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Great resource, thank you so much! Dining out with even minor food allergies can be absolutely daunting.
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Blog Post Comment❤️I think requiring restaurants to server allergy food is goings to far. it's a different category from schools. People do not have eat in restaurants. The way children are required to attends school. Sorry, but this is going too far.
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Blog Post CommentAbout the Speakers Sloane Miller, food allergy advocate, author and life coach, is founder and President of Allergic Girl Resources, Inc., a consultancy devoted to food allergy awareness. Ms. Miller was born with food allergies and developed asthma and environmental allergies as a child. She consults with private clients, the healthcare, food and hospitality industries, government and not-for-profit advocacy organizations. Ms. Miller earned her Master of Social Work at the New York...
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Blog Post CommentI frequently visit restaurants and I'm allergic to shellfish. I make sure to check allergen menus or allergy free menus at the restaurants by asking them. Its really frustrating to know not many restaurant owners maintain such menu. I recently saw few restaurants showing allergy menus in smartphones with a small QR code on the wall with allergy poster. I think its from www.allergyposter.com and they seem to teach these owners something. Few apps are out there too. But its really a pain to...
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Blog Post CommentThis is great info Lynda! I hope your audience listened closely and will begin to implement your suggestions. I'd be interested to know the restaurateurs who attended!
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Blog Post CommentThank you, Kathryn! I don't think the list of attendees was released, but those who I met they were from colleges, large national restaurant chains, and individual restaurant owners.
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Blog Post Comment❤️My son is 9. We don't eat at restaurants very often. We have found the very few that he seems to do well with. One being our local Mexican restaurant. Fast food restaurants are pretty much out of the question. The Mexican place(s) is very accommodating to him so far as making his food without the tortilla or shell. (He always orders taco w/o shell - he is allergic to corn/hard shell, wheat/soft shell) Since he is allergic to corn, that leaves their chips out too. They have always been very...
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Blog Post Comment❤️These lists are very helpful, but quite short. It would be very helpful to see a Top-10 list, or even more, to give us more options. Sad to see Not Your Average Joe’s off the list - they are EXCELLENT with my daughter’s multiple food allergies.
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Blog Post CommentGood to know you have a go-to place for your DD's food allergies! And the app is great and will help you find other options!
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Blog Post Comment❤️AAFA has been such an extraordinary advocate for our food allergy community with their dedication to sponsoring SB 68 in California! Please learn more about Senate Bill 68 ADDE at Addietellsall.com and sign up to support! We need our community to come together to bring this important change forward. thank you! Robyn and Addie
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Blog Post Comment🎉This is great news! I just submitted a letter to support this bill! https://calegislation.lc.ca.gov/Advocates/ Also I am planning to attend the Senate Health Committee Hearing on April 9th in Sacramento: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/s...ickets-1274739282509
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Blog Post CommentDoes the law require or encourage restaurant staff to ask patrons about food allergies? My family found this to be done in London at several establishments. It was a game changer for us. We felt acknowledged and welcomed and my teen age daughter didn't dread eating out.
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Blog Post Comment👍Thank you for submitting a letter, @Echo ! If you are able, we'd love an update on the Senate Health Committee Hearing in April. We're grateful for advocates like you!