CHALLENGES DURING PANDEMIC AND LOCK-DOWN WITH FOOD ALLERGIES
This is my message to all of you who are in the same boat. Stay safe – be careful about what you eat!
Double-check everything, as this could be the worst time for unnecessary trips to the hospital. Food allergies are tricky and dangerous in better times, so today is not our lucky day.
Are you able to get some fresh produce and safe foods like rice, meat, and potatoes and cook for yourself from scratch?
My Kitchen = safe heaven those days.
I hope you can cook from scratch, as this is my to-go method for safe food and eating at home. As my allergies contain only a few fresh produce options, and they are easily distinguishable from others in my case, I can count on perfectly safe food. In comparison, if I have to buy something pre-packaged by a company that I don’t know, I am putting myself at risk. The risk increased during a pandemic because the company that I trust and usually buy from is sold out. For that reason, I run into the chance of getting something that I don’t know, and I may have an allergic reaction to the food.
I hope you can cook from scratch, as this is my to-go method for safe food and eating at home. As my allergies contain only a few fresh produce options, and they are easily distinguishable from others in my case, I can count on perfectly safe food. In comparison, if I have to buy something pre-packaged by a company that I don’t know, I am putting myself at risk. The risk increased during a pandemic because the company that I trust and usually buy from is sold out. For that reason, I run into the chance of getting something that I don’t know, and I may have an allergic reaction to the food.
As the threat of coronavirus goes around the globe, we are at risk of allergic reaction more and more. People with food allergies have their lives at higher risk due to a shortage of stock and availability of allergen-free foods. This higher risk comes from the situation of limited food supply for everyone, but I know from the times when I was still able to eat anything, that my options were so much broader, AND ALL foods were safe. So, in the past (a long time ago) I would be fine, as long as there was any food in the store. Not the case anymore. I feel the urge of panic when thinking about empty shelves in grocery stores and the number of people who can be pushed to buy unsafe food, just because there is nothing else to buy. However, people with food allergies have not been recognized as a vulnerable group and don’t get a particular time to go to the store and get their essential supply of food.
I would think that more could be done for our vulnerable group, who is brave to deal with daily food limitations anyways.
I also miss any help from the government to those who already buy their food at higher prices due to their food allergies. With our unique needs, we are even more financially strained and stressed during those tough times.
Please pay extra attention to what you are buying those days and prevent yourself from getting sick. Set aside extra time to cook your food. Also, pull out recipes containing simple ingredients that you can get and are 100% safe for you.
Getting through those tough times, I have even (finally) pulled together my GLUTEN FREE deserts recipes that only take minutes to make. The book could be found here:
Good luck and stay safe!
