Foods To Avoid If You Are Allergic To These Pollens

So last time I talked about grass allergies and cross reactions and what foods you're eating that may be making your allergies worse.

Unfortunately they're not the only ones. There are other cross reactions that can occur if you have an allergy to other pollen's such as Mugwort, Ragweed, Alder and Birch trees.
The good news is that cooking and baking (with the exception of the Chamomile tea) will eliminate the protein that causes the reaction.  So depending on the person and the offending food this may work. You can still potentially enjoy a version of your favourite food thats been cooked or baked . Unfortunatly if  you still experience a reaction even after cooking then complete avoidance may be your only other option.

One thing I did notice while putting together all this information was that there are a few foods that repeatedly show up on different pollen lists.  Celery, Parsley and Apples for example show up on three of these lists.

In my case I can't eat raw apples but I can still enjoy them cooked or baked.  Sure I miss them but at least I can still enjoy my favourite apple crisp or apple muffin recipes.
Unfortunately banana are completely off limits for me.  Everyone is different, it's just a challenge sometimes to figure out what does and doesn't work.

Here is the list foods that you could experience a cross reacting with.

 Mugwort Weed Pollen: 
Fennel, Coriander, Parsley, Pepper
Carrots, Celery, Sunflower

Ragweed:
Chamomile tea,
Zucchini, Eggplant, Cucumber
Bananas, Apples, Melons
Sunflower seeds

Alder Tree Pollen:
Almonds, Hazelnuts,
Cherries, Apples, Peaches, Pears
Celery, Parsley

Birch Tree Pollen:
Walnuts, Almonds, Hazelnuts,
Soy, Wheat,
Potatoes, Peppers, Parsnip, Carrots, Celery,
Fennel, Parsley, Coriander,
Apples, Cherries, Apricots, Persimmons, Kiwi, Nectarines,
Prunes, Lychee, Oranges, Peaches, Pears, Plums

sources:
marilyn.ca/Health/Articles/May2018/These-foods-might-actually-be-making-your-spring-a
webmd.com