| Another peanut allergic child here. Her roomate loved peanut butter but was willing to give it up for my daughter. It is kind of hard with most housing forms to request a roomate that will not have peanut butter or peanuts in the room.
My daughter has always learned how to work around her allergy. During orientation she met with the director of food services and was made aware of any menu items made with peanuts. When the open jar of peanut butter was left out for all to use by the bagel, my daughter had them move it to another area so there would be no worry of cross contamination.
As my daughter has been PA since she was 11 months old, we have learned to relax and allow my daughter freedom to eat out as she know where she can go and what she can eat. I did intervene when she was going abroad this semester. I was worried about her living in a host home speaking a foreign language. The housing office found my daughter a host that was willing to read food label and take extra effort for my daughter. So far all is well. The host does not have any peanut product in her home which is more than I can say for my home!!
So back to the original question, you will be able to find many school that are accommodating as far as food allergies. Just make sure you speak to the person in charge of food planning. You will be able to get a good feel of how much they will work with you early on. Most likely if it is a larger school, they already have a plan in place as there have been other students attending with allergies.
Good luck! |