The practical guide to managing your childs food allergy challenges.

When your child has a food allergy, every season of life brings new challenges. Navigating Food Allergies is the trusted, practical resource for parents seeking clarity, confidence, and control in a world that too often feels uncertain. Allergist Alice Hoyt, MD, offers a step-by-step guide through every stage of the food allergy journey, from health care encounters to everyday meals. From your childs first allergic reaction to the long-term planning that helps your child begin to handle their food allergies, Dr. Hoyt provides a framework for how you can comprehensively manage your childs life with food allergies.

Dr. Hoyt empowers you to:
• Understand food allergy tests, diagnoses, and treatments
• Create the right care team for your child
• Prepare for and navigate medical appointments
• Create effective plans to respond to allergy emergencies
• Manage the social impacts of food allergies when youre out of the house
• Navigate insurance and health care costs
• Understand the differences between food allergies, food intolerances, and other adverse reactions to foods

This guide offers clear strategies for tackling the medical, logistical, emotional, and financial realities of parenting your child with food allergies. Youll find helpful visuals, planning tools, and checklists designed for real families managing real challenges. Throughout the book, Dr. Hoyt emphasizes preparation over panic, teamwork over guesswork, and informed decision-making over misinformation.

Alice Hoyt, MD, a board-certified allergist and immunologist, internist, and pediatrician, is the chief allergist at the Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy. She is the host of the podcast Food Allergy and Your Kiddo and leads the food allergy-focused non-profit Code Ana.

Preface Introduction Part I: Foundational Food Allergy Knowledge 1. Food Allergy Diagnoses 2. Food Allergy Testing 3. Food Allergy Treatments Part II: Reaction-Related Healthcare Touchpoints 4. How to Advocate for Your Child in the Emergency Department During an Allergic Reaction 5. How to Navigate the Time Between a Reaction and Your Childs Allergist Appointment Part III: Healthcare-Adjacent Food Allergy Management 6. The "Ideal" Food Allergy Journey-Your Road Map to Successful Experiences 7. Championing Food Allergy Anxiety 8. School-Focused Management of Food Allergies 9. Socializing Safely-Strategies to Navigate Dining Out and Other Social Events Part IV: Healthcare Planning and Logistics 10. The People (and the Internet) Guiding Your Childs Care 11. The Business and Costs of Food Allergy-Related Healthcare Closing Thoughts Bibliography

The practical guide to managing your childs food allergy challenges.

Through our work together with the Allison Rose Foundation, and as a first responder myself, Ive seen Dr. Alice Hoyts commitment to improving food allergy education and safety. Im proud to support her efforts to empower families navigating food allergies with expertise and compassion.
—Michael Suhy, cofounder, Allison Rose Foundation

As both a clinician and a parent, Dr. Hoyt understands the worry that comes with food allergies, and she meets families with clarity, compassion, and a plan that makes sense in real life. She breaks down the medical side so parents feel informed and then walks with them through the everyday moments where confidence truly matters. This book turns fear into readiness and helps families protect their kids while still embracing the joy of childhood.
—Laura Hunter, LPN, cofounder, Moms on Call

Dr. Hoyt has written a clear and concise game plan that empowers caregivers with the knowledge to confidently navigate food allergies and still live life to the fullest, despite a food allergy diagnosis. I wish this book had been around when my children were younger. It will no doubt become a must-have resource for all food allergy families.
—Catherine Mitchell Jaxon, cofounder, Mission MightyMe

Whether you are newly diagnosed or a seasoned caregiver to someone with food allergies, this book, with its well-organized format, expansive coverage of many topics, and specific, manageable action steps, is a resource upon which patients and their families will quickly come to rely. As a longtime food allergy educator, I highly recommend it!
—Jen Jobrack, Food Allergy Pros, LLC

Navigating Food Allergies is a practical guide for parents. Blending medical expertise with lived experience, it transforms complex allergy science into clear, confidence-building advice, helping families replace fear with knowledge, structure, and hope in food-allergy care.
—Carina Venter, PhD, RD, University of Colorado