Archived Kids With Food Allergies Announcements for 2006
December 15, 2006
Our second Iron Chef KFA competition for 2006 is now over and the winner is Old Fashioned Apple Filled Cake Donuts by Melanie. The theme ingredient for the second competition was Apples, and all recipes were free of gluten, wheat and soy. Congratulations to the other competitors as well. All of the recipes were delicious and are now available in our Safe Eats™ searchable recipe database.
November 15, 2006
Our second Iron Chef KFA competition for 2006 has been announced! The theme for this event will be Apples, and the "secret without" ingredients are wheat, gluten and soy.
All of the dishes must feature apple - fresh, dried or applesauce. All of the dishes must not contain any wheat, gluten, or soy products.
Join in on the fun and be a judge or a participant for this contest! Any KFA Family Member who is not a challenger in the current battle can be a judge. Judges select one or more of the contest recipes to try out at home, then rate each recipe. For more details on judging or on entering the battle, register or log in and visit the Iron Chef Food Competition Forum.
November 13, 2006
Our first Iron Chef KFA competition for 2006 challenged participants with a Pumpkin theme and all recipes had to be safe for milk allergy and egg allergy. We are pleased to announce the winning recipe, Creamy Pumpkin Curry soup, created by member Joanne M!
We had ten parents sign up to create recipes for the initial October competition using the theme ingredient of Pumpkin. Egg and dairy were the "secret without" ingredients. All recipes are now in our searchable Safe Eats™ recipe database for all Family Membership subscribers to enjoy.
November 11-13, 2006
Kids With Food Allergies went on the road to exhibit at the 2006 American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. Representatives of KFA spoke with allergists and allied health professionals regarding the unique and valuable services KFA provides online to families who are raising food allergic children -- our recipe database, our food and cooking support forums, and our family forums for emotional and social support. The response and interest we received from the allergists was excellent.
October 18, 2006
Sherry Jenkins, Pharm. D. has joined Kids With Food Allergies as board member and Secretary. Sherry's been with us since 2004 as a member of our Medical Advisory Team, and has a family with food intolerance issues. We are looking forward to having Sherry's expertise on our Board of Directors to strengthen our Board's governing and decision making.
October 7-9, 2006
Kids With Food Allergies went on the road to exhibit at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Atlanta GA. Representatives of KFA pediatricians and allied health professionals regarding the unique and valuable services KFA provides online to families who are raising food allergic children -- our recipe database, our food and cooking support forums, and our family forums for emotional and social support. We received a very positive response from pediatricians and pediatric allergists in attendance.
October 6, 2006
Kids With Food Allergies Iron Chef Competition
The Food Network asks America, "How Do YOU Iron Chef?" We'd like to show them how Parents Of Food Allergic Kids (POFAKs) do it!
This is the first of a series of competitions modeled after the popular Iron Chef and Iron Chef America television programs on Food Network, but we've added a food allergy twist. Instead of having a secret ingredient as the theme, there will be a "battle theme" and "secret without" restrictions.
Join in on the fun and be a judge for these food allergy cooking contests! Any KFA Family Member who is not a challenger in a current battle can be a judge. Judges select one or more of the contest recipes to try out at home, then rate each recipe. For more details, visit the forums.
August 14, 2006
Are you a food allergy support group or organization leader?
In May we opened a dedicated forum for food allergy support group leaders nationwide, as well as representatives of other allergy nonprofit organizations who wish to share and discuss outreach, advocacy and other issues of interest. There is no charge for access to this new forum. Please contact Lynda Mitchell, President if you wish to have access to this new forum.
August 1, 2006
You can now purchase the current issue of Support Net ® as a pdf download for $2.95.
June 16, 2006
Our inaugural issue of the Kids With Food Allergies Support Net ®, a beautifully formatted quarterly e-publication for Family Membership Subscribers, has been launched.
We've created Support Net ® to celebrate families everywhere who are raising a child or children with food allergies. Support Net ® will share the joys and challenges of parenting a food allergic child, and provide insights, news and views about coping, nutrition research and other issues of interest.
If you would like to receive issues of Support Net ® and you are not already a Family Membership subscriber, you can click here to join or upgrade your membership.
Sponsored memberships are available to those unable to afford the cost of a Family Membership due to financial constraints. Contact us to apply for a sponsored membership.
May 15, 2006
On May 9th, Kids With Food Allergies was a co-sponsor of the new Kid Protein Intolerance and Allergy Initiative held in Baltimore. The American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders (APFED) and Nutricia North America were the other co-sponsors.
The mission of this new initiative is to improve the health, well being and quality of life for infants and children with food allergy, protein intolerance and allergic gastrointestinal disease through advocating prompt identification, diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
The first meeting provided an opportunity for participants to attend food allergy education sessions and to share their experiences about their advocacy efforts and educational outreach in their home communities in breakout sessions. One of the purposes of this initiative is to reach out to support group leaders nationwide and other organizations to see if we can combine our efforts to make our work more effective in these areas.
April 15, 2006
Kids With Food Allergies has accomplished much in the short fourteen months in which we've been in operation, and I'd like to share with you an update regarding our progress and our plans for 2006.
• We've grown to over 6,000 registered members.
• Approximately 500 new members join monthly.
• We now have a dozen support forums including two dedicated to food and cooking.
• Members post approximately 10,000 messages monthly seeking and offering support.
• Our Web site has 40,000 site visits monthly.
• Our searchable "Safe Eats" recipe database now contains over 550 recipes and hundreds more will be added in future months.
• Our volunteer team has grown to 35 members dedicating approximately 1,000 volunteer hours monthly.
February 15, 2006
Effective February 15th, 2006, members will need to have a Family Membership in order to do any of the following:
• Post messages
• Access all forums to read messages
• Use the searchable Safe Eats recipe database
• Access our growing Resources section
• Receive our quarterly publication scheduled to begin Spring 2006
Family memberships are $25 per year. To become a Family Member, you can click here to join or upgrade your membership.
Sponsored memberships are available to those unable to afford the cost of a Family Membership due to financial constraints. Please visit Community Registration to register and find out how to apply for a sponsored family membership.
February 1, 2006
David W. Hauswirth, M.D. has joined the Kids With Food Allergies Medical Advisory Team. Dr. Hauswirth is Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Allergy at The Ohio State University and Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH. We are delighted to have Dr. Hauswirth's professional expertise and advice for KFA and look forward to working with him.
Janet Burns has joined our Board of Directors as Treasurer. As both an experienced CPA and a parent of a child with food allergies, Janet brings a unique set of strengths to our Board of Directors. We are looking forward to having Janet's expertise on our Board of Directors to strengthen our Board's governing and decision making.
January 1, 2006
As part of its charitable mission, Kids With Food Allergies has begun offering sponsored Family Memberships to those unable to afford the cost due to financial constraints simply by contacting us to request a sponsored Family Membership.
