In 2019, I was fortunate enough to represent The FPIES Foundation at the ACAAI conference in Houston, Texas! It was an amazing opportunity to educate medical professionals who were unfamiliar with FPIES, as well as to meet FPIES-familiar practitioners and hear about their incredibly strong advocacy for our FPIES community. Read more…
A recipe shared with us, courtesy of Jerran Boyer, Owner and Executive Chef at Health Nut Chef What do you do when you crave apple pie, but you want something healthy and/or have food allergies? Make “Apple Pie” Bites! Grain-free, soy-free, dairy-free, and full of those comforting apple pie flavors, Read more…
I sat nervously at the conference table, introducing myself to a room of new faces, new faces that I sincerely hoped would help to make accommodations for my daughter when she entered kindergarten in the next year. I had reason to be nervous—we had never found a preschool willing to Read more…
Making Do Recipes: FPIES, MCAS, EoE, Allergy Recipe Finder Tell us a little about your background and your aim to provide allergy friendly recipes: Our son, Elisha, started his life in the NICU due to breathing difficulties and low oxygen, and he continued to have multi-systemic symptoms throughout his infancy. Read more…
We, at The FPIES Foundation, are excited to tell you about some new amino-acid formula options! We sat down with April Clark and Kelli Miller, both Registered Dietitians and Clinical Specialists in GI & Allergy for Cambrooke, to talk about Cambrooke’s mission and their new amino acid-based formulas, EquaCare Jr. and Essential Care Jr.
If blueberries are totally your jam, then you’ll like this Roasted Blueberry + Chia Seed Jam recipe. It’s easy to make, flavorful, and healthier than store bought jams and jellies (bonus!).
The resource is called “Book Creator;” some of you (particularly teachers!) may already be familiar with this program. We have established a virtual “library” at The FPIES Foundation’s Book Creator page and are now inviting families to create FPIES-themed books for themselves and for the library!
The FPIES Foundation Partners with My PaTH Story Booth Post written by Amanda LeFew, Co-Director at The FPIES Foundation Select content in this article was used with permission from the My PaTH Story Booth’s website You have often heard us say, “Your greatest contribution to the Foundation is your Voice!” Read more…
This is an open letter to all healthcare professionals from a food allergy mama and Registered Dietitian. I am writing to you as a mother to children with both IgE mediated and non-IgE mediated food allergies. As many of you are aware, allergic reactions commonly seen in the media are IgE reactions — Read more…
Do you ever wish you had more opportunities for raising awareness about FPIES? Are you ever unsure of where to get started with raising awareness? The last day of February each year is “Rare Diseases Day;” this awareness day sponsored by NORD (the National Organization for Rare Disorders) is a Read more…