QSDP -- Peanut allegeries

[2disneyboys]

I understand that w/ the QSDP you have to order childs meals from childs menu.. in reviewing the qs menus a lot of the places that have food dh or I would want simply have PB&J sandwich for the childrens menu. does anyone know if there is an alternative at these places for children w/ peanut allergey? my oldest ds can't eat peanuts. are we just going to have to not eat at those qs locations?

[patsal]

I have never seen a child's menu with just PB&J--where are you eating?:confused3

[AlternateEgo]

Casey's in MK doesn't have a children's menu.

[ofhs93]

I have never seen a child's menu with just PB&J--where are you eating?:confused3

Agreed...we were there a few weeks ago and were on the QSDP...I don't remember seeing ONE place that had only PB&J on the list.

[n2mm]

OP: Our grand daughter is latose intolerant, so I've been gathering information on where she can eat at CS locations (obviously she can't eat anything made with milk, butter, cheese, which pretty much describes all of the food they offer at CS). While TS locations will assist in her restrictions, CS locations is not as easy. I recently found the following information on the Disney website. You might find it helpful. I printed it for our trip so that I know which CS locations will accommodate us. Keep in mind that not ALL CS locations will accommodate your special needs.

ANIMAL KINGDOM: The locations listed below have menu items or products that may meet most dietary requests:

Restaurantosaurus (located in DinoLand U.S.A.®)
Flame Tree Barbecue (located between Asia and DinoLand U.S.A.®)
Harambe Fruit Market

Disney's Hollywood Studios™ — special dietary information for Quick Service (Counter Service)
HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS: The locations listed below have menu items or products that may meet most dietary requests.
• Sunset Ranch Market
• Backlot Express
• Studio Catering Company
• ABC Commissary
• Toy Story Pizza Planet

EPCOT: The locations listed below have menu items or products that may meet most dietary requests.

Liberty Inn (located at The American Adventure in World Showcase)
Sunshine Seasons (located in The Land Presented by Nestle®)

MAGIC KINGDOM: The locations listed below have menu items or products that may meet most dietary requests.

• Cosmic Ray's Starlight Café (located in Tomorrowland®)
• Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Café (located in Frontierland®)
• Main Street Bakery
• Toontown Farmer's Market and Liberty Square Market
• Pinocchio's Village House (located in Fantasyland®)

[patsal]

Casey's in MK doesn't have a children's menu.

If they have no children's menu the kids can order whatever they want.

[Tricia1972]

I understand that w/ the QSDP you have to order childs meals from childs menu.. in reviewing the qs menus a lot of the places that have food dh or I would want simply have PB&J sandwich for the childrens menu. does anyone know if there is an alternative at these places for children w/ peanut allergey? my oldest ds can't eat peanuts. are we just going to have to not eat at those qs locations?

If it's a cross contamination issue, that you don't want to dine at a restaurant that even serves PB&J, they serve uncrustables, so the PB&J isn't made onsite, it's prepackaged.

[5boyz]

Yuk!!!Glad I am not a kid!!lol!! So the uncrustables are they sandwich size or are they the size after you take off the crust?:confused3

[DCDisney]

The only places that only had PB sandwiches were the bakery locations. Main St, Board Walk, and Starring Rolls. Honestly though if you have a peanut allergy I don't think there is anything safe at the bakeries (except a few prepackaged special allergy snacks) due to cross contamination so in all likelihood you'd need to get a child's meal elsewhere. Baked goods that a free from the peanut cross contam warnings at WDW are typically only the special allergy safe rolls you get at specific QS places in each park.

[DCDisney]

If you are planning to do the QSDP for more than a few days with a child with allergies I think you will be very frustrated though. WDW is great at handling allergies but for QS places it's not nearly as good as TS. They will have the same few allergy safe foods at QS and that will be it. They have safe rolls for hamburg and hot dog, pizza (didn't work for me because it had sunflower seeds which many peanut allergic people can't have), and mac and cheese. These special allergy safe foods are also gluten free so they don't taste like what your child might be used to. At many of the resort QS locations they have kitchens and can prepare some other foods as well.

[2disneyboys]

thats what I figured. I just upgraded from QSDD to DDP (taking advice to let table service meals w/ special dietary requests take care of us) so now i have to see if I can get any ADR's for April !!! ACK!!! Thanks all for your help.

[Haley/Hayden Mom]

We are coming the end of May with a 4yr old that has Peanut, red dye, and food additive allergies. I have decided that I will swap my meals on the QSDP and let her eat off of mine and I will eat the kids portions. i have even researched and written down exactly what CS meals we will eat and have also looked at the menus for our 2 TS meals for the trip. Her reaction though is not anafalactic (not sure if spelled right) so no epi-pen. She just breaks out head to toe in a really bad rash. She takes Zyrtec for reactions so her allergist has told us to start a nightly routine of it for 2 weeks before just incase she gets her hands on something she can't have. I don't want her to feel like she can't have anything, and she knows what she can and can't have so that helps some. I guess I'll just have to get used to smaller portions and eat what she has left before her dad gets it.

