READ THE LABELS!

I am encouraging every soul out there that is allergic to anything (and even if it is a mild allergy) to please read all ingredient labels very carefully. I made that mistake as I was more concerned about calorie count so I didn't read my ingredients label, I ended up in the ER with my throat closing and some of my facial organs shutting down, just because of one small 60 calorie Jello pudding cup. It contains coconut oil and I developed this as an adult allergy. Prior to this day, I could manage it with benedryl, well apparently not anymore. My throat closed, hives came, my face went numb (and is still numb) and I was pumped full of steroids, benedryl and pepcid. After I got home, I read the label more carefully and it said less than .50% of vegetable oil (coconut and soybean). That teeny tiny percentage, almost cost me my life. So please, please, please read the ingredients labels above and beyond the nutritional value, especially if you have an allergy!