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June 2007 Issue |
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Thank you to
Twinject
For sponsoring this month's newsletter!
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Summer fun, summer challenges |
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My 17 year old son is finishing up school today, and just like you, we are trying to plan for the summer time adventures ahead of us. Trust me when I say that as a food
allergic kid gets older, the summer travel challenges just change! Now instead of planning for day camp or family trips, I am planning for him to go to visit friends for week-long stays as well as a week-long church youth group trip to the
rural Appalachians, 30 minutes from the nearest ambulance and one hour from the nearest hospital! We've already started planning but still have lots more to do.
If you'd like to compare notes with other parents about traveling with food allergies, be sure to use the forums to post your questions or read through past or current discussions to gain some insight from experiences of others. Also, we
will be sending out the June issue of Support Net, our quarterly e-zine for Family Membership subscribers, next week, and this issue includes an article on some parent-tested strategies for making trips successful that should be
helpful as well.
Have a fun and safe summer!
Kind regards,
Lynda Mitchell
President
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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:
Unlimited access to our popular online support forums and quality educational resources
Use of our extensive database full of hundreds of allergen-friendly recipes
Access to our monthly member newsletter featuring news, tips and recipe updates
A subscription to our beautiful quarterly e-publication, Support Net, featuring news, views and supportive information for families.
Fee Waivers 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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Ways you can support KFA |
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KFA Allergy Buyers' Guide
Our Allergy Buyers' Guide 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.
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.
Amazon.com
Amazon contributes a percentage to Kids With Food Allergies for any purchases you make in our KFA Book Shop.
The following two books have just been approved by our Medical Advisory Team and are now in our bookshop!
Dairy Free Made Easy
Thousands of products, hundreds of books, dozens of non-dairy recipes. by Alisa Fleming.
Food Allergies for Dummies
A no-nonsense, plain-English guide gives you expert guidance in identifying and avoiding the foods that trigger your reactions. By Robert A. Wood, M.D. and Joe Kraynak.
Create your own plush animals
A "please do not feed me, I have food allergies" Taffy monkey is available at Partyanimalsco.com, with a portion of all sales being donated to Kids With Food Allergies. In-home party packages are also available with a variety of plush
animals for children to create at a party in your own home.
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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Project Manager:
Lynda Mitchell
Editor:
Heather Hetler
Contributing Writer:
Amy Hugon
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Announcements |
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Please add editor@kidswithfoodallergies.org to your address book so our newsletter won't go into your spam filter and images in our newsletter will automatically display.
Formula survey closing Tuesday at midnight Eastern Time!
Attention Neocate, EleCare, Pregestimil, Pediatric EO28/EO28 Splash, and Vivonex Users ? We're waiting to hear from you!!
SKIM Analytical Healthcare would like to thank all of you who participated in its recent survey regarding your child's experience with specialized nutritional formula. The information that you provided was extremely helpful.
If you haven't yet tried to participate in this survey and are interested in doing so, there's still time left! They're keeping the survey open for another 5 days, so act fast! The deadline to participate is Tuesday, June 19.
The survey will only take 20 minutes to complete. To show their appreciation for your time, you will receive $10 for successfully completing the survey. Or if you prefer, you can donate your $10 to Kids With Food Allergies, a nonprofit
charity.
SKIM is looking to learn about the experiences of children who are taking these formulas for cow/soy milk allergy, multiple food allergies, or allergy-induced gastrointestinal issues (such as short bowel syndrome, eosinophilic esophagitis,
gastroesophageal reflux).
Your input will be critical in helping to address current market needs, improve the quality of life for your child and others with these conditions, and guide product development. Please be assured that the results of this survey will be
used for market research purposes only and all responses will be kept in strictest confidence. The information you provide will be used in aggregate and not reported on an individual level.
Please
go here to take the survey.
SKIM's Privacy Policy
Kind regards,
SKIM Analytical Healthcare
New additions to our
Resources Section
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Peanut allergy avoidance list. This updated list includes botanical names you might find in foods or personal care items, such as Arachis hypogaea and Arachic oil.
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Food allergy cooking basics. The first in a series of articles about cooking and baking for children with food allergies. This first one is to help those with newly diagnosed children who need to learn how to cook from
scratch.
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Equipment essentials. A guide to help figure out what kitchen equipment you ought to have to cook and bake from scratch for a food allergic child.
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Conversion charts and calculators. Need to convert a recipe from American measurements to metric ? or vice versa? We've scoured the web to find some terrific online calculators for you.
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Avoiding cross-contamination in your home. A guide to avoid cross contaminating everything from sippy cups to barbeques.
Last call for kids' holiday card artwork!
We will be creating another holiday card this year and invite children to submit their creations! We've already received some cute submissions, and we will continue to accept entries until the end of June. Please use regular 8.5 x 11
inch sheet of paper for entries and send them to our business mailing address located on the left hand column of this newsletter. Be sure to include the child's name and age. We will have a prize for the winner and certificates for all
participants.Thank you!
Family membership renewals
We have many Family Members and Sponsored Family Members whose memberships are coming up for renewal this month. 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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Please click on image above to go to the Web site of
Twinject for more information.
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Summer issue of Support Net |
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Our summer issue of Support Net will be available next week!
In this issue:
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Meet Madeline, this issue's Rising Star, whose positive attitude helps her overcome her food allergy fears.
