Living with Food Allergies, 2013 and on

[PurpleCat]

Today, DD turned 16.  Today, DD passed her test and got her learners permit to drive.  Today, (for the first time ever) DD walked into a bakery and picked out anything she wanted for her birthday!

She chose 2 cake pops to eat there and brought a dozen of the most beautiful cupcakes home for her birthday celebration!

Happy Sweet 16 DD!

The bakery is a few towns over.  It is Gluten Free, Nut Free, Sesame Free, and to make things dairy free, they use coconut.  Now that DD has safely consumed coconut since her challenge in February I was comfortable with her getting baked goods there.

She is so happy today!

[CMdeux]

WOW-- that is really neat!!

[GingerPye]

Ohhhh, that's terrific, PC!  Happy Birthday to your DD!

[GoingNuts]

Happy Birthday to your DD, PC - it sounds like she had a memorable day. 

[Macabre]

PC what a great birthday! That is so cool.

[momma2boys]

That is awesome! I know it would make my ds very happy. Hope she had a great birthday!

[becca]

Awesome, PC!  Congratulations and Happy Birthday to your dd!!  Best day ever!

So, is that bakery PN AND TN free??  I think we need a road trip! 

[SilverLining]

DH bought a candy that we've never had before. They look good. I looked the company up and went straight to the FAQ page.

Under do your candies contain allergens is says this.

We also list all the ingredients that the product may contain or may have been in contact with by using the words "may contain".

Under are your candies peanut free it says

We use the following symbol to identify all products that do not contain peanuts. Please look for this symbol on the front of the package to enjoy our products safely.
<peanut free symbol shown>

This bag has no "may contain" and has no "peanut free" and does not list peanut as an added ingredient.

So....what does that mean?

I've sent them an e-mail, but....is it just me?

I received the canned "we'll get back to you" response....then nothing. I checked my spam folder, nothing there. I tried to respond to their e-mail (originally I contacted them through their on-line form) and the e-mail bounced back.

So, I had to hunt their site down again.

I copy & pasted my original notice, their canned response, and then let them know I'm disappointed even they can't figure out their labelling....and said I'll just stick with DARE.

<sigh>

[CMdeux]

That oh-so-awkward moment when you realize that the "crunch" in the deli "crunchy pea salad" that you got... is because it contains cashews.  And yet, you wonder if it's worse to consume it (carefully) or to throw it away without eating it...




(Where's our "purification by fire" emoticon??)

[notashrimpwimp]

CM, reminds me of when I tried yellow rice and chomped on what I thought was an uncooked grain of rice. Yeah, no. It, too, was a cashew.

[hezzier]

Learned an interesting tidbit today.  This is the time of year that they (the allergists) see mild reactions to allergy shots.

DS sneezed twice and was itching the back of his throat during our 30 min wait. So they kept us longer, gave him a dose of Zyrtec and then made the doctor check him out.  We got to leave after 65 minutes...glad we didn't need to be anywhere!

[CMdeux]

You have just described a weekly ritual (with occasional epinephrine and sitting in closer proximity to the crash cart) that often meant a 90 minute "allergy shot" appointment.

We were using 40 minutes long, long before 30 became standard.  {sigh}  DD reacted like clockwork at the 19-28 minute mark for a long time.

[hezzier]

This was a first for us other than itching occasionally at the injection site.  Also learned another new term: that his throat was cobblestoned.

[hezzier]

Well, the good news is it wasn't a reaction to the allergy shots, just a coincidence of coming down with a cold. 

[CMdeux]

Awww-- hope that he feels better soon.

Glad that it doesn't seem to be the injections, though.