So fake cheese is actually a thing. I’ve known about it for about 10 years now and although I’ve seen a number of different varieties in the stores, we have never eaten them because they always have either small amounts of milk (these cater to the vegan crowd rather than the food allergy one) or pea protein (these are for the food allergy community as peas are often used as a replacement for soy). Since Matthew is allergic to both milk and peas, fake cheese has never been an option for him. But last week I happened to spot a brand I hadn’t seen before and wonder of all wonders, it is Matthew friendly. He was super-duper excited and today was the very first ever in his whole entire life grilled (faux) cheese sandwich. I was surprised to see that the fake cheddar actually melted. I honestly did not expect that. But it did. It looked like real cheese. And it didn’t taste too bad either which is amazing in and of itself.
Matthew liked the crispy, meltiness of the sandwich, but after a couple of bites he cracked it open and added some ham. The cheese-like-substance was not to his liking by itself, but he thought it was okay with other flavors. So we tried. He didn’t love it. But it was something new, something that had been completely off his menu in the past. And anything new that is safe is always worth a try.
