Yummy Nut-Free Cookies. Chomp! Chomp!

Eva — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:49:23 +0000

My mom got some Skeeter Snacks cookies last week, and I tried them for the first time. They were the best nut-free cookies I’ve ever had! (Except for the ones mom makes.) I tried three flavors: Chocolate Chunk, Skeeterdoodle and Golden Oatmeal. My favorite was Chocolate Chunk because it was [...]

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Living with a Nut Allergy – A Kid’s Perspective

Eva — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 16:56:36 +0000

I am 8 years old, and I am allergic to nuts. I feel like my life is hard because more people keep putting more and more nuts in food, and that makes it less safe for me.

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A Big, Fat Dangerous Skinny Cow with Nuts

Star — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:14:43 +0000

“Mom, you almost killed me!” These are the words my daughter said to me recently. She said this after asking if she could have one of my Skinny cow Heavenly Crisp bars, and I said yes. I did this after reading the label and noticing no “may contain” statements regarding [...]

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Massachusetts Boy Taken to Hospital 7 Times for Exposure to Nuts at School

Star — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:09:40 +0000

Massachusetts fourth-grader Carl Sackrison has a nut allergy, and he has had to go to the hospital seven times due to nut exposure since he started school. The Eagle-Tribune states: “While teachers and administrators appear to have tried working with the student and his parents over the years, the 9-year-old [...]

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Eating at P.F. Chang’s with a Nut Allergy

Star — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:33:34 +0000

Overall, I was generally impressed with P.F. Chang's awareness and sensitivity to patrons with nut allergies. But I remain confused about the cross-referencing between gluten-free and nut-free.

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Nut-Allergic Georgia Teen Dies after Reaction at Golden Corral

Star — Sat, 19 May 2012 15:22:14 +0000

Fifteen-year-old Diallo Robbins-Brinson of Macon, Georgia, died after an allergic reaction at a Golden Corral restaurant in McDonough, Georgia. Diallo was having dinner with his soccer team and grabbed two of his favorite cookie for dessert: white chocolate with Macadamia nuts. Within minutes of eating the cookies, Diallo was sweaty, [...]

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Eggs in a Chocolate Nest

Star — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:07:39 +0000

These nut-free treat of candies in chocolate nests not only look adorable, they're delish! Have fun making these for Easter or anytime!

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Blue Peeps in a Chocolate Nest

Star — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:43:52 +0000

Nut-free chocolate nests with bright blue Peeps are an easy and eye-catching treat.

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Hey Will Ferrell: A Peanut Allergy is No Joke

Star — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:32:33 +0000

Message to Will Ferrell and the writers of my beloved Office: Depicting someone with a peanut allergy as an annoying person that fears peanuts because exposure will cause mere discomfort is really wrong.

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Nut Free Halloween Treats

Star — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:55:12 +0000

I ran across several adorable mummy cookie recipes before Halloween and tried one yesterday. The recipe uses Hersey cocoa to make yummy chocolate cookies, then you dip them in white chocolate and draw lines to make it look like mummy wrappings and add mini chocolate chips for eyes. Mine didn’t [...]

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