Allergies Keeping You From Dining Out? Allergic Girl Can Help

A lot of my patients have food allergies and many are afraid of dining out. I tell them there are a number of blogs and books they can consult to allay their fears of an allergic attack when eating out. But one of the most interesting allergy consults is New York-based one, Allergic Girl Resources. Her website is http://allergicgirldinesoutblogspot.com/..Founded by Sloane Miller, Allergic Girl Resources offers a wide range of services for the allergy prone such as one-on-one counseling with families, a consultant with restaurants and other food establishments as well as working with governmental agencies about food allergies. She also written a well - received book on being allergic-- Allergic Girl: Adventures in Living Well with Food Allergies--and received the Samter Journalism Award by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.One of the most informative aspects of the Allergic Girl website is the restaurant ratings. The website rates these eating establishments by the following criteria:"Chef/ Owner/Menu change- This restaurant has had a change which may result in a change of allergy-friendly status."(Year). The year the restaurant was visited."*Means that the restaurant is consistently good and is allergy-friendly consistently."Provisional- Ms. Miller was once there but has not been back."Menu- This restaurant has a special menu for various dietary restrictions."Book- This restaurant has an ingredient book at the manager's station."Price-$ to $$$$. All price ranges."Child friendly. This restaurant has a children's menu."Concerning allergy friendly restaurants, she explains on her website that even if it appears that the restaurant is not specifically allergy friendly on its menus, she had occasions in which was at one eating establishment and told the wait staff her dietary restrictions and asked if they could come up with a meal for her. The chef, she said, was delighted to come up with a meal that met her allergy needs. Sometimes, she says, all you have to do is ask.To learn more: http://www.nycallergydoctor.com/allergy