No, I’m not referring to the crazy people in your office (although, that might not be such a bad thing!). I think there should be a policy where people are not allowed to bring in food that contains nuts. Or, if they do decide to bring in such foods, they should provide that food in a non-nut form.

My reasoning is mostly selfish—I hate nuts. But I know I can’t be the only such person; there are other nut-haters out there. Not to mention there are many people who are deathly allergic to nuts. Accidentally biting into an innocent looking brownie could lead to death!

Someone must put a stop to the dealing of death brownies!

Anyway, I’m really just referring to an uncomfortable situation yesterday. There was a party with brownies in the office, and I went over and took one. It looked safe—all chocolatey, with chocolate powder and chocolate chips on top. It was only after I bit into it that I discovered there were walnuts inside. So now that I already touched it and bit into it, there was no way I could put it back.

Everyone else was raving about how wonderful the brownies were, so spitting it out and yelling “Ew, gross” also didn’t seem appropriate. So I kinda ate around the walnuts and when I felt that no one was paying attention, I threw the rest of the dessert away.

It would be so much easier if treats were properly labeled, and non-nut varieties were offered. Of course, if I were allergic, I probably would’ve been way more cautious. I got careless. The last few brownie batches in the office didn’t have nuts, so I let my guard down. Needless to say, I will not make that mistake again.

It’s not easy being the only person who isn’t nuts about nuts.

Posted at 9:35 AM |

Hehe yea I thought about making that kind of joke, but decided against it. :)

Sorry I wasn’t in town to catch your band! Let me know the next time you are in town. :)

4 | Posted by: Jennifer on January 31, 2005 @ 10:21 AM