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When my 18 year-old son was a baby, there were few choices when it came to foods that were safe for kids with multiple food allergies. Now, thanks to a number of entrepreneurs, (many of whom are parents of kids with food allergies!) there is an increasing number of delicious and allergy-friendly foods, with new ones coming onto the market every year.
KFA has an important commitment to share new food finds with you when we learn about them. This issue's New Allergy Friendly Foods for Kids Special Report is a summary of the new products we've learned about since last spring. I hope that it's helpful to you; I wish I had something like this when my son was younger and I couldn't find much to buy for him!
Enjoy!
Lynda Mitchell
President
New Allergy-Friendly Foods for Kids (Special Report)
In October 2008, KFA sent representatives to the Natural Products Expo East (a food-industry trade show) in Boston. The exposition represented hundreds of companies, many of which cater to the food allergy community. Businesses were showcasing their new products to merchandisers; and KFA is sharing the latest products with you in this special report.
Be the first to know what new allergy-friendly foods are available!
New Food Allergy-Friendly Foods for Kids (HTML web page)
New Food Allergy-Friendly Foods for Kids  (PDF to save & print)
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When you use this link to visit the Amazon.com Web site, a portion of your purchases will be given to KFA. It's easy, and it won't cost you one cent extra!
Amazon.com is excited to announce their new Holiday Toy List which allows customers to watch hundreds of toys, video games, sporting goods, electronic gadgets, and DVDs in action. The Holiday Toy List can be sorted by age or price. With Amazon's easy-to-use video display, you are just a few clicks away from discovering the perfect gift. Shop to support KFA!
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If you are visiting family for Thanksgiving, what do you bring for your toddler?
"This will be Maya's first thanksgiving where she can sit at the table and eat with everyone, and kind of be aware of everything. She'll be 16 mos old. I hate to bring her a hot dog while everyone is eating turkey, ham, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, stuffing, desserts galore. She's at the stage now where she wants everything she sees me give to her 2 y.o. brother."
Read this discussion to see how parents deal with tricky food issues at Thanksgiving for their children.
Do your non-allergic siblings follow the same diet?
"How you all handle siblings of food allergic kids? Do you have them follow the food allergic child's diet even if they are not allergic?"
Some do; some don't. It depends on a lot of factors, including ages of the children and whether the food is an essential nutritional staple.. Parents weigh in on the varied ways they approach this issue.
Best Wishes for a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving from KFA
 With Thanksgiving just around the corner, don't forget that our Safe Eats™ searchable recipe database contains hundreds of recipes that can help you reclaim Turkey day! We have recipes perfect for Thanksgiving: soups, stuffing, cranberry dishes and pumpkin pies. In addition, if you need help adapting a recipe or if you are on a quest for a safe ingredient, be sure to stop by our food and cooking forums where you can get some parent-to-parent answers to your questions.
Reminder: Safe Eats recipes are donated by members and have not been tested in a test kitchen. Be sure to verify the safety of all ingredients.
The Safe Eats Recipe Database is one of a number of benefits for our Family Membership Subscribers.
These are free sample recipes from Safe Eats™ for you to enjoy:
For Family Members only:
Be sure to visit the Allergy Buyer's Guide section of our Web site to see a growing list of businesses that provide allergy-friendly products and services!
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Fab Snacks
Making brown-bagging-it a little easier for those with food allergies. Favorite peanut-free, tree nut-free, dairy-free, wheat-free and/or gluten-free snacks selected by our food allergy family.
Meraby's Allergy Family Foods
Our vanilla extract is wheat free and corn free, and made in a facility that doesn't produce nut extracts! Also, try our all-natural muffin and pancake mixes that are free of dairy, eggs, peanuts and tree nuts. With canned wild Maine blueberries and dried cranberries in the box, our mixes are quick and yummy! Wheat free mixes coming soon!
 The following foods were recently recalled. Check our Web site for complete details:
U.S. allergy recalls
- Model Dairy: 2% Chocolate milk (undeclared eggs)
- PANOS Brands: Vegan Rella Cheddar Block (undeclared milk)
- Seattle's Favorite Gourmet Cookies & Dessert Co.: Orange cranberry and banana nut muffin tops (undeclared milk)
- Amy's Kitchen Inc.: Tofu Scramble in a Pocket Sandwich (undeclared milk)
Canadian allergy recalls
- Nondairy Coffee Creamers and Coffee Mixes including: Dongsuh Frima, Maxim, Maxwell House, Taster's Choice and Nescafé (undeclared milk)
- AFC Food Group: Fresh 2 Go Beef Tortellini (undeclared milk)
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