My food allergies

Because of my food allergies, my vegetianism, and my diabetic diet, what I can eat is somewhat restricted compared to a typical American omnivore.

This is a list of foods I must avoid because the results are sufficient to send me to the emergency room.

• tree nuts (like walnuts and pecans, peanuts and cashews are OK)
• whole grains (like whole wheat, barley, bulgur, and buckwheat)
  therefore, beer is out (but refined wheat products are OK)
• chickpeas (can be sneaky if it's been made into flour)

• soy (beans and products like tofu)
• eggs
• dairy

This is a list of foods I avoid both because of my allergies and because I'm a vegetarian (and have been for about 20 years).

• red meat (dead mammals)
• white meat (dead birds)
• fish (or anything else with a backbone, for that matter)

My diabetic diet limits me to small quantities of foods. I avoid foods high in fat. I'm following an ADA carbohydrate-counting diet (with which I have lost about 50 pounds in 9 months).

• cheese cake
• snack chips (although sometimes I'll have up to an ounce if it fits into my meal plan)
• other fatty snack foods

This is a list of foods I avoid because I don't like them.

• cherries
• okra