As I mentioned last week, our family took a massive road trip this summer. We piled three children ages 2, 6 and 8 into a minivan on the last day of school and drove over 8,500 miles or almost 14,000kms throughout North America. Let me give you a moment for that craziness to sink it. Without food allergies, it's plain crazy. Throw in remote locations (as in just us in a desert and the vultures circling overhead), hotel breakfast buffets and food allergies...well, it made our summer truly an adventure. It took a bit of planning ahead of time, but we managed to have an enjoyable, relaxed holiday with no incidents, no exclusions and memories to last a lifetime. Without further ado, here are Blue Bear Aware's top 5 tips for road tripping with food allergies. 1. Pack extra epi's and proper storage for them. I'm still amazed at how many people take just one auto injector when heading out the door. Please always have a minimum of two epinephrine injectors with yo...
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