FARE Blog

Each year, members of FARE’s Teen Advisory Group (TAG) serve as leaders in their communities by mentoring other teens, writing for our blog, and helping guide our youth programs. They also take on special projects to help raise awareness and educate others.

One in 13 American children has a serious food allergy. That’s an estimated 5.9 million young people under the age of 18. Parenting children with food allergies can be a daily tightrope walk as parents wipe down every surface, read every label, and prepare meals from scratch to keep from having their next reaction.

February 14 is fast approaching. Valentine’s Day is celebrated by many with cards, flowers and candy and homemade treats. For children with food allergies (and their parents), Valentine’s Day offers an additional layer of stress due to heightened risk for exposure.

FARE is the leading national advocacy organization working on behalf of the 15 million Americans who have food allergies, including all those at risk for life-threatening anaphylaxis. We work hard to ensure that every dollar raised brings us closer to improving the quality of life and the health of individuals with food allergies, and to providing them hope through the promise of new treatments.

Not all babies with early eczema are at equal risk for other allergic conditions, according to a paper published in November 2017 by the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

If you’re a teenager with a food allergy, you probably hear a litany of advice all the time. “Don’t forget to check the label before you eat.” “Make sure you tell the restaurant about your food allergy.”