I was driving down the East Coast from Massachusetts to Florida and back last week. In the beginning of the drive, I had nice, safe, healthy food packed. As the drive wore on, I started getting tired and desperate for snacks. At one of the rest stops in Virginia, I […]
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Nuts in Tissues and Beauty Products
I saw a commercial the other day for Puffs tissues. In the commercial they advertise that they are moisturizing with Aloe and ________. Where else do they get this amazing moisture? The answer is Shea Butter! Yes, shea butter, which comes from shea nut, a tree nut. So, yes, to my […]
Job Decisions With Food Allergies
This morning, I was contemplating job decisions over a cup of tea at Starbucks. It reminded me of how I would never work at Starbucks because of my allergies. There are nut coffee flavors, nut drinks, nut desserts, and all of which I would likely be responsible to either make […]
Dating Someone Who Gets Food Allergies
I have finally met someone who seems to actually fully grasp my food allergies. Someone who just “gets it” without having to explain myself again and again. It amazes me how well thought-out he is about what we eat and where we eat. He looks at ingredients before he buys […]
Out to Breakfast with Food Allergies
Yesterday morning I went out to breakfast. The “Breakfast Place” was just that, a small diner style breakfast restaurant. My friend and I walked in, sat down, and browsed the menu. The pancakes were the only dish advertised on the menu that contained nuts. One of my favorite breakfast foods […]
Out to Dinner with Food Allergies
Last night I went out to dinner to an Italian restaurant in Providence, Rhode Island on Federal Hill called Constantino’s. Not only was it a perfect date night atmosphere with an open outdoor patio alongside the room we were seated in and live music outside, but the restaurant was able […]