My son’s school is a peanut-free zone. It’s forced me to think beyond PB&Js and PB&Hs for his school lunches. I think he can handle going without peanut butter for lunch for five days of the week. Do I think making elementary schools peanut free is extreme? Well, I did. Like many other parents, I rolled my eyes at what I thought were over protective parents demanding everyone around their child avoid peanuts because of a silly allergy. One day those kids will have to sit in the same room with a peanut butter sandwich – now or in college. …read more

Think twice before you pull out a peanut butter snack for your child … or anyone else for that matter. The nationwide salmonella scare that has sickened hundreds throughout the U.S. and Canada and had schools and nursing homes pulling commercial tubs of peanut butter from their shelves has now rippled down to grocery stores and pantries nationwide. The latest suspect peanut products include a host of peanut foods made at a Georgia plant by Peanut Corp. of America. Those products include Famous Amos Peanut Butter Cookies, Private Selection Peanut Butter Passion Ice Cream sold at Fry’s Food Stores, several varieties …read more