Lauren
Hi! My name is Lauren, I'm 17 years old, and I have lived with severe food allergies my whole life. Back in 2020, I started Cooking with Food Allergies because of a lot (maybe too much!) free time. I decided I would create a project giving people with food allergies a place to find recipes for all of the common foods they don’t usually get to eat. I wanted to know how to make my OWN food like macarons, pop tarts, and ice cream. I figured if the food allergy community had the same food as everyone else, they might feel more included and part of everything. I am so grateful for everything our team has accomplished over the years.
In my free time, I enjoy reading, doing yoga, and spending time with my two sisters. Thanks for visiting our website!
Kristin
Hi! My name is Kristin and I am 17 years old. I am a senior from New Jersey. I don’t have any serious allergies, but I have celiac disease and I am also dairy and egg free as a result. I am a passionate allergy awareness advocate and an avid baker! I have published my own cookbook, Single Sweets, comprised of allergen-free, microwave desserts. I love science, and I run a science club and research journal at my school. In my free time, I love to sing karaoke and make seed beed jewelry!
Shae
My name is Shae Averaimo. I live in Milford, Connecticut. I am 14 years old and going into my freshman year of high school. I am allergic to dairy. I love cooking and baking. My favorite subject at school is science. In my free time, I love going to the beach. One fun fact about me is that I got the opportunity to swim with dolphins in Hawaii.
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Teresa
Ramsey
Hi, my name is Beatrix Williams! I am 15 years old and currently a freshman in high school. I live in Redlands, California. This is my second year on the FARE Teen Advisory Board and also my second year part of the Cooking With Food Allergies project. I have been allergic to milk, peanuts, and tree nuts my whole life. I am very interested to see what Cooking With Food Allergies is able to accomplish this year and I cannot wait to see how the ebook turns out! A fun fact about me is that I have been to the Galapagos Islands and the Equator.
Kelly
Hi, I'm Kelly and I'm 15 years old! I'm from Arizona. This is my first year with TAG, and I couldn't be more excited! I'm allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. In my free time I love trying new recipes, traveling, and playing with my dogs. I am also a competitive cheerleader. A fun fact about me is that I was almost on a baking reality show!
Hi! I’m Teresa and I’m from Connecticut. I’m 17 and I am a senior in high school. In my free time I love to play tennis, sing, play flute, and swim. I don’t have allergies myself, but my brother is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. I wrote the “Save a Life: the Epinephrine Auto-Injector Song” in order to teach people how to administer an epinephrine auto injector, and I have been helping to spread food allergy awareness in my community since I was in elementary school. I hope that this TAG projects helps people with allergies find new recipes that are delicious and safe :)
Diya
My name is Ramsey! I am 17 years old and I live in Florida. My allergies are peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, eggs, shellfish, most fish, soy protein, lentils, and legumes. One fact about me is that I am a competitive math and programming student who participates in competitions and olympiads like the AMC for math and UCF and UF's high school contests for programming. I'm also a big basketball fan. (Go Celtics!)
Caroline
Hi! My name is Caroline Cohen, I am 14 years old and I do not have any food allergies, but I am here to support my sister who does. In my free time I enjoy doing art, makeup, and hanging out with my sisters! I am so excited to spread awareness and positivity this year! :)
Sara
Cadence
Hi! My name is Cadence and I am a 17-year-old junior who lives in Boston, Massachusetts. I am so excited to have a platform to help others with food allergies! I am allergic to eggs and nuts, and I also avoid sunflower seeds, peas, and coconut. Aside from my allergies, I love to dance and choreograph, cook delicious egg and nut-free food, play field hockey, and am the head of my school’s feminism club! My favorite subjects in school are math and science, and I hope to possibly pursue a career in the medical realm one day.
Diya Chabria is 18 years old, a freshman in college, and from Columbus, Ohio. She was diagnosed with food allergies 21 days after she was born. She currently has life-threatening food allergies to eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, all nuts, shellfish, sesame, lentils, legumes, and many more. She also has life-threatening airborne food allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, and all nuts. She is in her third year of TAG. She currently works on multiple TAG projects as well as started her own organization that raises money for people who can’t afford epipens. She enjoys cooking, traveling, photography, singing, dancing, and acting.
Lindsay
My name is Sara Hantgan and I am a 17-year old junior from Westchester, New York. I have a severe anaphylactic allergy to dairy, sesame, and mustard, however, I am also allergic to tree nuts, avocado, and banana. I am a competitive cheerleader and take part in a science research program at my school, where I’m also researching food allergies. Aside from school and sports, I love spending time with my friends, and cooking and baking new recipes with allergen-friendly alternatives. I am really excited to contribute to the food allergy community and share my recipes!
