I have been very allergic to peanuts ever since I can remember. I've never tasted it. I've also been an anxious ball of nerves for just about as long. For years, I've kept my distance, refusing to eat anything that even reminds me of a nut. But this week, I gathered all my courage and bought a jar of sunflower seed butter.
I had my first bite, my first "PB and J," my first "peanut butter" and toast. And I lived! It's the weirdest thing. I'm almost 21 years old and I've just lived a whole life without ever eating peanut butter, and I never realized how much it impacted me, until I could finally join almost everyone else on the planet.
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My first "Peanut butter" and Jelly sandwich[/caption]Via Instagram
It was like I was six years old again, realizing that I was missing out on something so common with everyone else. After I tasted it and realized it was safe, I sat at my kitchen table making a list of all of the things I never got to try that I could finally experience. I sat down and had a "PB" and J sandwich and I just felt so normal.
Not that I haven't lived a fulfilling life sans-nuts, but being able to not feel like some kind of outcast that people are afraid to get near with their fluffernutters was a totally new feeling. Not to mention, going near and eating something so much like the peanut butter that I've been afraid of so long was a major step for me.
Yay for feeling normal (finally) !
And, on a side note--I made everyone in my family eat some to confirm that it tastes like peanut butter and is a viable substitute for me.
that's awesome! Way to conquer some fears. That's pretty darn huge.
ReplyDeletehaha im such a babyy, but thanks for your support!
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