Word: peanuts
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...yesterday, the protesters stormed the building in a carefully crafted plan to seize control of the building. Three teams, each with different objectives, seized the bathroom, the conference room and administrators' offices as they entered the building, carrying with them backpacks filled with granola, peanut butter, jam and bread...
...NUTS Who would have guessed that an allergy to peanuts could be passed from mother to child not through genes but through breast milk? It turns out, say scientists, that peanut protein in the milk can sensitize susceptible babies to peanut allergens, causing a buildup of antibodies that may trigger a peanut allergy later in life. Doctors caution, if any family member is allergic, a mom should refrain from eating nuts while nursing. Watch for the peanut protein in unexpected places, like tomato sauce, chili con carne and Chinese takeout...
...effects of an errant allergen may be, it pains me to realize that if I were going to school now, instead of 20 years ago, my childhood lunchtime memories would have been hugely altered. For 13 years, I carried a brown bag to school, which always contained my beloved peanut-butter-and-honey sandwich. Day in and day out, I ate my peanut butter. And I enjoyed it every single day. And nobody bothered to tell me I was consuming the edible equivalent of an anthrax bomb...
...These days, kids at some hyper-observant schools aren't allowed to bring anything to school that's been within five feet of a peanut because everyone is so paranoid about peanut allergies. And those of us stupid enough to board an airplane in anything resembling a hungry state are denied the solid food value of dry roasted peanuts in favor of the wimpy carbohydrates in pretzels...
...severity of an allergic reaction to a wayward nut. I do, however, have to question why, although I never saw a single kid have a reaction to my thousands and thousands of supposedly deadly sandwiches, some kids are now denied the simple and nutritionally important ritual that is a peanut butter sandwich. Isn't there a more reasonable way to approach peanut allergies? Just wondering...