiving foods. One of the great things about this recipe is that, despite the apparent Read more
Despite Groupon's recent failed attempt at tongue-in-cheek humor concerning kids with peanut allergies, parents of tots with severe, sometimes life-threatening allergies to certain foods know there's nothing funny about a toddler's throat closing up. According to FAAN, The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, over 15 million people in the US have food allergies. Two percent of the population Read more
What's Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie? Sad, that's what. Kids with food allergies are used to hearing "no, you can't have that," often missing out on birthday cake and swapping snacks with their buddies. With a few checks of the labels and some creative substitutions, it's easy to whip up food that everyone at the table can eat, making the experience even sweeter. Keep reading for the Read more
For parents of kids with food allergies, the scariest part of Halloween isn't frightening movies on TV or too realistic monster masks, it's the idea that one tot's treat is another's anaphylactic shock. Eight allergens account for 90 percent of all food allergies — milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy, and wheat. Since we're dealing with candy, the fish and shellfish allergies Read more
Hollywood's bright light has been very good to Holly Robinson Peete, having starred in two highly successful television series and finishing as runner-up on last season's Celebrity Apprentice. But that doesn't mean the actress, who currently co-hosts The Talk on CBS, hasn't had her own fair share of parenting scares. After her then-3-year-old son Rodney was diagnosed with autism, she had him Read more
Having a sensitivity to gluten, eggs, and dairy can make baking tricky since eggs, flour, butter, and milk are required in most recipes. Guess what? You can substitute gluten, eggs, and dairy with other ingredients that work the same way and are often healthier! Even if you don't have an allergy, it's good to know these tricks of the baking trade, so if you're out of eggs you can substitute in Read more
Summer is officially here, and we're celebrating the season's warm weather, lack of school, and general laid-back attitude. Now that we've reached the midpoint for the year, check out LilSugar's fun finds for the month, including a fun new cookbook, a cute bathing suit ensemble, and a fun way to celebrate National Ice Cream month! Have fun! Read more
Food allergies can be hard to live with. Between reading every ingredient list at the supermarket and being extra careful at restaurants, eating can get complicated. FitSugar reader Mandygm tells us how life has changed since she first found out she had food allergies on her OnSugar blog Allergy A-Go-Go. I am watching and listening to the rain fall and wind gust between claps of thunder right Read more
