Looking for non-nut-based, non-perishable lunch ideas

[Anonymous]

My son is attending a camp this week that will involve an overnight trip for one night. On that day, I need to pack a lunch that will keep without a cold pack (so that he doesn't have to lug a lunchbox around), and to further complicate things, cannot pack anything with nuts.

Unfortunately my son is not an adventurous eater.

Any ideas?

I'm wondering if it would work to freeze a water bottle (to use as a cold pack, plus the water would be colder at lunchtime), and pack a cheese sandwich (e.g. provolone) - is that risky from a food safety point of view?

[Anonymous]

Cheese sandwich with ice pack is fine. Cream cheese and jelly works, too. Quesadillas. Cold pizza. Hummus (no nuts, but it has sesame).

[Anonymous]

Sunflower seed butter (cannot remember the name) tastes just like peanut butter to me, so you could use that in a mock PBJ sandwich.

[Anonymous]

Does he eat tuna? Maybe pack tuna in a pouch to eat with crackers?

[Anonymous]

Thanks so much. In the end, I sent him with chorizo, flatbread, a baby bell cheese, some grapes, and a nut-free granola bar. I froze a bottle of water and a juice box and threw those in there for what they were worth.

I hope it was good for him!