Leaving the peanuts out of the lunch bag
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- November
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The other day my youngest asked that I modify the lunch I pack her and leave out the chocolate peanut butter cup.
She doesn’t eat lunch in the cafeteria except on Fridays, so whatever I put in her brown bag is eaten in her classroom, she said, and she worries that someone in the class might have a peanut allergy.
“I know it’s my favorite dessert,” she said. “But I can’t be sure there isn’t someone nearby who might be affected. You can keep it in for Friday, though.”
I used to wonder what would be the upshot of all the health education and peanut-free table alerts and cutbacks in what you can bring into your child’s elementary school classroom for a birthday treat.
Now I know. It’s an awareness of others on a whole different level that I don’t think my generation had.
That strikes me as not being a bad thing.
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on Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 at 9:43 am by Randi Weiner.
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As a mother of a pre K boy with food allergies whose most sever allergies are peanuts/tree nuts, your daughter gives me hope. It scary to think that in a few years my son will be in a school environment potentially surrounded by what I have kept him away from for the last 4 years. While he is educated as to what he needs to avoid- I worry about who touched what before he got there & was it cleaned properly. Your daughter’s awareness shows a kindness & empathy that I hope other kids feel as well. I applaud her !!
By the way…I hope she does enjoy her special treat..(it’s mine too !) The teacher should be able to tell the class if there are any allergies present to alleviate worries.