When you move into your new apartment you may find that your roommate has some food allergies that you’ll have to deal with.
Most likely your roommate will tell you their specific allergies and what to look out for in case of emergencies. It shouldn’t be a big deal for you, but you’ll still want to be careful.
Checking with your roommate about what kind of food should be allowed in the apartment is important. If they have a common allergy it should be pretty easy to make sure any food they might come across doesn’t contain their allergen. If they have a less common allergy
you’ll want to be careful and consider reading the ingredients of all of the food you purchase.
If you do want to bring something back to the apartment that wouldn’t be safe to eat, you should make sure to let them know, and be careful not to cross-contaminate if you leave the food out in a common area.
There also may be some foods that you don’t realize are harder for them. If they’re allergic to peanuts they might not want peanut butter to be around at all, since that can be hard to clean up. You should also make sure that you can recognize an allergic reaction and know what to do in case one happens while you’re around.
They may have an emergency kit with medicine and other things they may need. It would be a good idea for you to know where they keep this kit, or even for them to leave it in a common area.
Keeping the apartment as safe for them as possible should be important for you as their roommate. An important thing to remember is to take them seriously when they tell you certain foods can’t be in a place where they could come into contact with them. Overall, this shouldn’t be very inconvenient for you.
Have any tips on living with a roommate who has food allergies? Comment below.
About the author:
Kathryn Hill was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She is a senior English student at Sam Houston State University. Kathryn has written for the blog and social media of the educational website Curriculum café.
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