Recently I received a school note informing parents about the school’s no-nut policy. It stressed how this could be a life-threatening situation for some students with nut allergies. It also added that dairy products were discouraged as well due to other allergies. Well, I have news for those anti-nut administrators and parents, the reason why so many children have these allergies is because they are not being exposed to nuts, thus making the “situation” worse. Trials are being done which show that minute amounts of nuts in a child’s diet actually cure their nut allergies. Here is one article about this.
Frankly, I think this no-nut policy is un-american. I, as a red blooded American, grew up on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. To not allow my little girl have that same enjoyment is ridiculous. We have a whole generation of kids who cannot enjoy this delicious and nutritious meal thanks to the short-sighted behavior of a few zealots.
