Helping families
Bluberry Chia Jam by Chef Jerran Boyer
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!).
Helping families
Introducing: Book Creator!
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!
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Researchers are Listening for Your Voice!
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…
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Why We Need to Stop Referring to IgE-Mediated Allergies as ‘True’ Food Allergies
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…
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Happy 2021 to All!
Happy 2021 to all! Now a full month into our New Year, we want to invite our community to join us in resolutions to spread FPIES education and awareness throughout 2021! With the state of the pandemic and many of us being homebound, outreach may be a bit of a Read more…
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Global Day Meet the Presenters: Dr. Sergio Negre Policarpo
Global FPIES Day is always a great time to educate ourselves further about the various aspects of living with FPIES, and Global FPIES Day 2020 was no exception! We hosted a great group of presenters who offered some fascinating insights for us all. Over the next few months, we will Read more…
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No Day at the Beach: A Doc Mom’s FPIES Journey
A guest post by Laura Benjamin, MD. No one expects to find themselves in the back of an ambulance with their six month old baby during a relaxing Florida vacation, but that’s exactly where I ended up. My husband and I, both doctors, and three other couples, all also doctors, Read more…
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COVID Conversations– Through an FPIES Lens: Food Labels.
From every corner of our world, COVID-19 has impacted us all in one way or another. As I sit here in my living room, in a state particularly hard hit, the evidence of this impact is all too clear. The stress, the risk of catching this illness, the changes in Read more…
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5 Unexpected Ways to Help School Children Living With FPIES
Planning meals for children can be challenging. You have to come up with a dish that is not only appealing to them but is also packed with nutritious ingredients that sometimes your child probably doesn’t like, and these difficulties grow tenfold when it comes to prepping meals for children with Read more…
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A Peek Into ‘FPIES – The Mystery that Made My Brother Sick’, a Children’s Book
We are so excited to share with you that a children’s book about life with FPIES was recently published! The book, “FPIES – The Mystery that Made My Brother Sick“, was written by a fellow parent of a child living with FPIES and is a real-life story about her son. Read more…