Peanut Free Diet

General guidelines for peanut-free diet

Peanuts are very allergenic and have the potential to cause fatal reactions if ingested by peanut allergic individuals.

A peanut allergy is an abnormal response of the body to the proteins found in peanuts. In order to avoid foods that contain peanuts, it is important to read food labels. Peanuts are very different from tree nuts.

Be sure to avoid giving your child foods that contain any of the following ingredients:

• cold pressed, expressed, or expelled peanut oil
• ground nuts
• mixed nuts
• Nu-Nuts™ artificial nuts
• peanuts
• peanut butter
• peanut flour
• Foods that may indicate the presence of peanut protein include:
• African, Chinese, Thai, and other ethnic dishes
• baked goods
• candy
• cereals
• chili, spaghetti sauce
• chocolate (candy, candy bars)
• crackers
• egg rolls
• some forms of potato chips
• hydrolyzed plant protein
• hydrolyzed vegetable protein
• ice creams, frozen yogurts
• marzipan
• nougat

Other possible sources of peanuts or peanut products:

Peanuts are very allergenic and have the potential to cause fatal reactions if ingested by peanut allergic children.

Studies show that most allergic children can safely eat foods containing peanut oil, unless it is cold pressed, expressed, expelled peanut oil. Avoid giving your child cold pressed, expressed, and expelled peanut oil.

Ethnic foods, commercially prepared baked goods, and candy can be cross-contaminated with peanuts, since peanuts are frequently used in these types of foods.

Peanut butter and/or peanut flour have been known to be used in homemade chili and spaghetti sauce as thickeners.

Hydrolyzed plant and vegetable protein may be peanut in imported foods, but is typically soy in foods from the US. Contact the manufacture for more information.

Nu-Nut™ artificial nuts are peanuts that have been deflavored and reflavored with a nut such as pecan or walnut.