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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's easy to make your own sushi rolls at home. A delicious,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> healthy and easy snack to make with kids. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Freshly made sushi is the best hands down.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is such a great recipe
for kids in the kitchen. We love encouraging children with food allergies and special
diets to be involved in the kitchen, great for confidence building and helping
your child make positive connections with food.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are making
vegetarian sushi here, perfect for a light lunch or afternoon snack.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ingredients:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Quality sushi
rice (shop around for a brand you love) x 1 cup</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Vegetables –
your choice, but we are using:</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Carrot</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Small Lebanese
cucumber</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Avacado</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pickled ginger
(optional) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Japanese rice
vinegar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Caster sugar </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nori – seaweed
sheets of your choice</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You will also need a bamboo sushi mat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wash the rice
thoroughly under cold water, until it runs clear - about 5 or six times. If you have time, soak it
first covered in water for half an hour, and then rinse again. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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rice to water for sushi rice. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Add a small pinch
of salt to the pot. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We are using
one cup of rice, so add one cup of water.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bring to the
boil with the lid on, <i>as soon as</i> it starts bubbling up turn the heat down to the
absolute minimum. When the liquid is almost absorbed, turn the heat off and
allow to sit for around 10 minutes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meanwhile, make
your sushi seasoning – you can buy it, but we like to make it. It’s easy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Two parts
caster sugar to one part Japanese rice vinegar, is a good guide, but you can definitely add less sugar if you find it too sweet for your taste.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Heat and mix 2 x tbsp of rice vinegar and 1 x tbsp fine caster sugar, stir until sugar is dissolved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next, take the
lid off your rice and add your sushi seasoning, use a bamboo chopstick or wooden spoon to gently
stir through the seasoning evenly, and start the cooling process of the rice. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Turn your rice
onto a large plate or wooden bowl ideally.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cooling the rice is an important
step as you want to get your rice to cool quickly, so that it will glisten and
become a little sticky, and shiny as sushi rice should be! We don't want gluggy rice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To make our sushi rolls, aim for slightly cooled rice – not hot or cold. If your rice is
too hot when assembling it may make the nori rubbery. Your rice should be cooled to around warm-room
temperature, cool enough to handle but not chilled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Fan the rice. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">If you are making sushi with kids, you can ask them to fan the rice while you prepare
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chosen ingredients</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We have chosen:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Match stick small cucumber (without the centre seeded pieces)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Avacadoes sliced, also work really well</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rolling the rolls<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Optional –
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">>Place the bamboo rolling mat on a cutting board so the bamboo strips are running horizontally to you. Then place a sheet </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of nori on top.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">>Prepare a bowl of water, mixed with a good splash of the rice vinegar ready to hand, for working with the rice. (rice can be sticky to handle). Dip your fingers in the vinegar water before you begin, and as needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">>Spread the rice over your nori sheet evenly, pressing your rice down as you go<i>, gently, </i></span><span style="background-color: white;">leaving a space at the top edge of the nori so you can seal up the roll.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">>Assemble your ingredients over the middle of the rice. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you are working with children, allow them to have a go at assembling their own rolls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you love someone with food
allergies? </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Allergy Punk offers a great selection of unique gift ideas </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that would make a beautiful gift to someone with food allergies,
asthma or coeliac disease. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We have a range of </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Apparel,
Books, Travel items and Cosmetics that would make perfect stocking fillers, or helpful items to pack for your summer holiday.</span></div>
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family events. Help protect your little one with one of our adorable food
allergy awareness t-shirts. </span>Beautiful, soft cotton and cute designs. Most of all, our
allergy awareness t-shirt range is all about FUN and inclusion!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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holiday season can be stressful for families, these tees are not only adorable,
but help families raise allergy awareness in a fun way. </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Talk for Me Tees</b></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b>offers 3 fun designs for
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Holiday
Reindeer Graphic. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even Santa will think twice
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graphic tee. We know that your child is just like every other child, except he
or she can't eat some foods. That doesn't mean that they can't have the
greatest shirt on the block! </span></div>
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allergy alert shirts for kids that rock!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This
punk inspired adorable allergy tee collection is designed to help your little
one stay safe and alert others about their serious food allergies. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>“Designed to give parents of children without allergies an
opportunity to ask questions and to better understand food
allergies". </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Allergy Punk we understand it can take a little extra planning for travel, even
for a week-end away for those of us with food allergies, diabetes and other
medical conditions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with food allergies and diabetes, coeliac disease often means you need to make
sure you bring along snacks and essential medications to events, and when you
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Great designs and yummy fun colours, and styles to suit your lifestyle! Travel ready
and ready for FUN! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Don’t
let food allergies hold you back!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Insulated neophrene, washable, convertible lunchbox. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: 0cm;">And tough enough to be machine washable! </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.allergypunk.com/collections/lunch-snack-bags" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">See more in our Lunch & Snack Carrier range</a></div>
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Thai, who helps children with allergies learn how to be safe and also feel
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Guide to Being Food Allergy Smart – Parent Guide</i>. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While a food
allergy diagnosis can at first appear overwhelming, we can tackle a new life
with food allergies, when we have clear steps to stay safe and live positively.</span></div>
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first accessible guide book suitable for the whole family! Siblings, grandparents,
extended family and teachers can join in, and learn about ways to help keep
children with food allergies safe <i>and included</i>. With beautiful illustrations, photos and visuals this allergy guide book explores everyday situations simply and beautifully: How to stay safe
at social events, bbq's, through to shopping tips and eating out with food allergies. We are presented with clear easy to read
information, and easy steps to staying allergy safe and having fun in our
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>“It takes a village to
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rate of diagnosis is increasing at staggering rates. </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Hospital admissions for severe
allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) have doubled over the last decade in<span class="ecxapple-converted-space"> <st1:country-region u1:st="on"></st1:country-region></span>Australia,<st1:country-region u1:st="on">
USA</st1:country-region><span class="ecxapple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="ecxapple-converted-space"> the <st1:country-region u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"></st1:place></st1:country-region></span>UK.
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allergy capital of the world with one in ten children diagnosed with food
allergies. Adults onset anaphylaxis is
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In this allergy guide book you will find</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> many practical tips & tips on subjects such as:</span></div>
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easy to read guide book – jam packed with tips, ideas and things to remember when living with food allergies. Most of all, the book emphasises beautifully, what
we all know: children with food allergies, are just like everyone else! Just
like Thai! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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night comfort food! This d</span></span><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">elicious Greek style vegetable
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when many of us could use a boost of vitamin C to get us through the rest
of winter! And tomato is surprisingly packed with Vitamin C. Traditionally a summertime recipe, but I think it’s really an anytime recipe. </span></div>
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over a very low heat. Add brown onion slices or shallots, adding more oil if necessary, saute for 5 -10 minutes, until softened and golden and just caramelsing. Turn off
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including the tin of tomatoes – with juice, (except zucchini) sprinkling
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allergy punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213344806141853225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699284990402811058.post-83975847705062775132017-07-28T21:23:00.001-07:002017-07-28T21:32:57.307-07:00Delicious Dumplings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">... nom nom nom<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><i>Delicious Dumplings - Secret Chef
recipe </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Easy as, steamed dumplings! Perfect for a cold winter day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Popular with children, and a fantastic cooking activity for keen young chefs too! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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If you are avoiding Asian style restaurants due to food allergies, here is a
perfect recipe - no need to miss out and in fact I don't think you can find as
good as these at any shop. Homemade dumplings are the best, hands down! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with your hands. Rinse under water through a sieve. Squeeze out again. Combine
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Remember! Try to use an equal amount of
pork/chicken mince to the cabbage. Roughly one to one. This gives a great
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Dip your finger in some water and
moisten the edge of the skin to make it easy to seal. Fold the filled goyza
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We are making Steamed Dumplings here,
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Coat your steamer lightly with vegetable oil or baking paper. This is to stop them from sticking. (hence, the other name for these dumplings, pot stickers). Make
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the meat for other vegetables to make vegetarian gyoza. Try using shiitake
mushrooms as an ideal substitution for meat. You can also make chicken or prawn gyoza if you feel like a change from pork.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px;">Australian children have the highest recorded rate of food allergies in the world. One<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> in 10 babies born in Australia today will develop a food allergy. </span>As, Food Allergy Week coincides with Mother's Day this year we are highlighting the awesome work of Aussie Food Allergy mums and advocates.<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px;">Australia has the unfortunate title of "Food Allergy Capital of the World". Hospital admissions for severe allergic reactions quadrupled in the last 20 years, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">while alarmingly the number of allergy-related deaths in Australia is increasing by 10 per cent each year. </span><o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Food Allergy Week, </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px;">May 14-20</span></i><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> is an initiative of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia to raise awareness of food allergies in Australia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px;">In our <b><i>Food Allergy Mum Interview Series</i></b>, we hope to promote understanding and insight in</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px;"> to the challenges of parenting a child with life threatening food allergies, along with the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px;">need for change to build an allergy aware allergy safe commUNITY!</span></div>
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When did you find out?</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Oliver's allergies are: dairy, wheat, egg, rye, peanut and most tree
nuts. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We found out Oliver had severe food allergies when he was just 7 months
old. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Oliver had a near fatal anaphylactic reaction to the dairy in baby
formula at 7 months. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">He swelled to double his little baby size, and was
unrecognisable. His breathing was laboured, and he started turning blue. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">That day Oliver would have had less than 1ml, possibly less
than 0.5ml of dairy. There were no pre-warnings. No eczema. No asthma. No
family history of allergies. A bit of a rash around Oliver's mouth when he had
a rusk. He was fussy with a bottle & before that day he was only breast
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one of the biggest challenge raising a child with food allergies?</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the chronic stress of always keeping your child safe. The chronic stress of
knowing that your child could die from this. And the continual cooking and
preparing in order to keep one step ahead. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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friends, family, and community?</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Day care, kindergarten, school support is extremely important for the ongoing safety of your child as you are not there to be their voice and safety blanket, in the younger years especially. It would be nice to have friends and family support for your own sanity and relief of stress but it is not necessary. We are very lucky to have very supportive family and friends around us which we are very thankful for. We have a long way to go still for the wider community to fully understand food allergies, and how working together as a community will save lives when it comes to severe food allergies. </span></div>
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to know about caring for a child with food allergies? </i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">It is isolating caring for a child with food allergies. It is scary and
stressful. But our food allergy children are like every other child, just like
your child and they just want to be included and liked and made to feel like
they are not different.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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safe around your food allergic child? </i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">This is a difficult question as everyone is so different in how they
manage their own family's food allergy situation. Allergies are so individual. So the best answer for this might be 'open communication'. Always ASK the food
allergy family what they would like you to do to help keep their child safe? I
would think that some of the same answers would be... please wash your hands
and your child's hands before you play with my child. Perhaps if your child is
young they could eat a safe food before they play together. Some families might
offer suggestions of safe foods to share. Or others might feel more comfortable
having a play date outside of eating times and in a neutral playground outside.
