Peanut butter is as American as Apple Pie, Old Spice, and Taxes… the difference being that the latter three aren’t being banned from school cafeterias.  Peanut allergies are on the rise, and if you know why, then I’d love to get the scoop.  I understand that an allergic reaction to peanuts can be quite severe, if not deadly, but for some reason it just doesn’t sit right with me when folks talk about banning children from bringing this to school for lunch.

I grew up eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  In fact, I probably had four such sandwiches a week from the ages of four to nine.  They’re relatively inexpensive to make, filling, and taste good to boot.  I know that some people would argue that they’re not healthy and shouldn’t have a place in a child’s lunchbox, but compared to the pizza, french fries, and sloppy joes you’ll find in most school cafes today, I beg to differ.

Check out the link above from eatocracy.cnn.com, but we’d love you to leave your comments here.  Should peanut butter lunches be banned from schools, or should it be up to those allergic to peanuts to segregate themselves at lunchtime?