Overlanding With Food Allergies

[Gabriel Bozeman]

Does anyone have food allergies?

So I'm allergic to Gluten, Dairy, and Eggs. My family has found it pretty easy to adapt to the pain-in-the-butt allergies that I have.

 

[RootedWanderers]

yep, I carry 2 EpiPens with me on trips, plus normal allergy meds *flonase, benadryl. I have made sure my buddies that I do trips with how to use them if I am not responsive.

 

[Gabriel Bozeman]

yep, I carry 2 EpiPens with me on trips, plus normal allergy meds *flonase, benadryl. I have made sure my buddies that I do trips with how to use them if I am not responsive.

Well, I'm not that allergic. Just tiredness and a horrible rash.

 

[Prerunner1982]

My wife just recently became allergic to red meat, so that will change our camp meal plans a bit.

 

[Desert Runner]

My wife just recently became allergic to red meat, so that will change our camp meal plans a bit.

It will definitely complicate your food selection, as dairy (cheese/eggs) are such staples on the camp circuit, for a poster above.

Red meat, BEEF?, only?, then that is easy to work around . If it includes pork (sausage), then it's a little harder., that leaves poultry products, which have lots of recipes to use and choose from.

My EX became partially allergic to shell fish. It was hit n miss. Sometimes she got a reaction, sometimes she didn't. We kept some Benadryl handy...pill and gel versions, for a allergic reaction if needed. Not a EPPI pen level of necessity.

EDIT;
I have always wondered if the freshness of sea food had been the reason of her susceptibility. Not bad, but not fresh either?

 

[Prerunner1982]

It will definitely complicate your food selection, as dairy (cheese/eggs) are such staples on the camp circuit, for a poster above.

Red meat, BEEF?, only?, then that is easy to work around x. If it includes pork (sausage), then it's a little harder., that leaves poultry, which has lots of recipes to use.

My EX became partially allergic to shell fish. It was hit n miss. Sometimes she got a reaction, sometimes she didn't. Kept some benadryl handy...pill and gel, for the allergic reaction if needed. Not a EPPI pen level of necessity.

All mammalian meat they tested for came back highly allergic, so much so they didn't know why she hadn't had a full blown anaphylactic shock reaction yet.
Chicken and Turkey are now the mainstay in our house. The kids and I will eat fish but she doesn't like it so we rarely have that.