[goin2themouse]

Her reaction though is not anafalactic (not sure if spelled right) so no epi-pen. She just breaks out head to toe in a really bad rash. She takes Zyrtec for reactions so her allergist has told us to start a nightly routine of it for 2 weeks before just incase she gets her hands on something she can't have. I don't want her to feel like she can't have anything, and she knows what she can and can't have so that helps some. I guess I'll just have to get used to smaller portions and eat what she has left before her dad gets it.

Not to scare you, but I'd really ask your allergist to reconsider. Allergic reactions can and do change with repeated exposure. A peanut reaction of mine went from hives the first time to full-blown anaphylaxis the next exposure.

I would ask about an Epipen Jr. Just the assurance of carrying it can really set your mind at ease. My family has been scared very, very badly by the sight of me in anaphylaxis. I can't imagine having to watch it in a toddler. :hug:

[jmamom]

Check out the disabilities board - there's a ton of info about dining with allergies! I'll be checking it out myself for our trip in Sept - DS has peanut and sesame allergies. Good thing he can happily live on pizza for weeks. I second the opinion from the poster who suggested the epi pen. From what my allergist said, he can go from no reaction to an anaphalactic (sp?) one at any time. At least if you have the epi pen, you're a little safer. Good luck with your research!:thumbsup2

[Haley/Hayden Mom]

Not to scare you, but I'd really ask your allergist to reconsider. Allergic reactions can and do change with repeated exposure. A peanut reaction of mine went from hives the first time to full-blown anaphylaxis the next exposure.

I would ask about an Epipen Jr. Just the assurance of carrying it can really set your mind at ease. My family has been scared very, very badly by the sight of me in anaphylaxis. I can't imagine having to watch it in a toddler. :hug:

Thanks for your input on the epipen. I will talk to him abour it when we return to him in May. I looked at her diagnosis papers and he just has on it that she has eczema brought on by certain foods and food additives. She also has extremely dry skin so we keep large bottles of this stuff called Hilira. I just hope they will let it on the plane. We also have to keep triamcinolone cream and coat her down twice a day when she is broken out. I know there are worse cases of the reations so I guess we are blessed right now to not have had anaphalaxis.

[Cindy's Mom]

DD8 has life threatening peanut allergies. I have found that the CS choices for her are not great. Its usually peanut butter sandwich and chicken nuggets.

While I don't do it in the parks...at our resort, I talk to the CS manager and tell him/her about DD's peanut allergies and how she couldn't stand to eat another nugget. I have found, just about 100% of the time, the manager will let DD pick off the adult menu.

I don't do it in the parks because its just too much work. We do eat at places that don't have the kids menu, so DD can order what she wants.

[cajunprincess]

Not to scare you, but I'd really ask your allergist to reconsider. Allergic reactions can and do change with repeated exposure. A peanut reaction of mine went from hives the first time to full-blown anaphylaxis the next exposure.

I would ask about an Epipen Jr. Just the assurance of carrying it can really set your mind at ease. My family has been scared very, very badly by the sight of me in anaphylaxis. I can't imagine having to watch it in a toddler. :hug:

I agree. I USE to be able to eat peanuts, but now I can't at all. It went from no big deal to me having immense chest and breathing problems. To not have to worry so much, I'd suggest an epipen too. Good luck and hope y'all have a great time!! :)

[dandemom]

I second the epi-pen idea. You probably will never need it, but get it anyways! Also consider carrying benedryl with you at all times. They have both chewable pills and premeasured liquid available. Just an FYI though, there is milk in the chewables, so please read the ingredients.

Also if the child is still having rashes, perhaps she needs a larger dose of Zyrtec. Ask the doctor. Upping the dose on my 4 year old (who only weighs about 35 pounds) to 1.5 teaspoons daily seemed to help immensely!

[Haley/Hayden Mom]

I second the epi-pen idea. You probably will never need it, but get it anyways! Also consider carrying benedryl with you at all times. They have both chewable pills and premeasured liquid available. Just an FYI though, there is milk in the chewables, so please read the ingredients.

Also if the child is still having rashes, perhaps she needs a larger dose of Zyrtec. Ask the doctor. Upping the dose on my 4 year old (who only weighs about 35 pounds) to 1.5 teaspoons daily seemed to help immensely!

She is already on the 5mg chewable. Hates liquid wants a chewie like sissy, she thinks she is so big for her age. He has us off the benadryl b/c she has grown immune to it from being on it for so long. I feel like we have to take a medicine cabinet with us everywhere we go with all the creams and such for her multiple skin conditions. (She was diagnosed last with dermatographie, a condition where you can physically write on her skin by accidentally scratching it.) I just hope she out grows alot of this and it doesn't hinder her when older. I will see if he might give her an epipen for the trip, he is a little stubborn and might not do it though. Cross your fingers that he will.

