Read the ingredient labels of every food you eat! Manufacturers change the ingredient labels all the time.

Carry an Epi-pen & wear a medic-alert bracelet, if your allergy is severe.

Work with the teachers at your school if emergency procedures are not in place for children with life-threatening food allergies. The teachers love to learn!

Ask your friends to "Be a PAL". PAL stands for Protect A Life and many of my friends in class watch out for me during school. They don't want to see me get sick, so if they bring in a peanut butter sandwich during lunch, they sit at another table - that's a PAL!