Food is Medicine
Blog
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
Hurricane Ida Relief Food Donations
Food Equality Initiative is donating $70,000 worth of free-from food to pantries in New Orleans for Hurricane Ida relief.
The Grocery Store: A Scavenger Hunt
In order to get the free-from foods their bodies require, food allergic and celiac individuals have to spend a lot more on grocery shopping.
Seven Percent Coalition Open Letter
From the Seven Percent Coalition: 32 million Americans must avoid allergens to maintain their health, but most assistance programs don’t provide access to free-from foods.
All About Advocacy: The Seven Percent Coalition & Fund
The Seven Percent Coalition aims to bring the corporations involved in food allergy, health care, food manufacturing, and research together to change the power dynamics within those institutions.
Institutional Change
If you missed Part III: Institutional Change, you can watch the webinar in full here.
We Are More Than a Food Pantry
We are not a pantry! With a focus on food policy beyond the label, we are a national leader in the food as medicine movement.
Follow FEI's Founder
Our founder, Emily Brown, has been nothing but busy since stay at home orders began.
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.
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.
Open Letter to the Food Allergy Community
When I asked for help in the food allergy community, I was told there were no resources, and this (the health of my black child) was not a priority for their members.
Food Insecurity and Food Allergy Policy
Food allergy policy should reflect the truth that people with food allergies can’t eat just a little bit of an allergen and be okay.
Hunger Action Month
September is Hunger Action Month, a month that is purely dedicated to feeding the hungry all across America.
Our Logo Story
Take a trip back in time with us and let’s visit the very first logo and branding so that you can understand the growth we have made as a brand and organization.
The Good Food Fight: Reflections from the Power of Procurement Summit
FEI attended the Power of Procurement: Good Food for our Future summit.
FEI Published in the Journal of Business Research
Food Equality Initiative was recently published in the Journal of Business Research in an article titled Food Access for All: Empowering Innovative Local Infrastructure.
Celiac and Food Allergy Awareness Month
May is National Celiac Disease and Food Allergy Awareness Month.
An Interview with Meredith Childs of Missouri Care
FEI had the opportunity to talk with Meredith Childs (MC), Supervisor, Advocacy and Community Based Programs at Missouri Care about our partnership and what it means to their members.
10,000 Pound Food Collection With Step Beyond Celiac KC5K
Food Equality Initiative and Step Beyond Celiac KC5K have partnered to collect 10,000 pounds of healthy gluten-free and allergy-friendly foods for families in Kansas City.