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Food allergy ideas?
Anyone have suggestions for store bought snacks
for three to five year olds that are dairy free, wheat free and peanut free. We don't allow home cooked things in the school due to the licensing restrictions (too bad, but that is the way the Illinois laws are nowadays). Believe it or not, I have children with each of these allergies in my classroom this year. Actually the wheat is a little boy with celiac disease. The dairy allergy is a girl who is also allergic to eggs in most food though she can eat them baked. And the peanut allergy is one that precipitated the school going to a totally peanut free environment. No peanut products are allowed in our school at any time. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. Outer Limits |
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Food allergy ideas?
rice crackers?
"toto" wrote in message ... Anyone have suggestions for store bought snacks for three to five year olds that are dairy free, wheat free and peanut free. We don't allow home cooked things in the school due to the licensing restrictions (too bad, but that is the way the Illinois laws are nowadays). Believe it or not, I have children with each of these allergies in my classroom this year. Actually the wheat is a little boy with celiac disease. The dairy allergy is a girl who is also allergic to eggs in most food though she can eat them baked. And the peanut allergy is one that precipitated the school going to a totally peanut free environment. No peanut products are allowed in our school at any time. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. Outer Limits |
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Food allergy ideas?
toto wrote: Anyone have suggestions for store bought snacks for three to five year olds that are dairy free, wheat free and peanut free. We don't allow home cooked things in the school due to the licensing restrictions (too bad, but that is the way the Illinois laws are nowadays). Believe it or not, I have children with each of these allergies in my classroom this year. Actually the wheat is a little boy with celiac disease. The dairy allergy is a girl who is also allergic to eggs in most food though she can eat them baked. And the peanut allergy is one that precipitated the school going to a totally peanut free environment. No peanut products are allowed in our school at any time. If you could find wheat-free crackers (rice? oat?) they could have that with almond/cashew butter. Unless, of course, the child with the peanut allergy can't have any nut products at all. Clisby |
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Hi - Dairy, wheat and peanut-free ... 1. Fruit snacks (like fruit roll-ups, fresh fruit, canned fruit, possibly in those individual pop-top cans ...) 2. Vegetable snacks (like baby carrots ...) 3. Rice-based snacks. I haven't checked the label on any of these, but Rice Krispie treats, the pre-packaged ones from the store, but those might be an option. Also rice crackers, those sweetened rice cakes that I think Quaker Oats makes, 4. Check out the vegan and gluten-free options at your local health food store. Where I live, Whole Foods has quite a few baked options that would work for you. But I don't know what's available in Illinois. Another option might be to get on the web and look at some allergy or celiac web sites. (I know your class doesn't have celiac, but celiacs can't have wheat and often can't have dairy, so stores or manufacturers that cater to them would work for your class.) You could then find some good snacks and order them on-line. I hope these suggestions help, --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. |
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Aha! If the child has celiac, then ask the mother what store-bought snacks she gets for him. You'll find that MANY are completely dairy-free and nut-free, so you will be able to accomodate the other allergies without difficulty. On the web, do a google search for "celiac". I did and found www.celiac.com and from there http://www.glutenfreemall.com/ Also, the site http://www.gfmall.com/ has a list of manufacturers that sell gluten-free products, and you can purchase direct from them. (Perhaps that child's mother would be interested in these sites?) There's far more on the web, but this should be enough to get you through the school year. --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. |
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Food allergy ideas?
toto wrote:
Anyone have suggestions for store bought snacks for three to five year olds that are dairy free, wheat free and peanut free. We don't allow home cooked things in the school due to the licensing restrictions (too bad, but that is the way the Illinois laws are nowadays). Believe it or not, I have children with each of these allergies in my classroom this year. Actually the wheat is a little boy with celiac disease. The dairy allergy is a girl who is also allergic to eggs in most food though she can eat them baked. And the peanut allergy is one that precipitated the school going to a totally peanut free environment. No peanut products are allowed in our school at any time. Fruit. Bananas, grapes, oranges, apples, plums, pears, etc. Or cut up carrots/celery with dip (ranch dip, but none for the milk allergic child or bean dip or hummus). Granola bars. Rice Cakes Popcorn applesauce Why not just have the parents send in snacks for each individual child? I can understand banning the peanuts because of the way a peanuts allergy works, but why do all the other children have to be banned from wheat or dairy because of one child? Or provide snack for everyone EXCEPT make sure that you have a few alternatives for the allergic children (or have their parents send in the snack for those children). |
