Thursday, June 12, 2008

The Irritations of Food Allergies

Just more reasons why food allergies are a big pain...I have to read ingredients on everything EVERY SINGLE TIME I shop. Here's 3 reasons why...

1) Different versions of the same food can have different ingredients (for example, chewy Spree candy contains egg white while original Spree does not).
2) Different sizes of the same foods can contain different ingredients. (For example, some "mini" versions of Laffy Taffy do not contain egg, but the large size does contain egg.)
3) Common sense cannot determine if foods are safe. Tuna & flavored water can contain dairy, egg rolls and chili can contain peanut butter, and the list goes on. (My biggest of all irritations - o'Soy brand yogurt contains milk products.)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Carrie,

I’m so glad you post about food allergies!! I’m a “Food Allergy Mom” and it’s encouraging to read about how other food allergy mom’s deal with these issues. Thanks for sharing. :*)

I’ll continue to check your BLOG.

Many Blessings,

Rachel P

Anonymous said...

Carrie, where is this picture taken?