Peanut butter on planes

[Anonymous]

I took a Kind bar and a bag of cashews on a flight and was asked not to eat them. There was a child on the plane who was allergic to nuts. I got to eat nothing on a 6 hour plane ride to CA because I have Celiac and nothing they had on the plane was ok for me to eat. But I would rather a child not die! But I will admit all the food allergies are a PITA, especially when they overlap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would. If someone requests that we not eat it, of course I would oblige. But I am tired of pre-emptively worrying about other people's allergies. It's getting kind of out of hand. (There was a long thread recently on not bringing PBJ to a playground, which again, I find to be overkill unless we are lunching with or near someone with allergies.)[/quote

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I would ask that they buy me something for my inconvenience if they ask i dont eat my sandwich or peanut butter crackers or snickers or whatever.

I'm not going through life worrying if every other person is allergic to something I want to enjoy personally and keeping within my own space.

If you're that paranoid about an allergy in a public place than the burden is you and you can isolate yourself in a bubble.

[Anonymous]

You should just consider that we are all in an enclosed space 30,000 feet in the air, so if there is something else you could bring besides peanuts, it would be very much appreciated.

[Anonymous]

unless there is a total ban on growing and using nuts-peanuts, cashews, etc there is no way an airline, train, or even metro [some residue on clothes] , theatre- can guarantee there will never be residue.

i would notify an airline and bring sheeting - yes the seats can be dirty. or only fly on the planes with leather/leatherette seats and wipe them down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They will announce if someone on board has a peanut alllergy

Not all airlines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I took a Kind bar and a bag of cashews on a flight and was asked not to eat them. There was a child on the plane who was allergic to nuts. I got to eat nothing on a 6 hour plane ride to CA because I have Celiac and nothing they had on the plane was ok for me to eat. But I would rather a child not die! But I will admit all the food allergies are a PITA, especially when they overlap.

Huh? Tell that to a diabetic. I'd imagine the child's parent's had take precautions besides having it announced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I took a Kind bar and a bag of cashews on a flight and was asked not to eat them. There was a child on the plane who was allergic to nuts. I got to eat nothing on a 6 hour plane ride to CA because I have Celiac and nothing they had on the plane was ok for me to eat. But I would rather a child not die! But I will admit all the food allergies are a PITA, especially when they overlap.

Huh? Tell that to a diabetic. I'd imagine the child's parent's had take precautions besides having it announced.

+1 I had gestational diabetes, and the Dr. told me to eat nuts for the protein when travelling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I took a Kind bar and a bag of cashews on a flight and was asked not to eat them. There was a child on the plane who was allergic to nuts. I got to eat nothing on a 6 hour plane ride to CA because I have Celiac and nothing they had on the plane was ok for me to eat. But I would rather a child not die! But I will admit all the food allergies are a PITA, especially when they overlap.

Huh? Tell that to a diabetic. I'd imagine the child's parent's had take precautions besides having it announced.

+1 I had gestational diabetes, and the Dr. told me to eat nuts for the protein when travelling.

Ever hear of Sunbutter? Made from Sunflower seeds (e.g., essentially nuts) and not fatal to peanut/treenut allergy sufferers. Also very tasty.

I'm not allergic, my kids aren't allergic, but we fly often and use sunbutter for our sandwiches.

You can also bring yogurt, hardboiled eggs (or egg salad), beef jerky, tuna salad, etc if you need a protein-rich snack or meal on a flight.