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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Last week there was a thread about what kids can and can not take to school etc.

I just got a newsletter from my sons school saying there is a rise in the amount of allergic reactions to Kiwi fruit and the school nurse has advised us that they should not be taken to school.

Anyone else had this problem with the good old Kiwi fruit or anything else other than nuts?

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent

Are you not allowed to put nuts in kids lunches then? X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No I have heard of the nut allergy, but not the kiwi one.

Kids apparently should not eat peanuts ect until they are at least ten anyway, the oil is not good for theirlungs, and the lungs are not fully developed until then, and of course the choking hazard.

Her

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London


"No I have heard of the nut allergy, but not the kiwi one.

Kids apparently should not eat peanuts ect until they are at least ten anyway, the oil is not good for theirlungs, and the lungs are not fully developed until then, and of course the choking hazard.

Her"

Those with a latex allergy are advised to stay away form bananas and kiwi fruit too.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"No I have heard of the nut allergy, but not the kiwi one.

Kids apparently should not eat peanuts ect until they are at least ten anyway, the oil is not good for theirlungs, and the lungs are not fully developed until then, and of course the choking hazard.

Her

Those with a latex allergy are advised to stay away form bananas and kiwi fruit too."

Some people who have latex allergy may also have an allergic response to any of a number of plant products, usually fruits. This is known as the latex-fruit syndrome.[15] Fruits (and seeds) involved in this syndrome include banana, pineapple, avocado, chestnut, kiwi fruit, mango, passionfruit, fig, strawberry and soy. Some but not all of these fruits contain a form of latex.

So this Latex allergy could one day prevent all of these fruits from being eaten at school eh? So much for trying to give our kids fresh fruit to eat instead of the junk everyone talks about.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh is this a new primary school thing?

My daughter takes bananas, but in secondary school, nothing been said yet.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Oh is this a new primary school thing?

My daughter takes bananas, but in secondary school, nothing been said yet."

Just received the newsletter today and my first thought was ok fair enough kids get allergies etc but first it was nuts now Kiwi fruit ,what will be next?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think it's absolute crap! The fact that the schools are not encouraging healthy eating is great! But if anyone told me what I could and couldn't feed my child, I don't think I'd be too happy...

Lots of kids have allergies to wheat and lactose, should bread and milk be banned too?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I think it's absolute crap! The fact that the schools are not encouraging healthy eating is great! But if anyone told me what I could and couldn't feed my child, I don't think I'd be too happy...

Lots of kids have allergies to wheat and lactose, should bread and milk be banned too?"

My thoughts exactly!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think it's absolute crap! The fact that the schools are not encouraging healthy eating is great! But if anyone told me what I could and couldn't feed my child, I don't think I'd be too happy...

Lots of kids have allergies to wheat and lactose, should bread and milk be banned too?"

Remove the 'not', I meat encouraging!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Oh is this a new primary school thing?

My daughter takes bananas, but in secondary school, nothing been said yet.

Just received the newsletter today and my first thought was ok fair enough kids get allergies etc but first it was nuts now Kiwi fruit ,what will be next?"
I agree, I'm a veg freak with my kids, no fruit ?all be banned soon, yet in secondary school ok for them to drink red bulls.

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

Nobody is ever allergic to crisps, are they.

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By *ombshellWoman
over a year ago

islington

these nut and fruit bans are nothing knew, my grown-up kids had the same when they were in primary school..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At my daughters school they can take what they like, we have never been told not to send them with anything

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"At my daughters school they can take what they like, we have never been told not to send them with anything"

As it should be! Healthy eating needs to be promoted, but not forced, it's all about everything in moderation, I wasn't overweight until adulthood, I had either crisps or chocolate AND fruit and nuts in my packed lunch as a kid, a BALANCED diet never did me any harm as a kid. Surely if your kid's allergic to nuts or kiwi, you'd have taught them the common sense not to eat them out of their friend's packed lunch, right?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"At my daughters school they can take what they like, we have never been told not to send them with anything

As it should be! Healthy eating needs to be promoted, but not forced, it's all about everything in moderation, I wasn't overweight until adulthood, I had either crisps or chocolate AND fruit and nuts in my packed lunch as a kid, a BALANCED diet never did me any harm as a kid. Surely if your kid's allergic to nuts or kiwi, you'd have taught them the common sense not to eat them out of their friend's packed lunch, right?"

Right !! maybe the schools should have allergy free eating cubicles for the kids and let the others eat nice fresh fruit and veg

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Are you not allowed to put nuts in kids lunches then? X"

All I do know is you was allowed to put your nuts into the dinner lady in my old school

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Are you not allowed to put nuts in kids lunches then? X

All I do know is you was allowed to put your nuts into the dinner lady in my old school "

Crikey you must have had some nice dinner ladies ,in my days they were all great cooks but bloody ugly!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was asked by the preschool this morning if they could take a picture of my daughter's lunch to use as an example of what a healthy lunch should be, for the other parents

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was asked by the preschool this morning if they could take a picture of my daughter's lunch to use as an example of what a healthy lunch should be, for the other parents"

I'm still shocked people need to be told...It's common sense surely?

