Yesterday was not my best planned day. I went on a long run, then rushed to go meet a friend outside the city. I grabbed a pear, an orange, my water bottle, and headed out the door. Clearly, this food was not going to be enough to sustain me for […]
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Out but NOT Eating with Food Allergies
The scenario: Phone rings, “Hey, we are going out to eat at (some restaurant I can’t eat at), do you want to come?” When this happens there are a few different options I have. I can: a.) decide not to go b.) decide to go, but not eat anything and […]
Eating With Food Allergies In Paris
The first night we arrived in Paris we were starving! I was on a trip with my family during the summer a few years ago. We had just arrived in Paris after traveling around Italy for a few weeks. Everyone in Italy had been fabulous about my allergies, so the […]
Allergies in the News
Lately there have been quite a few articles about food allergies in the news. My friend from college who I hadn’t heard from in over a year sent me an article the other day on the allergy studies being done for peanuts. I guess there are some people who will […]
The Food Allergy Touch Test
The other night I went out to dinner with my grandmother, Nana. We went to an Italian restaurant I had been to before, but not in at least a year. I gave the server my chef card and she came back and said I should be all set. They only […]
My Dad’s Theories on Food Allergies
My dad, who also grew up with peanut and tree nut allergies (aww, genetics… I can thank him for being an Allergic Reactor), has always told me these two theories from his experience that both complement and conflict with each other. My Dad’s Theory Part 1: The Nicer the Restaurant, […]