Living with peanut allergy in singapore?

[Bellamommy]

Are there any of you with children with peanut allerges? If so, how has your experience in Singapore been? We have an opportunity to move to Singapore but are hesitant due to our child's allergy. It has been easy managing it here in the US so we are terrified of moving out of our "comfort zone". Any thoughts? Thank you so much.

[merichan]

No peanut allergy here, my daughter is allergic to dairy and gluten. One of her friend is allergic to peanuts.

Most schools here have a no nuts policy, so usually you don't have to worry about school.

Between Brown Rice Paradise ( the biggest organic shop here) and Market Place/ fair price finest ( the upper range supermarkets) you can find diet compliant products.

After that it's a question of eating out... and there it can get tricky... quite a few asian cooking abundantly use peanuts ( although for frying here they use mostly palm oil... less expensive)

And it's hard to get informations in the restaurants as to whether they use peanut ingredients or not ( not that they aren't helpful, but most of the time, they either don't know how it's prepared, or don't understand us... allergy awareness is still low)

As a result on our side, we discovered a few places we're happy with and we stick to it 95% of the time when we eat out.

Anyway, moving definitely gets you out your comfort zone... so if you do it, plane ahead and shop for the maximum of supplies that you can take with you and not spoil...

it gives you time to find replacement, and to explore around without too much pressure...

[ecureilx]

Are there any of you with children with peanut allerges? If so, how has your experience in Singapore been? We have an opportunity to move to Singapore but are hesitant due to our child's allergy. It has been easy managing it here in the US so we are terrified of moving out of our "comfort zone". Any thoughts? Thank you so much.

I know people whe have peanut and Seafood allergy ..

the former, is much easier to manage, as outside food rarely includes peanuts .. unlike seafood, where even veg food includes dried prawns

If it is not serious, you can eat outside, with a bit of precaution ..

Traditionally stay away from Malay food, as Malay food uses a lot of peanuts .. unlike other food ..

[carteki]

This has been discussed before - use the search function.
I don't have an allergy, but peanut allergies are very rare here. The still serve peanuts on aeroplanes for example and thai and other food peanuts are a regular garnish. There are people here whose kids have the allergy, but the awareness is nowhere near that of the US / UK.

[minong]

To Bellamommy. Yes I am living in Singapore and have a child with Peanut Allergy. He is now 15 years old. We have travelled frequently with him in Asia and all precautions are personal with much effort needed. However in Singapore English is widely spoken and foreigners are welcome. The range of foods here is very wide. Thus, it is less stressful and easy to live without the feeling that the allergy has constrained the child's life. Minong

[sundaymorningstaple]

Are there any of you with children with peanut allerges? If so, how has your experience in Singapore been? We have an opportunity to move to Singapore but are hesitant due to our child's allergy. It has been easy managing it here in the US so we are terrified of moving out of our "comfort zone". Any thoughts? Thank you so much.

I know people whe have peanut and Seafood allergy ..

the former, is much easier to manage, as outside food rarely includes peanuts .. unlike seafood, where even veg food includes dried prawns

If it is not serious, you can eat outside, with a bit of precaution ..

Traditionally stay away from Malay food, as Malay food uses a lot of peanuts .. unlike other food ..

I beg to differ.

One of the most common oils used here besides Vegetable oil is Groundnut Oil. Guess what groundnut oil is.......

[ecureilx]

I beg to differ.

One of the most common oils used here besides Vegetable oil is Groundnut Oil. Guess what groundnut oil is.......

You quoted my post dated Jan 28 !!! haha

Well, yes, groundnut is peanut, but living with somebody who has peanut allergy, the reaction is common when it is peanut / peanut butter / peanut contamination. Somehow, in this case, peanut / groundnut oil doesn't bring out reactions ..

[sundaymorningstaple]

Allergens and toxins

Most highly refined peanut oils remove the peanut allergens and have been shown to be safe for "the vast majority of peanut-allergic individuals".[6] Cold-pressed peanut oils may not remove the allergens and thus could be highly dangerous to people with peanut allergy.[7] Since the degree of processing for any particular product is often unclear, "avoidance is prudent".[8][9] Peanuts which contain the mold which produces highly toxic aflatoxin can end up contaminating the oil derived from them.[10]

So from my way of thinking, one would have to check carefully before carelessly believing groundnut oil is always safe. Better safe than sorry.

[ecureilx]

Allergens and toxins

Most highly refined peanut oils remove the peanut allergens and have been shown to be safe for "the vast majority of peanut-allergic individuals".[6] Cold-pressed peanut oils may not remove the allergens and thus could be highly dangerous to people with peanut allergy.[7] Since the degree of processing for any particular product is often unclear, "avoidance is prudent".[8][9] Peanuts which contain the mold which produces highly toxic aflatoxin can end up contaminating the oil derived from them.[10]

So from my way of thinking, one would have to check carefully before carelessly believing groundnut oil is always safe. Better safe than sorry.

That's quite revealing and educating ..

[Zeenit]

SATAY is made from peanuts so be careful when you see that word.
Food courts and thai places.

[the lynx]

One sad thing is that you can only find very few items in supermarkets that have the 'peanut-free' label. Rather, you'll tend to find most items that says something along the line of 'may contain traces of peanut' instead.