Teach children and those who provide care for them how to stay safe with a peanut or tree nut allergy.

2008-11-24 07:13:13 -

DENVER - New educational flashcards created to help both children and their caretakers learn principles to stay safe with a peanut or tree nut allergy. These flashcards are intended to help individuals learn that staying safe goes beyond avoiding nut products themselves. The flash cards introduce, cross - contamination, the importance of label reading and always carrying emergency medication.

'Beyond a Peanut' - Food Allergy Awareness Cards are a culmination of numerous reading materials. Parents of children with food allergies will read a myriad of educational materials on this subject. Families, friends and caretakers who do not live with food allergies can not be expected to do the same. The flashcards incorporate comprehensive safety tips and puts them, into an easy to learn format.

'Beyond A Peanut' - Food Allergy Awareness Cards have colorful eye catching illustrations that make it easy to identify with the food or situation. On the back are educational tips that adults can use to help teach children about the many hidden dangers or potential opportunities for cross-contamination. There are 36 color coded cards that come with a metal ring making the cards easy to pass a long or hang in a classroom.

Mind Flight LLC, is Colorado-based Company formed by a Mom with two children who have life-threatening food allergies. The product was initially developed to help her children. The cards were so well received the Food Allergy Initiative (FAI) of New York helped support the project. For more information on food allergies please visit the FAI website at www.foodallergyinitiative.org. Sets of cards are sold for $13.99 plus shipping and handling. Orders can be placed online at www.beyondapeanut.com or by calling 720-482-0384. 1-877-257-4847, info@beyondapeanut.com.