My 4 year old daughter has a peanut allergy and really wants to go to the movie theater but i am scared because the popcorn is made in peanut popping oil. I am just wondering if that is ok or not, I have had people tell me that people with peanut allergy are not allergic to the oil it is something else in the peanut. I hope someone can help!!!
wow-I am shocked at the responses on this issue - my dd is almost 9 and we go to the movies all the time and we usually get the popcorn (i just ask to look at the ingredients on the bag)and i never wipe the seats. we do usually try to go to the early show though and there aren't usually a whole lot of people there. maybe we have just been lucky.
Simple, get dinner beforehand; therefore she will not be hungry and then go to the movie, buy drinks or alternative snacks and don't worry about the popcorn.
I have never heard of peanut popping oil, but it would be under my assumption it is something you don't want to get into.
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I have taken my son. They use Coconut oil for the pop corn. I wipe the seat down and the arm rests ( they are gross anyway). We have had no issues. I would cal the theater. Therese
Registered: 06/20/02
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Loc: Chicago, IL USA
We go all of the time. The two theathers that we go to do not pop in peanut oil and claim that they never have.
Just curious to those that do not attend...where do you live? We are in the midwest (Chicago) and peanut oil is not used very often here as it is not a local ingrediant. Also, I have never seen peanuts sold as a snack at the movies.
just wondering, since many said its coconut oil... do you guys with TNA kids allow them to eat that? i havent gotten a gist of how many TNA kids are allergic to coconut as well (mine is) so would that make it a dealbreaker for you guys?
and as for peanuts not being sold as a snack - think goobers, snickers, peanut m&ms, etc.
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