Education, Education, Education!

First thing we recommend when finding about your child's food allergies is to educate yourself with the most up to date resources.

Books that help explain food allergies/recipe books


Understanding and Managing Your Child's Food Allergies, Scott Sicherer, MD http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/9191.html

Food Allergies for Dummies, Robert A. Wood, MD, Joe Kraynak
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/productCd-0470095849.html

How to Manage your Child's Life Threatening Food Allergies & What's to Eat? Cookbooks, Linda Coss   www.foodallergybooks.com

Flourishing with Food Allergies, A. Anderson
http://www.flourishingwithfoodallergies.com/

We have also found the above titles at www.amazon.com

Stay current on the latest cutting edge research being done to help cure food allergies...

Duke Peanut Study on World News Tonight featuring a fellow PAK member-October 23, 2008

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Allergy/story?id=6098628&page=1 

News14 Carolina's Heather Childers did a story about Parents of Allergic Kids...

http://news14.com/charlotte-news-104-content/611042/mother-creates-web-site-to-combat-food-allergies

Helpful Books/Tools to Explain Food Allergies to Children
  

"Paisley Can't Eat Peanuts" by Sal Howard http://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.asp?bookid=39691

"One of the Gang: Nurturing the Souls of Children with Food Allergies"
by Gina Clowes www.amazon.com

"Allergy Express" Coloring & Activity Book & "The Peanut Pickle" by Jessica Ureel http://www.peanutallergykids.com/

"Mommy, Is this Safe for Me?” & "Starting School with a Food Allergy: Tips for a Peanut Allergic Kid" by Christina Black www.safeFoodForMe.com 
 
"Alexander the Elephant", "Susie's Sister Has a Food Allergy", and many other books at http://www.foodallergy.org/

Beyond a Peanut- Allergy Flashcards to teach children, family, caregivers  http://www.beyondapeanut.com/