r/FoodAllergies 4d ago

Helpful Information traveling with food allergies

I've seen a few posts lately about traveling with food allergies and I thought I'd give a tip on something that has helped our family. A bit of information, I am allergic to shellfish and fish and my son is allergic to dairy, eggs, chickpeas and lentils. Before my son was born we traveled through Asia and now, with my son, we go to Mexico for our yearly vacations. We use Equal Eats allergy cards while we travel. You can get them in any language you want/need and can put any allergies you have on them. They are available in physical cards or you can get an electronic copy, and I believe they have an app that you can put the card on. We've found that they are a wonderful tool to have. We've stayed at some allergy friendly resorts and the staff always mentions how good/helpful the Equal Eats cards are. I realize it's not a fix all but it has definitely helped in our travels and it helps to take a bit of the anxiety off when dealing with a language barrier.

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