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January 2007 Issue |
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Thank you to
AllergyTranslation.com
For sponsoring this month's newsletter!
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We want your opinions! |
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We invite you to participate in a KFA satisfaction survey!
Please
follow this link to participate any time between now and February 9.
We are asking for your opinions for two reasons: 1) to find out how happy you are with KFA as it now is and 2) to find out how to improve what we have and plan for our future growth to serve our active and growing membership.
The survey should take about 10-15 minutes.
Thank you for your help in planning KFA's growth for the future.
Sincerely,
Lynda Mitchell
President
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Ways you can support KFA |
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Kids With Food Allergies marketplace
Our marketplace features businesses offering foods, products, and services useful to individuals with food allergies. The featured businesses support Kids With Food Allergies when they place their business banner in our marketplace.
Support Kids With Food Allergies when you shop at Amazon.com!
Amazon will contribute a percentage equal to 5-7% of the sale price to Kids With Food Allergies for any purchase you make at Amazon after clicking on one of the images on our Book Shop pages.
Kids with Food Allergies online store
Our "Please do not feed me, I have food allergies" T-shirts for children are our most popular items, but there are also sweatshirts, coffee mugs, and other logo items for gifts or family. Cafe Press now offers $5 Flat Shipping--a shipping
rate of $5 for up to 5 items for orders shipped within the US. See the online store for additional details.
MedicAlert $5 discount
Our members and subscribers are eligible for a $5 discount for any new membership from MedicAlert. Sponsored MedicAlert membership information is also available for those unable to afford the cost. |
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Contact us |
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Project Manager:
Lynda Mitchell
Editor:
Heather Hetler
Contributing Writer:
Amy Hugon
We welcome your suggestions and comments:
Kids With Food Allergies, Inc.
73 Old Dublin Pike, Ste. 10, #163
Doylestown, PA 18901
E-mail:
Webmaster
Fax: (215) 340-7674
www.kidswithfoodallergies.org
"A World of Support"
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We will never sell, rent or trade your e-mail address to any other organization.
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Announcements |
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New KFA Survey
We invite you to participate in a KFA satisfaction survey between now and February 9th! Please
follow this link to participate. Your opinion counts, and we want to hear from you.
The survey should take about 10-15 minutes. Thank you!
New Tip of the Week:
Our Medical Advisory Team has created the following frequently asked question (FAQ). It is currently featured as our Tip of the Week:
What questions should I ask an allergist on an initial visit?
When you first visit an allergist due to a concern of food allergy, there are many questions that both you and your doctor will want to ask of one another.
To start, your doctor should ask you questions about the suspected allergy and the reaction that prompted your visit. Try to remember or write down as many of the details as you can about the time(s) you or your child ate the food in
question, including:
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How quickly did the reaction develop?
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What symptoms occurred?
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What other foods were eaten at the same time?
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What treatments/medications were used?
Once it is your turn to ask questions, your interest will probably fall into two major categories - testing for the allergy and how to deal with and treat the allergy.
read more
New Frequently Asked Questions
Our Medical Advisory Team has finished some additional FAQs. They are available in the
Resources Section for our Family Membership subscribers.
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Could sublingual immunotherapy be used to treat food allergies?
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What is a pediatric allergist and how do I find one?
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What is a RAST test ? What is a CAP-RAST test?
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Frequently asked questions about FALCPA
Thank you for your support during our food allergy awareness holiday card sale
We received many compliments from purchasers of our holiday cards. Our fundraiser raised $650 and will be used to help with our operational expenses. Thanks to all of you who supported us by buying sets of cards.
Thanks also to those of you who gave generously during our holiday fundraising drive. We sincerely appreciate your support and will put your contributions to good use this year.
Family Membership renewals
We have many Family Members and Sponsored Family Members whose memberships are coming up for renewal in January and February. Please
follow this link if you need to find out how to renew your membership.
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A message from our sponsor |
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Planning an upcoming trip or vacation and starting to worry about dealing with food allergies on foreign turf? Allergy Translation specializes is customized do-it-yourself restaurant cards that convey your food allergies (whether it be
peanuts, eggs, soy, milk) or a special diet like gluten-free or vegetarian. The best part is, within minutes, you can design & print as many copies as you wish so you will never lose them. You can then hand them out to servers, chefs,
hosts, or grocery store clerks.
With the ability to communicate about 175 foods and 11 special diets in over 20 languages, you can convey your allergies anywhere you go and enjoy more piece of mind when traveling.
You can find Allergy Translation online at
www.allergytranslation.com.
Kyle Dine, owner of AllergyTranslation.com, is an anaphylactic musician currently working on a fun and educational music CD for children with food allergies. You can
listen to several of his songs now, and look for his CD titled "You Must Be Nuts" later this year.
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"Iron Chef" KFA Food Competition |
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The KFA Iron Chef competition continues to be a great success. Results are in from our second competition, with the secret without restrictions of gluten and
soy. The winning recipe was Old Fashioned Apple Filled Cake Donuts, submitted by melkorey. All of the recipes are now in our Safe Eats Recipe Database, and are also listed below in the recipe section of this newsletter.
