August 2020 - Food Allergy and Your Kiddo

Worried about food allergy and anaphylaxis and NOT having epinephrine? This will help!

Food Allergy Mini-Lessons, Food Allergy Research and Treatment, Parenting, Podcasts / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 2 minutes of reading / August 27, 2020 / allergic reaction, allergist, anaphylaxis, epinephrine, epipen, food allergies, food allergy, parenting, travel

Parents of kiddos with food allergy fear anaphylaxis and also that their kiddo won’t have epinephrine. Have you or your kiddo ever forgotten epinephrine? Or left it somewhere that can damage it, like a hot car? Likely, the answer is yes. So tune in to this episode in which Dr. Hoyt interviews food allergy college …

Worried about food allergy and anaphylaxis and NOT having epinephrine? This will help! Read More »

Food allergy and food insecurity – the Food Equality Initiative will help.

Food Allergy Overviews, Parenting, Podcasts / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 2 minutes of reading / August 20, 2020 / allergic reaction, allergist, anaphylaxis, food allergies, food allergy, food bank, food insecurity, parenting

This is a special episode. Can you imagine having a child who has food allergy and that food insecurity challenges your household? This may be you. If this is you, take heart in knowing that you are not alone in trying to provide safe food for your family. Emily Brown has been there, come out …

Food allergy and food insecurity – the Food Equality Initiative will help. Read More »

Ingestion challenges for babies

Food Allergy Mini-Lessons, Parenting, Podcasts / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 2 minutes of reading / August 13, 2020 / allergic reaction, allergist, anaphylaxis, epinephrine, epipen, food allergies, food allergy, ingestion challenge, peanut allergy

A baby can have a peanut allergy, and the peanut challenge procedure determines that diagnosis. You’ve probably heard about doctors recommending babies eat peanut to prevent peanut allergy, and this recommendation differs from that of 20 years ago. At that time, doctors recommended babies avoid this potentially allergenic food. So there were not many ingestion …

Ingestion challenges for babies Read More »

Back-To-School Checklist for Kiddos with Food Allergy

Food Allergy Mini-Lessons, Parenting, Podcasts / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 2 minutes of reading / August 6, 2020 / allergic reaction, allergist, anaphylaxis, epinephrine, epipen, food allergies, food allergy, school

This time of year for your kiddo with food allergy is already stressful. Plus, add COVID-19 to the stress of back-to-school, and heavens to Betsy… Where to begin? Here’s a checklist to help you be prepared! I have been receiving many questions about back-to-school during COVID-19 and how to navigate pandemic-associated school changes in the …

Back-To-School Checklist for Kiddos with Food Allergy Read More »

Worried about food allergy and anaphylaxis and NOT having epinephrine? This will help!

Food allergy and food insecurity – the Food Equality Initiative will help.

Ingestion challenges for babies

Back-To-School Checklist for Kiddos with Food Allergy

Subscribe to the newsletter today!

Looking for evidence-based, family-focused, food allergy information?