Birthdays and Food Allergies

Since my birthday was this week and the years are passing by, I thought I would share birthday stories with you with regards to food allergies. The photos that I found from my earliest birthday were from my second birthday when I spent it with my mom and grandmother...

A Whole New World

Aside from our travels and running Allergic Traveler, I also a member of a food allergy support group in Greensboro, NC. The point to the group is to help each other out. Most of the members are moms of food allergic children, with of course the exception of me. I am...

FARE Walk Long Island

FARE Walk Long Island   For several weeks, this Allergic Traveler has been getting ready for the Food Allergy walk in Long Island. This included preparing all our materials as well as packing safe snacks. We brought homemade granola, fruits, meats, and homemade...

Thank you Discovery Channel!

The Discovery Channel aired a show about food allergies, An Emerging Epidemic: Food Allergies in America (click on the link to watch the 1 hour episode). If you have not seen it, I would encourage you to watch it, especially before reading this post! Clearly because...

Cape Cod Vacation

Some would call this Allergic Traveler crazy for traveling to places that are known for some of my food allergies. For instance, I went to China even though I am highly allergic to shellfish, soy and eggs.  Another example would be our honeymoon; we went to Portugal ...