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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it depends on the severity of the allergy. Our school is nut free as a baseline. They provide all the food, but I do know for kids who have specific allergies they let the parents send in a substitute for that item if they want and a teacher sits by that kid to make sure they don't grab some of the allergy item (there is a calendar based menu with a list of potential allergens). I think for an anaphylactic allergy they are being smart to prohibit dairy if they are going to care for that other kid. I'd ask for a list of what you can't send though--like is [b]butter prohibited[/b]?

I would think you could send the [b]pretzel goldfish[/b], or other non-cheese crackers. Is your kid really picky? I know that would make this a lot harder to manage.[/quote]

AND THIS IS WHY THIS DOESNT WORK because you need to educate people. BUTTER IS MILK. Dairy allergies include all dairy products and by-products. Pretzel goldfish has MILK in it. You would have to avoid any item that has milk or milk by-product list and/or states CONTAINS:MILK on the label.

Daycare staff will be more relaxed because they are expecting parents to send in items that dont have milk but I can ASSURE you that they can not know every single product is milk-free. There are 1000s OF PACKAGED FOODS that use milk as a stabilizer in forms like whey. [/quote]

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