Desperately seeking nut-free lunch ideas for camps

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What standard kid lunches aren’t nut free except for peanut butter and jelly? I can’t think of any.

Well this happens to be what many many kids eat for lunch daily and only want.

[Anonymous]

Cottage cheese and fruit
Chef salad- lettuce, cold cuts, cheese, veggies of choice (cucumber, bell pepper, carrot, etc) with dressing on the side
Pita/hummus/crudite/olives/cheese

[Anonymous]

Vegemite and cheese sandwiches

[Anonymous]

Jelly sandwiches. Cheese sticks. Grape tomatoes. Left over pizza. Crudite vegetables. Applesauce. Fruit pieces. Yogurts. Cereals.

[Anonymous]

Can you use a thermos? My supremely picky kid gets Mac n cheese for lunch. Boil some water and put it in the thermos while you are making the Mac n cheese. Dump out the water, put in the lunch and it stays warm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What standard kid lunches aren’t nut free except for peanut butter and jelly? I can’t think of any.

Well this happens to be what many many kids eat for lunch daily and only want.

For kids who only eat peanut butter sandwiches for lunch, I would let them have the sandwich for breakfast or dinner, and give them whatever they like at the other meals for lunch. Just make a swap.

[Anonymous]

This might be polarizing, but a pasta salad with veggies, cheese, meat, and Italian dressing.

Cheese, crackers, veggies, fruit.

Pinwheel sandwiches on a tortilla (there are a million ideas online)

[Anonymous]

My kid has an anaphylactic allergy to peanuts and I appreciate the camps with this rule AND the parents/families who follow the rule even when not having allergies themselves! So thank you, OP.

I also get how this is extra hard in a camp setting since often the lunch is kept in a backpack in the heat vs in an air conditioned school, so again thank you.

This is what we pack:

mini bagels with cream cheese and cucumber slices

cheese sandwiches on whole wheat

turkey and avocado roll-ups

frozen go-gurts

yogurt and bag of nut free granola to stir in

pasta salad with cherry tomatoes, basil and mozz balls

“charcuterie”/bento box of cheese, edamame, salami, crackers, grapes, chocolates

I always use an ice pack or a frozen capri sun (that’s a special camp treat!) and always also pack fruit and a bag of chips. Also a granola bar in case they get hungry later.

[Anonymous]

Cream cheese and jelly sandwiches are good. Or jelly with a nice slice of harder cheese like cheddar. We also do straight up bread and butter. Paired with a chunk of salami or pepperoni, or a hard boiled egg for protein. Or a leftover hamburger from last night’s dinner. Food, even in the heat, doesn’t spoil that fast if it’s cold when you pack it.