The third competition is now underway! This contest will get you prepared for hosting an allergy-safe Super Bowl party, or just enjoying safe food with your family. The theme for this battle is "Tailgate Party Snacks", and
the secret without restrictions are dairy and potato. All recipes are also free of peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish.
Here is Avocado Wrappers with Honey Lime Dipping Sauce, just one of seven entrees into this competition:
This month's wonderful recipes include
Salsa Beef or Chicken Bakes,
Asian Fusion Sausage Rolls,
Super Bowls of Fruit Dip,
Buffalo Chicken Dip,
Avocado Wrappers with Honey Lime Dipping Sauce,
Spinach and Artichoke Tailgate Dip,
Baked Party Chicken Bites with Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce
As a Family Membership subscriber, YOU can vote now in the
Iron Chef Food Competition Forum. Join on the fun of judging--make the recipes which appeal to you, and vote in the poll for that recipe. Comments are always welcome, even if you have to make alterations and can't officially judge.
Please see the forum for more details on making the recipes and judging.
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Become a Family Membership subscriber! |
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Information. Support. Understanding. Hope.
That's what parents have gained from Kids With Food Allergies Online Community. Help us support the growing number of families raising children with food allergies: become a Family Membership subscriber if you've not already done so, or
donate to Kids With Food Allergies today.
Family Memberships are $25 per year. Family memberships include:
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Unlimited access to our popular online support forums and quality educational resources
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Use of our extensive database full of hundreds of allergen-friendly recipes
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Access to our monthly member newsletter featuring news, tips and recipe updates
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A subscription to our beautiful quarterly e-publication, Support Net, featuring news, views and supportive information for families.
Sponsored Family Memberships are available to those unable to afford the cost of a Family Membership due to financial constraints.
Donations are always welcome and are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.
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Meet our volunteers |
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Melanie Carver
Melanie Carver-Cox lives in Seattle-Tacoma with her computer guru hubby Korey, and their two children, ages 7 and 4 years.
"K" is 7 and has asthma, environmental allergies, a few food allergies, antibiotic allergies, atopic dermatitis, hypotonia (wears orthotics), GI & Urology issues.
"T", who brought Mel to KFA, deals with atopic dermatitis, asthma, environmental allergies, EGID, GERD, Hyper IgE (tests allergic to nearly everything on SPT and RAST), airborne and contact allergic to peanut & milk, and he has had
anaphylaxis many times (peanut, sesame, banana, milk, egg, latex). He spent over a year on Neocate formula-only and is now eating 20 foods.
Melanie's educational background is in oceanography and pre-medicine studies. She and her family love the beach, whale-watching and going to zoos and aquariums.
For the past several years, Melanie ran her own floral business and taught at the local community college. She's currently on sabbatical, since her volunteer work here at KFA and for her daughter's PTA are eating up all her time! She is
also actively involved in legislative advocacy, including organizing political debates and becoming involved in many meetings with VIPs to help enhance education and advocate for children in the state of Washington.
Melanie loves to cook and bake; being a vegan and working with limited ingredients has simply encouraged her creativity. Many of our members enjoyed her top 8 and gluten-free Old Fashioned Apple-Filled Cake Donuts recipe, which took first
prize in last month's KFA Iron Chef Challenge.
As a part of KFA, Melanie is currently the Publications Team Chair, which involves editing and organization of resources; she is also a Community Leader in several forums, some of which she launched. Most recently, she is the co-founder of
our very popular Iron Chef Competition.
So why does Melanie spend so much time in an already-busy schedule with KFA? She says, "If I hadn't found POFAK in 2004, I can't imagine what our lives would be like right now. With the help of other parents, T was properly diagnosed and
treated. He (and I) survived extraordinarily well throughout all of his obstacles" including removing food and going Neocate-only at age 3 and traveling for days over the Rocky Mountains to get the medical care he's needed at National
Jewish Hospital in Denver.
"By giving most of my free time to KFA, I know I am reciprocating and helping out parents that are in the same shoes I was in 2-3 years ago. I have made long-lasting friendships here and they are solidified by our commitment to our
children."
We all value Melanie's contributions to KFA. |
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Active forum topics |
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Editor's note: Our forums provide a place to discuss many issues related to food allergies and your family.
Registration as an Associate Member is at no cost to you, and allows you to read the current topics and messages listed below.
Some of these topics discuss foods. Remember to always verify the safety of any products mentioned on our forums to make sure they are truly safe for your child's unique food allergy issues.
Current Active Topics in our Main Support Forum:
New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees has food allergies
Children's toothpaste has egg and dairy
Well, let's just hope she grows out of them
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News and research |
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Our News and Research Forum is updated daily with new articles related to food and food allergies. You can read the articles, as well as join in a discussion on individual
articles. Here are some recently posted news items:
Hyperlinks to these newstories have been removed from archived copies of KFA e-news since many are no longer working at this time
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Safe Eats recipes |
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Warm Food
Food allergies don't keep you out in the cold! Now that winter is "officially" here for many KFA families, try these recipes for your own enjoyment or sharing with others. For more recipes from breakfast through dessert, visit our
Safe Eats Recipe Database.
