Peanut Allergies
Almost every school in North America has a ban on peanut products. For parents this sometimes poses a problem when preparing lunch for your children. Most kids LOVE PB&J . Some parents are not able to get their youngsters to eat anything else at lunch.
Because many companies prepare all different kinds of food in one plant, food that would never normally come in contact with peanuts are marked as a risk for insurance reasons. This intern cuts out more products that kids would normally be able to eat.
Lately I have been seeing more packaging that states that the product is peanut free.
In the recent edition of "Green Living", the magazine that comes with Toronto Life, the had a jar of "
Here are some guidelines for coping with a peanut allergy.
- Asian restaurants, because of the widespread use of peanuts and peanut oil in foods and the risks of cross-contamination
- baked goods made in people's homes or in local bakeries
- ice cream and frozen yogurt shops
- candy stores
- Mexican restaurants, where peanut butter is often used in brown sauces
- All nuts, because of unintentional substitutions and because other nuts are often roasted with peanuts or in peanut oil
- Be wary of spaghetti sauce or chili, often thickened with peanut butter
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