A couple #foodallergies #travel ideas we find produces very happy kids: 1. If you see an allergy friendly ice cream shop, plan your whole day around it. 2. Have a box of allergy friendly cones with you to really lock in the yummy, safe, experience. #TheMoreYouKnow #BYOCones

Four super annoying/stress inducing words in a grocery store: "New and improved recipe"... #foodallergies

It was torture. There was some ill-timed sneezes and throat scratches. 5 hours later we got the food challenge **PASS** and she ceremoniously crossed out an allergen from her list! These kids are SO brave. #foodallergies

"Holy moly that is allergy central!" 8 year old's words after seeing an egg & cheese bagel served by the school cafeteria. I wish she could just eat it but very glad she finds the humor and correctly identified the unsafe foods. #foodallergies #parenting

Ok... (deep breath) ..... halloween is over. Candy audited and sorted successfully. Kids' emotional states intact. Done. A return to some normalcy for a couple of weeks before the holiday anxiety starts. #foodallergies

Find friends that will serve your kids with #foodallergies dinner in a safe, inclusive way. What seems ordinary and easy to most people seems like a truly special evening. Parents take the night off from worry and the kids can just be kids with their friends.

At this point, my kids must assume Zyrtec can also change a flat tire, complete their homework, and prevent every possible known health issue. #foodallergies #ifonly

It’s the weekend. Birthday parties are back. My hero wife is baking a cake so our son gets a sweet treat too. And also bringing our own pizza. The same fun with a s*#! ton more work. #parenting with #foodallergies

The D-Day invasion of Normandy. My daughter’s first sleepover outside of our house. Both entailed hours of planning and anxiety-filled days leading up to the big event. Both wildly successful. #planning #foodallergies

This little pan…. I hope every day the kids can have these ingredients. But buying this allergen-only cookware (and separate spatula and sponge) is bringing some mental health self-care to their parents.

The holy grail: Finding a new, #foodallergies SAFE, food the kids actually enjoy. We are so happy and assume the kids will want to eat this food every day for the rest of their lives and our food challenges are SOLVED! The reality: They are kids. They now refuse that food. 🫤

Gonna take my son (egg, wheat allergic) for ice cream later. Called to confirm they have gluten free cones and flavors are egg free. Sweetening the deal with a little secret store of sprinkles so he can have toppings like everybody else. #foodallergies #thelittlethings

Can I vent real quick? Better #foodallergies observance by big companies is a great start, don't get me wrong. But we also can't forget that allergies do not just come down to a single ingredient. Here is a little modified version of my flight check-in screen.

Trust your allergy radar. If the situation doesn't feel right, trust your radar instead of the ice cream shop worker who "triple checked" the cone being gluten-free. It wasn't. And deep down I knew it. I trusted him over my gut. Never again. Epi-pens are magic! #foodallergies

Our wheat allergic child started Kindergarten and we were, are, stressed! Our teacher is AMAZING. A few more minutes of her time/effort produced a safe/inclusive environment. Some people really get it! #foodallergies #Teachers #Heroes

US folks. Is it me or are companies adding sesame as an ingredient out of pure laziness and legal safety? Safe foods for our family now have sesame shoved on to the end of the ingredient list. Come on people. Just put in the work to prevent cross contamination!! #foodallergies

"Will they ever outgrow their allergies?" Oh the joy of this question..... #foodallergies #parenting ... And no. If I could see the future I'd be way to busy on my yacht to have this conversation...

Well. My wife stumbled upon the best possible location for a hotel for our family with multiple #foodallergies. Literally ON TOP of the Whole Foods!! Now we just need a pharmacy for extra Zyrtec and Aquaphor on the adjacent block. Am I right??!?

Hi. Been a while. Saw this at a playground this morning snd was really impressed. Simple changes make kids feel more comfortable.

Such a disappointing move by Whole Foods Market . All the hot dog buns now have sesame powder. So damn lazy. Instead of cleaning the facility to remove sesame you just throw it in there and put sesame in the “Contains”statement. You have all the means to be better than this. #allergy