Along with a few non-candy Easter basket gifts , most kids expect that the Easter Bunny will deliver chocolates and candies on Easter Sunday. But if you're the parent of a child with food allergies (dairy and egg here!), delivering on Ea…
It's holiday cookie swap time! And that's great news for those of us who love getting creative with baking. As for me, I love baking, especially with my kids. But this time of year, sometimes you just need to stick with something easy an…
This week, Erin asked our Recipe Rescue Facebook community for ideas for mid-morning snacks for kids for when they "burn out on string cheese, and can't have nuts." The group came through big time, with lots of ideas for quick snacks to …
If you're the parent of a child with a severe or even life-threatening food allergy, you know how terrifying it can be simply to eat out, even at a trusted restaurant. And a portable new device called the Nima Peanut and Gluten Sensor is…
There are those times you need to send a thank you that's a little more than a notecard, but maybe not something quite so massive as a six-tiered gourmet fruit tower. (As much as I love getting those!) And I'm so happy to have stumbled u…
The new, six-part food documentary series on Netflix, Rotten , focuses on the least appetizing part of the food industry: corruption and the inhumane treatment of animals. But as a mom to a teenage daughter with a severe peanut allergy ,…
Whether your kid has severe nut allergies or is just in a nut-free classroom at their school, it can be tricky to find tasty snacks for their lunch box or after school that don't involve peanut butter or nuts of some kind. But we're here…
With 1 out of 13 children diagnosed with a food allergy and schools becoming increasingly allergy aware, more and more families are on the search for allergy-free snacks to send to school. Having a daughter with peanut and tree nut aller…
More and more schools are requiring allergy-friendly school lunches, which means PB&Js are off the menu for many of us. For parents who don't want to spend a bundle on store-bought peanut butter alternatives, we've found the perfect solu…
Sending your child with food allergies to summer camp, whether it's a day camp or a sleep away camp, can be a challenge. But not one that you can't tackle. As with most aspects of day-to-day living with a food allergy, summer camp requir…
I'm a firm believer that there is much more good than bad in the world, but a recent article in The Washington Post about bullying kids with food allergies has me questioning my optimism. " Bullies use a small but powerful weapon to torm…
As the mom to a 13-year-old with peanut and tree nut allergies , I had a feeling that Bake Sales Are My B*tch: Win the Food Allergy Wars with 60+ Recipes to Keep Kids Safe and Parents Sane by April Peveteaux would be a winner. With a tit…
For parents of families with food allergies, visiting a foreign country can feel like a daunting prospect. But it doesn't have to. There's one small item that can make traveling with food allergies less nerve racking: Allergy Translation…
Making healthy and delicious food that everyone in your family will love can be a challenge in itself. Add a food allergy to the mix and meal time can be downright overwhelming. As a mom to a kid with peanut and tree-nut allergies, I kno…
With so many schools having gone nut-free, many of us are left drawing a blank when it comes to lunch box staples, because what's a parent to do without PB&J?! Last year, we rounded up six delicious peanut butter alternatives and we've d…
My boys started a new school this year that is hardcore about keeping out nuts and even sesame seeds. No peanuts. No store-bought hummus! What’s a busy mom to do?! Lots of lunch ideas happen to be nut-free—you can grab a few from our lis…
Now that we're in the back-to-school groove, I've noticed one huge change in my kids: they are absolutely famished at the end of the day. They ask me to swing through the drive-thru and get them milkshakes on the way home, every day. Umm…
This is a sponsored message from KIND Whether your kids are heading back to school in a week or not for another month, parents everywhere are starting to gear up for the school year ahead. Before the summer memories fade into memories, j…
My daughter's birthday is coming up soon (which you probably already know, because she is telling everybody ), so I've been looking for treats that we can give her friends at her party. I'm pretty sure she'd be the coolest kid ever -- an…