Thursday, January 08, 2009
what the heck?
Just found out that Abby's school is a "peanut free" school. No peanuts, no peanut butter, no snacks that "may contain peanuts," no nuthin. This is not going to be good.
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Oh dear. For a kid that loves her peanut butter, that will be tough, and finding peanut-free snacks is a pain! Good luck!
Burleson has one peanut-free campus, too. And it's the same thing there. Seems almost unfair to make 500 kids adhere to strict rules because of maybe a handful of kids with allergies. But I guess if you weigh the odds of adhering to restrictions or someone's kid dying because they were accidentally exposed I can't say it's all bad. I mean, if it were my kid I'd want to make sure they had a place to go to school where you knew they were safe.
Still a MAJOR inconvenience. Especially in the lunch department. Let me know what you end up making her for lunches, I'm always open to new ideas!
As a mom of a kid allergic to all nuts, I have to say I am grateful for schools like that. And there are plenty of yummy foods out there that don't contain peanuts. Sorry, but I am for "peanut free" schools.
I agree that its a good thing, its just that finding non-peanut foods for my picky eater is going to be hard. Guess this will help her to not be picky anymore.
That would be hard because Tyler wants a peanut butter and honey sandwich everyday that he goes to preschool. Wouldn't be good for us either.
Wow, interesting. I used to use peanut butter for some therapy activities and my principal about had a heart attack. So, has she started school yet?
You would feel so conflicted. You feel bad for those who are allergic to peanuts but you have to change diet, which may take time to adjust to, for a kid who loves peanut butter and honey sandwiches.
Ethan's school is peanut allergy free because someone or someones in the school is allergic to peanuts but not in his classroom. Emma has someone in her class who is allergic to peanuts but sits at a different table or area of table for peanut allergy.
I read somewhere regarding peanut allergies that 1 in 90 people are diagnosed with peanut allergies which makes it about over 1% of USA population have peanut allergies.
But how do you explain to a 3 year old you can't have PBJ? Have you tried cheese sticks, Cheese sandwiches cut by cookie cutters to make different shapes? Will she eat cheese, crackers, fruit, chips, presealed applesauce or fruit cups? Make her lunch a big huge snack bag. Let her nibble on things and get a report on what she eats. This is what I do for Ethan and Emma.
Good Luck, call me.
I think most school districts are going that way. With all of the new laws that the state has been putting out, food is leaving the classroom.
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