Recently, a Canadian mom has been making news. Her (in my opinion) overreactive actions have caused a rift among people with peanut allergies.
According to thestar.com, the Vaughan mother, Donna Giustizia, wants the oak trees near her child's school to be cut down. She believes that fallen acorns from the tree could harm her child or others with peanut allergies if they some how come in contact with the acorns.
The SUN News in Canada's City of Vaughan put their own social media reporter, Gina Phillips, on the line to prove Giustizia is not only wrong, but a little "nuts." Phillips has an extreme peanut allergy and reporter David Menzoid brought her in contact with the nut in question.
Menzoid and Phillips proved that acorns do not harm those with peanut allergies.
“When it comes to nature, that’s super hard to control. I mean there’s gotta be a line somewhere, right," Phillips said.
In my opinion, parents get more and more protective in a negative way each generation. Children need to be outside around trees and nature. It is part of life.
In honor of this "nuts" woman, I thought I'd make a cute mini dessert: Acorns!
You will need:- Regular donut holes
- Chocolate icing
- Brown or tan chocolate sprinkles
- Small, thin pretzel sticks
This recipe is quite simple. You just use a knife to spread some icing on the top 1/3 of the donut hole. You pour the sprinkles in a small bowl so that the icing-covered acorns are easily dip-able. Then, you dip the icing top of the donut hole in the sprinkles. Finish with a thin pretzel stick in the top for the stem.Super easy, super delicious and super cute. Also, no peanut allergies should be at risk.
Someone should make these and bring them to Giustizia's next get together. Needless to say, I don't think any oak trees will be chopped down and people with peanut allergies will be safe.
As Menzoid said, he is all for helping those with peanut allergies, but, "When it comes to chopping down beautiful, magnificent oak trees, I'm sorry, that's just nuts."
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