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How does alternative medicine fit in with a diagnosis of food allergies? Dr. Robert Wood, food allergy expert and author of the newly released book,
Food Allergies for Dummies, shares his insights on some of the alternative tests and treatments available.
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On the road with food allergies: Parent-tested strategies for making your trips away from home worry free.
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Meet the "Tubey Monkey Kids", some of our children with stomach tubes share stories about their new and special fuzzy friends.
Support Net is free for KFA Family Members, and
is available for $2.95 for non-members.
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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:
Patch testing roll call!
If your child will be having patch testing, be sure to check out this very informative thread. If you've already done patch testing, share your experiences with others.
Comments like this make me sad
If your child is asking for marketed food that is not safe for food allergies, join this discussion and support thread.
How do you remember your EpiPens?
Parents share their strategies for keeping epinephrine with their children at all times.
Tree nut allergic read before next dental appointment
This thread has a very important warning if your child has tree nut allergies and will be going to the dentist.
What question gets on your nerves?
We all have them--the questions and comments others make again and again. This thread gives you a safe place to commiserate with others who understand.
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Allergy-friendly businesses |
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Gak's Snacks
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lecithin), GMO's or trans fat. Baking cookbook and allergen tested ingredients too!
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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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Summer Fun
Summer is here, and summer brings many treats that are often not safe for food allergies. Try these recipes to help you give your kids with food allergies a special summer beat-the-heat treat. 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.
Chocolate Soy Ice Cream And Variations
Recipe Created By: Mary Young
Made without milk, peanut, egg, tree nut, wheat, gluten, corn, fish, shellfish, sesame.
Ingredients
4 cups Vanilla Silk soy milk
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1 cup marshmallow creme (optional)
1/2 cup miniature marshmallows (optional)
1/2 cup peanuts (optional)
Instructions
Combine soy milk, sugar, vanilla, cocoa powder, and vanilla in blender and process at low speed until smooth. Pour mixture into ice cream maker canister.
Freeze ice cream as directed.
Comments
VARIATIONS:
* Marshmallow Revel - Swirl 1 cup marshmallow creme into chocolate ice cream immediately after freezing.
*Rocky Road - Swirl 1/2 cup of miniature marshmallows and 1/2 cup peanuts into chocolate ice cream immediately after freezing.
Substitutions
It is unknown whether this can be adapted to use a different milk alternative other than Silk brand soy milk. Be sure to verify ingredients and potential cross contamination risks are safe for your allergen set.
If making any of the variations, be sure to check to check the marshmallows or fluff for egg, corn syrup, or fish gelatin. Do not use peanut if avoiding peanuts.
Use dairy, egg, corn, wheat/gluten and/or nut free ingredients and options as needed.
Coconut Ice Cream
Recipe Created by Karen In Ohio
Made without milk, peanut, tree nut, soy, wheat, gluten, corn, fish, shellfish, and sesame
Ingredients
1 cup vanilla almond milk or vanilla rice milk
2 Tbsp arrowroot powder
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 egg white
4 cups unsweetened coconut milk
1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Whisk the almond milk and arrowroot in a large saucepan until blended. Add the sugar and eggs, cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is slightly thickened, about 8 minutes, taking
special care NOT to boil the custard. Remove from the heat and allow the custard to cool slightly.
Whisk the coconut milk into the custard until well blended. Cool, stirring occasionally until cooled to room temp. Refrigerate at least 6 hours.
Stir mixture and process in an ice cream maker according to the manufaturer's directions. Store leftovers in the freezer.
Comments
This has a light coconut flavor. Adding more vanilla might mask that if you don't care for coconut.
Substitutions
Can use rice milk instead of almond milk. Can use cornstarch in place of arrowroot.
Use dairy, soy, gluten, and/or corn free ingredients if needed. If avoiding nuts, use rice milk rather than almond milk.
New recipes accessible to Family Membership subscribers:
Quick Tandoori Chicken
Yummy BBQ Steak
Cottage Pie
Fresh Chili Garlic Sauce
Greek Chicken and Potatoes
Tomato-Veggie Sauce
Vietnamese Inspired Rice Noodle Salad
Sweet and Sour Meat Bites
Southwestern Baked Beans
ABC Potato Salad
Cinnamon Rolls
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 complete details:
U.S. allergy recalls
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Back to Nature Foods Sesame Ginger Rice Thins crackers (undeclared milk)
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Whole Soy & Co. blueberry and mixed berry soy yogurt (undeclared dairy) (expanded recall June 12!)
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Tristar Food Wholesale Ferrari Chocolate (undeclared peanuts)
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Oscar Mayer fast franks hot dog in a bun and Oscar Mayer fast franks beef franks in a bun (undeclared dairy)
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Murray International Trading Inc. Lucky Eight brand dried lily bulb (undeclared sulfites)
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Domega International Ltd., Inc King Chief Brand dried lily flowers (undeclared sulfites)
Canadian allergy recalls
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Les Chocolats Lulu Inc. Evasion no sugar added dark Belgian chocolate bar (undeclared milk protein)
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A-Audrey brand chocolate fudge muffin (undeclared milk)
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Loblaws Inc. President's Choice shrimp tempura rolls (undeclared milk)
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Excelsior Foods Inc. Groder Fondente bitter chocolate and milk chocolate sweetened with maltitol (undeclared hazelnut)
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Harvest Meats Harvest brand naturally smoked summer sausage (undeclared soy and wheat)
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