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In article , Tracey wrote:
Why not just have the parents send in snacks for each individual child? I can understand banning the peanuts because of the way a peanuts allergy works, but why do all the other children have to be banned from wheat or dairy because of one child? I'm not particularly advocating wheat free classrooms. However, just to clairify, celiac disease, which is what the wheat free kid has, can be just as sensitive or more sensitive than a peanut allergy. If kids aren't washing their hands after eating sandwiches or crackers, or there are crumbs floating around - you can make that kid pretty sick. Getting a classroom of 3-5 year olds to not have a single crumb on them (or on the classroom) after a crumb-laden snack is pretty hard. If my soon-to-be kid ends up with CD (which is pretty likely), I would be irritated if a school-provided snack was primarily wheat based. There are a multitude of other snack options which are healthier, make less of a mess, and aren't a known danger to current students. For the OP - how seriously are you taking the peanut butter allergy? Are foods made on shared equipment ok for this kid? Also, what kind of snacks do you usually serve? I haven't had a 3-5 yr old, so I did some best-guess here. Blue diamond makes GF nut and rice crackers, although that's another big-8 allergen. Cape cod plain chips (regular, yukon gold, russet) crunch master sesame rice crackers crunch 'n munch (probably a peanut risk, but I haven't ever had it, so I don't know) edward and son's brown rice snaps fiddle-faddle (peanut risk?) french's original potato sticks Garden of eatin corn chips (read the ingredients, some have wheat) genisoy bars glutano makes cookies, crackers, etc. Some are no-milk, I don't think any have nuts. They're a little wierd though Terra chips (onion and garlic, salt and vinegar, bbq (may have milk)) kettle valley real fruit snacks Lundberg rice cakes (the caramel ones are nice) anything made by mariani (some may have dairy) motts applesauce pirate's booty (Avoid the cheese flavor)Also OK are dude food, veggie booty, fruity booty, spriulina spirals (yuk), smart puffs, grateful puffs, portato flyers - original, nude food plain popcorn, personality puffs screaming yellow zonkers sun-maid raisins (sun dried, zante currents, golden raisins) sun-rype fruit-to-go, applesauce, but NOT fruit and veggie bars wise plain chips all dole/del-monte canned fruits and snack cups health valley crisp rice bars (tropical fruit and apple raisin) omega smart bars van's wheat free (Box says gluten free also) waffles G! foods individually wrapped snack/breakfast bars dole fruit juice bars, fruit 'n juice bars jello ready to eat gelatin snacks boar's head lunch meats (Except dutch loaf, olive loaf and pickle and pimento loaf) best's kosher franks, sausage links, ball park franks kids kitchen beans & wieners (hormel) sabrett hot dogs hebrew national beef products (Except the franks in puff pastry) thai kitchen noodle soups (coconut finger, spring onion, ginger and veggies) knouse apple butter smucker's jams and jellies welch's fruit snacks general mill's fruit roll ups (all flavors) nabisco fruit snacks (blues clues, digi dinos, jumbler strawberry) sunsweet fruitlings Mrs May's fruit and nut snacks (most of them don't seem to have peanut) This is *far* from a complete list. Other resources a http://www.gfcfdiet.com/directory.htm (on the lax side) http://forums.delphiforums.com/celiac/start (on the paranoid side, but not much dairy info) Elaine |
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On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 16:57:41 +0000 (UTC), Elaine
wrote: In article , Tracey wrote: Why not just have the parents send in snacks for each individual child? I can understand banning the peanuts because of the way a peanuts allergy works, but why do all the other children have to be banned from wheat or dairy because of one child? I'm not particularly advocating wheat free classrooms. However, just to clairify, celiac disease, which is what the wheat free kid has, can be just as sensitive or more sensitive than a peanut allergy. If kids aren't washing their hands after eating sandwiches or crackers, or there are crumbs floating around - you can make that kid pretty sick. Getting a classroom of 3-5 year olds to not have a single crumb on them (or on the classroom) after a crumb-laden snack is pretty hard. Well, the kids certainly will be washing their hands. The licensing people are strict about that. They have to wash hands when they enter the room from any outside activity, before and after eating and after toileting. And they have to use soap and warm water, not just the cold water. I am told that we are going to have to avoid commercial playdough as well or have special playdough for him. I do understand the problem, but our parents provide the snacks so it's difficult to ask them all to buy special products. I am going to list the things he can have, but I don't know that we will *always* have wheat free snacks and dairy free snacks for everyone. If the school bought the snacks it might be easier to accomplish but as it is, I don't know what to say. This is a private preschool, not a public school. The peanut policy was iniated only two years ago when we had a child enter who has a severe peanut allergy. We talked to the students about it and they accept it, but in some ways it scares them to realize their friend might get sick from food they really like. And my son is 30 now. I don't know what I would have done about his school lunches without peanut butter as he was a very picky eater and ate peanut butter on whole wheat bread with honey most of his elementary school years. I am sure we would have found something, but it would have been a pita and I might have tried to find a different