Living with Food Allergies, 2013 and on

[Janelle205]

It's to the point now where I only focus on packing the irreplaceable stuff.  I do the best I can with clothes and the like and then really focus on the meds and emergency food bag.

I always forget something important when we go somewhere that we have to end up buying, like underwear, deodorant, a hairbrush, etc.  But my med bag is always impeccable.

[YouKnowWho]

You should see me pack for NJ.  I know it's still civilized and all but you wouldn't know that based on how I pack.

We have a crate that we pack in the car now.  That is the one to be unloaded in NJ.  In the backpack, I carry enough snacky food that if the worst happened, I would have food for five people for three days.  It always makes me nervous on the drive up and down, where we stay for the night, etc.

Which reminds me - must send DH with a larger suitcase this month and a shopping list.  Free checked bag = stocking up on much less expensive GF products

[twinturbo]

Truth stranger than fiction my severely peanut allergic child must be retrained to say he loves Charlie Brown and Snoopy rather than an exhuberant, "I love Peanuts!" He's not confused even when reading labels but I don't need him confusing classmates or teachers.

[CMdeux]

    


Packing PLANNING (I haven't even GOTTEN to "packing" yet) for an all-day tomorrow.  Realized that pretty much, we have canned beets, ramen, and some cabbage, in addition to sunbutter crunch bars.  Hm.  We may get stuck in PDX traffic homebound.

Sure, that sounds like lunch to me, right?    I mean, the canned beets probably aren't ideal...  maybe I'll cook some carrots in mirin and make risotto balls.  Then again, maybe DH and I will eat sandwiches from Safeway and DD will eat the ramen.

[twinturbo]

Have you ever dry-fried the ramen? My mom used to make it as a side dish all the time if we weren't eating it as a soup. I believe I have mentioned before I'm composed of at least 20% MSG by volume. Anyhow, it comes out more chow mein like, hot or cold noodle salad.

For that matter there's a Safeway and Chipotle around there. The Safeway has a lot of open air nutty stuff around the entrance.

[CMdeux]

We're also fond of the Broadway deli-- for DH and I, that is.  We often pop in there and get sandwiches.  But we'll probably just swing by safeway on our way out and grab something for him and me.

DD is the one that I pack for, really.  Well, and traffic requires snack food.  Because you just never know on a Friday.

[YouKnowWho]

Truth stranger than fiction my severely peanut allergic child must be retrained to say he loves Charlie Brown and Snoopy rather than an exhuberant, "I love Peanuts!" He's not confused even when reading labels but I don't need him confusing classmates or teachers.

I used to buy a store brand of fruit treats for DS1 back when he tested positive for peanuts.  They were Snoopy snacks and I thought how cute.  I didn't notice the outside wrapper until DH wrestled it out of DS1's hand in a moment of panic - it said Peanuts 

[twinturbo]

Last moment schedule addition: surprise soy challenge for mom. Grabbed DH's coffee by mistake.

[CMdeux]

   Hope you are okay, TT.   


Leaving for PDX. _finally

[LinksEtc]

After all this time, I shouldn't have to keep reminding family members that where dd goes, her medicine bag goes.

 


A bag I got from one of you, btw, which has worked out great  .

[GingerPye]

It's esp bad when one has to remind Dad of that particular fact.   

[LinksEtc]

Yeah,

In.total.agreement


 

[PurpleCat]

repeatedly!



broken record!



Thank goodness DD is now independent!  She now tells him - LOL!

[twinturbo]

On the ingredient list of Enjoy Life S'mores bar is "brown drizzle". 

[CMdeux]

 

Do not want.