Just always ask. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Do you
have a proud mum moment (of your food allergic child?) that you would
like to share?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">So many...</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> allergy kids are amazing in how brave they are
with all that they have to take on! Almost 4 years ago we saw a documentary
about Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) in the USA and how it was changing food allergy
children's lives. Since then we have been researching, following and in contact
with different allergists in the USA that specialise in this treatment.
Oliver has been really wanting to have an opportunity & choice to do OIT. We
had been waiting patiently for it to come into Australia but it just seemed too
far away... so we put it to Oliver that if he wanted to complete the OIT
treatment we would have to go to America and it might be a tough journey but he
was all for it!! </span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Oliver has been amazing every step of the way from the first
time that he had his first minuscule amounts of the allergens that had
sent him to the ER on 6 different occasions before this until he tried his
first 0.3 mls of real milk last week. He had a great time buying his first ever
carton of milk. He has trusted his specialist and has been so brave every time
he had to take his allergens everyday. We are all so proud of how he has taken this
all on and is working towards his food allergy freedom and safety. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Follow your gut as a mum. If you think something is wrong follow your
instinct. Don't be afraid to speak up in protection of your child. You are your
child's voice and advocate. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><i><span style="color: #444444;"> <a href="http://dairy-free%2C%20wheat-free%2C%20egg-free%20pancakes%20and%20waffles/" target="_blank">Dairy-free, wheat-free, egg-free pancakes and waffles</a> </span></i><span style="color: #444444;">Really easy.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">And we also love Two Minute <i><a href="http://oliverschoice.com.au/2014/05/happy-mothers-day/" target="_blank">Chocolate Cake </a></i></span></span><br />
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we raise food allergy awareness in our communities? <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Talk more about it. Share how you feel. Share what is happening in your
food allergy family. Don't be afraid to talk about it. Don't hide it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><i><b>Thanks
for being a hardworking food allergy awareness advocate, and an
inspiration. What inspires you? </b></i></span><br />
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children, and not wanting other food allergy families to go through what we went
through. Trying to make their journey just that bit easier through sharing our
stories, our recipes, our experiences and building a community to support each
other. It's all about knowing you have CHOICE while living with food allergies.</span><br />
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Albert, is the mother of two children, one with severe multiple allergies. She
and her food allergic son, Oliver are currently in the U.S where he is
undergoing oral immunotherapy for multiple food allergies. Simone and her family are based in Victoria, and she is also a registered nurse. Simone is founder of <span style="color: #444444;"><i>Oliver's Choice</i></span> , a food
allergy resource for families, and blog as well as a <span style="color: #444444;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/oliverschoice.com.au/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Facebook resource page</a>. </span></span><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">One
family living with severe food allergies to dairy, wheat, egg, rye, peanuts and
some tree nuts sharing their experiences, recipes & journey in hope that it
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Cohen
developed severe eczema from 4 months old. We tried every possible remedy to
cure his eczema but it kept coming back. I suspected it was food related even
though our dermatologist was insistent it wasn’t. At 12 months old, he was
diagnosed with severe allergies to milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, rice,
corn, oats, chicken, fish, soy, potatoes, peas, peaches, mangoes. He is now almost 11 years old. His only major remaining allergy now is nuts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Very
important. Having a child with severe allergies can be very isolating. Often
your child is excluded from social engagements, parties, etc. So many social
interactions involve food. Knowing that exposure to an allergic food can be
life threatening for your child, social engagements take on a new meaning. No
longer are they a relaxed enjoyable time to catch up with people and make new
acquaintances, they are now a time of high stress. Between the preparation of
taking your own “safe” food and the stress of being on high alert, sometimes it
easier to decline invitations and slowly disconnect from society because it all
seems too hard sometimes. When you have support from friends, family and
community, it absolutely means the world. A sense of belonging and community is
an essential part to being a healthy person and family unit. Simple gestures
from people who care and understand can make such a huge difference. It’s the
handwritten note from a mum asking what my son can eat so he doesn’t miss out
on food at a birthday party. It’s my church changing communion bread to a bread
that is safe for my son, so he could be included. It’s grandparents giving a
toy instead of chocolate at Easter time. It’s the little things that let us
know we matter. Our kids miss out on a lot so any time someone does something
to help include them means a lot to us and helps fuel us to keep going. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I
have so many proud mum moments, every day. One that stands out was when my boy
was only about 2, it was before he could talk properly. We were at the park one
day and another child offered him some lollies. I was about to intervene, (as
in do a running nose dive and catch the said bag of lollies on the way
through), when my son put up his hand and said with such authority “NO”!! I was
astounded and sooooo proud. I knew from that day, he ‘got it’. Sure, he still
had so much to learn, but at 2 years old he knew not to accept food from anyone
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Educate
your child about their allergies. You are their advocate, protector and carer
until they are at an age and maturity to look after themselves. I see so many
allergy parents try to wrap their kids in bubble wrap to protect them and keep
them safe. While, I do understand this mentality, it isn’t practical. Why
isolate your child any more than is necessary. It is our job to teach them about their
health. Yes, it is their health and they need to understand what their
allergies mean. There will come a time when you won’t be there and they will
need to evaluate risks and negotiate life for themselves. Explain the consequences of eating the wrong
food. Educate them in a practical, non-fearful way. If they have a peanut allergy, for example, show
them what a peanut looks like - in its shell, out of its shell. Show them what
foods peanuts are often found in. Teach your child how to read a food label.
Make the most of every teaching opportunity. A funny story that springs to mind
is when, I was explaining to my boy that
if he ate the wrong food his eczema would blow up. So, when he would question
me with trying a new food from the supermarket we would read the label together
and evaluate whether the ingredients were safe. If it wasn’t, I would say no
it’s not a good idea, it may make you blow up. It wasn’t until a few years ago,
he questioned me about what that actually meant. He used to think he would
literally ‘blow up’. Obviously I hadn’t explained it properly, regardless it
kept him safe, he didn’t dare try anything he shouldn’t. Don’t underestimate
allergy kids, they are remarkable and very intuitive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for our family is so much easier than it used to be. I like to cook from
scratch using real ingredients. It’s easier, healthier and safer. I have a
range of allergy friendly recipes on my website <a href="http://allergysave.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444;"><i>Allergy Save</i></span></a>. I’ve
also written <span style="color: #444444;"><i><a href="http://allergysave.com.au/ebooks/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444;">3 ‘Top 8 Free’ recipe eBooks</span></a> </i></span>which are also available on my
website. I also share recipes on the <i><span style="color: #444444;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/allergysave/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444;">Allergy Save Facebook page</span></a>,</span></i> which is also a
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and advocate. </span><span style="color: #1d2129;">Sonya runs the allergy friendly resource and service</span><a href="http://allergysave.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></a><span class="textexposedshow"><i><span style="color: #444444;"><a href="http://allergysave.com.au/" target="_blank">Allergy Save</a>,</span></i> <span style="color: #1d2129;">which offers support, information, allergy
friendly recipes, allergy coaching and consulting service for sufferers of
allergic conditions.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #1d2129;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129;">She
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">My son is allergic to dairy,egg,soy,wheat and gluten, my daughter is
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">My son I found out when he was about 8 weeks old, I was suspicious from
about 6 weeks old as he was showing symptoms when I would eat specific foods
and the foods would pass through my breast milk, with lots of research,
speaking to various medical professionals and the keeping of a food diary plus
elimination diet I was able to determine his allergies down to dairy, egg, soy,
wheat and gluten. Once I removed these in their entirety from my diet he no
longer had any food allergy symptoms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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accidentally given wheat/gluten by someone else, we had suspected this already
as she hasn't been exposed to wheat/gluten because I am also allergic to it but
she has shown a few times with accidentally ingestions that she is also
allergic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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difficult aspects of daily living with food allergies? Or one of the
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The exclusion and lack of ease of
attending social events. Even if allergy Mumma's are tired and had a rough day
it's almost impossible for them to just do a quick drive through dinner or
anything of the like, everything needs to be prepared from scratch all the
time. Meals need to be planned in advance, groceries need buying well in
advance and often, as you can't always get what you need at the drop of a hat.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Extremely important. There are a lot of barriers to receiving diagnosis
as some Doctors just don't have enough experience and information on the matter
and it can be extremely hard for the parents who are trying to get to the
bottom of it so people need to support the parents and trust that they know
what is absolutely best for their own child and do whatever they can to support
them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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other people to know about caring for a child with food allergies?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="text-align: start;">How can families who don’t live with food allergies be extra safe around
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Learn about what the allergies are and go to extra lengths to include
them where possible not withstanding their food exclusions. It's actually pretty
straight forward to make some allergy friendly snacks, it is just initially
daunting but there is a lot of information and wonderful recipes online. The
allergic friend/family member will appreciate it so much and will always
remember the special effort you made.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">One of my children's favourite and easy dinners is my Quick & Easy dairy,egg,soy,wheat and <a href="http://www.iammeowms.com/2016/10/12/recipe-quick-and-easy-dairy-egg-soy-wheat-gluten-free-chicken-nuggets/" target="_blank">gluten free chicken nuggets</a> with home made sweet potato
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Michelle Bromfield is a
mother of two beautiful children; Bethenny (aged 3) and Brooklyn (aged 1) who
both have food allergies; Bethenny to wheat & gluten and Brooklyn to wheat,
gluten, dairy, egg and soy. Michelle is also
allergic to wheat & gluten. Michelle
juggles, food allergy blogging, fulltime law study and caring for her two young
children. Michelle runs a food allergy & lifestyle blog </span><span style="border: none 1.0pt; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: windowtext;"><a href="http://www.iammeowms.com/">www.iammeowms.com</a></span>
with helpful information for families navigating life with food allergies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Food Allergy Week May 14-20, 2017</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Australian children have the highest recorded rate of food allergies in the
world. One in 10 babies born in Australia today will develop a food
allergy. As, Food Allergy Week coincides with Mother's Day this year we
are highlighting the awesome work of Aussie Food Allergy mums and advocates.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Australia has the
unfortunate title of "Food Allergy Capital of the World". Hospital
admissions for severe allergic reactions quadrupled in the last 20 years, while
alarmingly the number of allergy-related deaths in Australia is increasing by
10 per cent each year. <o:p></o:p>Food
Allergy Week, <i>May 14-20</i> is an initiative of Allergy &
Anaphylaxis Australia to raise awareness of food allergies in Australia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">In our <b><i>Food
Allergy Mum Interview Series</i></b>, we hope to promote understanding and
insight in to the challenges of parenting a child with life threatening
food allergies, along with the need for change to build an allergy aware
allergy safe commUNITY!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We found out my daughter had food allergies when
she was 15 months, though she had her first reaction at 7 months of age when
having egg yolk (I didn't realise it was an allergic reaction at the time). Our
daughter had an unusual mix of symptoms including failure to thrive, little
patches of eczema at her joints, horrible pock marked nappy rash and poor sleep
as well as a few episodes of vomiting 2 hours after eating certain foods. I
approached my GP and said "I think she has allergies" which my doctor
disagreed with but thankfully referred us to the local allergy clinic anyway.
