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Name: Rachel

Age: 13

Prizes:  Donated CD by Justin Stein, FoodAllergyTalk.com Certificate

Something’s in the Tea

Aaa-choo!

What’s wrong with me?

All I did was eat some food.

There’s something in this tea.

Oh my,

A rash!

Am I going to die?

I feel like I’m going to crash.

Oh no, don’t tell me,

It’s an alergie!

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Name: Chloe

Age:  9

Prizes:  Donated CD By Kyle Dine. FoodAllergyTalk.com Certificate

ALLERGIES
 
Allergies make me sad.
And sometimes they make me mad!
 
When I get an allergic reaction
I then I get lot's of attraction!
 
Inside, I know everything will be all okay
If I stop thinking about the dread that ruins the day!
 
I worry about my allergies if they get real bad.
Allergies are not good because, they make me sad.
 
Allergies!
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Name:  KE

Age : 6

Prizes: Donated CD by Justin Stein, shirt from Blue Bear Aware.com, FoodAllergyTalk.com Certificate

I have Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorder.

I ate an egg.

Then I couldn't wake up.

An ambulance came to school and took me to the hospital.

I was sad.

I wanted to stay in school and I wanted to watch a movie.

 

When I get an IV in my hand it hurts me a lot and a lot and a lot and a lot.

I go to doctor.

He puts a camera down my mouth into my tummy.

 

I have only a little bit of food I can eat.

I have a feeding tube in my nose.

I can run and eat at the same time.

 

When my Mama changed my tube it feels bad.

 

I wish I could eat lots of food.

I wish I could eat chicken and pretzals and butter and eggs and cookies and sauce.

 

I can't eat birthday cake.

I have a ricecake birthday cake.

 

I wish that allergies would go away and I can eat anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Name:  Stephanie 

Age:  11

Prizes:  CD by Justin Stein, FoodAllergyTalk.com Certificate

Me and My Food Allergies

      It’s difficult to deal with food allergies every day, but the only way to avoid a reaction is to avoid the food.   It’s hard to fight the temptation.   I have developed several ways of coping with my allergies.

      Do you know what I could really go for right now? I could go for a nice sweet juicy vanilla cupcake!  It has white frosting with bright colored sprinkles on top, sure looks delicious.

     Ok, now I have a cup of milk and my cupcake, but wait I can’t have this cupcake because I am allergic to my snack.  This snack contains wheat, dairy, eggs, soy and its not organic.  Oh man, I’m so sad, I just want to cry. This is how I feel when I can’t have the foods I am allergic to.

     When other people eat cake, candy, cookies or pizza I feel so bad I just want to knock it out of their hands and stomp on it so it will stop taunting me.  Then once it is gone I feel happy, because then I don’t have to think about it anymore.

     I have to learn how to deal with my food allergies by replacing it with something else I can eat. When I am in the grocery store I help my mom find food I can eat by reading labels.  It is amazing how much food I can’t eat because of my food allergies. All of the food that we buy is organic and if I find something new to eat I am so happy because I get to try a new food and I can’t wait to get home to sink my teeth into it.

     I can’t have a whole lot of food because of all the ingredients I am allergic too.  Every chance I get I try to find a new food to see if I can even eat it. I just want to make sure that my mom has not over looked some foods that I could actually have. I feel so sad when I can’t have a lot of food, especially when it looks so good. I try not to let it disturb me. I do my best to put it out of my mind and continue on with my day. 

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2008-2009 Food Allergy Writing Contest is now open!

Begins: November 2008
Ends: January 10, 2009

read below for more details...

There are four age groups:

1. 5-8
2. 9-12
3. 13-15
4. 16+

Directions: 

Create an original story or poem that pertains to food allergies.  Some examples include writing about a scary day when you ate something you were allergic to, the day you found out you had allergies, or how you had to cope with your new allergy-free diet.  Remember, the more creative your writing is, the better!   

*Email your story or poem along with your child's name, age, and email address to: FoodAllergyTalk@gmail.com

For questions/concerns, please contact Andrea at foodallergytalk@gmail.com  thank you.