When you have an allergy to any type of food product it can be annoying. For me personally I found out the hard way about my allergy.
You see I’ve always liked eating Reese’s Peanut Butter cups and Snickers. They were kind of my go to candy if you will. It’s been almost a year now since I found out I can’t eat them anymore. One day I was eating a Reese’s Peanut Butter cup. After one bite I got this strange feeling in the back of my throat. If felt like my throat wanted to close up and my toung felt the tiniest bit funny. I started coughing too. I didn’t think much of it and got myself some water. The next day I had a snickers bar and the same thing happened.
So I went to the Doctor’s. They sent me to a specialist. I explained what happened and had some test done. It turns out I am all of a sudden allergic to peanuts. I can’t even take the smell of peanut butter. My allergy isn’t that bad, but I was seriously adviced to stay away from any peanut product.
In all honesty I thought this would be pretty easy. Don’t eat peanuts or anything that has peanuts in it. Simple right? Not simple at all! I never realized how many food products have traces of peanuts in them. Or how many products are processed in the same plant as peanuts. It’s frustrating to say the least!
I never realized how many candy or chocolate products have peanuts in them. In one way or another they have peanuts in them. This is a no no for me now. I’m finding myself looking at packages and boxes to see if they have peanut allergy warnings on them now. Every once in a while I mange to find a cookie product that says “made in a peanut free factory”. This makes me happy.
So you know what I have to say about peanuts and other food allergies? Stupid Food Allergies!
