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blackjack wrote:

creeky wrote: I am gonna have me two handfuls of nuts a day

Hey, easy, this is a family board!

(besides, more than a mouthful is a waste)

Glad to see my humour did not go to waste

boiled peanuts are my fave but we can't have them in our house because our son is allergic to them.
However I do indulge every now and then when I'm out by myself, just gotta make sure I brush and wash asap.

I LOVE boiled peanuts......but I get severe migraines after eating peanuts!

pecans
salted cashews

they come in a close 2nd and 3rd

True but funny story .....

My sister got a note from the school that they were not to give their kids lunches that have peanuts in them cause of kids allergies (standard thing I think these days?).

Anyway - the morning after the note - she was making kids lunches and my mother went over to take over looking after the kids - and she said "why are you making that for their lunch - it's got peanuts in it"

yes - my sister did not think enough to realise that peanut butter is a peanut product

Pecans
Macadamias

I'm a big fan of nuts......
raw almonds are my favorite.....
pecans give me canker sores, but I love them....
hazelnuts are yummy....

creeky wrote:True but funny story .....

My sister got a note from the school that they were not to give their kids lunches that have peanuts in them cause of kids allergies (standard thing I think these days?).

Anyway - the morning after the note - she was making kids lunches and my mother went over to take over looking after the kids - and she said "why are you making that for their lunch - it's got peanuts in it"

yes - my sister did not think enough to realise that peanut butter is a peanut product

Jessica and Shelby would starve if I weren't allowed to make PBJ sandwiches for their lunches!
I'm surprised there hasn't been a parental uprising about that one.

Nut, who you calling nuts I love them all

I love nuts. Cashews I prefer them well done, almost burnt. Honey roasted is good too. Pistacios are another fav of mine. I use them in a cheesecake crust. I've become a fan of toffee coated pecans. The place I get them uses a little cinnamon I think. And sunflower seeds shelled. did I mention I love nuts? ahhhh almonds,

Cashews and almonds and I could probably eat a whole jar of peanut butter.

These are the greatest. And they sell them in my local Wal-Mart now, so it doesn't require a trip to Mexico.

If you're talking plain nuts, I'd probably go with cashews....

Mottola-Buffett wrote:

creeky wrote:True but funny story .....

My sister got a note from the school that they were not to give their kids lunches that have peanuts in them cause of kids allergies (standard thing I think these days?).

Anyway - the morning after the note - she was making kids lunches and my mother went over to take over looking after the kids - and she said "why are you making that for their lunch - it's got peanuts in it"

yes - my sister did not think enough to realise that peanut butter is a peanut product

Jessica and Shelby would starve if I weren't allowed to make PBJ sandwiches for their lunches!
I'm surprised there hasn't been a parental uprising about that one.

Many, many schools are going nut-free. When my daughter was in Kindergarten, there was a child with anaphylaxis allergy to peanuts, so no one could bring in snacks w/ peanuts in the classroom or pack peanut products in lunches. It was a huge pain in the ass to not be able to pack PB&J for a year and I complained about it, a LOT.

However, 5 years later the table has turned and I have a child with severe food issues as well. Although she doesn't have an anaphylaxis reaction to wheat, ingestion of wheat/barley/oats/rye causes her immediate upper and lower gastrointestinal distress (not to mention causes stomach cancer w/ prolonged exposure).

I'd love to tell everyone they can't bring anything to school with wheat/barley/oats/rye, but that is simply not reasonable. Thankfully, she's old enough now where she can take many of the precautions she needs on her own and also read food labels. Even with those precautions, though, she's managed to get sick at school simply from touching a surface that may have had a slice of pizza, a donut, or something like that and then putting her hands in her mouth.

Anyway, my point being, take it easy on those "allergy food kids" 'cause it really is a dangerous world for them out there.

Between my wife who is allergic to tree nuts and one of my kids who is allergic to peanuts, we pretty much have no nuts in our house. I do, however, love cashews, peanuts and pistachios; especially chicken with cashew nuts. I do not like nuts in my cookies (why ruin a good cookie?). If I ever eat those out of the house, I need to, like sonofabeach, wash my hands/brush my teeth *really* well as those nuts will put some of my family into anaphylactic shock and kill them.

you mean you got no nuts ?

