Category Archives: Peanut-free

Avoid allergens at the dinner table this holiday season

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Lyzz Jones

With a little planning, every get-together and feast can be safe and inviting.

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Host family in Lancaster/York area needed for peanut allergic student

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Lyzz Jones

Susan Costley and her daughter, Jessica, are local coordinators for ECI (Echanges Culturels Internationaux), a French non-profit cultural exchange group based in Aix-en-Provence. Students are set to arrive in Lancaster on July 11, but Susan is scrambling to find a … Continue reading →

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Could this be the end to the peanut allergy?

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Lyzz Jones

Tweet Ava had her yearly trip to the allergist the other day, and I came away from it feeling very optimistic. In fact, I think back to the despair and confusion I felt when she was first diagnosed and I … Continue reading →

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Weighing the risks of a peanut challenge

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Lyzz Jones

Tweet Ava has her yearly trip to the allergist in February, and I’m thinking about asking the doctor to do a peanut challenge. Initially, she never tested positive to peanuts – we just avoided them. Her blood test last year, … Continue reading →

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Take me out to the peanut-free ballpark

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Lyzz Jones

(Associated Press photos by Jacquelyn Martin) More and more baseball stadiums around the county — minor and major league — are hosting peanut-free sections to cater to people with allergies. The movement is picking up steam as parents and people … Continue reading →

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Snyder’s of Hanover Garden Veggie Sticks an allergen-free winner

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Lyzz Jones

My mom took my son and his friend to Snyder’s of Hanover today for a tour. She came back with, among other things, a bag of EatSmart Naturals Garden Veggie Sticks. The potato, tomato and spinach puffs are gluten-, milk- … Continue reading →

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