[WrightFamily06]

I have read that each CS location should have a menu available listing all the ingredients in each of it's meals for people with allergies . I know this doesn't help if you have issues with cross contamination but it should help with just basic Food Allergies. Our DD has Peanut & Tree Nut Allergies but they aren't so severe as others , so when we have took her the last three years we have ordered off the children's menu with plenty of choices, just avoiding the PB&J meals and anything that has nuts in it . She also has a slight egg allergy too and we've had no problem meeting her food needs at WDW.

I would also recommend the epi jr. for the Lady with the child that just has the skin reaction . My daughter was seen at John Hopkins by the top allergist in the country , she also only mainly has the skin reaction but they gave her a epi jr. and it gives me a great piece of mind to have it for her .

Hope this information helps you both :)

[stephbillalec]

Not to scare you, but I'd really ask your allergist to reconsider. Allergic reactions can and do change with repeated exposure. A peanut reaction of mine went from hives the first time to full-blown anaphylaxis the next exposure.

I would ask about an Epipen Jr. Just the assurance of carrying it can really set your mind at ease. My family has been scared very, very badly by the sight of me in anaphylaxis. I can't imagine having to watch it in a toddler. :hug:

I'd like to second this opinion about asking about getting an Epipen Jr. I've never heard of an allergist who wouldn't prescribe one if there is a peanut allergy. With a peanut allergy there is ALWAYS the potential for anaphylaxis no matter how low your number is.

[queenof3]

I wouldn't be set on eating the child's portion. We have daughters with celiac disease (which is a gluten intolerance) and the chefs at the TS places would make them basically whatever they could but do it as a child portion. Everywhere we went the chefs were very accomodating!

[joannem]

I will see if he might give her an epipen for the trip, he is a little stubborn and might not do it though. Cross your fingers that he will.

:scared1: I'm happy to see so many other people who said what I was dying to type. GET AN EPI-PEN. Severity of one reaction is NO indication of the severity of future reactions. If you doctor is stubborn and won't do it...FIRE HIM. It's just plain irresponsible. Thankfully we've never had an anaphalactic reaction, but I won't feed Jeremy if I don't have Benedryl and the Epi with me. Also be sure to get a twin pack. A dose of Epi works for about 15-20 minutes. If it takes a while to get to the ER, you may need to re-dose. So, always carry two. Also, be aware that using the Epi pen means an automatic trip to the ER. Allergic reactions can be what's called bi-phasic. That means even after the first reaction subsides, the person can react again a couple hours later. And that reaction can be much, much worse. So, that also means staying in the ER for observation. LOTS of ER personnel (and some doctors...I'm guessing yours!) either don't know this or don't communicate it to their patients. It's just, "Here's your epi script. Bye bye" Sorry...I know I dumped a lot of info on you...but it's something I'm passionate about. I spend a LOT of time making sure Jeremy is safe and it angers me when doctors poo-poo these things.

Good luck...

[bumbershoot]

Yuk!!!Glad I am not a kid!!lol!! So the uncrustables are they sandwich size or are they the size after you take off the crust?:confused3

Uncrustables are a circular sandwich filled with junk they call peanut butter and jelly. Filled with corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup and super-fun things like that. They are small, to answer your question, and packaged. You can find them at your store in the freezer section.


I will see if he might give her an epipen for the trip, he is a little stubborn and might not do it though. Cross your fingers that he will.

Um, yeah....he should be fired now. That's NOT right. He's putting her in danger b/c he's stubborn. Time for a new allergist.

[Haley/Hayden Mom]

Thanks for all the support, I am going to def. put my foot down with him on our next trip. I have kept copies of all the treatment plans he has given her and he just keeps saying atopic dematites brought on by certain foods and food additives. :confused: This I think is very vague. It can get worse I know now from the feedback I have gotten. BTW my dear friend gave her a bite of her organic pb sandwich:scared1: yesterday and NO reaction thank goodness. I could have choked her though. Maybe with the additives in the world today totally organic is the way to go. Guess I'll just get me a mule and plow me a garden.:rotfl:

[jmamom]

Since my son was just recently diagnosed, I've been having to educate myself on this whole allergy thing (his allergist, although very nice, didn't give us too much info). Our pediatrician recommended a website - www.foodallergynetwork.com (I think) and it has some great information. But, the best thing I did was buy two books - Food Allergies for Dummies and Understanding and Managing your Child's Food Allergies. They tell you how Atopic dermititis is just one symptom, and how repeated exposure can lead to much worse reactions. Maybe if you went to your doctor with this kind of information, he'd be more likely to give you what you need. He can't just blow you off if you have the knowledge behind your request.
I'm really surprised that any doctor, in this age of malpractice lawsuits, wouldn't err on the side of safety. Good luck with everything!:goodvibes