Reminder: These are recipes donated by members and have not been tested in a test kitchen. Be sure to verify the safety of all ingredients.
Crockpot Hungarian Goulash
Recipe Created by Kathy Przywara
Made without milk, peanut, egg, soy, tree nut, gluten, wheat, corn, fish, shellfish, and sesame
Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs. lean stew beef
1/4 cup flour
salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp Hungarian paprika
small bag baby carrots
8 ribs celery, diced large
2 medium onions, diced large
2 cloves garlic, minced
water
4 large potatoes, diced large (optional)
1 1/2 cups frozen peas (optional)
Instructions
Cut meat into bite sized pieces. Coat meat with flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Be generous with the salt as this dish tends to take a lot of salt. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet and brown meat on all sides. Add
more oil if sticking occurs. Add paprika and saute for about 1 more minute.
Layer ingredients in crock pot and add water just to cover. Cook on low for 8-10 hours on until everything is tender. You can cook it on high for about 5 hours, on the stovetop in a heavy covered pot on a very low simmer, or in a tightly
covered casserole in the oven at 325 degrees F. Stir occasionally, especially if using one of the quicker cooking methods.
If using potatoes, add after 4 hours of cooking. Add them during the last 1 1/2 to 2 hours if using the faster cooking methods. Stir occasionally. Add peas during the last hour of cooking if using. Adjust seasoning before serving. If using
potatoes, serve as is, otherwise serve over hot pasta.
Comments
Copyright Kathy Przywara
Substitutions
Choose flour based on allergen-needs (wf, gf, etc).
Baby carrots can be replaced by 4-5 large carrots cut in a large dice.
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Recipe Created by Karen Eck
Made without milk, peanut, egg, soy, wheat, tree nut, corn, fish, shellfish, and sesame
Ingredients
1 3/4 cup wheat-free flour mix
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 cup margarine
2 Tbsp vinegar
2 Tbsp water
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips
3 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets.
Whisk together thoroughly flour, baking soda and powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Mix together in separate bowl 2 Tbsp water + 2 Tbsp vinegar + 2 tsp baking powder. On medium speed, beat margarine, brown sugar, vanilla and sugar on medium speed until well blended.
Stir the flour mixture into the margarine mixture until well blended and smooth. Stir in chocolate chips and oats.
Drop the dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto the sheets, spacing about 3 inches apart. With lightly greased hands, lightly press the cookies down to form 1/2-inch-thick rounds.
Bake 6-9 minutes, until cookies are lightly browned all over and almost firm when lightly pressed in the centre of the top.
Remove the sheet to a rack and let stand about 2 minutes, until the cookies firm slightly. Transfer cookies to racks to cool.
Comments
These cookies freeze well.
Substitutions
If not avoiding eggs, can replace mixture of baking powder, water and vinegar with 2 eggs.
Use dairy, soy, and/or corn free margarine as needed. Use corn and gluten free baking powder and vanilla as needed.
Verify that chocolate chips are dairy, soy, corn, and/or peanut/tree nut free as needed. Can substitute raisins.
New recipes accessible to Family Membership subscribers:
Sugar Donuts
Bananas Foster Pudding Dessert
French Bread (bread machine)
Jack-Jack Stuffing
Pizelle
Challah (bread machine)
Annika's Cranberry Chicken
Old Fashioned Apple-Filled Cake Donuts
Baked Chicken with Homemade Applesauce
Apple Pakoras
Spinach Apple Salad
Apple Fried Dough
Applesauce Gingerbread w/ Caramel Apple Topping
For the entire list of new recipes added this month, go to the
Recipe Database and click on "new recipes" in the left navigation menu.
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Food allergy recalls |
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Food alerts! Have you checked the
food alerts section at KFA recently?
All of the food allergy alerts from the U.S. and Canada are listed on our Web site and are also posted in the News And Research Forum. You can also find links to the U.K. and Australian alerts, as well as kosher alerts.
The following foods were recently recalled. Check our Web site for more details:
U.S. allergy recalls
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Tastefully Simple Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Dried Tomato and Garlic Pesto Mix
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Ho's Trading Inc. home special health soup recipe, dry mix (undeclared sulfites)
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Tan Tam Tofu all natural Tan Tan Tofu panda flavor soybean juice" (may contain undeclared peanuts)
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Ingredient change: Thomas' Bagels--some varieties of bagels and mini-bagels now contain soy flour and a soy flour warning
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Kellogg Company Pop-Tarts frosted blueberry toaster pastries (undeclared milk)
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Unilever Ragu? Pasta Sauce, old world style, marinara (undeclared milk)
Canadian allergy recalls
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Visacard brand Chocolate (undeclared peanuts and almonds)
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Charcuterie La Tour Eiffel Inc. President's Choice brand pork and ham p?t?" - cognac flavour (undeclared egg)
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La Suissa brand Cioccolato Superiore al latte chocolate bar (undeclared hazelnut)
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