Living creatively and finding balance when limited by everyday foods.
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
— Virginia Woolf
The Allergy Aspect welcomes you. We get it - we understand the nuances of living with or caring for someone with food limitations due to food allergies and eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE). Managing these chronic illnesses for my son for almost two decades I’m passionate about connecting with others living with similar challenges and sharing how we live our life fully.
Hi there. I’m Janine — the founder and creator behind The Allergy Aspect.
Our family has been navigating our oldest son’s anaphylactic food allergies since 2007, along with EOE, diagnosed in 2018, and the complexities of managing how the two conditions intersect.
It’s been a journey of ups and downs, wins and losses, and more learning than we ever expected. Now, he’s successfully off to college—and we’ve gained a perspective shaped by years of figuring out how to safely and meaningfully navigate everyday life.
At the heart of so much of it is food.
For families living with strict food avoidance, there are countless nuances to navigating food—whether it’s on the table or nowhere in sight. It changes how you think, plan, travel, celebrate, and simply go about your day.
Here, I’ll share our perspective, the lessons we’ve learned, and the silver linings we’ve found along the way. And how getting our son off to college was possible.
My hope is that you’ll find something useful, a sensible outlook for managing the demands, and most of all, a place where you feel understood and connected.
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The Blog
Manage the demands of everyday life through education and support.
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Recipes
Find a recipe that aligns with your family’s needs.
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Favorite Things
A few of the things that make our lives easier.
Follow along.
