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My 8 year old son is on ADD medicine and thus has a poor appetite. He
usually only eats peanut butter and jelly/nutella/marshmellow sandwiches for lunch at school. His favorite is peanut butter and nutella. Today he came home from school with a request that he not bring anything for lunch that has nuts in it because one of his classmates has serious nut allergies. Now I am at a loss as to what to make him. He likes very little in the way of cold lunches. He does not like the hot lunches and usually tosses them rather than eat them. (Can't really blame him, they are pretty awful) He does not like luncheon meat or cheese sandwiches. He likes hot food to be hot (like pizza, spag. etc) and he cannot heat these up at school. I am concerned about what I can give him that he will eat. What cold lunch ideas can you kind readers suggest? Thanks in advance Debbie |
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wrote in message oups.com... My 8 year old son is on ADD medicine and thus has a poor appetite. He usually only eats peanut butter and jelly/nutella/marshmellow sandwiches for lunch at school. His favorite is peanut butter and nutella. Peanut butter and Nutella, that's DS! I thought we were the only ones who did that. |
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wrote in message oups.com... He does not like the hot lunches and usually tosses them rather than eat them. (Can't really blame him, they are pretty awful) He does not like luncheon meat or cheese sandwiches. He likes hot food to be hot (like pizza, spag. etc) and he cannot heat these up at school. I am concerned about what I can give him that he will eat. What cold lunch ideas can you kind readers suggest? Does he have any suggesitions? I usually ask my 4yo what he wants. He is very picky. If the suggestion is reasonable, I try to include it. |
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hi -- At our school there are several kids with severe nut allergy, too. Since so many foods have nuts in them (peanut butter is the EASY one to detect) the school decided that it would be a better idea to simply have a "nut free" table at meals. (Our school district's meals are guaranteed nut-free, so this can work pretty easily.) The policy was enacted at the suggstion of the allergic children's parents, and it works well. Anyone can sit at the nut-free table, regardless of other restrictions placed on children (ie, sit by class) provided that they eat the school lunch OR have nut allergy themselves. The nut-free table is therefore a very popular place to be! This policy has the advantage that it lets all children eat what they please, keeps the allergic children safe, and educates everyone about severe nut allergy. If I were you I'd push back at the school. Unless you can easily come up with a healthy alternative lunch that your own son will eat, reply to the school that you're sorry, but you've got a conflicting medical issue and peanut butter is a dietary staple for your son. Go in with this or some other reasonable alternative. Frankly, as a parent of an allergic child, I don't like restricting what other kids eat. It doesn't educate my own child about how to be safe in a situation where food is around, and it can also give my child a false sense of security. Nuts are all over the place! They can be in breads, in candies, in granola-type bars, in chili ... all over the place. If the child is that severely allergic, then none of those other foods are safe near him either That said, perhaps your son would go for soy butter? --Beth Kevles http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html -- a page for the milk-allergic Disclaimer: Nothing in this message should be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your own medical practicioner. NOTE: No email is read at my MIT address. Use the AOL one if you would like me to reply. |
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wrote: My 8 year old son is on ADD medicine and thus has a poor appetite. He usually only eats peanut butter and jelly/nutella/marshmellow sandwiches for lunch at school. His favorite is peanut butter and nutella. Today he came home from school with a request that he not bring anything for lunch that has nuts in it because one of his classmates has serious nut allergies. snip I am concerned about what I can give him that he will eat. What cold lunch ideas can you kind readers suggest? Try soy butter instead of peanut butter. Looks similar, combine with jelly and it tastes much the same. Include a note to the teacher that it is *not* peanut butter. |
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Beth Kevles wrote: hi -- At our school there are several kids with severe nut allergy, too. Since so many foods have nuts in them (peanut butter is the EASY one to detect) the school decided that it would be a better idea to simply have a "nut free" table at meals. (Our school district's meals are guaranteed nut-free, so this can work pretty easily.) The policy was enacted at the suggstion of the allergic children's parents, and it works well. Anyone can sit at the nut-free table, regardless of other restrictions placed on children (ie, sit by class) provided that they eat the school lunch OR have nut allergy themselves. The nut-free table is therefore a very popular place to be! My son is allegedly nut allergic and I'd totally support this way of handling the issue. I have never been a fan of nut bans, rather, all I ask is that I can get the info I need from individuals or organizations to keep my child safe. This policy has the advantage that it lets all children eat what they please, keeps the allergic children safe, and educates everyone about severe nut allergy. If I were you I'd push back at the school. Unless you can easily come up with a healthy alternative lunch that your own son will eat, reply to the school that you're sorry, but you've got a conflicting medical issue and peanut butter is a dietary staple for your son. Go in with this or some other reasonable alternative. Frankly, as a parent of an allergic child, I don't like restricting what other kids eat. It doesn't educate my own child about how to be safe in a situation where food is around, and it can also give my child a false sense of security. Nuts are all over the place! They can be in breads, in candies, in granola-type bars, in chili ... all over the place. If the child is that severely allergic, then none of those other foods are safe near him either How old was your child when you discovered the extent of his/her allergy? We are pretty sure DS (2.5) is nut allergic - he had two episodes with peanuts and one with cashews where he cried, scratched his mouth and broke out in hives (but not badly). We had another episode where he developed hives on a plane (where I was told they didn't serve nuts - and they did!) We can't have him tested until he's older, and of course we can't challenge him. Did you have your child tested, and if so, at what age? -L. |
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