Skin prick testing came back positive to hazelnut, pecan, seafood, sesame and
egg. After cutting those foods out of her diet she grew 4cm in a month!! Plus
her sleep and skin improved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">With our son, it's a bit different. He was a
horrible baby from the beginning. He was born a little early at 37 weeks due to
pregnancy complications, then was a very reflux like baby. Lots of screaming,
lots of vomiting, not much sleep. Turned out he had a tongue and lip tie which
we got lasered which helped with breastfeeding but it wasn't until I started
cutting out the top 8 allergens did we finally have a happy and content baby
(this was around 3-4 months of age). Both he and I stayed of the top 8 allergens
until he was getting closer to 1 when we started introducing foods like egg and
nuts. Egg he is fine with (Woohoo!) but he has had two major reactions which we
think may be related to either seafood or nuts. Skin prick testing didn't give
us many answers so we are next doing blood tests and have been prescribed EpiPens. He has intolerances to wheat and dairy but isn't allergic to them. He is
nearly 2 years old.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>What would be one of the most difficult aspects of
daily living with food allergies? Or one of the biggest challenges
raising a child with food allergies?</b></span></i><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">One of the biggest challenges is managing three
different dietary needs! My husband is allergic to mushrooms, my daughter to
sesame, seafood, hazelnut and pecan and then my son can't do wheat, dairy,
seafood or nuts! Finding meals, we can all eat is tricky, and especially with
little kids who aren't big fans of trying new foods. I would love to be able to
eat out as a family more often or go to social events without having to pack huge
amounts of food. Feeding our family at home is easier now and we just keep safe
foods easily available. So yes, I'd have to say convenience and eating away
from home is the biggest challenge. We recently had a week-long family holiday
and it was a bit frustrating having to cook and do the dishes just as much as
when we are at home. Most families would be able to eat out and get take away
to have a bit of a break from those day to day tasks.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>How important is the support of friends, family,
and community?</b></span></i><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Support is HUGELY important. Thankfully all our
family is very supportive and thoughtful. I have heard horrible stories from
other mums about partners and family members doubting their kids’ allergies or
intolerances and even feeding them foods that aren't safe! Our Blue Mountains
community is very open and aware of food allergies and intolerances which makes
social events much easier. I'd love there to be even more community awareness
about food allergies though.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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caring for a child with food allergies? How can families who don’t live
with food allergies be extra safe around your food
allergic child?</b></span></i><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I'd love people to know how much effort and thought
goes into day to day life when food allergies are involved. You always have to
plan and pack, always have to have EpiPens, and always have to know what’s in
the food you're eating. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Families who don't have allergies can help by not
freely offering food to my kids without asking first. I have a couple of friends
who contact me before social events and ask if what they have planned is safe
for us to eat too. These kind of gestures and thoughtfulness make such a
difference to us. If in doubt, please ask!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Do you have a proud mum moment (of your food
allergic child?) that you would like to share?</b></span></i><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I am so proud of my daughter, who is about to turn
4. When we play pretend cafes, she always makes me a coffee with coconut milk
and makes sure there's food that each of us can eat. I love how food allergies
has helped make us more inclusive and thoughtful of other people's needs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have a child with new food allergy diagnosis?</b></span></i><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Find other allergy families to ask questions and
advice from. Everything from recipes, what to do when you start child
care/school, doctors to see, what tests to have done, identifying rashes.
Allergy families are a wealth of information! There are some fantastic Facebook
groups depending on where you live.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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meat and sausages. I do love a good roast chook,<span style="color: #444444;"> <i><a href="http://www.peafritters.com/roast-chicken-with-garlic-sage-and-thyme/"><span style="color: #444444;">Roast Chicken With Garlic, Sage and Thyme</span></a>. </i></span>My
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more allergy safe foods at our local supermarkets, cafes and food outlets. We
can have awareness events at our schools, preschools, work places and day
cares. We can make allergy safe food for our friends and family to try to help
remove the stigma that allergy food carries. I'd love for more people to
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allergy friendly food can be! She also writes about self care for us busy mums.
Last year she hosted an allergy free high tea to help raise over $1500 for
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fear is the most difficult part, knowing just one mouthful of the wrong food
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with me. It was easier when I controlled every move he made and every bite he
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">It's
very important because his friends look out for him and are EpiPen trained in
the event he has a serious reaction and can't inject himself. They also
sometimes slap food out of his hand until they check the ingredients for him!
My mum and sister changed some family recipes so we can all eat together
safely. And the support of other allergy mums has helped so much because people
still treat us like paranoid idiots! Um sorry, just trying to keep my son
alive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 150%;">What would you like other
people to know about caring for a child with food <span class="m5891629061601209314gmail-il">allergies</span>? How can families who
don’t live with food <span class="m5891629061601209314gmail-il">allergies</span> be
extra safe around your food <span class="m5891629061601209314gmail-il">allergic</span> child?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<div class="m5891629061601209314gmail-m7981104610972416256gmail-m3760213887403947451gmail-m-1783434120367717297gmail-m978184909853128449gmail-m-1126875428108993872gmail-msolistparagraph" style="background: white; line-height: 150%;">
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"></span>I
want them to know that we didn't choose this. He was born with this. It is an
illness, one we have very little control over, an illness that can kill him.
There is no cure. We need more sympathy and understanding. Also be allergy
aware. Have lots of options for foods at events, keep packages so it's easy to
check ingredients and communicate. We are more than happy to bring safe food if
it's too hard or confusing to organise for us.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="m5891629061601209314gmail-m7981104610972416256gmail-m3760213887403947451gmail-m-1783434120367717297gmail-m978184909853128449gmail-m-1126875428108993872gmail-msolistparagraph" style="line-height: 150%;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<b><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 150%;">Do you have a proud mum
moment (of your food <span class="m5891629061601209314gmail-il">allergic</span> child?)
that you would like to share?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">Definitely.
My son is undergoing food sensitivity training for egg. He has to eat a small
amount each day to try and desensitise himself to it. It's uncomfortable and
scary but he is being very brave. This is all under medical supervision and
won't be an option with the nuts but if we can desensitise him to egg, even a
little, we buy him more time in the event of a serious reaction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 150%;">What would be one piece of
advice for parents who have a child with new food <span class="m5891629061601209314gmail-il">allergy</span> diagnosis?</span><o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<div class="m5891629061601209314gmail-m7981104610972416256gmail-m3760213887403947451gmail-m-1783434120367717297gmail-m978184909853128449gmail-m-1126875428108993872gmail-msolistparagraph" style="background: white; line-height: 150%;">
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"></span><span style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Talk
to other allergy mums. Also do whatever makes YOU comfortable, what you feel
keeps your child safe. Don't listen to anyone calling you paranoid or a
helicopter parent. You know to trust your instincts and you will figure it out.
