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Food is Medicine Blog materials are curated to create a nutrition-educated community.
Our current collections focus on 6 major areas, providing tips & tricks for living a
full life with special dietary needs.
These articles are meant for informational purposes; please talk with your physician or medical personnel before making any dietary changes
Playing in the Dirt: Garden at Home
Originally being nothing more of a fun science project, with the garden I have created a sustainable, organic food source to feed my family!
Herbs 101: An introduction to the secrets of spices
Keeping a garden filled with herbs has improved our health by providing us with fresh, uncontaminated food packed with nutrients.
Microgreens: Growing @ Home
Caring for your microgreens is easier than taking care of a goldfish. One of the easiest ways is to grow them at home in your kitchen!
Celebrating YOU: a pandemic birthday party
For those of us who understand that birthday celebrations can be stressful due to food allergies, celebrating distantly is a dream come true.
Baking, advocacy, and blogs...
Having food allergies has inspired me to learn how to cook and bake for myself. Baking and cooking have since become major elements of my self-care routine.
How to Care for Someone with Allergies
Not everyone will be accepting of your food allergy needs. Living with food allergies is not easy, but finding supportive people who care will help.
4 Step Guide to Restaurant Ordering
Individuals with food allergies can find ordering at a restaurant induces a sense of anxiety, but with preparation, it can be less stressful.
The Secret Miracle of Chanukah
Of course, there are traditional foods for the holiday. But traditional foods served at Chanukah are equal opportunity and allergy friendly!
Tips From Food Allergy Kids: Baking with Jenn
Since she could not enjoy baked goods from bakeries, Jenn decided that meant she had to make the goods for herself, a challenge she was more than happy to accept.
Halloween Reimagined
For food allergy kids, Halloween has always looked a bit different. Trick-or-treating with an allergy is a mixed bag.
Food Allergies Give You Superpowers
It’s hard not to get bogged down by the negative — but there are actually some superpowers that come with living with food allergies!
September is Hunger Action Month
September 10th: Hunger Action Day. What is Hunger Action Day, you ask?
Tips from Food Allergy Kids: Staying Safe with Gavin
When Gavin was 3 years old, he was diagnosed with a severe food allergy to peanuts and tree nuts after reacting to a small bite of a peanut butter & jelly sandwich. Ever since that day, he has had to be careful with what he eats and wary of who prepares it for him.
Tips from Food Allergy Kids: Shopping with Zani
At the beginning of COVID-19, people started buying more and more raw products from Zani’s checklist off the shelves. Items like uncooked rice and beans were suddenly inaccessible.
How To Be An Ally
This session we talked about how you can be an ally and we spoke to leaders in the food allergy industry who are founders of FEI's Seven Percent Coalition.
Tips from Food Allergy Kids: Traveling with Monika
Monika recognizes the importance of traditional food and meals for each country, but she also recognizes the importance of her physical and mental well-being.
4 Tips from Food Allergy Kids: A Series
Join FEI for our new blog series: Tips from Food Allergy Kids.
Ending Food Allergy Healthcare Disparities
A common thought amongst the panelists during the conversation was the large, underlying presence of race inequality and healthcare disparities- especially with food allergies and asthma.
Notable Black Voices In Food Allergy
Thank you for joining us for our webinar, For the Health: A Conversation on Race and Food Allergy. Our first installment brought together expert Black voices in the food allergy space.