Beyond a Peanut: Is This Safe? [Ring-bound]

Dina Clifford (Author), Kastner Collection (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 7, 2007

Beyond A Peanut - Food Allergy Awareness Flashcards teach children and those who provide care for them how to stay safe with peanut and tree nut allergies. These cards teach children, their extended families, friends, coaches, camp councilors , schools, and childcare providers on the principles necessary to provide a safe environment. Beyond a Peanut - Food Allergy Awareness Cards incorporates comprehensive safety information, and delivers it in an easy to learn format. The cards have colorful eye catching information on the front for children and comprehensive safety information on the back. The flashcards introduce cross contamination, the importance of label reading and always carrying emergency medication. While many of these flashcards are specific to nut allergies, they have proven to raise the awareness and understanding of all food allergies.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Peanut allergy can be a dangerous and even life threatening condition. Children of caring and careful parents continue to experience inadvertent peanut exposure. Beyond a Peanut; is a well thoughtout user friendly series of flash cards that assist parents and their children in navigating the daunting waters of peanut avoidance. --Robert P Harvey, MD Allergist, Allergy Asthma Colorado- Englewood, CO

Peanuts can cause some of the most severe and devastating allergic reactions in children, and the number of children allergic to peanuts is rising: about one percent of Americans under the age of 18 are allergic, and according to the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the number doubled between 1997 and 2002. Some precautions are obvious: for instance, a child who is allergic to peanuts clearly can t be served peanut butter. But how about birthday cake? Pizza? Chocolate candy? Keeping teachers, babysitters, relatives and other caring adults apprised of how to keep allergic kids safe can be a serious project for parents and caregivers. Designed by the mom of two highly allergic kids, the Beyond A Peanut flashcards gives adults and kids a quick reference to answer the most-pressing question about any food served to an allergic child: Is this safe? Cards are color-coded to indicate which foods are usually safe and which are never safe. The cards outline standard precautions simply and clearly for kids and caregivers, such as always reading ingredient labels, politely refusing offers of food that cannot be guaranteed safe, and checking for possible sources cross-contamination. Large, colorful illustrations help kids easily understand the food or situation depicted in each card, and a glossary of terms and teaching tips help parents spread allergy awareness. The creator suggests giving sets of cards to teachers, family members, church and synagogue members, and any other adults who frequently interact with an allergic child. -- --Dana Morgenstein - Parent.com

These easy to read, colorful cards will be a great source of information to my patients and their families, saving me time from having to explain all the potential exposures to peanuts. There is a lot of information for patients out there, but this concise yet thorough set of cards puts it all together in a handy package. --Dr. Hugh Windom - Sarasota, FL

About the Author

As the mother of two children with life threatening peanut allergies Dina Clifford spent years reading how to keep her children safe. What she realized is that she could not expect others who cared for her children to do the same. Clifford needed to find a way to capture a great deal of safety information that would educate people in a flash.With support from the Food Allergy Initiative she created Beyond A Peanut -Food Allergy Awareness Cards. The cards help create a better understanding of the vigilance necessary to provide a safe environment for children with food allergies.

Product Details

• Ring-bound: 36 pages
• Publisher: Mind Flight LLC (May 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097924420X
• ISBN-13: 978-0979244209
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #628,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great practical tips, October 15, 2008

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This review is from: Beyond a Peanut: Is This Safe? (Ring-bound)

My toddler was diagnosed with a peanut allergy several months ago. I recently purchased 3 items -- these flashcards, The Peanut Allergy Answer Book, and the toddler book "Mommy is this safe to eat?" The 3 complimented each other, and each serves a different purpose if you have a peanut allergic child. These flashcards are great because caregivers can quickly review them to understand risks for your child. Each card identifies one area/subject (such as bakery items, the ballpark, airplanes, the playground) describes the risk (if any), and gives practical tips for managing the risk. Although I have done a lot of reading since my son's diagnosis, these cards brought things to my attention I hadn't thought of, like the danger of my birdfeeder. I highly recommend these cards.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great simple resource!, January 24, 2011

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Delima - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond a Peanut: Is This Safe? (Ring-bound)

After reading tons of information regarding peanut allergies over the past two months since my daughter was diagnosed with a severe peanut allergy, these cards do the nicest job of highlighting the most important "basics" out there for others to quickly read and comprehend. After all, beyond the parents of an allergic child, most people are not going to take the same amount of time and care to read "everything" out there on the impacts of a peanut allergy and those implications. So, for a quick review or to educate others, these cards are perfect! I wish they were a bit cheaper, but my set is heading off to school in the morning for a teacher who just doesn't seem to understand the life-threatening nature of a severe allergy and it is my hope that these "simple" cards will make the difference!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now I have a better understanding of the peanut allergy, June 11, 2007

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Martha Abatecola (Edmonds, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond a Peanut: Is This Safe? (Ring-bound)

My co-worker has a child with a life-threatening peanut allergy. We would have conversations about her struggles when it came to leaving her child at school, with babysitters or even with family members. She shared these flashcards with me and it was a real eye opener. After flipping through the cards for ten minutes everything she had been talking to me about for the past year started making more sense. For instance, I would never have considered buying bulk food a danger but now I know that it is for those with peanut allergies. I now have a much greater understanding of why vigilance is necessary to keep her child safe. I would recommend these cards to anyone who around a child with these allergies.