During preschool snack time a boy refused his snack. His teacher encouraged him to eat. He told the teacher he could not eat the crackers because they had peanut butter on them. The teacher recalled that the boy had a peanut allergy and had accidentally given him the snack. The boy, even though he was only preschool age, had been told to tell people he couldn’t eat peanuts and to ask if foods were made with peanuts or peanut butter. This is an example of how teaching children, of all ages, to be advocates of their food allergies can help them stay safe. Michigan State University Extension encourages teaching children to be their own food allergy advocate.
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