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Egg Allergy: Revealing Facts and Unraveling Hidden Sources
September 1, 2021
Does your camp host children six and under or family camps with small children? If so, be on alert for egg allergies, which occur most in infants and young children. Learn here...
Strategies for Serving Top Nine Allergen-Free Meals
May 3, 2021
Goodbye eggs, milk, wheat, fish, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and sesame! While it would be rare to have a camper who has all these allergies, you may have multiple campers...
2020 Food Allergy Alert: FDA Temporarily Decreases Food Labeling Requirements During Pandemic
September 1, 2020
In March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic was declared a US national emergency, demanding new state regulations throughout the country, an array of CDC and WHO cautions and...
Sesame: The Fastest Growing Allergy Threat
May 1, 2020
Fifteen-year-old Natasha Ednan-Laperouse and her father were flying from London to France on a British Airways jet in July of 2016. Natasha was eating a baguette purchased before...
Buffet, Serving Line, and Family Style: The Pros and Cons
January 1, 2020
What type of dining service does your camp use? To get an idea of what is currently popular in camps, I conducted a survey among camp food service directors and received some...
Dutch Oven Cooking Tools and Tips
May 1, 2019
Gabe, now a fifth grader, was pumped that he had graduated prerequisite camp programs required to experience Adventure Camp for the first time. Gabe conquered the zip line, sailed...
The Evolution of Dietary Guidelines
September 1, 2017
If we were to prepare the most scientifically healthy diet daily for our campers, what would that look like? It seems that what is considered a "healthy diet" has changed so many...
How to Prepare for Food Allergies at Camp
Tue, 05/16/2017 - 08:29
In honor of Food Allergy Awareness Week (May 14–20, 2017), Margaret Redmond, MD, discusses how to be lower the chances of food allergy reactions at camp and what to do in case of...
Trash in Your Tank: Unhealthy Food Choices to Avoid
May 1, 2017
A chronically tired Ethan struggles to reach the end of a long day as a summer camp counselor. Rising early in the morning to prod sleepy-head campers and vigilantly conduct...
Allergies at Camp — What's a Camp Director to Do?
March 1, 2017
According to a study released in 2013 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food allergies among children increased approximately 50 percent between 1997 and 2011 1...
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