The Curious Footprint

Food Allergies

Take a peek inside our family's experience with food allergies.  Read our diagnosis story.  Find out where we have had success when it comes to eating out and traveling.

Finding Ways to “Enjoy Life” with Food Allergy Friendly Snacks

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I have a very hungry 12 year old on my hands....constantly looking for a snack and entering the "bottomless pit" stage of life.  However, he also has severe, life-threatening food allergies.  That makes grabbing whatever he finds closest to him not an option.  As his mom, I've … [Read more...] about Finding Ways to “Enjoy Life” with Food Allergy Friendly Snacks

Review of Burton’s Grill: Hit or Miss for this Food Allergy Family?

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Word spreads rather swiftly through the food allergy community when a restaurant goes above and beyond to accommodate the needs of a customer with special dietary restrictions.  Burton’s Grill is one of those establishments whose name has been circulating around the food allergy … [Read more...] about Review of Burton’s Grill: Hit or Miss for this Food Allergy Family?

Fathoms Bar & Grille: One Traveling Family’s Review

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A jaunt out to the New England coastline means hearing water crashing against the sand, dipping toes in the great Atlantic and eating delicious authentic seafood!  Oh, my goodness!  People, I have seriously been craving some fried clams!  Hmmm ~ I wonder where we could find … [Read more...] about Fathoms Bar & Grille: One Traveling Family’s Review

Our food allergy story: The bite that sealed the deal

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There is an increasing number of individuals and families in the world who are learning to cope with the struggles of food allergies.   This entity is not partial to race, religion, socioeconomic status or gender.  It has no determined age of onset, it has no known definitive … [Read more...] about Our food allergy story: The bite that sealed the deal