Peanut Allergies

Peanut Allergy: What You Need to Know
How common are peanut allergies? What are the symptoms? Why are so many schools banning peanuts?

Peanut Allergies
Basic peanut allergy information, from peanut allergy symptoms and emerging treatments to peanut-free snacks.

First Things To Do After Your Child is Diagnosed with a Peanut Allergy
Suggestions to help both children and parents adjust to life after a peanut allergy diagnosis, from About.com's Guide to Parenting Special Needs.

Where to Find Peanut-Free Products
Looking for peanut-free products? Here's how to find peanut-free foods online and at your local supermarket.

Foods to Avoid on a Peanut Free Diet
Eating with a peanut allergy? Here's what to avoid on a peanut free diet.

Peanut Products: 23 Surprising Non-Food Peanut Products
Peanuts can hide in surprising places. Read to find out 23 non-food items that may contain peanuts.

Peanut-Free Recipes
A collection of peanut-free recipes on the About.com Food Allergies Guidesite.

Is It True That Someone with a Peanut Allergy Can React From Smelling Peanuts?
Find out if someone with a peanut allergy can have an allergic reaction from smelling peanuts.

I Have a Peanut Allergy. Do I Need to Avoid Legumes -- Soy, Beans, and Peas?
Learn whether people with a peanut allergy need to avoid legumes like soy, beans and peas.

Best Peanut Butter Substitute of 2012
The results are in for the winners of the 2012 Food Allergy Reader's Choice Awards for Best Peanut Butter Subsitute.

Peanut-Free Baseball Games
Looking to attend a baseball game with a peanut allergy? Here's a directory of peanut-free baseball games.

Eight Substitutes for Peanut Butter
At a loss to replace peanut butter and jelly in an allergic child's lunchbox? Here are eight ideas for sandwich spreads for kids with peanut allergies.