pMir: LOL, I was waiting for someone to reply to Oliva's Mom re: telling us what we "should" or "should not" feed our kids.br /
I am guessing she may be a new first time mom? I remember feeding #1 ONLY organic products that I pureed, etc. Well, as it turns out, she is the highly allergic one, AND, to boot, she is now sooo picky about what she eats too. Hates all veggies (hopefully a phase????) but, of course, LOVES french fries and chicken mcnuggets at mcdonalds. Ah well....br /
Personally, I have a much greater fear of all mammal meats and byproducts, such as cow's milk, burgers, cheese, etc. But that is MY opinion, not going to condemn others for eating/drinking that stuff./p

pRead this.../p
p [url="http://www.msnbc.com/news/553990.asp"]http://www.msnbc.com/news/553990.asp[/url]/p

pOlivia's mom,/p
pPlease note: We are all in this leaky boat together. Sniping doesn't help anyone. I believe very strongly in feeding my daughter only healthy food whenever I can. However, when I am traveling, particularly in remote areas, opting for the "healthy" restaurants is not always safe. I would rather go to Subway than Wendys or Burger King or McDonalds. But Subway bakes peanut cookies in the same ovens as their sandwich bread. I would rather go to a quiet diner, but if I am far from home and a hospital, I would rather not take the risk. /p
pIn fact, I try to take food along for Patricia. But sometimes even the anti-fastfood moms find themselves relying on fast food. I don't take Patricia out to fast food much at all. But when I need to, it's nice to know which places are probably the safest./p
pAmy/p

pAmy, AMEN.br /
EB/p

pLISTEN YOU GUYS! CHICK F'LEA(NOT SURE HOW THIS IS SPELLED, BUT ANYWAY, THEY FRY THEIR CHICKEN IN 100%PEANUT OIL!aaaackkk!!!!!!AND THEY SAY, THEY FRY THEIR FRIES OR POTATOES IN VEGETABLE OIL. FORGET IT, ALL IT TAKES IS ONE PIMPLE-FACED LITTLE PRICK TO BE STUPID AND MESS UP, THEN LOOK WHAT MIGHT HAPPENED. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE!HOW COULD THEY BE SO STUPID!TAKE CARE YOU GUYS, SOMETIMES WE DONT THINK RIGHT AWAY OF THE DANGERS, BUT TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE WHO NEARLY LOST THE MOST PRECIOUS THING. MY SON. GOOD LUCK!/p
pSCAREDMOM/p

pDear Scaredmom--did you have a recent episode???? Thanks for the headsup. I had always heard how pricey pn oil was, so figured the cheesy fast food places that we go to McD, BK etc wouldn't use it. I'd have lumped Chick-Fil-A in with it. (know the spelling because I used to dine there DAILY as a teen, dipping the fries in mayo...ahhh those were the days, eh?) I am learning quickly DO NOT ASSUME, DO NOT LUMP!! I love these boards!!! although I'm getting a bit pessimistic on life in general these days.../p

pWe have several Burger Kings in our area. One of the Burger Kings had a Peanut Butter pie as a promotional product for several months. I asked the manager how long they planned on selling it, and they said about 3 to 4 months. I said the sooner they get rid of it, the better. Needless to say, I didn't go to that Burger King until the promotion was over. However, on a positive note, the dessert was enclosed in a box when given to customers. Of course, the peanut residue could be all over the tables and play areas. As for the employees, I've worked in food service, and I'm sure if they're selling it, they're eating it too and probably not washing their hands./p

pWe had a problem at Wendy's, Fries and Burger. But Chick-Fil-A, my son loves it. He eats the kids chicken meal and has no sign of reactions. I wonder if each Chick-Fil-A uses different oils./p

pChick-Fil-A restaurants all use peanut oil as far as I know. The kind that they use is not likely to have peanut protein in it but most of us here are not willing to take the risk. My concern would be them using an unsafe type if they were to run out./p

pCan you tell me if any of your experiences with Burger King or Subway was in Canada, I am not sure if the canadain restraunts are different with the ones in the states. My allergy to peanuts is very deadly as many others are./p