Quote from: CMdeux on January 20, 2014, 11:47:13 AM
Pop Tarts-- it's what's for breakfast, lunch, and dinner??





I get SO sick of sweets when I travel.  Seriously.

Yup.  And Fritos.  Last cross-county flight DS ate Fritos and Pop Tarts and a few EJL bars.  He was quite the happy pre-schooler.  But he was hungry by the end and ended up eating dinner at 3:00 a.m. when we got back. 

Pop Tarts-- it's what's for breakfast, lunch, and dinner??





I get SO sick of sweets when I travel.  Seriously.

Don't worry--I don't plan on letting him eat in the daycare at all. :-)
And I can see what you mean about dining out. He is 4 and his allergy means no burger and fries if shrimp is on the menu. No fried chicken. No chicken nuggets. No grilled chicken. I just do not trust the kitchen staff not to cc. And now that I know that things like bullion and broth can have warnings...It seems like deserts and breads are fine, but entrees pose a problem.
At his age, I can just take a Happy Meal with us and he will be thrilled, but it will be a bit more difficult when he gets older. (By the way, I hate to give him Happy Meals. There is a certain irony that they are the healthier option for him.) 

So for daycare meals on the ship, You might consider avoiding nutty things.  PB sandwiches and granola bars terrify the parent of a peanut allergic child. It would be a kindness.

As far as dining out--my shellfish allergy poses far more problems to me than DS' peanut allergy does to him. I am typically the one who makes eating out moe challenging for my fam.

Yes, we are driving down. There are a few perks to Florida living!
But we travel at least once a year, and sometimes that involves flying. Plus, the boarding policies on ships can be pretty strict. So thanks for the airline tip.
After doing a little research, I found that the ship will allow foods for special needs, if it is prepackaged and unopened. So, I will take a ton of that sort of stuff, along with a note from the doctor.
On a humorous note, I took a hamburger and fries for him to his church dinner tonight. One of the youth directors pointed out the irony of "healthy" food for him being a burger and fries, as opposed to the mystery meal of the evening!

  omg arguing the form of spread. why on earth did that never occur to me. 

OP is going on a cruise. Considering where OP is located it's probably just driving to the ship to board.

That is one reason why we carried documentation from our allergist re: the need for specialized food to be carried with us.  If push came to shove, no WAY was I going to let a security agent throw away all of DD's safe food at the outset of a 24 hour airport adventure. KWIM?

My guess is that you got an @$$hole security agent.  I can understand the jar, but the sandwiches should definitely be allowed.

I understand no go on the jar of sunbutter, interesting about the sandwiches...we always travel sunbutter sandwiches and have never had any issues.

Not sandwiches w spread on them that I made from the sunbutter. But turkey sandwiches are fine go figure. This happened years ago. And no half opened sunbutter in carry ons either...

Quote from: yelloww on January 19, 2014, 12:02:42 AM
Pb is considered a spread and you can't carry it onto a plane. You can pack a jar in your checked bags though. Not open on a plane, nor sandwiches. They will toss it at tsa security.

I know this from experience with sunbutter. 

Yellow- can you clarify the bold?  Are you saying you weren't allowed to take sandwiches on the plane?

Pb is considered a spread and you can't carry it onto a plane. You can pack a jar in your checked bags though. Not open on a plane, nor sandwiches. They will toss it at tsa security.

I know this from experience with sunbutter. 

The Epi Pen goes everywhere. 

I have learned to tune out the "you are being overprotective" vibe that I get from others.  I don't argue with them but I also don't change what I am doing to keep DS safe.  My son's safety is not a democracy.

You are certainly not over reacting.  My DD carries 2 injectors and I carry one.  She has a minimum of 2 no matter where she is and mine and those at school in the nurses office are back up.

Your child does need testing, any chance this can happen before the cruise?  Know that testing is not 100% but it is very helpful.  Shellfish are in the same family as dust mites and that is what triggered my DD's shellfish allergy as she approached....I think 8.  She was allergic to the dust mites first.

My DD is allergic to shellfish and tests positive but she can eat and does eat shrimp and we know, someday she may be allergic to that as well.  She reacts to lobster and crab.  Reactions trump testing. 

She does not test allergic to mollusks (scallops, oysters, clams, mussels) however, she has had reactions to clams so she is allergic to those.  She eats scallops with no problems.  I have never given her oysters or mussels...she is happy with scallops and I don't really want to try those at home.  I tried the clam at home and that scared me enough.  I told the doctor any other

She eats and loves all kinds of fish.

My DD never eats from a buffet.  Too many opportunities for cross contamination.  Stuffing can often contain shellfish too so she will not order anything with a stuffing.  She's allergic to other foods so Asian food was already unsafe.  I would question Asian food.

I am hoping your cruise line is well prepared for a passenger with allergies.  I know people who have taken cruises with children with allergies and been treated very well.  Food prepared safe and separate and served to the table.  Special safe snacks set aside for that child.  I've heard great things about the cruise staff in general knowing the child and checking in with Mom and Dad about any other needs.

It's just going to take you some extra planning as as you are already doing, packing some extra foods.

Thanks for the advice! We will pack plenty of pj&j, apples, and granola bars!