Peanut Allergy Questions

[lesliepear]

I am just curious about this.

Alan has no problem with peanuts and eats peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at home.

If I make something for his preschool class for a treat, does it matter that my utensils may have been washed in the dishwasher with a knife that had peanut butter and jelly on it? Should I take any other precautions when cooking? (I'm considering making spinach lasagna for international day for his class and we've been asked not to use peanuts - I'll read the boxes on my ingredients carefully.)

Also, are there any good online sites or articles on peanut allergies anyone can recommend? I'm considering sending something in to his preschool to share with other parents.

Comments

[quiltingdragon.livejournal.com]

Actually, it's arabic (brought to Sicily by the Arab invaders)
but I was actually asking will 3-4 year olds eat it? My brother wouldn't touch spinach until his late teens, and neither would I.

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

Alan used to love Boston Market Creamed Spinach, and still eats it a little.

It's regular lasagna with spinach mixed with the ricotta actually, they probably won't even notice it.

[quiltingdragon.livejournal.com]

Oh, ok.So there isn't much spinach. I went and found the program from Girl Scout international night, no luck there. Our italian dish was spaghetti and meatballs. :) I have a few good international recipes for german and Australian things.

[dstroy.livejournal.com]

It's more a question of what they're exposed to and what form it's in. There's nothing inherently icky about spinach. My first peanut butter and jelly sandwich consumed without gagging was in college.

My kids love spinach lasagna! And that weird Stouffers spinach soufle never lasts for leftovers. They'd eat that stuff as a main dish if they could.

[dstroy.livejournal.com]

And I should add, my parents STILL cant handle anything with peanut butter, and we're not talking allergies :)

Oh - related story - during the afganistan conflict AMerican forces were dropping food and medical supply parcels all over the desert for the civilians there...apparently these consisted of large jars of peanut butter which no one there had any idea what to do with. They had a hard time believing people EAT that stuff!

[jpallan.livejournal.com]

Whereas my kids are right now clamoring for the gumbo to be done, love okra (and we're dyed-in-the-wool Yankees!) and have a major thing for goat cheeses, Moroccan-style stuffed peppers, and salmon.

It's all a matter of what they're exposed to.