Reposting some great tips from cookitallergyfree.com.
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Food Allergy Bedtime Story
Here is a book to read to kids dealing with food allergies. It’s just 99¢ on Kindle. Check it out!
The 12 Days of an Allergy-Free Christmas Song
Allergy Eats, Restaurant Reviews
Wouldn’t it be great to find a restaurant that is helpful in catering around your food allergy? You can get that information!
Check out AllergyEats.com. Users rate their experience at over 600,000 restaurants nationwide. You can search for reviews 
just eggs or the any of the other major food allergens. Stop by and check out some new places to eat in town and leave a review on a restaurant where you’ve had a good or bad experience trying to eat their with a food allergy.
Also, check out the AllergyEats mobile app!
Safe Food Stickers and Food Allergy Cards
Let your kids know which packaged foods are safe for them to eat by using stickers like these! Another great idea from koriclark.com is to make business cards to send with your kids to school and to parties, letting them know they should not serve them any food that has not been checked for their allergen. Check out her ideas at http://koriclark.com/2010/08/26/free-printables-for-kids-with-food-allergies/.
Egg-Free Gingerbread Houses (& Igloos???)
Egg-free gingerbread house igloo
There is a recipe for egg-free gingerbread houses and gingerbread men in The Egg-Free Cookbook. There is also an egg-free recipe for royal icing, which is traditionally used to decorate these types of projects because it is very strong due to the fact it contains egg whites.
But besides from cooking an egg-free pan of gingerbread, a gingerbread house can be made from graham crackers. Or, create the cute igloo pictured here using sugar cubes! The igloo idea comes from the FARE Blog. Read it here.
The royal icing recipe from The Egg-Free Cookbook is very simple. It’s just 1 cup powdered sugar and 1/4 cup corn syrup. It takes a strong spoon and a minute or two with a strong arm to stir it together.
Another great holiday idea is to make a log cabin using this egg-free royal icing and large pretzel rods. Happy decorating!
Video: Food Allergy Reaction Symptoms, Cooking Safety Tips
As we celebrate the holidays, it is often a dangerous time of year for people with food allergies. Here are important safety tips for cooking for people with food allergies. The video includes information on how to recognize food allergy reaction symptoms.
Ready-made egg-free cookies
HomeFree sells egg-free cookies and treats. Check out their website if you feel like skipping baking sometime.
http://www.homefreetreats.com/c-7-our-store.aspx
Coupon for Free EpiPens®!
Mylan, the maker of the EpiPen®, offers a $0 co-pay card. Use the card at the pharmacy and you will not have to pay anything out of pocket. The card is good through December 31, 2014. Details at the link below.
https://activatemysavings.com/epipen/
