Thanks for the info. Growing up, my brother had terrible allergic reactions to peanuts, peanut butter, peanut oil, etc. It was so bad that if he came into contact with a surface that had been exposed to peanuts, his throat and eyes would swell up and occasionally it meant a trip to the ER. Pretty serious. And having seen first hand the types of reactions people have to certain foods, I can understand what some might consider an overabundance of caution on the part of the schools.
And of course, like most kids growing up, I loved all things peanut butter. The good news is that peanut products weren't banned from our home. I just had to learn to be extra careful with my Jiffy with the understanding that if I wasn't it could become a very serious and potentially life-threatening situation for my brother. How have other families dealt with food allergies? Completely left out of the grocery list? Used sparingly? Something else?
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Thanks for the info. Growing up, my brother had terrible allergic reactions to peanuts, peanut butter, peanut oil, etc. It was so bad that if he came into contact with a surface that had been exposed to peanuts, his throat and eyes would swell up and occasionally it meant a trip to the ER. Pretty serious. And having seen first hand the types of reactions people have to certain foods, I can understand what some might consider an overabundance of caution on the part of the schools.
And of course, like most kids growing up, I loved all things peanut butter. The good news is that peanut products weren't banned from our home. I just had to learn to be extra careful with my Jiffy with the understanding that if I wasn't it could become a very serious and potentially life-threatening situation for my brother. How have other families dealt with food allergies? Completely left out of the grocery list? Used sparingly? Something else?
May 7, 2008 - 1:54pmThis Comment
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