Allergies

I have a real issue with something.

Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean that it isn't legitimate.  I can remember standing in the parking lot of my kids school listening to another mother rant over how the only thing her daughter would eat was peanut butter and she wasn't going to allow her child to starve just because some kid in her kid's class was allergic to peanuts.

My filter broke that day.  I let the woman have it, whereas I am normally quite reserved.  "Let me get this straight.  There is a child that if he ingests peanut butter will go into shock and die, but because your child will not eat anything other than peanut butter this child's life doesn't matter?  How about just the bread will your child eat just the bread?  That way no one has to die."

I'm not saying it was my finest hour but it sure made me feel better.

I am allergic to artificial sweeteners.  If you were to look at me you would probably think I need to cut back on sugar in order to lose weight.  Now, I'm not saying that isn't somewhat true but my problem lies more so with a non-functioning thyroid than it does with sugar, but thank you for your concern.

People are always trying to "healthify" their recipes by taking the sugar out.  Can I just say adding a chemical to your baking does not make it healthier.  Sugar, in moderation, is way better than chemicals created in a lab to make things sweet.  In my personal situation, even some natural sweeteners will cause me to have a headache, but if I get a hold of some artificial sweeteners it is full on migraine.

If you do not have allergies, be ye thankful!  It doesn't mean that those of us that do have allergies aren't as fabulous as you it just means we are different from you.

Mainly if you are a big restaurant chain and you are going to change a sauce that you have used since like forever and you don't deem it necessary to tell the general public.  Shame on you.