How do you deal with food allergies when eating out?
Updated 11/20/2009 10:43 AM ET
Do you have food allergies? What are your unusual challenges when eating out at restaurants, friends' homes and/or parties?

Describe how you make dining out experiences fun, and not a chore in the comments below.

Posted 11/6/2009 9:47 AM ET
Updated 11/20/2009 10:43 AM ET
Wheat, milk, eggs, soy, peanuts and shellfish are common food allergies. What are yours? Wheat, milk, eggs, soy, peanuts and shellfish are common food allergies. What are yours?

By Leslie Smith Jr., USA TODAY