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When you have allergies, most of the time you go to a doctor called an allergist. My allergist is a very nice man, who I have been seeing since I was diagnosed with my allergies when I was a toddler. I go about once a year. Each time they talk to you about your allergies,Continue reading “Cowboys and Allergies”

I’m sure your school has it, a table that is designated for people with peanut allergies. I think it is very considerate that schools have peanut free tables for students with severe allergies, but some schools, including my own, have taken it too far. Yes, I am very glad my school has a peanut freeContinue reading “The “Peanut Free Table””

When I was first diagnosed with allergies, the doctors told my parents I would most likely outgrow them by the time I got to kindergarten. Once I was in kindergarten, and my allergies were still there, the doctors told my parents that the science behind allergies is still changing, and now its looking like IContinue reading “Outgrowing Allergies”

When I was in early elementary school, probably around 2nd grade, My mom and I went to the school to sign up for intramurals. It was this huge ordeal, where we had to stand in line for over an hour each year to sign up for different intramurals the school was offering. My mom andContinue reading “Guilt and Allergies”

I was recently watching the show Shark Tank and these three entrepreneurs came on. They own a company called Ready, Set, Food! and they claim that their product can potentially stop your baby from developing food allergies to milk, eggs and peanuts. Of course, I was intrigued. They continued their pitch and explained their product.Continue reading “Can Food Allergies Be Stopped?”

I love chocolate chip cookies! The taste the smell, basically everything about them. I mean, who doesn’t? Even having allergies its still possible to have great deserts and meals! This is one of my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipes. Its adapted from The Simple Veganista, a vegan blog site. (They are linked below) When makingContinue reading “Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe”

Having allergies, I am always on the lookout for restaurants and bakeries that are allergy friendly. They don’t have to be totally vegan, they just have to have some good allergy friendly menu items, or even just have good service.  Here are some of my favorites! 5) Any restaurant that has an allergy menu IContinue reading “My Top 5 Favorite Allergy Friendly Restaurants and Bakeries in the Country”

I should clarify, Whole Foods is a great place. They carry many vegan and allergy friendly brands, which is really awesome. I just have one issue, their made in store items. I first went to Whole Foods about five or six years ago. I don’t live super close to one so its not that convenientContinue reading “Why I Don’t Trust Whole Foods”

I’ve had the conversation hundreds of times. “Do you know if the hamburger bun has eggs in it, I am allergic to eggs” i’ll say when ordering. “The bun is gluten free” the waiter replies. What?!? That’s not even close to the same thing, but you wouldn’t believe how many times that has happened. AfterContinue reading “Restaurants: Nightmare or Dream”

My name is Anna, and I have had food allergies my whole life. I was born allergic to milk, eggs, and nuts, but now I am only allergic to eggs. I outgrew my milk and nut allergies around the same time about 4 years ago. According to FARE, food allergy research and education center, oneContinue reading “About This Site”