What can you pack in a lunch that does not include peanut products?

Question

We were notified that a child in a mothers day out program (two and three year olds) has a peanut allergy. Now it's time to get creative in packing a lunch. The only sandwich our child eats is peanutbutter. We were also told not to pack anything for lunch that has to be heated. Please let us know of any suggestions you may have for a child's lunch that cannot be refrigerated, cannot be heated, and, cannot include peanut products,

Answer 1

I'd use almond butter or cashew butter which taste similar.

You could also roll up turkey slices with a piece of cheese to eat and send some crackers and fruit to eat with it.

There is always cold pasta salad and you could put the little mini wheels of pasta, some cheese cubes and cubes of meat like turkey or ham that your child likes. Send some raw carrot sticks to munch with it.

You could send a piece of cold pizza and some veggies and dip on the side.

A cold chicken leg with some fruit salad would be good.

Personally I think it's ridiculous that everyone else has to be inconvienced because someone else has an allergy. If my child were the one with the allergy I'd certainly not expect everyone else to change their routine because of him. What about the kids with asthma, are they going to tell the staff to change laundry detergents, not smoke or wear perfume? I doubt it.  what about kids with dairy allergies, are they going to ban milk and dairy products? It's just ridiculous. The heating up part I can understand because with little ones it would be a pain in the neck.

Answer 2

Have you tried soy butter?  It is found with the peanut-butter and it doesn't contain peanuts.  My son is allergic to peanuts and that is what he eats when his  big brother is having a PB&J sandwich.  

Answer 3

Pasta, peas, ham, bagel, lunchables, crackers, hummus

Answer 4

My children have allergies this is what I pack.  Almond butter and jelly. Meat and cheese sandwiches.  Turkey peperoni with cheese pieces and rice crackers.  I make pancakes and send with syrup on the side.  Corn dogs and tater tots.  I hope this helps.

Answer 5

wow, what do they expect these kids to eat? Well you can pack apples, sprinkle some lemon juice on them if you're gonna cut them up (so they dont turn brown) you can make any type of sandwich as long as there is no mayo involved, maybe some jello, carrots, celery. I mean cant you use a lunch sack and put a cold pack in there, that way you would have a few more options. Does your child like tuna? you could make a tuna salad, and put either some bread or crackers with it, maybe some cheese, lunchables

Answer 6

You could always try pea butter, it tastes so much like peanut butter, u cant tell the difference really. They use that in daycares, its just as yummy.

Answer 7

String cheese that are individually wrapped or any individually wrapped cheeses should work. If you get one of those reusable ice packs you can safely make sandwiches with cold cuts. Also try freezing small juice boxes to use as ice packs. They should thaw by lunch. Cut up pieces of meat,fruit and veggies and put them in individual plastic bags. Try a thermos of soup-not too hot.  

Answer 8

Wow, they don't leave you with much choice do they?  You could use yogurt covered raisins, regular raisins, fruit cups, graham crackers, regular crackers, vienna sausages (if they'll at least open it for your child),bite size cheese rice cakes, juice boxes, and oatmeal breakfast cookies.  That's all I could think of, I know they're not all healthy choices, but with so many restrictions, it's hard to think of some things.  Will they let you send a lunch box that keeps foods cold for hours, if so, I would purchase one, that would give you more food options.