I have a love/hate relationship with cheezies aka cheese pleesers, Cheetos, cheese puffs, etc.  Love because they were a rare treat when I was little.  On a Saturday night that my parents were going out, my sister and I would get to choose a bottle of pop (usually Swiss Cream Soda) and a bag of cheesies from the local corner store.  We savoured the salty, cheesy corn puff treats making them last as long as possible, letting them melt in our mouths.  The best part was licking the Day-Glo orange powder off our fingers.

It’s that same orange powder that feeds my hate.  This powder is insidious!  The treat of it sticking to my fingers when I was a kid is now my nightmare.  The darned powder gets everywhere.  Believe it or not this unnatural looking orange powder actually contains a milk product.  For a family with dairy allergy this stuff has to stay out of oor hoose.

We have milk in our house, we have real cheese, yoghurt, ice cream and other delicious dairy products, but this powdered cheese product used to make corn puffs cheesy and taco chips nachoie is not allowed past our front door.  We’ve hosted many parties and BBQs over the years and we always ask that people not bring snacks containing powdered cheese.  We explain about our son’s allergy to dairy products and about how the powdered cheese gets everywhere; our guests have always understood.  I know you would understand too, eat a handful of Cheetos and I challenge you not to be wearing an orange bib when you finish !
Oh no! I’m totally craving some cheezies…

PS To take the picture I broke the rule and brought the evil cheesy corn puffs into the house and I (carefully!) gave in to temptation.