You and your entire family are in it together and you can do it. Join all the
Facebook groups. We are here for you.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Think
of it much like teaching children how to cross the road. You are keeping them
safe and teaching them and their siblings and family and friends as well<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 150%;">Do you have a favourite, safe for your family, recipe or meal idea to
share? What's one of the first recipes you taught your kids to make?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<div class="m5891629061601209314gmail-m7981104610972416256gmail-m3760213887403947451gmail-m-1783434120367717297gmail-m978184909853128449gmail-m-1126875428108993872gmail-msolistparagraph" style="line-height: 150%;">
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<div class="m5891629061601209314gmail-m7981104610972416256gmail-m3760213887403947451gmail-m-1783434120367717297gmail-m978184909853128449gmail-m-1126875428108993872gmail-msolistparagraph" style="background: white; line-height: 150%;">
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">Yes,
our go-to is definitely dry pasta. It's so easy. Dry pasta (not fresh due to
egg and not egg pasta due to...egg). With a lovely tomato sauce. Allergy
friendly and easy to leave off cheese for kids with dairy allergies. We make
lots so we can have it for breakfast as well!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 150%;">How can we raise
food <span class="m5891629061601209314gmail-il">allergy</span> awareness
in our communities?</span><o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<span style="background: white;">All food
service providers, educators and anyone who comes into contact with children
needs to be trained in food allergy management, including those who are in the
food service industry for adults. Mistakes happen, we understand that, but we
all need to do whatever we can to prevent attacks and we all need to know that
if someone stops breathing after taking a bite of food look for an EpiPen pack
or grab one from a first aid kit (all first aid kits should have one) and
administer it! Time is of the essence. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 150%;">Thanks for being a
hardworking food <span class="m5891629061601209314gmail-il">allergy</span> awareness
advocate, and an inspiration. What inspires you?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<div class="m5891629061601209314gmail-m7981104610972416256gmail-m3760213887403947451gmail-m-1783434120367717297gmail-m978184909853128449gmail-m-1126875428108993872gmail-msolistparagraph" style="line-height: 150%;">
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<div class="m5891629061601209314gmail-m7981104610972416256gmail-m3760213887403947451gmail-m-1783434120367717297gmail-m978184909853128449gmail-m-1126875428108993872gmail-msolistparagraph" style="background: white; line-height: 150%;">
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">What
inspires me is every single story of an unnecessary death. It frustrates me
because it always happens at a school camp or at a restaurant, at places where
people should know better and be more aware. My son inspires me. We try and
think positively and have a bit of a sense of humour about it. At least he's
not allergic to chocolate! Some people are. And my allergy mum friend who
taught me to release the fear as much as possible, saying, "If something
happens, it happens. We'll deal with it." Wise, wise words.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">Food
allergies are on the increase in Australia and as with any other condition that
results in death, we all need to be in it together. It's not an us vs them
situation. I am continually staggered by how that is the case. You'd push my
son out of the way of a car if it was about to hit him. Food allergy management
is the exact same thing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="il" style="background-color: white;">Jo</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: start;"> </span>Abi
currently writes for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://Mamamia.com.au&source=gmail&ust=1495153023674000&usg=AFQjCNFJWGavGeFfry2ht5mVqvsRbIPiew" href="http://mamamia.com.au/" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><i><span style="color: #444444;">Mamamia.com.au</span></i></span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></i></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">and appears regularly on the Nine
Network as a social commentator on Today, Today Extra and A Current Affair. She
has three children, one of whom has food allergies, one who has autism and a
daughter who makes incredible messes in the name of arts and crafts.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="il"><span style="text-align: start;">Jo</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="text-align: start;"> </span>is working towards her Master of Children's
Literature at Macquarie University having already gained her Master of Creative
writing. She hopes for a cure for food allergies, acceptance for autism and
true universal equality for one and all by the time her daughter is grown. </span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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allergy punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213344806141853225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699284990402811058.post-77700173500985685192017-05-17T02:46:00.001-07:002017-05-17T02:46:16.302-07:00Caroline Partridge, Food Allergy Mum Interview Series<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px;">Food Allergy Week May 14-20, 2017</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px;">Australian children have the highest recorded rate of food allergies in the world. One<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> in 10 babies born in Australia today will develop a food allergy. </span>As, Food Allergy Week coincides with Mother's Day this year we are highlighting the awesome work of Aussie Food Allergy mums and advocates.<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px;">Australia has the unfortunate title of "Food Allergy Capital of the World". Hospital admissions for severe allergic reactions quadrupled in the last 20 years, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">while alarmingly the number of allergy-related deaths in Australia is increasing by 10 per cent each year. </span><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Food Allergy Week, </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px;">May 14-20</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> is an initiative of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia to raise awareness of food allergies in Australia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Miss 4 is
allergic to too many foods to list. Right from day 1 I knew there was something
up. She screamed constantly, had rashes and vomited A LOT! It took about a year
to work out exactly what was going on but the picture is still a puzzle right
now. We talk about safe foods - right now she has 13! Her diagnoses include food
protein induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES), eosinophilic oesophagitis
(EoE), mast cell activation disorder and asthma. Combined they mean she is
allergic to or sensitive to hundreds of foods, chemicals, animals, plants etc.
But really she is just a 4 year old with an attitude to boot!</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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child with food allergies?</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The single
biggest challenge in our journey is helping Miss 4 to understand her situation.
I want her to know what she is allergic to and what that means. I want her to
have the confidence to advocate for herself and begin to help educate those
around her. The only way to keep her safe is for her to be active in her own
safety. And I need to do all of this whilst also supporting her, teaching
people around her, and showing her that different isn’t bad, and food isn’t
everything. It is about safety, but also inclusion. So many hours go into
making safe alternatives so she can enjoy the power of food in social
situations and celebrations as much as humanly possible. Man can I make some
interesting things.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> How important is the support of friends,
family, and community?</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">It takes a
village to raise a child they say. And our village is more important than ever.
It helps keep Miss 4 safe. And it supports her and me in each hurdle we face.
There are not many people who truly understand the struggles, but there are so
many people that help and support. Sometimes it is as simple as taking the time
to ask how Miss 4 is doing, and really wanting to know the answer and
understand as much as possible. Those people aren’t numerous, but their power
is not to be underestimated. As an allergy mum, the internet has been my most
powerful tool. I have met so many people along the way experiencing similar
situations to us. Their wisdom and insight, suggestions and recommendations,
and just genuine loving care and support has been an amazing resource I would
never have expected.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">What would
you like other people to know about caring for a child with food allergies?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>How can families who don’t live with
food allergies be extra safe around your food allergic child?</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">There are
so many things I would like people to know about caring for Miss 4. And there
are so many things I can teach non-allergy families that could help keep her
safe. But in the end everything comes down to one key thing - ASK! Don’t stare,
don’t judge, don’t worry, don’t wonder. Just ask. Nothing is a silly question.
The more people I can tell, the more chance there is of keeping every allergic
child safe. So, speak up. I love finding ways to explain complicated medical
situations, I love talking about the food I work so hard to make for her.
Knowing that people care enough to ask is very powerful.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Find
someone to talk to. It is lonely, hard, scary, stressful. But you don’t need to
do it alone. Australia is the child food allergy capital of the world. So,
build a community, or join one online. Use this to support you and help you,
use it for resources and recipes and food substitution hacks. Use the knowledge
of those that have gone before you to make the journey just that little bit
easier.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Thanks for being a hardworking food allergy awareness advocate, and an
inspiration. What inspires you?</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Miss 4
inspires me. The way she just gets on with life as a cheeky 4 year old whilst
everyone else is bumbling around trying to figure her out. She knows she is
different, sometimes she has a little foot stamp over having different cake,
but next minute she is out the back door throwing a ball for the dogs and
jumping on the trampoline. She will change the world that one, and my job is to
help her understand her lot in life and make it fabulous.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Australian children have the highest recorded rate of food allergies in the world. One</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> in 10 babies born in Australia today will develop a food allergy. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As, Food Allergy Week coincides with Mother's Day this year we are highlighting the awesome work of Aussie Food Allergy mums and advocates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Be kind to yourself and kind to your child. It's okay in the beginning to survive on a few more packets than normal, life will soon get back to normal and you'll be cooking and making foods your kids love again in no time. It does take a bit of practice to learn to cook without your favourite ingredients so keep positive and persist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px;">Australian children have the highest recorded rate of food allergies in the world. One<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> in 10 babies born in Australia today will develop a food allergy. </span>As, Food Allergy Week coincides with Mother's Day this year we are highlighting the awesome work of Aussie Food Allergy mums and advocates.<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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also allergic to soy until she was 3. Our now 5 year old daughter had her first
anaphylactic reaction, to milk powder at 5 months of age.</span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What would be one of the most difficult aspects
of daily living with food allergies? Or one of the biggest
challenges raising a child with food allergies?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have found one of the biggest challenges is
giving our daughter the most "normal' life we can, having her partake in
everything other kids her age do, and not feel like she is different, while
still ensuring that she is safe and is able to be a strong self advocate,
keeping herself safe also. The learning curve of our new relationship with food
was steep, but manageable, and now it's just our new normal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How important is the support of friends,
family, and community?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Support is
absolutely essential, it was the reason why we moved interstate, to be closer
to family. Our family provide us with support and a much needed break now and
then, a "sleepover/adventure" for our daughter with Nanny & Poppy
is a much valued recharge for hubby and I.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>We
have also been so lucky to find a circle of friends where the other mums and
kids are so supportive in ensuring our daughter is safe and included. Our 3yo
& 4yo Kindergarten/Preschool teachers, parents and children have also been
a valuable support and safe space for our daughter to grow and blossom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 150%;">What would you like other people to know about
caring for a child with food allergies? <strong>How can families who don’t live
with food allergies</strong><strong> </strong><strong>be</strong></span></i></b><strong><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;"> </span></i></strong><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 150%;">extra
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: white;">That we
are not over protective helicopter parents who are micromanaging our children,
we are just like every other parent, wanting the best for our little ones, we
just happen to have a few extra things we need to think about to make sure our
child is ok.</span> Our spontaneous trips out take a bit more planning and
preparation, we need to make sure we have what we call our "kit bag"
that includes our daughters EpiPens, antihistamines, steroid creams, wipes,
asthma pumps, safe treats. We like to know if where we are going will have
food, so we can bring safe options so our kids don't feel left out. Personally
I need to know, if we are going to a new town/area, where the closest hospital
is. Ask questions, us
"allergy mums" will generally have an idea on how we can help our
child be included and safe at the same time. Invite our kids to the birthday
party, we have been to parties where our daughter couldn't eat anything and
others where she could eat everything, both parties had the same result, a
super excited little girl loving playing with her friends, even if Mum was on
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<b><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you have a proud mum moment (of your food
allergic child?) that you would like to share? <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At playgroup when our daughter was 2.5 years old,
one of the parents offered her a sandwich from a platter, even though she had
eaten the sandwiches every week for months, she didn't know where I was (I was
in the kitchen making the sandwiches!!), she told the father "no thanks I
don't know if they're safe for me, I need to check with my Mumma". I may
have cried a few proud tears that morning!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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who have a child with new food allergy diagnosis?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you have a favourite, safe for your family,
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lifesaver, I make it into cakes, cupcakes, birthday cakes, it is a delicious
chocolate cake without dairy, eggs, nuts, and can be easily swapped to be
gluten free, our daughter loves making it with me. And to add another staple,
chia pudding, delicious and a valuable source of calcium and protein, our
daughter has had a few scoops with breakfast and dinner since she was 6 months
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kinder/preschool/school level, and at a GP and Paediatrician level. Parents new to the
food allergy world, need to be given more information than just "read
these pamphlets and avoid these foods", and they need to know that there is a
strong community of parents working hard to keep their kids safe, and to raise
awareness of food allergies. I spoke to a TAFE class of early education
students last year, and they were so appreciate of "real life"
experiences and information, we need to keep the human touch in the information
being given out, not just the facts and stats.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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months, after ongoing rashes. As a baby, he was at risk of anaphylaxis to 8 out
of the top 9 allergens. He was also allergic to numerous other foods. He has
since outgrown a number of his allergens and only reacts to cow’s milk, eggs,
peanuts and most of the tree nuts. My younger son is now 4. He was diagnosed at
3 months old, with multiple non-IGE mediated allergies. I breastfed both of my
kids until about 18 months age. Both of them required specific diets that were
free from their allergens. Both our boys also suffer from asthma, although
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and cook again means that there is rarely a meal off, let alone a day off. We
are also very careful about who looks after them apart from their dad and
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friends and community. Just today we attended a birthday party, and since our
son was unable to have the same lollies in his party bag, he was the only child
to get OOSHIES instead. He was delighted! As I was explaining to my son that he
might be able to have an icypole from the café, another friend rushed over to
let me read the ingredients on her icypole. These kids are only 8, but they
show remarkable compassion, understanding and support to our son.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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caring for a child with food allergies? How can families who don’t live
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safe around your food allergic child?</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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eat. However, our friends have ensured that their children sit when they eat
and wash up well afterwards to avoid contamination. We try not to focus on
food when the kids are around. Instead, we focus on activities and having fun.
