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Food Allergies For Dummies (2007) 48 exemplaren

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I went into the book with certain goals: (1) learn alternative names for products, (2) learn what I have to do to keep kissing safe for my boyfriend, (3) learn if and how I could cook dinner for him in my kitchen, where my roommates would never give up his allergens.

This book is really aimed for parents of children with food allergies. It does have some helpful information for adults (e.g. the semi-good description of learning how to eat out - really hard) but it is not very easy to navigate if you want to just read specific chapters. If I really wanted to learn and study the whole thing, I bet I would have learned more and a fair amount (he explains allergies, gives lots of advice in finding the right professionals and care, etc.). However, with my dyslexia, busy life (like seeing food allergy boyfriend amongst, well, living), and the looming library deadline, I was not in a position to read this book from cover to cover.

So the best way to evaluate this book is how I accomplished my goals and was I enticed to read anything extra. First the allergen-contaminated kitchen or shared kitchen, I found that section to be fairly thorough and easy to navigate. It was so informative, I managed to write not only details notes but also a question list for food prep for places I would like to take him (restaurants, hotels, I even asked a "no allergies allowed" if it was just a legal thing and couldn't you follow these 5 simple rules for the class? With a release due to the troubles with other students, they could) and a cheat sheet for any time friends want to have us over. I revamped my kitchen (I only replaced a cutting board and 1 mixer, but everyone agreed I was overly paranoid about my immersion blender and may have been using that as an excuse for a new one). I am pretty confident that I can cook for him in my kitchen.

How do I kiss him? There is a small few paragraphs in the section on teaching your teenagers to slowly take over responsibility for their allergies. Now, I will grant him that there are a lot of differences in allergies so it is hard to come up with rules for everyone, this individual section is lacking. I may have gleaned more information if I read the entire thing. However, this section mostly just explained that teens will have to learn to ask (duh) and was insufficient for my desire to tell him one day "I know I must avoid the food for X and I want you to know I am, so this can be about when we're ready, not when you've trained me enough." Nope, I had to flat out tell him I was worried and I got this book, which did not help enough. Thankfully, he was touched that I put forth so much effort to keep him safe (and, let's face it, who isn't flattered that clearly a girl wants to kiss you?) and we kissed that evening, but it was from his explanation, not the book.

He once sent me a partial list of names of ingredients to avoid in an email rant on why he couldn't join my favourite cooking club with me, where he complained no one would would know these things. After searching the entire book, the only place I found alternative names was the cheat sheet in the front (which, as a library book, was tentatively taped back in). Then I compared that list to terms included in boyfriend's partial and there was plenty lacking from the book (I trust my boyfriend as he is in pharmaceuticals and works in chemistry review, so he is very familiar with chemical and protein names - and it is the protein people are allergic to). I still copied the list for assistance, and because it can be a starting point for those I am not as close with to avoid their allergies (a friend recent revealed a soy allergy that normally was not an issue with the stuff we eat). However, I would ask for a more expansive list from the immunologist.

I sound down on the book, but I do think it was a good resource. I did end up reading sections I had not gone searching for and learned extra information (like it is more than the grease that makes him love McDonald's and other fast food restaurants). I actually think it would be a great book to buy when your child is diagnosed, and you have too much information coming at you to remember it the once you are told. I just think it will need to be supplemented on occasion.

And I have yet to try the recipes, but I copied them out before returning the library book, along with the suggestions for substitutions.

Overall, it is a great starting point but I think you will end up adding more to your library.
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OptimisticCautiously | 2 andere besprekingen | Sep 16, 2020 |
I went into the book with certain goals: (1) learn alternative names for products, (2) learn what I have to do to keep kissing safe for my boyfriend, (3) learn if and how I could cook dinner for him in my kitchen, where my roommates would never give up his allergens.

This book is really aimed for parents of children with food allergies. It does have some helpful information for adults (e.g. the semi-good description of learning how to eat out - really hard) but it is not very easy to navigate if you want to just read specific chapters. If I really wanted to learn and study the whole thing, I bet I would have learned more and a fair amount (he explains allergies, gives lots of advice in finding the right professionals and care, etc.). However, with my dyslexia, busy life (like seeing food allergy boyfriend amongst, well, living), and the looming library deadline, I was not in a position to read this book from cover to cover.

So the best way to evaluate this book is how I accomplished my goals and was I enticed to read anything extra. First the allergen-contaminated kitchen or shared kitchen, I found that section to be fairly thorough and easy to navigate. It was so informative, I managed to write not only details notes but also a question list for food prep for places I would like to take him (restaurants, hotels, I even asked a "no allergies allowed" if it was just a legal thing and couldn't you follow these 5 simple rules for the class? With a release due to the troubles with other students, they could) and a cheat sheet for any time friends want to have us over. I revamped my kitchen (I only replaced a cutting board and 1 mixer, but everyone agreed I was overly paranoid about my immersion blender and may have been using that as an excuse for a new one). I am pretty confident that I can cook for him in my kitchen.

How do I kiss him? There is a small few paragraphs in the section on teaching your teenagers to slowly take over responsibility for their allergies. Now, I will grant him that there are a lot of differences in allergies so it is hard to come up with rules for everyone, this individual section is lacking. I may have gleaned more information if I read the entire thing. However, this section mostly just explained that teens will have to learn to ask (duh) and was insufficient for my desire to tell him one day "I know I must avoid the food for X and I want you to know I am, so this can be about when we're ready, not when you've trained me enough." Nope, I had to flat out tell him I was worried and I got this book, which did not help enough. Thankfully, he was touched that I put forth so much effort to keep him safe (and, let's face it, who isn't flattered that clearly a girl wants to kiss you?) and we kissed that evening, but it was from his explanation, not the book.

He once sent me a partial list of names of ingredients to avoid in an email rant on why he couldn't join my favourite cooking club with me, where he complained no one would would know these things. After searching the entire book, the only place I found alternative names was the cheat sheet in the front (which, as a library book, was tentatively taped back in). Then I compared that list to terms included in boyfriend's partial and there was plenty lacking from the book (I trust my boyfriend as he is in pharmaceuticals and works in chemistry review, so he is very familiar with chemical and protein names - and it is the protein people are allergic to). I still copied the list for assistance, and because it can be a starting point for those I am not as close with to avoid their allergies (a friend recent revealed a soy allergy that normally was not an issue with the stuff we eat). However, I would ask for a more expansive list from the immunologist.

I sound down on the book, but I do think it was a good resource. I did end up reading sections I had not gone searching for and learned extra information (like it is more than the grease that makes him love McDonald's and other fast food restaurants). I actually think it would be a great book to buy when your child is diagnosed, and you have too much information coming at you to remember it the once you are told. I just think it will need to be supplemented on occasion.

And I have yet to try the recipes, but I copied them out before returning the library book, along with the suggestions for substitutions.

Overall, it is a great starting point but I think you will end up adding more to your library.
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OptimisticCautiously | 2 andere besprekingen | Sep 16, 2020 |
This is THE book for someone who has food allergies or is a friend or caregiver to someone with them. I read a bunch last year after my son was diagnosed with peanut allergy and this one is the best by far. Dr. Wood has a lifelong anaphylactic allergy so he is both professionally and personally very articulate about living with food allergies. Filled with understandable information, anecdotes and tips for living, this book helped me find the right balance between crazy fear, appropriate precautions and acceptance.… (meer)
 
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