Has it always been like this?

[Chocolate Lover]

May 24, 2012 12:46:49 GMT -5 @moneyjenny82 said:

May 24, 2012 12:45:03 GMT -5 Sum Dum Gai said:

Pulled pork sandwiches with a soy based barbecue sauce, and peanut butter milkshakes. Make sure the rolls/buns aren't gluten free. Oh, and find a way to slip some shellfish into the sandwiches. That should kill, sicken, or offend pretty much anyone with dietary restrictions.

fried clam strips!

Maybe it's just my allergy but I don't react to anything other than shrimp and crab. I might react to lobster and crawfish but never bothered to try them. I can eat oysters and clams and such. It'd be better to put a little crab in the BBQ sauce

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

May 24, 2012 13:09:57 GMT -5 973beachbum said:

May 24, 2012 12:57:34 GMT -5 Sum Dum Gai said:

It's already a peanut butter milkshake... aren't peanut and tree nut allergies highly correlated? Although I guess it wouldn't hurt anything to throw in some other nuts.

No they have nothing to do with each other. Peanuts are a legume. When little kids get allergies to peanuts though they normally get real cautious about tree nuts though.

Different foods altogether botanically.

And, just because we're weird, LOL, YDS is highly allergic to tree nuts (pistachios, walnuts, etc.) but safely eats peanut butter like there's no tomorrow.

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

May 24, 2012 13:05:44 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

If I actually explain what ingredients I have to watch out for & how common they are in foods, I often get the question "how do you eat?". Cook my own food

I'm guilty of this. I have a friend whose son is allergic to: Peanuts, Soy, Eggs, Wheat and Dairy (I think there is one more - maybe strawberries?) And I believe my answer was "Holy crap, what is left??!!" We eat a lot of dairy and a lot of eggs - but honestly, not having bread or pasta to me would be very difficult, and boring. I mean, I cook a lot of what my kids eat - but - it would be a big adjustment to move to a rice-based bread (I hear it is terrible.)

I know I'm an insensitive jerk - but food brings me a lot of joy, and putting that many restrictions on it would make me sad.

Yup. It sucks although I regularly tell people like you that I really can't complain because my kids CAN eat dairy and wheat and pretty much live off of those types of foods (as long as they don't also contain, eggs, tree nuts, shellfish, soy and the tropical fruits--mango, papaya, etc.). People/kids/teens!!! who can't fill their hollow legs with bagels and sandwiches and cheese and the like have my complete respect and empathy.

Besides, in the scheme of things, we're really blessed...

[thyme4change]

Although, one thing I will say, and this is kinda bass-ackwards thinking - there is an advantage to having food allergies.

My nephew has a peanut and soy allergy (or something.) And he learned to cook at a fairly young age. And when he went off to college, he cooked for himself. He taught his roommates and friends to cook, and they would all cook together and eat together. He is much healthier than boys who go off to college and live off Taco Bell and Pizza. And he probably saved a good deal of money that way too. Plenty of people cook even when no problems are present. But, to be forced to adopt good habits (both health and finance) may be a leg up for a young person.

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

May 24, 2012 14:06:39 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

Although, one thing I will say, and this is kinda bass-ackwards thinking - there is an advantage to having food allergies.

My nephew has a peanut and soy allergy (or something.) And he learned to cook at a fairly young age. And when he went off to college, he cooked for himself. He taught his roommates and friends to cook, and they would all cook together and eat together. He is much healthier than boys who go off to college and live off Taco Bell and Pizza. And he probably saved a good deal of money that way too. Plenty of people cook even when no problems are present. But, to be forced to adopt good habits (both health and finance) may be a leg up for a young person.

Thanks for putting a positive spin on it all.

Karma for you when I recharge!

[8 Bit WWBG]

...:::"Eh... only weirdos eat the rind anyway.":::...

I don't know about oranges (except zest if that counts) but Indian cuisine includes pickle lemon rinds. They are quite tasty actually.

[Sum Dum Gai]

I don't know about oranges (except zest if that counts) but Indian cuisine includes pickle lemon rinds. They are quite tasty actually.

Zest and actually preparing the rind is one thing. My wife just eats it when she has an orange. Like she cuts the orange into wedges, then eats the entire wedge. Rind and all. Like I said, weirdo.

Most normal people only eat the flesh, and throw the rind out, so it doesn't really matter what kind of fertilizers and crap are on the outside of the rind.

[Formerly SK]

May 24, 2012 14:06:39 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

Although, one thing I will say, and this is kinda bass-ackwards thinking - there is an advantage to having food allergies.

My nephew has a peanut and soy allergy (or something.) And he learned to cook at a fairly young age. And when he went off to college, he cooked for himself. He taught his roommates and friends to cook, and they would all cook together and eat together. He is much healthier than boys who go off to college and live off Taco Bell and Pizza. And he probably saved a good deal of money that way too. Plenty of people cook even when no problems are present. But, to be forced to adopt good habits (both health and finance) may be a leg up for a young person.

I feel the same way about my family. If my kids hadn't had their allergies (soy/gluten/casein/egg) when they were little, I would have fed them crap because I just wasn't into health at the time. Our food habits as a family are MUCH healthier now because we mostly eat fresh, unprocessed foods for meals. It has been a real gift in some ways.

[thyme4change]

It has been a real gift in some ways.

Karma!