Peanut Allergies Are Preventable? So Why Are Kids Still at Risk?

In this episode of Hidden Foundations, Kendall Schoenrock sits down with Meenal Lele to explore how her son’s severe food allergies changed the course of her life and career. Meenal breaks down food allergy prevention, peanut allergy prevention, early allergen introduction, the microbiome, and why so many parents still struggle to access practical solutions. She shares how her family’s experience led her into research, writing, and building tools to make prevention easier for families. The conversation also dives into the fear and trauma food allergies create for kids, how doctors and insurers shape access, and why a preventable problem still leaves so many parents overwhelmed. This is a powerful episode about parenting, science, entrepreneurship, and the broken systems standing between families and better outcomes.