school at that point if his public schools were totally peanut free. If my soon-to-be kid ends up with CD (which is pretty likely), I would be irritated if a school-provided snack was primarily wheat based. There are a multitude of other snack options which are healthier, make less of a mess, and aren't a known danger to current students. FWIW, this is the first year I have had a student like this in class and we have the peanut allergy and the dairy allergy as well, which will severly limit the options. For the OP - how seriously are you taking the peanut butter allergy? Are foods made on shared equipment ok for this kid? Also, what kind of snacks do you usually serve? I haven't had a 3-5 yr old, so I did some best-guess here. We don't have any peanut products allowed at all for snacks or for lunches. The young boy who is allergic could have a reaction to just touching peanut oil from what I understand. Blue diamond makes GF nut and rice crackers, although that's another big-8 allergen. Cape cod plain chips (regular, yukon gold, russet) I am suggesting plain and corn chips and rice crackers. crunch master sesame rice crackers crunch 'n munch (probably a peanut risk, but I haven't ever had it, so I don't know) Don't know about these atm, but will see. edward and son's brown rice snaps fiddle-faddle (peanut risk?) french's original potato sticks The potato sticks should be good, but do you know if that has to be a specific brand? Garden of eatin corn chips (read the ingredients, some have wheat) Corn chips also would be acceptable, lots of the kids like these, but again I don't know how to insure that all our parents read the labels on them. genisoy bars glutano makes cookies, crackers, etc. Some are no-milk, I don't think any have nuts. They're a little wierd though Terra chips (onion and garlic, salt and vinegar, bbq (may have milk)) kettle valley real fruit snacks Lundberg rice cakes (the caramel ones are nice) Rice cakes in general would seem good. I am putting them on the list and adding plain or with apple, pear or plum butter since these are good nut free and dairy free spreads. (I am gonna hate not having cream cheese, but, oh well). anything made by mariani (some may have dairy) motts applesauce Applesauce is on the list. pirate's booty (Avoid the cheese flavor) So is pirate's booty Also OK are dude food, veggie booty, fruity booty, spriulina spirals (yuk), smart puffs, grateful puffs, portato flyers - original, nude food plain popcorn, personality puffs screaming yellow zonkers Never heard of these, but will add them to my list. sun-maid raisins (sun dried, zante currents, golden raisins) Yep, but most of our kids don't like raisins much. sun-rype fruit-to-go, applesauce, but NOT fruit and veggie bars wise plain chips all dole/del-monte canned fruits and snack cups Fruit cups are on my list. health valley crisp rice bars (tropical fruit and apple raisin) Ok.. omega smart bars ok van's wheat free (Box says gluten free also) waffles Generally we don't do much that has to be heated except on special occasions because this is a 2 1/2 hour class with 1/2 hour outside in the park in the middle so not much time to cook. G! foods individually wrapped snack/breakfast bars dole fruit juice bars, fruit 'n juice bars jello ready to eat gelatin snacks Will add these. boar's head lunch meats (Except dutch loaf, olive loaf and pickle and pimento loaf) best's kosher franks, sausage links, ball park franks kids kitchen beans & wieners (hormel) sabrett hot dogs hebrew national beef products (Except the franks in puff pastry) We generally avoid meats for snack. The kids are dismissed at 11:30 and go home for lunch. And again, we don't have cooking facilities to warm this up in the time allotted. thai kitchen noodle soups (coconut finger, spring onion, ginger and veggies) We may use this if and when we do our *stone soup* around Thanksgiving time. knouse apple butter smucker's jams and jellies welch's fruit snacks general mill's fruit roll ups (all flavors) Fruit rollups and such are on the list. nabisco fruit snacks (blues clues, digi dinos, jumbler strawberry) sunsweet fruitlings Mrs May's fruit and nut snacks (most of them don't seem to have peanut) This is *far* from a complete list. Thanks. Other resources a http://www.gfcfdiet.com/directory.htm (on the lax side) http://forums.delphiforums.com/celiac/start (on the paranoid side, but not much dairy info) Elaine Thanks for the information. The mom of our celiac boy is a nurse and his dad is a doctor, so we should get more info from them and we will be doing the best we can. She will be bringing in special snacks that he can have on days when other parents provide wheat snacks and she is providing some special playdough for him as well. But you really cannot expect a preschool class not to have some kind of playdough and most are made from wheat flour. If I had known before school began, I probably could have found a recipe with rice flour or something like that, but not knowing makes it difficult to adjust since the school doesn't have a lot of money to redo things. They have a fairly small budget for classroom supplies. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. Outer Limits |
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Food allergy ideas?
Elaine wrote:
I'm not particularly advocating wheat free classrooms. However, just to clairify, celiac disease, which is what the wheat free kid has, can be just as sensitive or more sensitive than a peanut allergy. If kids aren't washing their hands after eating sandwiches or crackers, or there are crumbs floating around - you can make that kid pretty sick. Getting a classroom of 3-5 year olds to not have a single crumb on them (or on the classroom) after a crumb-laden snack is pretty hard. Thanks for posting this - I didn't know this. |
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