This is something all the kids can share in!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Most recently, my son began to advocate for himself, asking the teachers
whether he could substitute certain ingredients to make it safe for him to
participate. Although I did have interactions with the teachers too, he was
able to make suggestions that were suitable for him. Just two weeks earlier he
came back from school with a recipe for Anzac biscuits that he had copied out
of a book. He had actually substituted Nuttelex for butter, to make it safe for
him to eat. I believe effective allergy education has meant that both our boys
are able to live a very full, social and fulfilling life, despite their
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have a child with new food allergy diagnosis?</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Join a community where you can ask questions and
gain knowledge from others who have been there before. Facebook has lots of
groups you can join, and gives us an opportunity to ask serious questions and
occasionally just let off steam with others who understand. I facilitate a
Facebook Group called<a href="https://www.facebook.com/allergyfun/" target="_blank"> Allergy Fun – Support.</a> Topics range from food ideas,
medical issues, social situations and even to social gatherings with local
families. Although I run the group, there are many parents who contribute and
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">I think we have made great head way in many areas
of allergy awareness. However, I believe the social and emotional impact of
food allergies is not often considered. Schools and Kinders can do a lot more
to support our children in this area. This is the reason I wrote the book
<a href="http://www.allergyfun.com/" target="_blank"><i>Allergy Fun – growing up with multiple food allergies</i></a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"></span></div>
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choose to become an allergy mum, but being able to help others through personal
counselling and group support gives meaning to the journey we are on. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">One of the most important parts
of being an allergy parent is to make sure we take time out to rest, refuel and
rejuvenate. Nobody can keep going all the time, and our kids need us to be
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Her eldest is at risk of anaphylaxis to milk, eggs and all nuts, and her youngest has
multiple food allergies. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Grace is the author of food <i>Allergy Fun, Growing up with Food Allergies </i>designed for</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> children with multiple food allergies. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Grace is a trained counsellor and provides individual
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caring, confident and contributing members in our society. <i>Allergies has taken
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children have the highest recorded rate of food allergies in the world. One in
10 babies born in Australia today will develop a food allergy. As, Food
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Australia has the unfortunate title of "Food Allergy Capital of the
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the last 20 years, while alarmingly the number of allergy-related deaths
in Australia is increasing by 10 per cent each year. <o:p></o:p>Food
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your child’s allergies? When did you find out?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Thai’s
allergies are milk, egg, dust and cat, he also has VKC (Vernal
Keratoconjunctivitis) an allergic eye disease. He was first diagnosed at 9
months with seven food allergies, although we knew something was wrong at
around 8 weeks of age. Unfortunately, it took seven doctors and health
workers before Thai was given a correct diagnosis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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would be one of the most difficult aspects of daily living with food
allergies? Or one of the biggest challenges raising a child with
food allergies?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">As Thai
has reached each developmental stage we have faced different challenges.
When kids are little you teach them not to put food they find in their
mouths and not to share food. For Thai, I think he is affected most by the
social impact allergies have on him. He just wants to do and have what all his
friends are doing or eating. Having a safe cake means he can participate, but
he is still aware that this makes him different and he can’t be as carefree as
his peers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the biggest challenge is school. Even with a school that has 26 kids with
EpiPens, the first year was very hard. I don’t believe parents should have
to battle to keep life-saving medicine in the classroom or justify why a 4-year-old
shouldn’t carry a medical device. Why being excluded in the classroom is wrong
and the list goes on. Every state should have guidelines for staff
and schools to follow to avoid these daily battles. There should be
allergy education in every school and childcare which is something I’m slowly
changing with my <a href="http://myfoodallergyfriends.com/events/" target="_blank">Food Allergy Smart Program</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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important is the support of friends, family, and community? </i></span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Support
from the community is vital. In our community, many social occasions or
celebrations, food is the focal point, which means kids with allergies can
easily be excluded. It’s so easy to implement no food sharing, hand
washing after eating, being allergy aware and providing non-food treats.
When people actually stop and think how it would feel to be someone with a food
allergy, they are often only too happy to help. Of course, not everyone
gets it, I’ve always been a big believer that instead of running away from
the problem or to pull the child out of the school/childcare if they don’t have
good allergy management, it is far better to educate and change this for
the better. If no one makes the change they want to see, nothing will improve
and the next allergy family will only face the same battles and worse
case, a child may be put in danger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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would you like other people to know about caring for a child with food
allergies? How can families who don’t live with food
allergies be extra safe around your food allergic child?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">It’s
simple and so easy. In the work I do I teach all children to be Food
Allergy Smart. We have 5 ways to help:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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shouldn’t underestimate number 5. So many kids are excluded from parties,
play-dates, class celebrations and sleepovers. This has a big impact on a young
child. I have also released a new book for parents, family and friends
this year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">It’s
important that if you are caring for a child with allergies whether you are a
parent, grandparent or teacher, that you understand the basics, such as reading
labels, the signs of an allergic reaction, cross-contamination and hidden
allergens.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Do you
have a proud mum moment (of your food allergic child?) that you would like to
share?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">There are
so many proud moments but a few that come to mind would be, how Thai takes
everything in his stride. Thai has undergone immunotherapy this year to dust.
This has meant having 17 weekly injections, which he has also had reactions
to. We are now onto monthly injections and he has never complained once!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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proud moment was when he realised that his EpiPen hadn’t come with him to
a specialist lesson at school. His relief teacher wouldn’t let
him go back to the classroom for it. Thai knows how important it is to
have his EpiPen nearby at all times. (his particular school is
large with over 1000 students) He thought outside the box and asked another
teacher aside that knew him if he could go back and get it. It would be
confronting to challenge a teacher, he knows the importance of his EpiPen
and will advocate for himself now. Since having his first anaphylaxis
reaction to milk at age 7, he is excellent at self-management of his EpiPen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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would be one piece of advice for parents who have a child with new food allergy
diagnosis?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Don’t
treat your child differently. Having food allergies mean we have to pre-plan
everything but never let allergies define your child. Overcome
problems together and give them the skills and confidence to manage their
allergies as they grow.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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can we raise food allergy awareness in our communities?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">We need
to speak up and push for change if a policy is out of date or simply not the
best way to do things. Teachers and educators are not experts at food
allergies, by working together we can help teach them ways to keep our children
safe. School is an ongoing process. Work with your teacher each year
to ensure safe routines, inclusiveness and help them risk access planned
activities out of the norm. Help share the Food Allergy Smart program, let
your childcare or school know that we have resources and allergy sessions
especially created to educate young children about food allergies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Thanks
for being an amazing, hardworking food allergy awareness advocate, and an
inspiration. What inspires you?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Thank you
for sharing the work I do Kylie, my little man inspires me every day and of
course all the amazing food allergy friends I meet at my events. Knowing
that by educating ALL children I can make the world a safer place for children
with allergies. Food allergies are serious but learning about them can be
fun!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="border: none 1.0pt; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; padding: 0cm;">Jackie Nevard is a hardworking food allergy
awareness advocate, mum of two and author of the children's educational
series <i>My Food Allergy Friends. </i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">She runs her popular allergy awareness educational sessions aimed
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Zealand. Navigating the challenges we all face being a food allergy parent
Jackie has turned this to her advantage and uses her real life experiences to
help others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Food Allergy Week May 14-20, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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in 10 babies born in Australia today will develop a food allergy. </span>As, Food
Allergy Week coincides with Mother's Day this year we are highlighting the
awesome work of Aussie Food Allergy mums and advocates.<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Allergy Capital of the World". Hospital admissions
for severe allergic reactions quadrupled in the last 20 years, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">while alarmingly the number of allergy-related deaths
in Australia is increasing by 10 per cent each year. </span><o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Food Allergy Week, </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px;">May 14-20</span></i><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> is an initiative of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia to raise awareness of food allergies in Australia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In our <b><i>Food Allergy Mum Interview Series</i></b>, we
hope to promote understanding and insight in</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> to the challenges of parenting
a child with life threatening food allergies, along with the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">need for
change to build an allergy aware allergy safe commUNITY! <b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">What are your child’s allergies? When did you
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Bella
has anaphylaxis risk allergies to milk, egg, fish and chicken. She also has a
rare allergic disease called eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) to which her
additional known food triggers are wheat, soy and peanut. She was diagnosed at
18 months old with EoE and had her first severe allergic reaction to egg at age
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">What would be one of the most difficult aspects
of daily living with food allergies? </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Always having to be prepared for everywhere you go with
food and EpiPen and always having to think before you eat or cook. Every time.