Clare
Jacqueline
Hi, my name is Jacqueline See-Tho. I am the leader of the Chef Committee for the Cooking with Food Allergies TAG Project. I am 15 years old and a rising high school junior from California. I have lived with food allergies to eggs, milk, tree nuts, and peanuts my entire life, however, I have been undergoing OIT treatment for various foods since 2017. I love to cook, bake, and test new recipes. Learning how to make good food with allergies is essential, and I know some tips and tricks that I’m excited to share with everyone. Some of my other passions include traveling, dance, singing, acting, and advocacy work. In my free time, I like to listen to music, play with my dog, spend time with family and friends, watch cartoons, read, and write. This is my second year being on FARE’s Teen Advisory Group and my second year being a part of this project. I’m really excited to be working alongside so many supportive, dedicated, and hardworking individuals. I hope to provide some helpful resources for those facing food allergies!
My name is Lindsay Lopez and I’m 16 years old. I’m from North Carolina and am allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, fish, shellfish and mustard, and have been since age 1. I also have had binge eating disorder since age 15. I have always had a huge love of food, despite many challenges, and believe that everyone should have the same opportunities to try the same things. Over the years, I’ve tried foods that normally contain all the things I’m allergic to, but with substitute ingredients, and I hope that with these recipes many people who also have allergies will be able to as well! Besides eating of course, in my free time, I enjoy playing volleyball and piano, and my main passion is psychology, which I hope to continue after high school.
Camden
My name is Camden McIntire. I was born and raised in San Diego. I am 17 and a junior. I’ve had food allergies since I was born and am allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, and eggs.
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Maria
Clare Kirchner is a high school senior in St. Paul, MN. She loves writing, taking pictures, being active outside, and making people laugh! Clare was diagnosed with anaphylaxis to dairy, eggs, peanuts, and tree nuts as an infant. Clare is so grateful to the food allergy community for being an outlet where she can share her feelings and experiences with others who understand life with food allergies and wants everyone (especially teens) with food allergies to know that their best advocates when it comes to food and life are themselves.
Ariel
Catherine
Hi, my name is Maria, I am a sophomore, and this is my third year being a part of TAG. I am allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, legumes, and some fish. In my free time, I love baking and going to the beach!
Hi! My name is Catherine and I'm 18 years old. I am allergic to dairy eggs, peanuts, pecans, walnuts, and latex. I have found a passion for creating allergy-friendly recipes and advocating for food allergies on social media. Cooking has become a way for me to advocate for allergy-friendly and healthy eating, so I published my own allergy-friendly cookbook in 2018 called Cook It Up! Delicious Recipes for Healthy Cooking. I love being a FARE TAG member and spreading food allergy awareness. I am so excited to be a part of this TAG project again this year so that I can share my recipes and advice about living with food allergies!
Jadyn
Hi everyone! My name is Jadyn Grandshaw & I’m 19 years old. I am a sophomore in college at Appalachian State University studying psychology with hopes to be a Pediatric & Adolescent Psychologist with a focus on food allergies! I myself am allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, & sesame, & I am so excited to get involved with FARE this year & increase the education & awareness surrounding food allergies!!!
Amanda
Hi, my name is Amanda! I’m 18 years old and from California. I’m allergic to dairy, eggs, nuts, most fish, and shellfish. I love to travel, and I hope to live abroad one day.
Serina
Hi, my name is Serina! I’m 16 and from Houston, Texas. My allergies are to eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, chickpeas, and lentils. I love to bake, dance, travel, and spend time with friends.
Gina
Hi, I'm Gina. I am a college student and I am allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, and seeds.
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Emily
Hi everyone! My name is Emily. I’m 16 years old and I’m allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. I am so excited to be a part of this TAG project because I love advocating for food allergies and finding new recipes to try! I also have my own food allergy blog and social media account, @nallergy. When I’m not advocating for food allergies, I like to bake, code, play piano, sing, and participate in cheerleading.
Adriana
My name is Adriana Maiotti. I am 15 years old and live in Florida. I am allergic to nuts, peanuts, fish, sesame, and some legumes. For fun, I like to garden and spend time outside.
Ram
Hi!! My name is Ariel Burman. I am a junior in High School and I live in New Jersey. I am allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, sesame and mustard. In my free time I love spending time with my friends and playing tennis. A fun fact about me is that I am an identical twin!
Kaia
Hello! My name is Kaia. I live in Nevada and I’m allergic to dairy, peanuts, and treenuts. I love to play the violin!
My name is Madison and I'm 17 years old! I have an allergy to all nuts, tree nuts, and eggs. I have lived with allergies my whole life. I have also tried to do oral desensitization to eggs when I was younger.
Hi, I'm Ram and I'm 14. I am allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame seeds. My whole life I have had allergies, and when I was around 4 I had anaphylaxis, needed an EpiPen, and was hospitalized. Since then, I have not had any major incidents but I still need to be careful. I know a lot of people suffer from allergies too, so I want to join committees like this to help support them.
Gloria
Hello! My name is Gloria, and I live in Illinois. I am allergic to eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, and sunflower seeds. In my free time, I love dancing, reading, and nature photography.
