“Crunch, crunch, crunch,” I heard as I walked into the stadium towards our seats. Peanut shells were everywhere! On the seats. On the ground. In the hands of the other fans sitting around me. All I saw were peanuts! I didn’t notice the excitement of the game or any of […]
I was walking around the city yesterday. It was beautiful, sunny, and unseasonably warm outside. This must have been the reason I was craving an ice cream (or just because ice cream is the sweetest)! I walked into Ben & Jerry’s. “Can I get a small chocolate fudge brownie in […]
I work at an Italian Restaurant once a week. Over the years I have worked at quite a few Italian restaurants. It is the safest type of restaurant for me to work at. I don’t usually divulge the severity of my allergies when I am working at these restaurants, unless […]
In the past few years, I have noticed a new character trait in the movies and on TV: food allergies. The media portrayal of food allergies is often quite misguided. Although this seems to be a fad, the problem with this is that more often than not, it gives irresponsible […]
When I say I have traveled and I have done things that people thought someone like I couldn’t do, I mean it. Going to summer camp with food allergies was especially unique when I was a kid. Camp was my first real push into independence. My parents had the confidence […]
As I get older it seems my friends or other adults who know about my allergies get more nervous about them than I do! “Can I eat this peanut butter at the same table?” I often get asked. “Yes, it’s fine. Don’t worry,” I say. I am so used to […]
