Expert Food Allergy Travel Advice
Shawna Huffman Owen has helped food allergic families navigate travel to destinations around the globe. Although she doesn't personally manage food allergies in her home, almost 50% of her family clients do.
As an owner of Huffman Travel, Shawna is an expert travel advisor that specializes in international family travel. Shawna shares with Spokin how she designs safe travel for food allergic families and lets us all in on some of her best travel tips.
New York City Food Allergy-Friendly City Guide
New York's density and diversity pack a lot in and offers something for everyone, making it one of the most food allergy-friendly cities you can visit. These businesses aren't all allergen-free, but they are experienced with food allergies and have an educated staff, which is why they made our list. You can make it there.
What are food allergies?
Get back to the basics with everything you need to know about the top 9 food allergies.
The Peanut Patch
Behind the scenes shot of Cooper filming about the Peanut Patch for CBS with Mary Kay Kleist Welcome to the third issue of Treatments and Therapies. The two previous issues explored OIT and SLIT, and in this issue, we feature the treatment commonly referred to as The Peanut Patch. DBV Technologies developed The Peanut Patch under their Viaskin® Products line, and it is currently only available to patients enrolled in a clinical trial. We had the opportunity to speak with Brenda Coletto, a Spokin user, whose son Cooper was enrolled in two peanut patch clinical trials. Brenda filled us in on their experience and shared an update on Cooper. Be sure to check out the CBS 2 Chicago feature on Cooper and Brenda
Oral Immunotherapy (OIT)
Welcome to the first in our series featuring food allergy treatments and therapies. Our goal is to keep you informed of treatment options, explain how they work, and and share insights from Spokin users who have first-hand experiences. Spokin recently sat down with Dr. Paul Detjen, one of our top recommended allergists administering Oral Immunotherapy, commonly referred to as OIT, and two parents whose children are undergoing OIT at his practice. Today we are sharing a front row seat to the therapy, the process, and the patient experience.
Top 10 Allergen-Free Food Products
We are always on the search for great tasting food-allergy friendly food products. Unfortunately, those phrases don't always appeared in the same sentence. We set out to create a list of top 10 products that would meet both criteria. To pass our taste test - even the pickiest of eaters, both allergic, and non-food allergic, had to ask for seconds. Our allergen-friendly test required crystal clear package labeling and consistent information on the manufacture's website. All the taste and none of the guesswork. This product guide was published on 10/16.
2019 Allergy-Friendly Halloween Candy Guide
Food allergy parents wear a cape every day — we're looking at you, Wonder Woman and Superman — but Halloween is your kids' turn, and they should soar. Whether you're shopping for candy and wish there was a guide to make it easier (we made it) or you need to quickly determine if your trick or treater's stash is safe to eat, the Spokin app is going to make you a hero. This product guide was published on 9/25/19. See our 2022 Nut-Free, Dairy-Free, and Gluten-Free Halloween Candy Guides for more allergy-friendly candy! Top 8+ Allergen Free Candy | Mainstream Candy
Food Allergy Halloween Guide
Kendra Peterson: Allergen-Free Cooking
Kendra Peterson has a full plate. As a private chef, author, and consulting chef to Enjoy Life Foods — cooking healthy, high-quality food is part of her daily life. Kendra is all about clean and nutrient-dense foods, as she personally eats gluten-free and dairy-free and is widely recognized for accommodating clients with food allergies. Kendra is no longer accepting new private clients, but lucky for us, she has put together a cookbook of her best recipes for every allergy called Drizzle Kitchen Favorites. You can keep up with Kendra on her website Drizzle Kitchen, follow her on Instagram, and check out her webinar, Eat Freely: Allergy-Free Cooking Tips From The Enjoy Life Chef.
Charleston, SC Food Allergy-Friendly City Guide
Charleston currently is one of the hottest places to visit. The city is known for its rich history, Georgian architecture, pastel-colored homes, and picturesque harbor, but recently all the buzz has been around its growing food scene. While Charleston may love its boiled peanuts and seafood, we found the town to be very educated on food allergies—likely due to the tradition of southern hospitality and their undeniably attentive service. Our Spokin city guide makes traveling easy so you can spend time enjoying a weekend away filled with beautiful weather, great food, fun activities, and lovely accommodations.
