Peanuts vs tree nuts (hint: one is a legume)

Published: August 16, 2007, 5:35 am

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Filed under: Feeding & Nutrition, Health and Safety, Preschool, Elementary school, Middle school, High school, Eating, Parent rants, Toddler, Preschooler, Pre-teen, Teenager, Likes and dislikes, Making a Difference If anyone had bothered to ask me about the possibility of this I could've settled the matter way before Reuters decided to pick it up. According to a recent article on the Reuters online site, children's (heck, anyone's) allergic reactions to cashews are worse than reactions to peanuts. By worse I mean more gasping, more trips to the emergency room and, you know, more possibility of DEATH. Well, I could have told you that! See, I have that allergy--the one that gets no press because everyone is so concerned about peanut allergies. I'm allergic to nuts. Tree nuts, to be exact, like our pal the cashew. This is not to say that I'm dismissing those with peanut allergies--on the contrary, if anyone can identify with you (or your children) it's me. And it stinks. You're

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