http://www.allergykids.com/blog/5-tips-for-allergy-friendly-holiday-parties/ Inspiring change in the health of children with allergies, autism, ADHD and asthma Fri, 17 May 2013 00:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.allergykids.com/blog/5-tips-for-allergy-friendly-holiday-parties/comment-page-1/#comment-12583 Allergy Annie Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:36:07 +0000 http://www.allergykids.com/?p=4877#comment-12583 Indeed – great tips! One more tip related to COMMUNICATE – make some dishes for your guests that are allergy-free and clearly label those foods as such. For example, gluten-free or egg-free, etc., and have those foods served in a separate area from the other foods. Use little business cards to indicate what foods contain, or, if you want cards prepared for you, do take a look at our clear allergy labels!

]]> http://www.allergykids.com/blog/5-tips-for-allergy-friendly-holiday-parties/comment-page-1/#comment-12562 Eileen Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:21:33 +0000 http://www.allergykids.com/?p=4877#comment-12562 My kids and I are on a restricted diet due to food sensitivities. We are so accustomed to traveling with our own food to avoid any situations. I will talk to the host ahead of time and tell her about our food issues and say that we are accusomed to accomodating and just bringing our own food. I will see if she knows any of the kinds of foods that will be served and then try to make comparable entrees for us. If I know they are serving chocolate cupcakes at the party then I’ll make our own allergy-free chocolate cupcakes. That way my kids don’t feel left out. We’ve been doing this for over 2 years now and no one has ever been rude or made me feel out of place for doing this.

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