Cross Reactive Food
FOODS TO AVOID DURING THE PEAK SEASONS. CONTACT US FOR ALLERGY TESTING. WE OFFER PRICK TESTING, IMMUNOTHERAPY, AND OTHER TESTING OPTIONS FOR ALLERGY ISSUES.
Mold Allergies
- Alcoholic beverages, especially beer and wine
- Beets
- Buttermilk
- Breads, especially coffee cakes, pumpernickel
- Catsup, ketchup
- Cheese, especially stored, aged, blue, cottage
- Chile sauce
- Cider and homemade root beer
- Corned beef
- Dried fruits, apricots, dates, figs, prunes, raisins
- Frankfurters
- Fish, pickled and smoked
- Canned juices (use glass or plastic bottles)
- Mayonnaise, sour cream
- Meats, pickled and smoked sausage
- Mushrooms, olives, pickles
- Pizza most allergenic cross-reactive food for mold allergies
- Relishes, salad, dressings, sauerkraut
- Tomatoes, especially canned
- Vinegar and foods containing vinegar
Dust and Dust Mite – Year Round Allergens
Oysters, crabs, scallops, lobster, shrimp, crawfish, peanuts and other tree nuts such as macadamia, almonds and pecans
Pecan Tree: December – May
Corn, banana, wheat and wheat products
Cedar Tree: December – May
Beef, baker’s and brewer’s yeast
Elm Tree: December – May
Milk, milk products, cooking mint
Oak Tree: December – May
Eggs, egg products, apples, chestnut
Cottonwood Tree: December – May
Lettuce
Timothy, Bahia, Bermuda, Johnson Grass: May – September
Grains such as bread, oatmeal & rice; apple, carrot, celery, cucumber, peas, beans and soy; cottonseed such as salad oils, some mayonnaise, also used in stores on fruit to keep them shiny, also found in commercial frying and baking items such as cakes, breads, fish, popcorn, potato chips and doughnuts.
Giant Ragweed: July – 1st Winter Freeze
Milk, cooking mint, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, watermelon, cucumber, banana, and lettuce
Short Ragweed: July – 1st Winter Freeze
Wheat, wheat products, watermelon, cantaloupe, banana
Rough Marsh Elder Weed: July – 1st Winter Freeze
Wheat, wheat products
Lamb’s Quarter Weed: July – 1st Winter Freeze
Corn, corn products, bananas