Cycling and Nut Allergies
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Hello all!
I've had an almond and walnut allergy for a couple of years (generally tree nuts, but that's what I currently tested positive for). My allergist in my school town didn't see the point in giving me an epi pen. That was very bad because when I was abroad I ate an improperly marked ice cream with Walnuts in it and ended up very sick. I didn't know actually how sick until I ended up at my allergist from home's office a few days later back in the states and realized I had been REALLY lucky oral prednisone and benadryl had worked for the time-being. Now I have an epi pen and have had to forgo eating most snacks/sweets due to their cross-contamination with nuts.
The biggest issue I am having is that protein bars and granolas - go to staples for me on the bike - are no longer easily accessible. Picture going through the entire aisle at Wal-Mart or some other super huge store to only find two or three boxes that could work - all of which use HFCS, something I try to avoid.
Are their any really healthy bars out there that don't say "may contain nuts" or that doesn't contain nuts already? I am not allergic to peanuts FTR, but also must avoid those as well as all tree nuts. I am not as concerned about things that say "manufactured in a plant with", but "manufactured on the same equiptment as" is not good. My allergist says that practically everything is contaminated with nuts if it has been packaged so I can only be so careful. It's important as well to have these things when I do organized rides where I can't expect there will be anything there for me to eat.
I figured if anyone would have an idea it would be you ladies!
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