I emailed Northwest Airlines last night and within two hours I had a response from them. Here it is in its entierty:
From: Northwest Airlines <Northwest.Airlines@nwa.com>
Date: Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: ET-Inflight Services (KMM20169720V88906L0KM)
To: Heather Clumeck <heather@spewdfree.com>

Dear Heather Clumeck,

Thank you for contacting nwa.com.

Northwest recognizes that some customers are allergic to peanuts or tree
nuts (almonds, cashews, etc.), and that exposure to peanuts or tree nuts
can result in dire, even fatal, consequences for customers with the most
severe allergies. Northwest Airlines cannot guarantee an environment
free of any allergens, including peanuts, peanut dust, peanut oil, or
peanut remnants.

To view the information on peanut allergies, please follow the steps
below:

* Hold your mouse over the “Travel Tools” tab.
* Select “Travel Services and Tips”
* Select “Travel Tips”
* Select “Tips for Passengers with Peanut Allergies”

I believe that this information will assist you regarding peanut
allergies.

Thank you for choosing Northwest Airlines, now part of Delta Air Lines.
We value your patronage and consider it a privilege to serve your travel
needs.

Sincerely,

Shelly
nwa.com

I followed the steps that Shelly gave me and wound up here: NWA Tips for Passengers with Peanut Allergies

I am really saddened by the change in policy, I don’t know what I am going to do next time we fly to Minnesota.

I came across this article just now and knew that I had to share it with everyone.  It is an article about how because Northwest Airlines has been acquired by Delta (Delta is based out of Georgia where peanuts are a cash crop) they are now serving peanuts on all of their flights.  If you haven’t read the article, here is the link: Northwest’s snack switch to peanuts prompts allergy worries

My husband, little J and I frequently fly Northwest to Minnesota, and so this is disturbing to me. I have always been happy that there were no peanuts on the flight and now the security blanket has been ripped away. I know some airlines are good about not serving peanuts if you tell them you have an allergy, but I haven’t heard any good things about Delta. I will write them a letter and post the response for all to see. 

Buyer Beware!!

For the last two weeks, Little J has only wanted one thing for breakfast. Coconut Yogurt. I have to admit, that the So Delicious Dairy Free Coconut Milk Yogurt is really good.  Little J has tried every flavor, except for the plain ( I am going to buy some of the plain to try and cook with…I will get back to all of you with the results of that later) and he loves them all. The chocolate is a treat for him and the best chocolate pudding substitute I can find.  Little J eats them with a banana for breakfast and is so happy every morning.  If you are soy and dairy free (or even if you are not) try it…it’s really yummy. Oh yeah, and it has lots of probiotics and calcium so its good for you.

Check out the website here: Coconut Yogurt

I just got around to reading this New York Times Article on food allergies : Telling Food Allergies From False Alarms I know, I must be the last person on the planet to read it, but hey it’s been a long week. Please forgive me.   The article is interesting as a whole. Little J was diagnosed with his food allergies by blood test so I guess you could say that this article applies to us.

The only real problem that I have with this article is the last paragraph.( If you haven’t read it you might want to go read it now, because I am about to spoil the punchline….)

“If the kid has been doing fine, I would advise parents not to get allergy testing, because the results are more likely to be false positives than true positives,” Dr. Christakis said in an interview. “If they do think they need allergy testing, be extremely measured and go to reputable people.”

How many of you out there had perfectly healthy children and one day woke up and said “I’m going to take my child for random allergy testing?” Because I know I didn’t. Little J was underweight, severely constipated, covered in eczema, and had an immune system that was completely blown.  That’s when the gastroenterologist decided to run some food allergy tests. After a year of Little J being really sick. After Little J broke out in hives all over his mouth, face and throat because I gave him a tiny piece of soy cheese. I don’t know anyone who just woke up one morning and decided to take their child to the allergy doctor for testing for no reason.

Secondly, how many of you, dear readers, took your child to a doctor you don’t trust? I did, at first. But when the allergist refused to run allergy tests on Little J (he said it was contact dermititis) we got a second opinion….from a doctor at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

I don’t mean to sound like an evil witch but honestly, I tiring of articles that make parents of children with food allergies seem like hypochondriacs. I am not a hypochondriac. I am not over-protective. I am sick of these people assuming that we are all stupid….or crazy.