I was talking to a friend the other night about the dietary restrictions he's been put on, to try and make him healthy enough for a poo transplant (it's a long story!). Anyway, he's lucky enough to have some professionals checking on him periodically to make sure he is not making too many mistakes with his diet.
But it made me wonder - what about the rest of us? Food allergies are so much more prevalent now than when we were kids. I didn't know anyone who had a food allergy when I was growing up. We could bring all sorts of things to school - tiny nutella packs with those little plastic spoons, peanut butter sandwiches etc. Things that are now banned or strongly discouraged from most daycares centres, preschools and primary schools. This means that most of us do not have a good working knowledge of what is safe to eat from an allergy perspective and what is not.
I'm kind of lucky. I like to cook and even more than that, I love my gastroporn. I have a bookshelf groaning with cookbooks with gorgeous pictures of food. I also love to watch cooking shows like Masterchef, Poh's Kitchen and Jamie Oliver and drool over the yummy food they cook (well, ok, watching Huey's Kitchen isn't terribly sexy, but you know what I mean about the food shows).
So I have a pretty good idea of what goes into food e.g. pastry usually has butter & egg, so pies are a no-no, consommé may be a clear soup, but it's clarified using egg. Nevertheless, I've made mistakes when I've been feeding the Vegan Carnivore. It must be even harder if you don't have either a good knowledge of cookery, or someone to constantly watch out for you and advise you. So my next few posts are going to be about what to buy/eat and what to avoid.
And if you have any stories about mistakes you have made, please feel welcome to post below! :)
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