Hockey Mon wrote: If I ever eat those out of the house, I need to, like sonofabeach, wash my hands/brush my teeth *really* well as those nuts will put some of my family into anaphylactic shock and kill them.

We call your kind of guy, "toothbrushers."

Victoria has the same issue w/ wheat, and we've told her as she gets older and has boyfriends and such, she'll need to make sure her b-friends brush their teeth really well before kissing her. We've explained that will be a good way to tell if a boy really likes her because he will have no qualms about the teethbrushing in order to lay one on her.

Well, fast forward a few weeks to a boy in her class who has been sweet on her for some time. He brought in gluten-free cupcakes for the whole class, so she wasn't singled out at snack time. It was the sweetest story ever, so I told her he's the kind of boy who would be a "toothbrusher." She said, "He better be, both his parents are dentists!"

buffettbride wrote:

Hockey Mon wrote: If I ever eat those out of the house, I need to, like sonofabeach, wash my hands/brush my teeth *really* well as those nuts will put some of my family into anaphylactic shock and kill them.

We call your kind of guy, "toothbrushers."

Victoria has the same issue w/ wheat, and we've told her as she gets older and has boyfriends and such, she'll need to make sure her b-friends brush their teeth really well before kissing her. We've explained that will be a good way to tell if a boy really likes her because he will have no qualms about the teethbrushing in order to lay one on her.

Well, fast forward a few weeks to a boy in her class who has been sweet on her for some time. He brought in gluten-free cupcakes for the whole class, so she wasn't singled out at snack time. It was the sweetest story ever, so I told her he's the kind of boy who would be a "toothbrusher." She said, "He better be, both his parents are dentists!"

Awwwwwwww!!!!!!

creeky wrote:you mean you got no nuts ?

Pretty much. After kids, I don't need 'em any more.

buffettbride wrote:

Hockey Mon wrote: If I ever eat those out of the house, I need to, like sonofabeach, wash my hands/brush my teeth *really* well as those nuts will put some of my family into anaphylactic shock and kill them.

We call your kind of guy, "toothbrushers."

Victoria has the same issue w/ wheat, and we've told her as she gets older and has boyfriends and such, she'll need to make sure her b-friends brush their teeth really well before kissing her. We've explained that will be a good way to tell if a boy really likes her because he will have no qualms about the teethbrushing in order to lay one on her.

Well, fast forward a few weeks to a boy in her class who has been sweet on her for some time. He brought in gluten-free cupcakes for the whole class, so she wasn't singled out at snack time. It was the sweetest story ever, so I told her he's the kind of boy who would be a "toothbrusher." She said, "He better be, both his parents are dentists!"

Yeah, I've read your posts about Victoria and the food issues and I totally sympathize. While, the nut allergy is a tough one, my other kid has a diary allergy; that one really stinks.

"Toothbrushers"; I like it. When we were dating, my wife would tell me that all the time; "if you are going to eat that, you need to brush your teeth". Given my kids 7 & 5, I hope I don't have to worry about that for a while.

Hockey Mon wrote:

buffettbride wrote:

Hockey Mon wrote: If I ever eat those out of the house, I need to, like sonofabeach, wash my hands/brush my teeth *really* well as those nuts will put some of my family into anaphylactic shock and kill them.

We call your kind of guy, "toothbrushers."

Victoria has the same issue w/ wheat, and we've told her as she gets older and has boyfriends and such, she'll need to make sure her b-friends brush their teeth really well before kissing her. We've explained that will be a good way to tell if a boy really likes her because he will have no qualms about the teethbrushing in order to lay one on her.

Well, fast forward a few weeks to a boy in her class who has been sweet on her for some time. He brought in gluten-free cupcakes for the whole class, so she wasn't singled out at snack time. It was the sweetest story ever, so I told her he's the kind of boy who would be a "toothbrusher." She said, "He better be, both his parents are dentists!"

Yeah, I've read your posts about Victoria and the food issues and I totally sympathize. While, the nut allergy is a tough one, my other kid has a diary allergy; that one really stinks.

"Toothbrushers"; I like it. When we were dating, my wife would tell me that all the time; "if you are going to eat that, you need to brush your teeth". Given my kids 7 & 5, I hope I don't have to worry about that for a while.

I know a number of kids with problems with gluten AND dairy AND soy. I think all they eat are carrots and grass.

I love roasted hazelnuts, boiled peanuts and Skippy extra crunchy low-fat paenut butter.