You can’t safely do these tasks as an autopilot Mum! You’d think you would be
able to after 12 years practice, but no, autopilot Mum has grabbed the wrong
milk to top up an icing before and then noticed just in the nick of time!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">What is one of the biggest challenges raising a
child with food allergies? </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In our family the biggest challenge has been (and still is)
the mental health impact. It affects everyone in the family, including those in
the family that don’t have any allergies (I have a second daughter Olivia who
is 11).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Do you have a proud mum moment (of your food
allergic child?) that you would like to share? </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Bella’s a Cheerleader and I’m pretty vocal about how proud
I am about that! She has been on an elemental formula since her EoE diagnosis
and this supplements her limited diet. She had it through a gastrostomy feeding
tube from age 7 – 11. She had her feeding tube removed because she was so
dedicated to Cheerleading she wanted to go back to drinking her formula again
so she could do more advanced stunts. If anyone reading this has had a child on
elemental formula they will understand what a big deal it is to have a teenager
still willing and able to drink the formula!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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would be one piece of advice for parents who have a child with new food allergy
diagnosis? </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Please tell your kids about their allergy, explain it fully
from a very young age so they understand exactly what they are allergic to,
what their allergen looks like, what the other ingredient names of them are,
what might happen in an allergic reaction etc. This is equally important for
kids that have been allergic from when they were diagnosed very young and they
have just grown up with their allergy and therefore that is all they know so
the sit down moment explaining it to them might not have happened. You’ve got
to get the balance right though so they don’t live in constant fear. Let them
know about it but then explain what you are all going to do to prevent an
allergic reaction. Include them in reading the ingredient labels, helping them
to be responsible to always remember their EpiPen before going anywhere, hand
washing, letting their friends know etc. It sounds like this would be obvious
but I have come across kids over the years (as has Bella) who have allergies
but do not really understand what this means for them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Do you have a favourite, safe for your family,
recipe or meal idea to share? What's one of the first recipes you taught your
kids to make?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I run a Facebook page called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/austallergyfriendlyfinds/" target="_blank">Australian Allergy Friendly Finds</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/austallergyfriendlyfinds/" target="_blank"> </a>and I’m always sharing my favourite family recipes on that page. I also share
allergy friendly products and foods we find, cafes/restaurants… basically anything
that has helped us in living with food allergies and I hope others find it
helpful to them too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">How can we raise food allergy awareness in our
communities? </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">By participating in campaigns like Allergy &
Anaphylaxis Australia’s Food Allergy Week. I love their Paint one Nail
initiative! For awareness for eosinophilic disorders I invite you to check out
our<a href="http://www.ausee.org/" target="_blank"> ausEE Inc. website (www.ausee.org)</a>
In 2009 I founded ausEE Inc., which is the national charity providing support
and information to those with eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGID)
including EoE. Each year we host Top 8 Challenge Day on the 8/8 to raise funds
for research into eosinophilic disorders. For one meal or for the whole
day we ask people to not eat any of the top 8 common allergenic foods (milk,
egg, wheat, soy, peanut, tree nuts, shellfish and fish) and gain an insight
into the life of someone living with an eosinophilic disorder and multiple food
allergies. Initiatives like this help to raise awareness, it may only be for a
day or a week but has the potential to have carry on effects that last the
whole year! Empathy is the greatest gift of all!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Thanks for being an amazing, hardworking food
allergy awareness advocate, and an inspiration. What inspires you? </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Both my daughters inspire me, more than what I can put into
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Sarah Gray
is the Founder and current President of ausEE Inc.,a charity that supports
families effected by EGID disorders, raises awareness and fundraising for research. She also works
part time in local government in finance and procurement. Sarah’s goal is to
make sure that anyone who suffers from an EGID can turn to ausEE for support
and to help raise critical awareness of the condition in all of Australia. She
has two daughters, one of which (Bella) suffers from food allergies and EoE and
who was the catalyst for forming the organisation in November 2009. She is an active food allergy awareness advocate and voice, and runs a food allergy support page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/austallergyfriendlyfinds/" target="_blank">Australian Allergy Friend Finds </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">These Lazy Lentil
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dairy Free, Nut Free
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Let's face it, many of us don’t always feel like cooking, even though if you live with
food allergies or coeliac disease, you often find you need to cook a lot more
meals from scratch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">These Lazy lentil
burgers are simple, healthy and easy to make with little effort. And they are economical too! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">1 x can of Puy/ French brown lentils (one cup of cooked French
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">½ tsp cumin ground<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Fresh herbs – around a tablespoon finely diced parsley and/or coriander depending
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">3 x small- medium Potatoes quality, organic waxy potatoes such as
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">½ -very finely diced brown medium onion or shallots<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">1/2 small grated carrot (optional)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Optional extras – turmeric,
coriander spice, curry powder, chilli – great for adults<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">1. Cook your 3 medium waxy potatoes whole, in hot water (this is
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">2. Meanwhile, saute onions in a minimum amount of olive oil on a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>low heat for around 10-15 minutes until caramelised. Next ad</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">d any spices, grated carrot and then your French lentils. Ensure your mix is fairly, dry you don't want too much liquid in your lentil mix. Turn off the
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liquid the better. Mash potatoes roughly, with the back of a fork, not too
smooth. We don’t need the mash to be super creamy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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balls - pat with your hands into a nice shape - around 5 cm round is good but
you can make them bigger. And around 2-3 cm thick.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The mix should be more potato than lentil - so they will keep
shape, if we get the mix too watery, or not enough potato they may fall apart
in the pan. They should be fairly firm, almost like a dough consistency.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">As we are not using egg or meat as a binder, we need to work fast. You need to make your burgers while the potato
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is hot/warm, so the crumbs stick to the burgers. After you have coated in crumbs,
straight to the fridge on a plate, not touching.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">At least an hour should be fine, or until cooled completely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and crispy. Allow to sit for a minute or two ... enjoy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Great with a little squeeze of lemon
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Fantastic snack for your lunch box or picnic. Great finger food for children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">If you’re not so lazy, soak some dried Puy lentils overnight, and cook gently, in a light chicken stock if you have it, for an even tastier result. You can also try adding to the lentil mix</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> wheat free, cruelty free or vegan
rashers of bacon, finely diced for extra saltiness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Vegan </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sending your child off to school with serious
food allergies can be daunting and stressful. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Having a good risk minimisation plan in place and
building communication with your child’s school can make a big difference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">>Communication</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">>Planning</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">>Inclusion</span></span></span></h2>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meet with the teacher <i>and</i>
principal <i>and</i> school nurse if you
have one.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Consider inclusion and how that will be ensured … communicate, include,
assure</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How will your child’s condition be communicated to ALL teachers?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Revise your plan at least every 12 months or anytime there needs to be a
change</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Communication – keep in touch with your child’s teacher and keep
positive open communication. This is everyone’s job</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Talk about the particulars of your child. For instance, discuss any
anxieties your child has, asthma, previous reactions, personal nature,
friendships etc. Every child <i>is </i>different
and unique.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ask for a communication letter to parents, to inform them and build a
team of support. See a template letter <a href="http://www.allergypunk.com.au/pages/letter-to-school" target="_blank">here</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Follow up!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Keep touching base to ensure the plan is
being followed. Making a plan is the first step, ensuring it’s being followed
is just as essential. Is your child being included? Is the school communicating
to you? How is your child handling the plan, talk with your child as needed. </span></li>
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List all allergies and other health conditions <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What are the serious allergies? What other
health conditions does your child have? For instance asthma, and any other health
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Description of previous anaphylactic episodes <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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with your child’s teachers to let them know how quickly these reactions can
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a locked cupboard! Emergency medicines
must be easily accessible, and never more than a few minutes from reach. It may be stored in first aid room, on the
student, or in the classroom or a combination of these. If being stored in the first aid room/area,
is it organised, away from sunlight and heat, and labelled, not in a mess or hard to
find in an emergency? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Cross-contamination from another child’s food <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Regular discussions with the students about the
importance of washing hands, eating their own food and not sharing food
supervision of eating so that food is not shared and (child name) does not come into contact with allergens.
