Tips to Prevent Food Allergies
Tips to Prevent Food Allergies
Food Allergies can be dangerous and at times, fatal. Here are some great tips to avoid food allergies:
- Pay Attention!
Pay close attention to the circumstances surrounding your allergic reactions and/or your asthma attacks in regard to the foods you eat. Understanding and knowing what triggers these allergic food attacks is the first step to prevent and avoid future attacks.
- Identify the Foods that trigger your reactions
Once you know what your food allergy triggers are, avoid them! Also avoid common triggers such as smoke if you have asthma.
- Read your food labels!
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires food manufacturers to list common food allergens on food labels in simple terms that adults and older children can understand. If you are allergic to any foods, avoid them! While all possible food allergens may not be listed, the top 8 are listed:
- Milk
- Eggs
- Peanuts
- Tree nuts (such as almonds, cashews and walnuts)
- Fish
- Shellfish
- Soy
- Wheat
- Eating out at Restaurants
If you eat our at restaurants often and have any food allergies make sure to double check that your allergens are not hidden in foods where you wouldn’t expect them. Inform your server of your known allergies.
