It's Just Allergies

I hate the idea of going on a “diet”. Weight-loss diet? Eh, fine, eating less isn’t too bad, but a food intolerance diet? I hate the idea of being “that guy” asking the poor waiter a plethora of questions about the menu because I can’t eat anything on it. I don’t want to make a big deal, or any deal, of it. How many times have I tried to plan a get-together lunch but Becky can’t have gluten and Johnny doesn’t eat fish and Janie is a vegetarian and Marcus is lactose Intolerant and you know what? Let’s just drink water for lunch. Oh wait, Nate can’t have more than 16 oz of water a day. Sigh. It’s so hard. Not to get too deep in the wormhole, but I get it: we as a people now have crazy options when it comes to food and with those crazy options comes a difficulty in choice. Whereas we used to eat dried meat, canned peaches, and bread like it or lump it, we now have all these options and our bodies are wondering what the heck it’s supposed to do with it all. Nobody’s body is go...