Washing tables if lunch is eaten in the class-room can be essential, and hand
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Allergens in party or special occasion food <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No food from an outside
source to be given to (name child) including treats for other children, or food
prepared by other parents. Some state guidelines do outline how important this
can be.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Parents to be liased with
about food related activities <i style="text-indent: -18pt;">ahead of
time, </i><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">and not to be socially excluded from a learning activity. Supply a
treat box with safe cupcakes/treats for celebrations</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Advocate for <b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><i>food free classroom celebrations</i></b><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">
which many schools are now moving towards.</span></span></li>
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communicated to parents, whether eating or handling - with sufficient
time to either give permission or to arrange a substitute food.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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sharing of wind instruments e.g.recorders. Speak with child’s parents if
necessary to provide child’s own instrument.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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should not be used. Ensure containers used by (name child) do not contain
allergens, e.g. ensure masks, paints, glue, play dough, and ALL materials do not
contain allergens for the child.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and staff. Display photos of allergic children and their allergies in canteen,
visible to all canteen workers. Staff, including volunteer staff to be educated
in safe food handling procedures and risk of cross contamination of foods, and
reading ingredient labels. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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animal feed contains food allergens e.g. nuts in birdseed and cowfeed. Does
student need to wear gloves, or at least wash hands after touching animals. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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require their own thorough planning, and separate detailed risk management plan that
requires thought, consultation and communication. Some key points can be
included here.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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child is different, and their individual needs will be different and unique. The above list is intended as a guide and is in no
way an exhaustive list. Please consult with your allergist and local education
department for further guidance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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allergy punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213344806141853225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699284990402811058.post-25583064010360317182016-10-21T21:11:00.000-07:002016-10-21T21:11:10.360-07:00Boo! Stay safe this Halloween with allergy kids<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you go trick or treating with your allergic or coeliac child? Have you heard of the Switch Witch?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Halloween has become a popular child friendly night for some communities, a chance to dress up and catch up for some fun with people in your neighbourhood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last year our family discovered the "Switch Witch". We love Santa, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny.... so why had we not heard about the Switch Witch? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Switch Witch is a wonderfully good witch that visits your home on Halloween night and trades some of your treats for a toy. She flies from house to house on her black broom with her cat, to collect unwanted lollies/candy from children and generously leaves a wonderful toy in exchange, as a surprise for children when they wake! It was a big hit at our house! A wonderful way to foster inclusion for your allergy and coeliac kids too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At our house we imagined all about the life of the Switch Witch, what she was like, and why she was a good witch. We managed to "switch" most of the collection from Halloween for some fun toys and safe welcome treats. I think the Switch Witch can be what you want her to be, but she is definitely inclusive and fun! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I must admit we had avoided trick or treating in past years, deciding to stay clear of it, not only because of food allergy safety but also worries of being excluded. Especially as Halloween can seem like such a food focused event and not exactly allergy friendly. But as it turned out Halloween night did for us,become an opportunity for education and awareness too as we would ask about allergens at every doorstep. And we found a way to be safely part of the fun and excitement! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Focus on fun, rather than food - Dressing up, imagination & social fun is the best part! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ask friends and neighbours to consider offering non-food treats like stickers, glow in the dark toys etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make a plan before you leave the house. Chat with your child about staying safe but ALSO make a plan for having fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't eat the lollies or treats until you get home. Take safe treats/lollies for energy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A fantastic allergy awareness campaign which has been promoted by FARE is the <a href="http://www.foodallergy.org/teal-pumpkin-project/about#.WArHCPl97IU" target="_blank">#Tealpumpkinproject </a>, starting in 2014 it has had fantastic success. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This allergy awareness project was initially created by an allergy mum who wanted her allergic children to be included in the special celebrations of Halloween. The campaign</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> promotes the fantastic idea of non-food treats like stickers, and small fun toys and focus on fun rather than just the sweets and food. Hopefully the Teal Pumpkin Project can become more international to globally promote food allergy awareness and inclusion everywhere.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Halloween! Be spooky, and stay safe! </span></div>
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allergy punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213344806141853225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699284990402811058.post-30868000206840707172016-10-02T15:38:00.000-07:002016-10-02T15:38:08.548-07:00 Interview with Kiss Freely creator, Jennifer Kurko<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1f20; font-family: "arial";">Kiss Freely</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1f20; font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;"> is an exciting cosmetics range,
designed for and by a family with food allergies. Free from the top 8
food allergens, but also free from some other common allergens (sesame, shea
butter, coconut, avocado, and mango). Kiss Freely is now launching in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";">How did you come up with the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";">I kissed my daughter on the cheek one night after her bath
and she broke out in hives. At the time
I had no idea what caused the hives. It
was a really devastating moment to realize that I could not kiss her without
thinking about it first. Once I realized
the hives were from my lip balm, I also realized we had a ton of cosmetics and
bath and body products that were not safe for her. I looked for products that were safe but they
were very hard to find. The labels were
impossible to read without consulting Google constantly! It was so frustrating
that it made creating my own products seem like the easier choice! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";">Kiss Freely</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";"> is such a fabulous name for your allergy friendly product
range, how did this come about? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";">The name Kiss Freely came from my daughter. I was wearing
our homemade lip balm and I went to kiss her.
She got very excited and said "we can kiss freely!" We used that phrase in our house for a while
before we started the company and it just seemed like a natural choice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";">What are some of the issues
you came across personally, as a food allergy mum, with the regular mainstream
ranges of cosmetic and beauty products on the market?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";">I really couldn't find a line that was free from my
daughters' allergens. I would find one
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oil and coconut are pretty popular ingredients in natural cosmetics so a lot of
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";">How have you found the
response from the food allergy community, to your first launch in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";">It has really been amazing. The community is so supportive and has spread
the word more then I could have imagined or hoped for. The food allergy community is my community so
to be embraced by them is humbling and helps keep me motivated to make Kiss
Freely available to more people. I am so
excited to be able to have our products sold through you and to introduce Kiss
Freely to </span><st1:country-region style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";">.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";">What were the aims of the
creation of Kiss Freely? I know for me, as a food allergy mum, I think saving
time is a really great benefit, and as sometimes reading cosmetics labels can
be so boggling.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";">All of the above! I
still go to multiple food stores to get safe food for my children. I wanted Kiss Freely to make life just a
little easier for food allergy families. We also donate a portion of our
profits to organizations that promote food allergy awareness and research.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";">Jennifer, I know many families are very grateful for the
creation of <i>Kiss Freely</i>, and what I find so amazing is that Kiss
Freely is a completely unique product range like no other: dedicated to food
allergy and coeliac communties! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";">You and your family are an
inspiration, but who inspires you? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";">This is a great question. This may be cliché but my
daughters inspire me. They are the
reason for this endeavor. The way the
deal with and manage their allergies inspires me. They have an amazing ability
to advocate for themselves and others even at such a young age. They are so much more aware of others and
have become incredibly empathetic. They handle a lot of tough situations with
so much grace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";">Thanks Jennifer!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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allergy punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213344806141853225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699284990402811058.post-62073066424804028112016-09-07T17:47:00.000-07:002016-09-07T18:20:41.746-07:00Jam Surprise Cakes <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">These Jam Surprise
cakes with jammy fruit inside are easy, quick and fun to make … and
devour!</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Perfect for when friends are
around for afternoon tea! This easy recipe is definitely one you can also make
with children. Most of the ingredients are adjustable depending on your
allergies. Great breakfast muffin/cake when you are on the go, for children’s
lunchboxes or easy snack.</span><br />
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Raising Flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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margarine melted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">1/3 cup of berry
fruit – raspberries or strawberries work well. (I used strawberries &
raspberries)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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medium organic orange (or lemon)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">1 x tbsp favourite
safe berry jam - I used strawberry jam, but any red jam that’s safe for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Here I used cara
cara oranges as they are were in season. But you can use </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">any orange, or
substitute with lemon which is also works really well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">First combine 1/3 cup of finely diced fruit (I use raspberries and strawberries) with your red berry jam and set aside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mix gently, but
well. So you are folding in rather than beating, you want it to be just combined rather than super smooth mixture. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">These cakes, are more like a
muffin so the mix will not be as wet or runny, as a traditional cake mix. </span></div>
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muffin tins. Around 3/4 to the top is ideal. Drop the jelly-jammy fruit mix carefully into each muffin tin equally.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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after school when friends are over, they are packed with energy to keep them
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allergy punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213344806141853225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699284990402811058.post-59626202888739985372016-08-30T20:13:00.000-07:002016-10-21T14:48:44.508-07:00When Sidney Came to Tea<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Have you ever
described your allergic child as a fussy eater? Do you find it challenging to
ensure your child eats well? What does it all mean for children with a special
need such as food allergies, coeliac disease, diabetes or other health
conditions?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">On our first visit
to the children’s dietitian at our local hospital, I was taken back when the
dietitian began to glare at me as I tried to communicate my child’s health
issues. “<i>Shh ...</i>Don’t say it!”, she would
interject. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">We were there for
tips and ideas for eating well, as well for weight gain. I kept inadvertently, as
if it was some sort of subconscious tick, repeating “…Yes, he’s a “fussy eater”…. right in front of my little man! Despite the dietitians' observation that
indeed little ears were listening! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Yikes! I reflected.
Yes! I had been blurting out “fussy eater” quite a lot. This really began when
I would try to explain to others why my allergic child would refuse food, make
faces, or take ages to eat his snack or meal. As if I had to justify the behaviour, as if it was not
normal. I felt I needed to communicate to others, to reach out and help them
relate by attaching this label.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Even though I knew
there was much more to it, I didn’t really think every occasion allowed for a full
explanation, a very long story about our history with food, anxieties, ED trips
and the like. But the shortcut - affixing a label - was often done and said in
front of my little boy. It seemed easier to nod, “Yes, he’s just a picky
eater…”. Finally, I could reconsider this, and felt reassured by our lovely dietitian. But I also realised this label might stick if
I didn’t make a change! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Allergies, asthma,
diabetes, coeliac disease and a myriad or combination of health issues can
easily tip your child in to becoming a reluctant eater, or worse lacking
nourishment or even underweight. We were there to see our dietitian for
multiple reasons, and number one was trying to gain weight, and get back on the
graph. As parents know, children in particular need that little bit of
extra weight, in case of illness when weight can drop dramatically.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">So why is it that
kids with food allergies and other health issues can struggle with eating? And
how can we help our children eat
well and live well? Maybe the first step is awareness and understanding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Food fears can loom large<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Anxiety around food
is a normal but significant issue for kids with life threatening food
allergies. We can help our children overcome these worries, which can be overbearing. The fact is living with food allergies is a lot of worry for
little shoulders. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">These food fears
and the fussy eating age of 3-5 years (for all children) - neatly or not so
neatly - coincided for us. Suddenly, a
child that would stuff a whole avocado in his gob, now would push his plate
away. We would often sit for over an hour trying to get our child to eat a meal.
This is what an anaphylactic reaction can do to a three year old. Favourite foods, or rather <i>the only</i> foods eaten go down to 3 then 2
! What then?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Perhaps one of the
main issues for children at risk of anaphylaxis, is that they don’t understand the
why and how of these sudden emergency events like a serious food allergic
reaction. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Monkey see monkey do<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Parent anxiety and
role-modelling is big, as our dietitian helpfully pointed out. But of course as
all food allergy parents know, when their children are little in particular,
they do need to be vigilant. And here’s the hard part. Holding yourself back
when the lady at the shop with such a sweet smile, offers an allergen laden
chocolate bar to your child, and you
rush over and push it out of the way like some kind of commando in slow mode… “Noooo!
