{"id":5687,"date":"2010-07-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.dev\/?p=5687"},"modified":"2010-07-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-02T00:00:00","slug":"summer-food-allergies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/summer-food-allergies\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Allergy Safety During Summer Picnics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=justify><img src='http:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/wp\/images\/picnic%20basket(1).jpg' alt='Picnics can be dangerous for those with food allergies.' align='left'>In <a href='http:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/193478.php' target='_blank'>Summer Means Barbecues, Picnics and Food Allergies<\/a>, Medical News Today highlights ways to protect against food allergies while enjoying summer get-togethers. <\/p>\n<p>More than 12 million americans suffer from food allergies, the severity of which ranges from irritating, itchy skin rashes to severe, life-threatening anaphylactic reactions. <\/p>\n<p>Allergist James Sublett, MD says, &#8216;Food allergies are serious, but with a little preparation, you can still enjoy summer parties. An allergist can help you identify the foods that are causing your symptoms and create a plan to steer clear of problems.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) offers the following tips for keeping food allergies at bay during summertime picnics and other festivities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Use condiment packs.<\/b> Large containers can lead to cross-contamination with allergenic foods. <\/li>\n<li><b>Pack food separately.<\/b> Be sure to pack allergenic and non-allergenic foods in separate containers to prevent cross-contamination.<\/li>\n<li><b>Use a tablecloth.<\/b> A tablecloth prevents you and your guests from coming into contact with possibly allergenic foods that were left by previous diners &#8211; and it dresses up your gathering too!<\/li>\n<li><b>Use separate serving utensils for each food item.<\/b> Again, this prevents cross-contamination between dishes.<\/li>\n<li><b>CARRY MEDICATIONS.<\/b> Be sure to have an Epipen on hand in case anyone experiences an allergic reaction. A <a href='http:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/acc-protectube.asp'>Protectube<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/acc-ana-tote.asp'>Ana-Tote<\/a>, or <a href='http:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/acc-anatotetwin.asp'>Ana-Tote Twin<\/a> keeps emergency medication protected and handy.<\/li>\n<li><b>Serve allergic guests first.<\/b>Grill the least allergenic foods first, as this will prevent cross-contamination.<\/li>\n<li><b>Check cell phone coverage.<\/b> Make sure you have a way to reach emergency medical services in case somone has a severe allergic reaction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Summer Means Barbecues, Picnics and Food Allergies, Medical News Today highlights ways to protect against food allergies while enjoying summer get-togethers. More than 12 million americans suffer from food allergies, the severity of which ranges from irritating, itchy skin&hellip; <\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/category\/allergies\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Allergies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[194],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5687"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5687\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}