A chip off the previous block, Joseph Baena bears an uncanny resemblance to his father, bodybuilder, movie star, and former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
A technique he doesn’t resemble his dad is his meals allergy: Baena is severely allergic to peanuts.
Just lately, Baena took to Instagram to point out how he navigates a meals competition regardless of his allergy:
We at SnackSafely.com actually recognize Baena’s public exhibiting of diligence in asking whether or not the meals he’s about to strive include nuts. That stated, there are a couple of modifications we hope he makes when attending such festivals sooner or later:
- Does the individual he’s asking know definitively how the dish was ready? We propose that be the primary query requested;
- As peanuts and tree nuts are sometimes conflated, we encourage asking whether or not a dish particularly comprises peanuts. Asking solely utilizing the final time period “nuts” opens the door for ambiguity;
- If the dish doesn’t include peanuts, we encourage inquiring whether or not the meals institution makes use of peanuts of their kitchen and, in that case, what precautions they took to stop cross-contact.
Detailed questions like these must be answered earlier than consuming any meals with a meals allergy, however getting dependable solutions at busy occasions could also be troublesome. That’s why consuming at such occasions is particularly dangerous.
We hope Baena is aware of to at all times take two epinephrine auto-injectors alongside to meals occasions and in all places else he goes. We additionally hope he is aware of to manage one as quickly as he suspects anaphylaxis — and if it doesn’t reverse the development of signs after a couple of minutes — to manage the second whereas ready for emergency providers to reach.
We hope you recognize too.
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