I do not know if this helps you at all, but I will give you a personal experience...I breakout in weird welts when I eat a certain kind of peanut butter, Adam's Natural Peanut Butter, turns out it's not the peanuts cause I can eat peanuts and be okay, but it's the oils in that certain peanut butter.

Perhaps you aren't allergic to peanuts but something added to the peanuts? Perhaps a certain oil or flavoring?

Just a thought, sorry you feel all sucky, hope things get better.

Benadryl is our friend! Just ask my sleeping patients...I kid, I kid, kinda.

-Kim

Posted by Kim on October 06, 2008 | Reply

For some reason, "puddiet" sounds like some weird sexual perversion involving pudding, animals, and naked people wearing French masks.

Posted by Avitable on October 06, 2008 | Reply

Pudding for every meal? I could get on board with that.

Posted by Iron Fist on October 06, 2008 | Reply

That's adorable

Posted by Amanda on October 06, 2008 | Reply

Oh my God, look how cute you were! Not that you aren't cute NOW too but you know what I mean...

I just downed a snack pack sized Jello Sugar Free Chocolate Banana pudding and it felt as if my mouth was dancing!

Posted by Hilly on October 06, 2008 | Reply

You have the same haircut! ;-)

Pudding is very good for you.

Posted by sizzle on October 06, 2008 | Reply

Everything in moderation. Even chocolate pudding.

Posted by Brent on October 06, 2008 | Reply

Loooovely Dave! I would totally try that diet...

Posted by Betta on October 07, 2008 | Reply

Oh my god, the cute little kid pictures! They're too cute! I can't stand it! The big collar! The orange pattern! You're cute as hell.

Posted by Long Story Longer on October 07, 2008 | Reply

Now THIS is a diet I could jump on the bandwagon for!

Posted by Sue on October 07, 2008 | Reply

Oh my God...did every parent take a picture of their child eating chocolate pudding? I have a picture of me in a brown outfit...the same color as chocolate...eating chocolate pudding. I think I was four years old.

Is it possible that you could have just recently developed a peanut allergy? I'm not a doctor of course but from what you are saying it sounds like that is what has happened.

Posted by Lisa on October 07, 2008 | Reply

How cute are you!

Posted by Robin on October 07, 2008 | Reply

I dunno... you're reaching the age at which a white male often becomes lactose intolerant...

Posted by Whitenoise on October 07, 2008 | Reply

Dave -- you'd be amazed how quickly your body can bring on allergies to your favorite things. Definitely cut the peanuts my friend, sucky as it might be. I think it's Mother Nature trying to teach us a lesson...what lesson? who knows, but there's a reason why (other than the welts) that you shouldn't be eating the peanuts.

I learned the hard way, like you, about almonds. And I love almonds, but thanks to aging, I am now allergic. 4 days of itchy hives on a long weekend, waiting for the clinic on base to be open because Benadryl wasn't working was NOT worth it!

Posted by Cissa Fireheart on October 07, 2008 | Reply

I just spit all over my screen at Adam's comment. *snort*

Posted by Sue on October 07, 2008 | Reply

Good grief. With the exception of your signature shadow, you haven't changed in 30 years!

Posted by Jeff on October 07, 2008 | Reply

I don't have any pictures of me eating anything, let alone pudding. At least I've not found any yet. Those are a couple of cool looking pics from your kid days. And pudding.... it would never hurt anyone.

Posted by ChillyWilly on October 07, 2008 | Reply

Cutie patooootey!

Posted by Poppy on October 07, 2008 | Reply

STOP already! Dang, like I don't already have to resist constant pressure from my very cute offspring to provide chocolate pudding for every meal, now you join the clamoring?!

I may just concede now because of your irresistible cuteness with the pudding. So if Costco goes out of business because I only buy chocolate pudding now, it's YOUR FAULT.

Posted by shari on October 07, 2008 | Reply

Awwww! What a cute bowl of pudding!

Posted by RW on October 07, 2008 | Reply

Well, that is one adorable, fresh-faced, happy kid. With pudding!

I hope that chocolate pudding never hurts you.

Posted by Belinda on October 07, 2008 | Reply

I'm searching through your archives to see if you ever did finally get to see an allergist. If they didn't test your blood to find out exactly what you're allergic to, then they suck.

Posted by Atomic Bombshell on October 07, 2008 | Reply

I'm totally in favor of a puddiet, as long as there is no banana flavoring involved.

My husband is kind of in the same boat you are. He recently started getting violently ill whenever he ate sushi, after eating it for quite a while before it happened. No one else got sick and it happened more than once so it wasn't bad fish. After several ER visits (why do these things only happen at 3am??) we figured it wasn't worth it to try again. It makes him all sad though because sushi is almost as happy as pudding.

Posted by floating princess on October 07, 2008 | Reply

What a cute kid you were. And what a sweet smile.

Posted by Michelle on October 07, 2008 | Reply

Oh, damn! What a cutie you were! Er... are!

Never mind.

Look, pudding!

Posted by Coal Miner's Granddaughter on October 07, 2008 | Reply

Oh. My. God.

How freaking cute were you? Erm...Are! Are cute!

Posted by adena on October 07, 2008 | Reply

Oh my your adorable eating that pudding!!! You should totally make your own chocolate pudding not eat that store bought crap!! I'm just saying!!

Also, benadryl it makes me sleep so i take it. I guess thats why i don't get welts either!!! :O)

Posted by michelle Jacobs on October 07, 2008 | Reply

RW stole my comment.

Anyway, I'm more of a vanilla pudding addict. I like the swirl as well, but for me, it's banana or vanilla. I'll also eat tapioca if available and it usually is because everyone else hates it.

Posted by whall on October 07, 2008 | Reply

Good gosh, Dave! I think that pic out "Norman Rockwells" Norman Rockwell. You were cute as the dickens. What happend? Maybe you should lose the "scruffy look"..

Posted by ETinNY on October 07, 2008 | Reply

That thing you do with your eyebrows has not changed one iota. You are definitely rocking the Lil Dave hair there. Great smile, as always!

Posted by Catherine on October 07, 2008 | Reply

Cute attack! What a cutie you (are) were Dave2!

Fresh & Easy's chocolate pudding is creamy, lovely deliciousness. Must. Have. Some.

Posted by Melina on October 08, 2008 | Reply

Those pictures are ridiculously adorable.

My family makes fun of me because I like my pudding cold and put it in the fridge right after its made while they eat their's warm right away. Bleck.

Posted by Craig on October 10, 2008 | Reply