Feed Your Can: Thriving with Food Allergies

Send us Fan Mail What if your child had a superhero by their side — one with four paws and a lifesaving nose? In this episode, I’m joined by Candace Laskowski, author of You Are SUPER, Penny! , inspired by her son Ashton and their real-life food allergy detection dog, Penny. Candace shares what it really takes to bring a service dog into your family - from the year-long scent training process to t...

Send us Fan Mail Think you're too young to be a leader in the food allergy community? Think again. This episode will introduce you to three dynamic teens who bust the myth that leaders have to be a certain age to make an impact. Lilia Vine, Maia Coplit, and Robert Vine are three inventors who developed a phone case that holds an Auvi-Q epi auto-injector ( sercacase.com ). In the same year the...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Hemali, a junior in high school who turned a curious question about her food allergy journey into a helpful tool that helps parents of newly diagnosed kids navigate their journey more smoothly than her own initial journey. Reflecting back on her own experiences, she asked herself, "What do I wish my parents had known when I was diagnosed with food allergies?" Taking...

Send us Fan Mail Do you wish you could skip the awkwardness of going out to eat and talking about your food allergies but still have the confidence to eat safely? Kayla King is a certified nutrition coach and past restaurant manager who gives us the right language to understand how the kitchen works…the difference between the line, flattop grill, front of house, back of house and even some nuanced...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Susan Eitel-Stack literally wrote the book on food allergies: Adulting with Food Allergies: Navigating Independence after Leaving Home .  She and her husband Ken have successfully raised two sons to confidently manage their multiple life-threatening food allergies and even Type 1 Diabetes for one of them. The knowledge, thoughtful insights, practical tips, and detailed tactics...

Send us Fan Mail Gayle Rigione is the CEO and Co-founder of Allergy Force, as well as a long-time allergy mom who raised her son with food allergies. He is now a thriving adult and we spent time reflecting backwards on the essential building blocks that were formative in shaping his independence as an adult. Grab a pen or prepare to take notes - this episode is packed with hindsight wisdom from ov...

Send us Fan Mail Matt Bomes, the co-founder of Backstop, shares how his struggles with food allergies helped shape a one-stop-shop virtual care solution and app for caregivers of children who have food allergies.  Using his lessons learned in sports,  along with his own personal struggles as a young adult, Matt discovered a passion for mental health, fitness, and nutrition.  He channeled his strug...

Send us Fan Mail If you're planning to host parties or events that include people with dietary restrictions and/or food allergies, this episode is for YOU. Can you think of social gatherings that don’t involve food? Birthday parties, team outings, holidays, BBQs, school events, parties— the list goes on. So many gatherings involve food, and many even revolve around food!  Fun and food should...

Send us Fan Mail Kristi Winkels is a Registered Dietitian who believes everyone can eat well, even with food allergies. As a mom to two teenage boys with food allergies, she has read a lot  of food labels and can sniff out cross-contact like nobody’s business. In 2007, she started her blog Eating With Food Allergies ( eatingwithfoodallergies.com ) where she shares allergy friendly recipes and nutr...

Send us Fan Mail The number one question I get asked is "Why are food allergies on the rise?" For years the hygiene hypothesis stood out as the answer, but scientists are discovering it's more complex than that. And no, it's not your fault. While there is no cure to food allergies, this field of discovery is active and ongoing. Breakthrough research is providing new insights we...

Send us Fan Mail Listen to this episode for a unique twist on living with food allergies. It's an unexpected path that will open your mind and leave you with fresh eyes on navigating your every day journey. This is not an episode filled with toxic positivity and platitudes.  No!  Instead we look at real examples, psychology and stories that you may relate to yourself, all while unpacking 20 u...

Send us Fan Mail Finding and elevating your voice to protect someone you love is not an easy or comfortable task.  Add life-threatening food allergies to the mix and you realize this is a skill you must learn.  Michelle has had plenty of practice learning about advocacy and living it personally and professionally as well.   Michelle and her husband are raising a son who is deaf and raising a young...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Will Russell is a physician who has grown up living with food allergies.  His story is not medically focused, but instead a recollection of his personal journey with food allergies from the first diagnosis at age 8 to how he navigates life today.  His wisdom through the years is noteworthy and he shares great advice along the way. He even recollects one experience that blew me...

Send us Fan Mail Lindsay Schultz, founder of Feed Your Can, recollects the good, the bad and the ugly with how food allergies have shaped her family's journey.  She opens up about the early struggles, starting back in 2013, where trauma and triumphs began.   She shares more setbacks than victories but you'll come away from the episode with a deeper understanding of how and why Feed Your...

Send us Fan Mail Being a teenager is hard enough, but then throw food allergies into the mix and it can be even more challenging.   Growth only happens from challenges though, right?  Listen to George's stories as he unpacks the good, the bad and the ugly of how food allergies have shaped him into a confident teen ready to navigate what life has to offer. Visit feedyourcan.com for more helpfu...

Send us Fan Mail Feed Your Can podcast shares inspiring stories, interviews and every day life hacks where people living with food allergies talk about gaining back their power.    We'll interview inspiring guests, discuss practical tips, savvy life hacks and share healthy mind snacks.  Sometimes we just need to flip the script away from fear and look for another narrative. We'll show yo...