My New Year's Food Resolution

2022! It’s almost here! We made it through another year dealing with food allergies. And, you know what? Over all it has gotten better. Now, I wouldn’t go so far as to say we are unfettered. But it’s better, you know? I’m less stressed to let my kid try new things (she’s even eaten food prepared by hands other than mine!). Plus, we’ve started feeling comfortable eating allergens next to her instead of making sure there are always two completely clean hands at all times (which means we can eat take out without one adult starving). And, I’ve been writing a post a week for this blog for 7 months! It’s been a big year.

January will bring another food challenge (cashews!), this time with a kid who has a lot more opinions about what she eats- let’s hope she actually tries what she is supposed to try AND does not need epinephrine this time around. 

She’s also got a visit to a dietician. And by she, I mean me, since I control all of her food. However, the person scheduling the visit made a big deal that my kid had to be there with me. Ok, ok, I get it. I’ll have my 2-year-old right beside me during a video visit. She probably won’t push any buttons, yell, scream, or be distracting at all. 

In the new year, I’m also going to do a series on allergy friendly recipes that are hard to find online- you know, a vegan coating for a pork chop. A vegan meatloaf… but with ground beef. Maybe fried chicken? No milk, no eggs, but yes please on the other animal products. It’s going to be an exciting year indeed.

So, do I have any New Year’s resolutions?

Let’s take the kid out to eat at a restaurant!

Wait, no. COVID. Let’s not do that.

Let’s get take out for the kid from a real restaurant!

Ugh, no. That still seems impossible. We could try a vegan restaurant… but how do we make sure there’s no peanuts? No garlic? How could I even explain the possibility of anaphylaxis to garlic over the phone? Let’s face it, she’s never going to be able to eat food from a restaurant.

Ok. Let’s take her to a birthday party and NOT freak out that nobody washed their hands after eating milk and egg infested cake.

Yes?

Yes.

She’s getting older. She doesn’t automatically put everything in her mouth now. We’ll just teach her not to lick her friends.

2022: Outside, socially distanced birthday parties and not licking people!

HERE.

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COME!