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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
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.
Allergy Amulet Launching Limited Pre-Order Run in January!
Allergy Amulet is bringing something to the food allergy community in 2021 to help eliminate the what ifs.
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.
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!
Tex-Mex Quesadillas
What is Tex-Mex, you may ask? It is a blend of Mexican, Spanish, and American flavors. Here is my recipe for my famous quesadillas!
Adding Sesame as Major Allergen
Food Equality Initiative signed on to a letter directed to Steven Hahn, Commission of Food and Drugs at the US Food and Drug Administration to add sesame as 9th top allergen.
Gluten-Free Vegan Pumpkin Chili
This Vegan Pumpkin Chili recipe is adapted to be gluten free & allergy friendly thanks to our board president, Alicia Poole!
Peanut Therapy Hits The Market
Peanut oral immunotherapy is not for everyone and avoidance is still a valid treatment option. However, if you are thinking about OIT for your child, here are some questions to consider before starting this treatment.
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.
A Brief History of the National School Lunch Program
Schools are required to accommodate all levels of food allergy at lunch because this is widely interpreted as a disability which is protected by law from discrimination.
88 Acres' Approach to School Lunches
88 Acres makes granola, cereal bars, salad dressings, and seed butters free-from the Top 9 allergens.
Halloween Reimagined
For food allergy kids, Halloween has always looked a bit different. Trick-or-treating with an allergy is a mixed bag.
Institutional Change
If you missed Part III: Institutional Change, you can watch the webinar in full here.
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!
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.
7% Coalition Founder: Chomps
Since its launch in 2012, it has grown into one of the fastest growing meat snack brands in the United States and is now a proud founder of FEI’s Seven Percent Fund & Coalition.