Dining Tips
Read the article, Eating Out with Food Allergies by Michele Carrick (The reprint is available at Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America-NE Chapter.)
Table Toppers Disposable Place Mats are mats that can be used at school, in restaurants, or just for a quick visit to the coffee shop. A must-have for smaller kids! Available at www.achooallergy.com.
Printed Post-It Notes. Go to VistaPrint.com and have Post-It notes printed up with your allergens. That way, in addition to telling your waiter about your allergies, he/she can stick the note on your order and your chef should see it, too.
Look into Select Wisely food and travel translation cards at www.selectwisely.com. Select Wisely offers customized travel translation cards for food allergies which are very helpful in restaurants. French, Spanish, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Portuguese, Chinese and more...
Allergy Free Delites will ship customized meals to hotels across the U.S. and Canada. See their website at www.allergyfreedelites.com.
Table Toppers Disposable Place Mats are mats that can be used at school, in restaurants, or just for a quick visit to the coffee shop. A must-have for smaller kids! Available at www.achooallergy.com.
Printed Post-It Notes. Go to VistaPrint.com and have Post-It notes printed up with your allergens. That way, in addition to telling your waiter about your allergies, he/she can stick the note on your order and your chef should see it, too.
Look into Select Wisely food and travel translation cards at www.selectwisely.com. Select Wisely offers customized travel translation cards for food allergies which are very helpful in restaurants. French, Spanish, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Portuguese, Chinese and more...
Allergy Free Delites will ship customized meals to hotels across the U.S. and Canada. See their website at www.allergyfreedelites.com.
Be aware...
The dangers of hidden contamination.
From Canada.com, the story of an 11-year old girl who suffered a severe anaphylactic reaction after drinking a fruit smoothie.
When ordering items made on-site, it is not only important to ask if the item may contain nuts, but also understand that if the ingredients are obtained from a third-party vendor (in this case the frozen yogurt), it may not be free of allergens.
“...the companies that make sorbet and frozen yogurt, which go into some of the drinks and are supposed to be nut free, (but they) make other products that do contain nuts...traces of nuts can make it into the sorbet and frozen yogurt because of this.
Read the full article.
From Canada.com, the story of an 11-year old girl who suffered a severe anaphylactic reaction after drinking a fruit smoothie.
When ordering items made on-site, it is not only important to ask if the item may contain nuts, but also understand that if the ingredients are obtained from a third-party vendor (in this case the frozen yogurt), it may not be free of allergens.
“...the companies that make sorbet and frozen yogurt, which go into some of the drinks and are supposed to be nut free, (but they) make other products that do contain nuts...traces of nuts can make it into the sorbet and frozen yogurt because of this.
Read the full article.
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If you have medical issues or questions, speak with a qualified personal physician.
BROOKLINE FAMILIES with FOOD ALLERGIES
BroFFA.ORG is not a professional organization and does not constitute medical and/or legal advice.
If you have medical issues or questions, speak with a qualified personal physician.
