Quote from: Mfamom on January 29, 2013, 07:55:51 PM
I do think its great that the school lunch is more open and friendly to kids with PA.
Also YKW, you always mention the "other" allergies...I get it. Peanuts get all the attention. I'm curious what problems you've had in terms of the egg allergy. What type of avoidance (beside actually eating egg or foods with egg) is necessary in a classroom setting?
Quote from: Macabre on January 29, 2013, 10:13:21 PM
Crafts.
Quote from: GingerPye on January 29, 2013, 01:39:25 PM
I just came across this on our local school district's webpage (haven't looked at it for a few weeks):
"Beginning this Friday, January 18, 2013; the XXX XXX elementary school buildings will no longer have peanut/tree nuts on the school menu.
Also, starting this February, if a product is produced in a plant that also processes peanut/tree nuts, an (N) will be placed on the lunch menu to identify this processing. While the XXX XXX school lunch program will not serve peanut products, there is no prohibition on peanut/tree nuts coming from home in student lunch boxes."
While this is a step in the right direction, what good does it do when so many kids bring PB&J from home? And while I was subbing yesterday, the class had "healthy snack" time --- I saw two kids with bags of peanuts and one kid with Reese's cups.