Nice compliment to you as a parent though I guess

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It does.make me laugh these schools with their demands.

But at lunchtime its chips , chips and more chips.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I was asked by the preschool this morning if they could take a picture of my daughter's lunch to use as an example of what a healthy lunch should be, for the other parents"

Hope it was full of crisps and chocs lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That's my second favourite fruit ,the humble kiwi

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"That's my second favourite fruit ,the humble kiwi "

What's your first favourite?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"That's my second favourite fruit ,the humble kiwi

What's your first favourite? "

I would have to say strawberries ,could sit there all day eating them lol what's yours?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"That's my second favourite fruit ,the humble kiwi

What's your first favourite?

I would have to say strawberries ,could sit there all day eating them lol what's yours? "

Probably strawberries too, have to be ripe though, and British!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"That's my second favourite fruit ,the humble kiwi

What's your first favourite?

I would have to say strawberries ,could sit there all day eating them lol what's yours?

Probably strawberries too, have to be ripe though, and British! "

Mmmmmmmmmmm yeh nice big juicy ones ,if I didn't have man flu I would pop down to the ASDA an buy a load

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was asked by the preschool this morning if they could take a picture of my daughter's lunch to use as an example of what a healthy lunch should be, for the other parents

Hope it was full of crisps and chocs lol"

Pasta salad -pasta, cucumber, pepper, baby tomatoes, home constructed fruit pot -melon, raspberries, blueberries, orange. An apple, 2 crab stix, a king prawn flavoured tail a kitkat and a bag of mini cheddars - she didn't eat the mini chedders

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine are not allowed peanut butter but not heard anything else

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's a while back but from memory we weren't allowed ..... thirds.

I loved school dinners, back when it was proper food.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm allergic to kiwi fruit....and found out the hard way! Even anything that has come into contact with kiwi is dangerous much like nut allergy (I'm also allergic to cashew nuts...but not peanuts for some obscure reason). Having worked in education for many years I can understand why this request has been made. Under the circumstances I don't think it is unreasonable.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

Schools are far more cautious these days due to the readiness of some parents to sue them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"No I have heard of the nut allergy, but not the kiwi one.

Kids apparently should not eat peanuts ect until they are at least ten anyway, the oil is not good for theirlungs, and the lungs are not fully developed until then, and of course the choking hazard.

Her"

Its also for those children who are allergic to nuts as whilst they won't eat them, the nut residue is on the children's hands who have eaten them which can be passed on during play etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm allergic to kiwi fruit....and found out the hard way! Even anything that has come into contact with kiwi is dangerous much like nut allergy (I'm also allergic to cashew nuts...but not peanuts for some obscure reason). Having worked in education for many years I can understand why this request has been made. Under the circumstances I don't think it is unreasonable. "

Not particularly obscure as I am allergic to a certain aspect of almonds but not any other nut

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"At my daughters school they can take what they like, we have never been told not to send them with anything

As it should be! Healthy eating needs to be promoted, but not forced, it's all about everything in moderation, I wasn't overweight until adulthood, I had either crisps or chocolate AND fruit and nuts in my packed lunch as a kid, a BALANCED diet never did me any harm as a kid. Surely if your kid's allergic to nuts or kiwi, you'd have taught them the common sense not to eat them out of their friend's packed lunch, right?"

However as I have said, the residue from those items will be on the children's hands which they can pass to those children who have allergy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Are you not allowed to put nuts in kids lunches then? X"

No nuts or nut based products aren't allowed in a lot of schools. Your kids school should have advised you of this if there are children in their school with nut allergy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Last week there was a thread about what kids can and can not take to school etc.

I just got a newsletter from my sons school saying there is a rise in the amount of allergic reactions to Kiwi fruit and the school nurse has advised us that they should not be taken to school.

Anyone else had this problem with the good old Kiwi fruit or anything else other than nuts?

"

By nuts are you referring to the health and safety brigade ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's a 50/50 decision. You want them to eat healthy but you wouldn't want to hurt any 1 else. Turn the tables round imagine it was ur child allergic to something would you want the school to do something, me yes. Yes seen kids go into annafelactic shock before it's not nice.

Some weeks ago in Ireland a young child had an allergic reaction to something while she was out shopping, she forget the magic pen (medicine in a shot) her mother didn't have her hang bang. The mother ran to a chemist and they refused to give her anything- the girl died shortly later.

As the mother later said they never went anywhere without the pens so accidents do happen and she blames herself just as much.

Normally it's just that class that may be affected as most classes eat in the class.

Now that changed any 1 mind.

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