Peanut and treenut ban, but my daughter is allergic to milk

[Anonymous]

OP, will your DD eat a BLT?

Alternatively, spinach has a lot of protein. Would she eat a spinach salad (with crumbled bacon or not)?

Lastly, grains have a lot of protein so, maybe make homemade cereal bars. I know this recipe calls for powdered milk, but I'm sure you have access to alternative recipes that are safe for her:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/energy-bars-recipe.html

[Anonymous]

My kid loves brown rice crackers and they have 2 g of protein for 6 crackers (plus 1 g of fiber).

[Anonymous]

I will try appealing the nut ban. And the thermos is a good idea too! Does the poster with the crackers remember the brand? Any lunch box cookbook recs?

[Anonymous]

Your kid is a great example of why I hate blanket bans on anything. Nut free, even though there may be no kids in danger, but your kid with milk issues given no consideration.

[Anonymous]

Thermos tip - put boiling water in for about 10-20 mins before putting the lunch in. That will help it stay hot longer...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will try appealing the nut ban. And the thermos is a good idea too! Does the poster with the crackers remember the brand? Any lunch box cookbook recs?

The vegan lunchbox cookbook! It'll be great for your daughter! No, it won't have egg recipes for you, but it's a great book!

[Anonymous]

Try mixing it up a bit in terms of form, e.g., eggs can be egg salad sandwiches, hard boiled sliced in slices, mini frittata, fried egg on a mini bagel or in a tortilla.

You can try blanching things like snow or snap peas and include a dressing for dipping.

Same thing with sunbutter. It can be on a sandwich one day and used as a dipper for pretzel sticks another.

Tofu stir fry or a small amount of tofu can be added to a fruit smoothie in a thermos.

I think you will have zero luck in trying to overturn a nut/peanut ban. It's so common place in most schools and camps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is a great example of why I hate blanket bans on anything. Nut free, even though there may be no kids in danger, but your kid with milk issues given no consideration.

Was consideration asked for?

[Anonymous]

We also love the thermos, and second the idea of pre heating with boiling water.

My kid is a celiac, so we always have to pack and sandwiches aren't as easy - thermos has been a life saver. We do a lot of beans and rice and GF pasta. I have also reheated chicken tenders in the oven then wrapped them in tinfoil and put them in thermos which seemed to work well.

Other big protein source for us is edamame. I will shell it (or but pre shelled) and just out that cold in a little container. Both my kids like it that way. They also both like pepperoni, though otherwise won't eat cold meat.

[Anonymous]

My kid that doesn't like cold meat makes an exception for the kind of hard salami that comes in a length and that you need to slice.

Also maybe chocolate tofu mousse made with silken tofu? We made that and it wasn't bad. Or similar recipes with silken tofu? I've also been meaning to try the coconut milk chia seed pudding (google it).

[Anonymous]

What about tiny hummus packets with chips and carrots? Or tiny guacamole packets?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is a great example of why I hate blanket bans on anything. Nut free, even though there may be no kids in danger, but your kid with milk issues given no consideration.

Was consideration asked for?

Was a standing tree/nut ban needed?

[Anonymous]

My dh makes soups on Sunday that my dd takes in a thermos. Beef and barley, chicken and rice, pea soup etc. So easy and she actually gets a healthy serving of veggies at lunch too! Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Ok, I asked. Apparently a public school cannot do a milk free ban because federal guidelines for school lunch requires that the cafeteria serve milk. Nor can they reverse the nut ban because a parent has reported that "her child may be allergic to nuts and peanuts". I think the schools should require documentation before a ban just as they do for my daughter's asthma inhalers and epipen injections. I am not sure what to do because I think it is likely she will need an injection in an environment where her classmates are consuming milk and cheese and she is so young. An injection had always meant hospitalization for her. I want to be certain that they will recognize the signs of anaphylaxis and inject properly without hesitation. Maybe a 504 plan? I am not sure what to do, but I have a meeting with the principal and that is a good first step. I am bringing documentation so they understand how severe her reactions have been.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I asked. Apparently a public school cannot do a milk free ban because federal guidelines for school lunch requires that the cafeteria serve milk. Nor can they reverse the nut ban because a parent has reported that "her child may be allergic to nuts and peanuts". I think the schools should require documentation before a ban just as they do for my daughter's asthma inhalers and epipen injections. I am not sure what to do because I think it is likely she will need an injection in an environment where her classmates are consuming milk and cheese and she is so young. An injection had always meant hospitalization for her. I want to be certain that they will recognize the signs of anaphylaxis and inject properly without hesitation. Maybe a 504 plan? I am not sure what to do, but I have a meeting with the principal and that is a good first step. I am bringing documentation so they understand how severe her reactions have been.

If the allergy is so severe that airborne contact can cause an anaphylactic reaction I would look into a segregated lunch, home bound tutoring or homeschooling. It will be pretty much impossible to avoid.