“you hear yourself! As you reach out to
prevent the event! As if you were trying to stop a truck heading towards your
child. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Maybe it’s an
overreaction? YES it was… Then the tears
come. Wrong again mum! Striking the balance between vigilance and being over
the top can easily become blurred, especially in the early days or months of a
food allergy diagnosis. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">While you do need
to be on alert, where you can be more relaxed, take the opportunity. Breathe, and take time to educate yourself,
your family and your child. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I think it’s also
worth the time to think about spending time on yourself as a parent. For
instance, try to come to terms with your own anxieties as a food allergy parent
or parent of a child with a health issue. Sorting out rational and irrational
fears can really help. Ensure you can have some "me time", talk to friends and loved ones, and do seek professional
counselling or advice if you feel the need. I found food allergy counsellor Sloane
Millers’, <i>Allergic Girl: Adventures in Living Well with
Food Allergies</i> to be a fabulous, intelligent resource and go to on this
important topic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">After a reaction food fears can reappear<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">This is normal and
I think anyone, especially children, need time. Time to de-stress, work it out and relax. Recover, talk things through, feel nurtured, feel safe. Play! Back
on the trusted, safe and known foods is totally fine in my book and should be
encouraged. Take it slow. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">School inclusion</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">This is an issue
most allergy parents will be dealing with from day one. Whether it’s preschool,
leisure groups or school, there are often food related activities. Often you
will need to be your child’s advocate. Unfortunately not every teacher or
school will “get it”. Keep in discussion
with the school. When food based activities are planned, you need to be informed in advance. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">If all the kids are participating in a food based activity then so
should your child (even if that means a safe alternative). Watching other children eat and have fun, and sitting in the
corner being left out is not acceptable. Kids look up to their teachers and when they are excluded by someone who cares and teaches their group, it’s inevitably hurtful and
naturally doesn’t help their social emotional relationship with food. Keep the lines of communication open with your
child’s teacher and school to ensure your child is </span><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">safe and included</i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"> in learning activities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">All in all, as a food
allergy parent, I have made countless mistakes, but also we have had some wonderful triumphs along the way to eating well. Here are some of them:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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labels together, even before your child can read. Tell them if it’s safe,
it’s great reassurance. </span></li>
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something for all kids.</span></li>
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market</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">. I am thinking fresh food market here – but any market
is great. See if you can encourage your child to pick out a safe food. Of
course the safer areas of a market you know would be great. Smell an
orange or try a different vegetable. We tried and loved purple carrots!</span></li>
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kitchen. </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;">Get creative. Let you child be in charge when they want to take the
lead, great for fostering independence. It can be simple - help butter toast,
make a special juice, make pizzas or cupcakes with a friend - whatever you can
do that works. Food connection and learning food safety are both great skills
for your little person.</span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Acknowledge.</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"> Adults are also discerning, picky eaters who have foods they love and foods they won’t eat.
What are yours? It’s perfectly ok, and great to have favourite foods that you
look forward to. Accept that just like adults, there will be many foods your
child will not want to eat, so long as there are many that they will eat or at
least try.</span></li>
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herbs, carrots or snow peas even in pots, and allow your child to help plant,
smell, pick and eat from the herbs or veges you can grow. Encourage positive
connections between nature and food, food is natural, eating is natural.</span><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></li>
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food is from.</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"> According to surveys many children don’t know where many of
their foods come from, one survey found one in ten children believed sausage rolls are made by rolling them in flour down hills! Start conversations. Milk is from a cow, and then we
make yogurt for instance. How do carrots grow? Where do apples grow? Be open to exposing your child to learning
opportunities around safe foods. If your child has an interest in a food, follow
their lead and extend the learning experience.</span></li>
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dish every week.</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"> This is how you find the next food you love! Well this
might be a little ambitious for some children, but keep the idea flowing that
trying new foods is positive, and it’s something that you can keep working on.</span></li>
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at school.</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"> See if your school will be involved in a food allergy education program. Donate
some inclusive children's allergy books to your child’s school or kindergarten. Educating your child’s peers
can really help them to feel safe, supported and included.</span><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Keep eating times as relaxed as possible.</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"> This is difficult when you have had a busy day, but keep
in mind this can make a big difference. Reluctant eaters
are often slow eaters who dawdle over their plates. Trying to hurry children to
eat can cause them to become stressed, and put them off their food. Be patient,
and let kids eat in their own time. Again this is tricky to get the balance
right, especially if you’ve ever sat with your child for over an hour at mealtimes.</span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Be social!</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"> Even for allergic
children this is so vital. This is one way in which you can take the emphasis
off your child. Children with health issues such as food allergies, diabetes or
other conditions often have all the attention on them. Socialise whenever you
can even if you are taking your own food, whether it’s a picnic at the park, play-date
or dinner with friends, allow your child to learn to eat in a social relaxing
atmosphere. This can take time for some children, but persist when you can. </span></li>
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course, but role model about your enthusiasm for food, talk about your
favourites. While we try to teach our children the dangers of food, we must
also emphasise how food is fun and awesome!</span></li>
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change the setting</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;">. Be creative! Eat a picnic in the lounge room, eat outside
on the grass if it’s sunny, at the park, or with good friends. We have had many
picnics inside, with cuddly friends (soft toys) joining in!</span></li>
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stressful situations.</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"> We attended a party once and there was an unusual amount of
allergens on the party table. We brought our own food, but my son became very
stressed that something might happen. We talked it through and sat separately,
but it’s good to be aware in these cases, and get through them together. We
focused on the fun in this instance rather than the food.</span></li>
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food.</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"> Stories and shows that include scenes about food, can provide
opportunities to discuss or create appetite in positive ways. If Jake from <i>Adventure Time</i> is enjoying pickles or
pie, then maybe you can do the same? Is your child crafting a farm on Minecraft? There are foods in the game they might want to try in real life. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;">Think about advertising, how many times
have you seen a commercial that made you think that burger looked great? Or
looked at Instagram pictures of food and suddenly felt hungry? Mind and body
are connected, this is especially true with food. Opportunities can be anywhere. And imaginative
stories can be one avenue for positivity.</span></li>
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just like adults. Sometimes it can be a case of just getting the eating process started, for instance,
pickles, finger food, fruit or a small very light healthy snack before
dinner might be what works. Sometimes the more you eat, the more you can
eat!</span></li>
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looks good, tastes good. </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sometimes a new plate, or cute side garnish
might just help. Again make it fun. No one needs be a chef or artiste, but
a little excitement can go a long way. This is especially true when you
have a very limited diet due to food allergies.</span></li>
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the plate and overwhelm</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">. It’s the best thing ever when you
hear… “Heh! I ate it all!”, with such glorious satisfaction… or even, yes…
asking for seconds! These are great self accomplishments worth celebrating.
And it’s part of setting achievable goals too! We all suffer from too much
pressure at times, and children are no exception.</span></li>
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interfere with eating -<span style="background: white;"> such as teething, a
sore throat, a blocked nose, or an upset tummy. We have had a lot of sore
throats that were related to environmental allergies - the sore throats
were fairly frequent for some time. So, in this case we would compromise
with softer foods, and didn’t force chewy meat, or other foods that were
painful at the time. </span></span></li>
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new foods even if your children rejects them at first</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">. This is
really true for younger children in particular but also as children get
older their tastes might change.
Experts generally think that kids need to see and taste new foods
several times before they become 'familiar' and are accepted. Don’t give
up too soon!</span></li>
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can.</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Find a safe restaurant that your allergic child/ren loves. Allow
them the experience to gorge safely and feel normal, and relaxed when
eating out. This is really a big one in my book.</span></li>
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bullying. </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Be aware of any bullying in the preschool or school
yard. This can adversely affect appetite too, as food allergy teasing/ or
bullying can cause a sharp rise in your child’s anxieties and become very
stressful all round.</span></li>
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of your child’s anxieties, and keep discussing and educating</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">. They don’t
know and fully understand how to stay allergy safe yet. For instance, our
child would be scared to ask or even accept a glass of water at a friends’
house. We would let our son know it’s safe, and why, and talk things through.</span></li>
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emphasis off your child.</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> As above, make it social. Eat as a
family. Eat at the same time as your child. Children with health issues
like allergies or diabetes feel the pressure on them. Try to divert
attention away from them when you can, and let them be. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sidney</span></st1:city></st1:place><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> comes to Tea<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">When we were really
struggling with encouraging our child to eat, we discovered </span><st1:city style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sidney</st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">. He was a friend from kinder who came
home, a very special possum called </span><st1:city style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sidney</st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">.
They did everything together, ride bikes, go for walks, cuddle and more! And he
came to tea! And sometimes even breakfast. We would make a plate of toast for </span><st1:city style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;" w:st="on">Sidney</st1:city><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"> too, “Come on </span><st1:city style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sidney</st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">!
you need to eat!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">A special soft toy,
friend or puppet can, help some children as they do in therapy – express
themselves when they are stressed, help open communication and create
a voice for an anxious child. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sidney</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> the possum often would
suddenly appear at (difficult) dinner times. He would patiently sit, and not so
patiently - wait for the corn kernels to be eaten so he could enjoy the cob,
which he liked best. “Wait!!!”, my son
would tell <st1:city w:st="on">Sidney</st1:city> with giggles, eager to allow <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Sidney</st1:city></st1:place> to join in, as he
gobbled his corn with excitement”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sidney</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> also often enjoyed
coming to “a picnic”, afternoon tea snack. In fact he was a bit of a greedy
guts at times who couldn’t wait to tuck into his food. We often had to tell him
to “Wait!”. Everything was better when <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sidney</st1:place></st1:city>
came to tea. My partner became an overnight puppeter sensation in our house.
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I am sharing my
tips as an allergy mum, I am not offering expert or medical advice, but I do highly
recommend visiting an experienced children’s dietitian, or specialist qualified counsellor if you feel the need. It can be a tough road to help your child
become healthy and confident, but hang in there. If you have any tips, or
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">These kofta meatballs are
a fantastic, easy allergy friendly finger food that's simple and quick to make! A versatile dish that is great for barbeques,
canapés, lazy dinner or ideal children’s food.
As they have a soft and slightly spongy texture they are perfect for
young children. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">The fresh mint
gives a great new flavour, and is perfect with fresh lemon or lime – a great
companion to any lamb dish.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span></div>
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ground lamb (preferably not lean)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cous cous (you can use gluten free cous cous or rice crumbs as wheat free
alternative)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">You can be as
generous as you like with the herbs, we like a lot. If “green bits” are a no go
with your children you can omit or reduce the fresh herbs, but I have been
surprised how many children really take to the minty flavour once they give it
a go. And fresh lemon squeezed on meat or veges is popular with many kids too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Form and roll into
small balls, slightly smaller than a golf ball size. Chill in your fridge for at
least 1 hour if possible. Again, this will help keep the kofta balls formed,
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refrigerator and grill on a lightly oiled cast-iron griddle or barbecue over
high heat, turning the koftas, for about 8-10 minutes or until browned. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Alternatively cook
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