Do Ingredients Matter?

Do ingredients NOT matter to the average person? No sarcasm intended – I’m asking this question seriously. It’s been many years since my household has been living with food allergies, so...

A Food Allergy Cure #InOnly10Years

A few months ago I was fortunate enough to participate in a roundtable discussion with other parents of children with food allergies about what it is like to live with food allergies. It was in...

The Importance Of Support

I was recently interviewed by Food Allergy Canada about Food Allergy Support Groups and it gave me an opportunity to reflect on the impact that the people in my support group have made in my...

Overcoming Food Allergy Pity

“Ohh…that is so sad that she can’t eat anything fun.” “He can never play with doggies? Poor kid!” “You must be so scared. I wouldn’t be able to deal...

Unstuffing My Food Allergy Baggage

Some days are more difficult than others … especially when you live with food allergies. I don’t have food allergies myself, but my 4 year old son has multiple food allergies to dairy...

HypeFoodie and the Liebster Award

It’s taken over 4 months, but today I proudly and humbly accept my Liebster Award nomination from NickelFoodAllergy.com. The purpose of the Liebster award is to discover new blogs. It is given...

Lessons learned from a failed food challenge

Earlier this week we took my little guy to the hospital for a baked milk challenge. For the benefit of those who may not know, food challenges are special tests performed by allergists where a person...

Living with a Dog Allergy

Last December we discovered that my son was allergic to dogs. I always assumed that his previous reactions while playing with dogs were caused by the ingredients in dog foods (he is allergic to...