Rachel
Hi! My name’s Rachel Blum and I am a senior in high school. I live in Chicago, Illinois, and I am allergic to tree nuts and peanuts. For fun I love playing tennis, field hockey, and soccer!
Fahran
Hi! My name is Fahran Bajaj, and I’m from Massachusetts. I’m allergic to gluten, peanuts, tree nuts (except almonds), green peas, chickpeas, lentils, and sesame. Some fun facts about me are that I play tennis at my school and I taught myself how to juggle.
Abby
Hi! My name is Abby Rice, and I am an 18-year-old high school senior from Buffalo, New York. I have been allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, eggs, beef, pork, peas, beans, garlic, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, flax seeds, bananas, shellfish, and some pitted fruits since I was a baby. This is my first year being a TAG member, and I am so excited to become more involved in food allergy advocacy and start sharing my experiences with the food allergy community! I love dancing, singing, and musical theater, and I am involved in my school’s Serve Club and National Honor Society. In addition to allergy awareness, I'm very passionate about eating disorder advocacy as well. I will be attending college in the fall of 2021, and as of right now, I am interested in potentially studying political science, psychology, and/or journalism!
Andrea
Aanya
Hi everyone! My name is Aanya Gupta. I am a high school freshman from the suburbs of Chicago. I have celiac and am allergic to peanuts and hazelnuts. My passions include playing basketball, cooking, and advocating for food allergies and celiac. I’m a big sports fan and love watching the Vikings, Cubs, and Lakers.
Hi! My name is Andrea and I am 20 years old. I am a junior studying public health at Johns Hopkins and recently studied abroad at King's College London. I am originally from New Hampshire. My allergies include dairy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, kiwi, cumin, and seeds (sesame, chia, and poppy). I really enjoy cooking and baking, including making my own recipes and experimenting with different ingredients. My other hobbies include painting, reading, and spending time with my dog. My brother Adam is 18 years old and is allergic to dairy and eggs.
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Eunice
Hi! My name is Eunice Khor, and I am a 15 year old junior from Maryland. I am allergic to peanuts and treenuts. I love to read, write, and draw, as well as explore the world around me!
My name is Logan, I’m from Idaho, and I’m allergic to dairy. I enjoy Lego, fandoms, and I’m a HUGE fan of the Middle Ages. Learning to cook has given me a sense of safety.
Rylee
Hi! My name is Rylee Christian and I’m 16 years old. I'm a sophomore near Sacramento California. I was diagnosed with food allergies when I was born, and I’m currently allergic to dairy, eggs, peanuts, and tree nuts. I have always loved cooking and baking since I was young, it gave me a connection to my friends without food allergies that I was longing for. Birthday parties and sleepovers were always so hard when I was younger, and having the same safe food made me feel included. Which is why I have a love for food and recipes!
Maddie
Madeleine (Maddie) Waldie is an 18-year-old high school senior from Sunnyvale, CA. She is a member of FARE’s Teen Advisory Group (TAG), a Black Belt in Tang Soo Do, and lead programmer and drive team member on her school's FRC robotics team. Maddie has worked as a High School Embedded Software Intern at NVIDIA, and as a Math Department Intern at her high school. She loves participating in community outreach that empowers girls to pursue STEM careers and has helped to mentor an FLL team. As an infant, Maddie was diagnosed with a milk allergy. At age three, she was diagnosed with oral allergy syndrome, and allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, and tomatoes. During her journey, she has successfully completed milk desensitization and has seen positive improvements from Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) for her environmental allergies. After multiple life-threatening reactions during her Junior year in high school, she started oral immunotherapy (OIT) in combination with Xolair, which has been a life-changing experience. Next year, as a student at Santa Clara University, Maddie hopes to be an advocate for herself and others, educating about the challenges of living with food allergies, being a change maker in her community, and helping the food allergic to find their voice.
Nico
Hi! My name is Nico and I'm 15 years old. I am allergic to wheat, eggs, and nuts. Some of my hobbies include playing tennis and doing math. I hope to help others with food allergies through my experiences.
Emma
Hi! My name is Emma Auth, and I’m a junior from Wellesley, Massachusetts. I’m allergic to tree nuts and pineapple, and I’ve struggled with food - related anxiety throughout my life. However, my family and I learned that the best way to cope is by cooking and baking our own, completely safe foods to enjoy and share! I adore cooking, and I want to help others in the food allergy community find joy and comfort in food. Besides cooking, I love nature, swimming, reading, listening to old music, and spending time with my sister!
Hi! My name is Audrey Herrick and I am 16 years old. I am just now joining this FARE Teen Advisory Board project and I can’t wait to get started. As someone with severe allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, and shellfish, I am very much familiar with the difficulties of having allergies. I hope I can contribute to the food allergy community by helping you all better overcome some of the challenges of having food allergies.