Suburban Spoon

01/23/2023

Looking for the BEST egg-replacer cheat sheet? PETA’s handy table lays out more options than you can imagine!

Looking for a way to replace eggs in your favorite dishes? Look no further than this list.

05/24/2022

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12/01/2021

Whhhuatt? I knew American Girl had a doll with food allergies, but I love how normalized having a food allergy is becoming among children!

11/19/2021

So many heartbreaking stories of mothers overwhelmed (and surprised) by a serious, food allergy reaction in their child.

Our medical professionals are failing us when they do not prepare a parent to avoid, recognize and treat allergic reactions.

When my son was diagnosed, the allergist, quite frankly, scared the daylights out of me with a "Your child should never be without this [life-saving] medication."

I was devastated. Felt like I was punched in the gut.

My son was 18 months old and I didn't know how I'd send him to school and birthday parities and play dates.

But years later he is thriving and when he had an anaphylactic reaction, I knew exactly what it was and how to treat it.

Today, I'm grateful that that allergist taught me to take food allergies very seriously.

Too many parents are left with a prescription and diagnosis but no one has explained the MAGNITUDE.

No one has impressed upon them what it means.

Food allergies are life-changing. For awhile EVERYTHING will be turned upside down.

Food allergies are serious. Deadly serious.

As in, if you do not learn to recognize and quickly treat your child's allergic reaction, he or she could die.

And the threat is often EVERYWHERE. Except that it's invisible (and harmless) to others.

Food allergies can and should (at least initially) change almost everything about your life: shopping, cooking, friends, relatives, holidays, socializing, travel, school, playdates etc.

EVERYONE who cares for your child must have a healthy respect for food allergies.

Please, please, don't think you can carry an Auvi-Q or EpiPen and go on your merry way.

It is manageable but there is no time when you can take your foot off of the gas. You have to be vigilant every day.

06/26/2021

04/27/2019

This has absolutely nothing to do with allergies, I just wanted to share a smile with you all!

09/12/2017