firstly, I do comply with the zero nut zone policies
secondly, happy to be corrected, am genuinely interested!
but no nuts... AT ALL?? nuts are ideal lunchbox energy/protein snacks and nut butters are great sandwich fillings, much healthier than a lot of the alternatives .
I understand that peanuts are highly allergenic, but
1: other highly allergenic things are allowed; strawberries, dairy, soya, kiwis..
2: they're lagumes aren't they? how are a few almonds gonna affect someone with a peanut allergy? or is it common to have a serious allergy to ALL nuts?
when a child has a serious allergy to a particular fruit, that fruit is banned, fruit in general isn't banned! and it's not banned unless there is actually someone attending who is allergic
the zero nuts policy don't include "may contain traces of nuts" products anyway
please understand that I don't think it's a huge sacrifice to make if some cashew butter or a few almonds in my kid's lunchbox might cause another child to be seriously ill
but exactly how likely is that? that
- there is going to be a kid in school who is not yet diagnosed
and
- they are allergic to ALL nuts
??
(am genuinely curious)