Robert Hruzek of Middle Zone Musings has challenged his fellow bloggers to showcase their best of 2009. Here's mine! This year has been quite a journey for me and my family. It was a rough winter: someone was sick in our house for every week between late October and ...

No, it's not your imagination: there are more kids with food allergies. New research from a team that includes a CDC health statistician shows that food allergies are seeing a dramatic increase in the US. The study authors are not sure whether the rise is due to a real increase in ...

Halloween is a lot of fun. My kids can't wait for a chance to dress up in a costume! However, Halloween can be a nightmare for parents of food allergic kids. As recent recalls remind us, even companies who are generally "trustworthy" can have a sudden incident or contamination ...

Have you ever dealt with limits? If you are dealing with allergies, you certainly have. Well, this month the writing project from Middle Zone Musings is on the learning in limitations. Personally, I'm not a fan of limits. I've always thought of them as "bad". Then, in my ...

Every family with food allergies will have their own unique set of restrictions. In our case, it was dairy, soy and gluten. I know another mom who has to avoid egg, dairy and nuts. Of course (like most of us) I know the parent of a child with anaphylaxis caused ...