Restaurants that appear on AllergyBites may have updated their menu or changed management since a review was posted. Please confirm that they are still allergy-friendly & that menu items don’t contain your allergen(s) before visiting or placing your order. A New Favourite Place for My 2 Favourite Guys By Kathleen O'Hagan If I told you … Continue reading Allergy-Friendly Restaurant Review: Earlscourt BBQ
(Super) Mom Jennifer Trenbeth has 4 children, ranging in age from 12 to 1. But only her eldest daughter, Madison, has been diagnosed with allergies to date. A staunch allergy advocate, Jennifer's education efforts have brought about many positive changes in her community of Owen Sound. Jennifer is also known locally for making customized top … Continue reading Profile of an Allergy Parent: Jennifer Trenbeth (Top 10 Challenge)
Restaurants that appear on AllergyBites may have updated their menu or changed management since a review was posted. Please confirm that they are still allergy-friendly & that menu items don’t contain your allergen(s) before visiting or placing your order. Alice in (Allergy-Friendly) Wonderland (CLOSED) A version of this post was previously published in the January … Continue reading Allergy-Friendly Restaurant Review: Sorelle and Co. in Etobicoke (CLOSED)
This blog post is part 3 of a 3-part series. Read part 1 and part 2. It's been a while since I first wrote about my son's first anaphylactic reaction. I didn't expect it to take this long to share with you the series conclusion. But it took this long for me to hear back … Continue reading Food Allergies & Anaphylaxis: Mystery… Solved? (Part 3 of 3)
Julie has been an allergy mom for close to 4 years now. Neither she or her husband have food allergies, so she was "completely blindsided" when her son was first diagnosed. Plus, she says she had bought into the theory that if you consume top allergens while your baby is in utero that it would help … Continue reading Profile of an Allergy Parent: Julie Pliotas-Ferguson (Top 10 Challenge)
We're just back from a family trip to Ireland, and I've got to say, they sure do a great job at food allergies over there! (Like, seriously. Ireland was getting more points than Canada on practically everything. Check out my Ireland travel series on Instagram to see what I mean: Allergen Labelling, Family Time & … Continue reading From Sunflower Oil to Coconut Oil: Why It’s Time to Make the Switch
Joey DiGangi is a recent graduate who's had severe food allergies his entire life. For the past 2 years, he's been working alongside students, faculty, and alumni to invent a technology that will help make a difference for those living with food allergies. Currently, Joey is living and working in Taiwan. AllergyBites: What foods are … Continue reading Profile of a Food-Allergic Kid: Joey DiGangi (AssureTech)
Hi, everyone, Kathleen here! I'm excited to share with you this blog post written by mom, a.k.a. Allergy Nana. She's been so wonderful at accommodating my son's multiple allergies, making us feel safe and comfortable at her home, that I wanted to hear what it's been like from her perspective -- especially at a time like … Continue reading A Nana’s Perspective: Christmas Baking & Food Allergies
As a busy allergy mom who has little to no time for self-care, rarely hangs out with friends anymore, forgets the meaning of "date night," and never ever has a clean house, I'm sure most of the people in my life thought I was crazy when I announced I was working to bring a version … Continue reading What the Top 10 Challenge Means to Me
I've never felt comfortable with the idea of letting a baby cry it out (CIO). But, for many allergy moms, this form of sleep training isn't an option... even if they wanted it to be. In many cases, our little ones are diagnosed with a food allergy when we are first introducing solids -- at around … Continue reading Allergy Moms & Sleep Training: 10 Reasons Why We Say No CIO
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