Traveling Tips
Before leaving see that all medications are not expired, and keep a list of all medications separately. If you are traveling with children make sure each adult has a recent clear photo of all children traveling with you even if they don’t have any health concerns. Children who have medical needs should carry medical Alert [...]
Food Allergies and the Eucharist
February 22, 2009 by peanutmom
Filed under Gluten allergy, Milk allergy
Msgr. Gallagher from St. John Vianney in West Seneca has provided us with some fantastic news: St Patrick’s Guild (http://www.stparticksguild.com/cart.htm) has wheat free non gluten hosts.The hosts are gluten free, wheat free, milk free. Check it out!
1ST CHURCH TO GO PEANUT FREE!!!
February 10, 2009 by peanutmom
Filed under Peanut allergy
According to the February 8, 2009 St. John Vianney Church Bulletin, they have officially gone PEANUT FREE. Located on Southwestern Blvd in West Seneca, NY they are taking the lead!!! Thank you Msgr. Gallagher!!!! The article is located on page 3 of the bulletin under the “From the Pastor’s Desk” section and reads as follows: “Peanut [...]
More AWESOME Travel Info – Toronto Anyone?
February 10, 2009 by peanutmom
Filed under Restaurants, Travel
Toronto has one of the largest collections of Nut Free Bakeshops, it is a total thrill to tell a child he/she can have anything in a bakeshop! List Nut Free Bakeshops http://www.avoidingmilkprotein.com/nutfreebake.htm I’ve heard only good things about lootalictious in Toronto a nut free icecreamshop with other kid friendly things. Swiss Chalet is not allergen [...]
Updated Airline Info
We all want to know if we can get on a plane. I have personally made several phone calls. The typical response is they are unable to ensure the plane is peanut free. They cannot stop passengers from bringing peanuts on the plane. If they do not serve peanuts – they cannot guarantee whether the meals [...]
Helpful Restaurant Info from Our Canadian Friend
February 10, 2009 by peanutmom
Filed under Featured, Restaurants
An increasing number of restaurants are posting both nutritional and ingredient information on their web sites. Swiss Chalet and St. Huberts restaurants have had allergy guides for over twenty years. Yet few followed at first. Restaurants allergy guides sometimes includes cross contamination status along with allergen information on menu choices. This so far has [...]
Humorous but Effective Explanation of Cross-Contamination
We have this friend, let’s call him Dave. Dave doesn’t wash his hands after using the bathroom … and better yet, he is your boss. This year, to cut costs, the Office Holiday Party is at Dave’s house! Yum! Let’s count the number of cross contaminants at the party in his home. Arriving at the [...]