Amelie Anstead
It’s hard not to love a teen whose mantra is “it’s easy to be kind.” Amelie Anstead has learned to manage multiple allergies in not one, but two countries. She lives in England with her mother and stepfather and flies regularly to California where her father Ant Anstead from Wheeler Dealers and his wife Christina Anstead from Flip or Flop and Christina on the Coast live. Amelie is using her Instagram following to raise food allergy awareness, one follower at a time.
Top Rated Allergy-Friendly Asian Restaurants
An Asian restaurant that is allergy-friendly can feel like one of the most elusive finds. Widespread advice is to avoid Asian restaurants with food allergies, as the menus typically contain nuts, soy, shellfish, sesame, and gluten. However, Spokin users have shared many reviews of Asian restaurants that safely accommodated their food allergies. See the list featuring 80 app reviews across the U.S. and even halfway around the world! Editorial note: See our 2021 list of 95 Top Rated Allergy-Friendly Asian Restaurants for more safe dining options! Arizona | California | Connecticut | Florida | Illinois | Massachusetts | Missouri | New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Virginia | Washington | Austria | China | Hong Kong | Japan | Ontario | Singapore | United Kingdom
Meet the Maker: Lil Mixins
Allergy moms get things done! Meenal Lele is a food allergy mom who was determined to create the safest, easiest and most affordable early introduction solution possible. She used her experience in the biomedical field and training as an engineer to become the only food allergy parent to bring a presentation product to market. Lil Mixins is now the #1 pediatrician-recommended early introduction product available. In partnership with our friends at
Favorite Reviews 2019
The heart of Spokin's mission is to create a platform to share and discover food allergy resources so we can all learn from one another and save time. You've created the largest food allergy recommendation resource with over 6 million reviews in 75 countries! We've rounded up our favorite reviews from 2019. Our reviewers found places from small towns to far away cities, sharing the details of what they ate, hidden allergens and incredible service! Allergen Menu | Beyond the Top 8 | Far Away | Far, Far Away | Hotels | The Extra Mile
2019 Allergy-Friendly Chocolate Chip Guide
Straight from the bag, nestled in dough or warm and gooey out of the oven—chocolate chips take the starring role in allergy-friendly baking. Whether you’re a baker by nature or necessity, our guide is chock full of 27 chips because it’s always baking season. This product guide was published on 12/18/19.
Editorial note: Complete your recipe with our guide of 89 Allergy-Friendly Baking Products or try adding your favorite allergy-friendly chocolate chips to brownies with a mix from our guide of 28 Allergy-Friendly Brownie Mixes!
Meet the Maker: Sweet Loren’s
You had us at allergy-friendly cookie dough! Loren Brill set out to make the impossible, a healthy and great tasting chocolate chip cookie. After listening to requests from the food allergy community, she reformulated her recipe so the whole family could enjoy the same warm cookie. Sweet Loren’s cookies are top 8 plus sesame-free and made in a facility dedicated free of gluten, dairy, peanuts, and tree nuts. Now the #1 natural cookie dough in the U.S., she’s proving that making a clean, delicious and allergy-friendly product isn’t just great for the consumers, it’s good for business too. In partnership with our friends at
Spokin’s Favorite Things
Introducing Spokin’s Favorite Things Holiday Gift Guide! We stocked the list with allergy-friendly treats for the foodies, skin and makeup items for the beauty products lover plus teal themed products for everyone else on your list. Explore the full list of items, some with special offers, and happy holidays!
Editorial note: See more of our favorite things in our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide!
Foodie | Fun + Games | Beauty | Jewelry | Cozy | Home + Office | Kitchen | Active | Tech
Top Spokin Users of 2019
We're highlighting a few of this year’s power users! From teens and young adults who manage their own allergies to parents who care for their kids, these active contributors shared many thoughtful reviews across different categories. We're celebrating some of our top users today by sharing both their favorite review and their favorite find on the Spokin app. We can’t thank them, or you, enough! Cheers to a healthy and safe holiday season and new year!
Catherine McCord of Weelicious
Food guru Catherine McCord knows how to get kids excited about nutritious food and she’s no stranger to accommodating food allergies and specialized diets. She balances food blogging, judging on Food Network’s Guy’s Grocery Games, cookbook writing and co-founding a meal delivery service, all while raising three children, ranging from her youngest who has a dairy allergy, to her oldest, who is a vegetarian. Catherine is an Instagram health food goddess as well as the inclusive, empathetic mom we all want to have a smoothie with!
Top 100 Women in Food Allergies 2019
Leave it to a woman to get the job done! These top 100 women in the food allergy community are creating products and laws, raising funds and awareness and making managing food allergies easier. Not only are they improving the landscape, but they are also collaborating with one another. This talented group of women understands “it’s us versus food allergies,” and we are thrilled to recognize all their hard work. Editorial note: See our 2021 list of the Top 100 Women in Food Allergies!
