What does your kid pack for school snack?

[Anonymous]

Serious question: your kids have snack? My daughter is in K and they don't even have snack!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whoa now some moms are saying yogurt is bad for kids? My picky eater will eat some yogurt most of the time and you will have to pry it out of my cold, dead hands to take it away from us!

(PS: Kale chips are disgusting!)

I'm the mom who posted that I pack yogurt. I'm like whaaaaaa?
First of all, I started making yogurt at home. And add a bit of honey. DD loves it.

If I do buy it, I choose lower sugar brands with no colors. Rarely rarely will get the colorful kinds she likes...

12 grams of sugar every third day. OMG, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:7 year old DD Lunch:
Apple
Yogurt
Raisin
Apple juice
Baby carrots

My 6 year old DD would love this. With a half a sandwich or black bean burrito or hummus. She needs way more protein.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of you parents are packing snack bars that I know have nuts because I've checked the labels and have had a hard time finding ones that do not contain nuts or aren't made in a shared facility.

Are you in public school? Because that's not allowed and really thoughtless to the kids who have allergies.

the world does not revolve around your kid-grow up. Nuts are way better than gold fish, pirate booty crackers etc my kids need protein and love nuts so they take them.

[Anonymous]

Dried strawberries every single day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm waiting for mine to rebel against our healthy snacks for sugary, fun-looking treats.

Yogurt
Carrots/celery/green or red bell slices/cucumber
Half a grilled cheese sandwich or half a quesadilla
Cheese slices
Whole apple or slices (or pear)
Dried cranberries & something above maybe

THese are sugary.

Who cares

[Anonymous]

We were told not to bring anything "wet", so yogurt or sliced melon is out, along with some of these other suggestions. It's difficult to find a dry, nut free snack. Recently I've sent a whole apple. Crackers, chips, goldfish, pretzels are also on the rotation but not that healthy and kind of boring after a while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of you parents are packing snack bars that I know have nuts because I've checked the labels and have had a hard time finding ones that do not contain nuts or aren't made in a shared facility.

Are you in public school? Because that's not allowed and really thoughtless to the kids who have allergies.

the world does not revolve around your kid-grow up. Nuts are way better than gold fish, pirate booty crackers etc my kids need protein and love nuts so they take them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of you parents are packing snack bars that I know have nuts because I've checked the labels and have had a hard time finding ones that do not contain nuts or aren't made in a shared facility.

Are you in public school? Because that's not allowed and really thoughtless to the kids who have allergies.

the world does not revolve around your kid-grow up. Nuts are way better than gold fish, pirate booty crackers etc my kids need protein and love nuts so they take them.

Your school allows nuts in the classroom or do you just disregard the rules? Our kids' teachers don't even allow granola/energy bars since most of them are made on shared equipment with nuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of you parents are packing snack bars that I know have nuts because I've checked the labels and have had a hard time finding ones that do not contain nuts or aren't made in a shared facility.

Are you in public school? Because that's not allowed and really thoughtless to the kids who have allergies.

the world does not revolve around your kid-grow up. Nuts are way better than gold fish, pirate booty crackers etc my kids need protein and love nuts so they take them.

Your school allows nuts in the classroom or do you just disregard the rules? Our kids' teachers don't even allow granola/energy bars since most of them are made on shared equipment with nuts.

Not the PP that you are responding to, but our public elementary school allows nuts in the classroom. Well, DD's classroom at least. I'm not sure about all the classrooms in the school. The cafeteria is definitely not nut-free. My DD gets PBJ's for lunch all the time.

Honestly, the kids really need to learn to watch out for their own allergies. I say that as wife to a nut-allergic DH and mom to an egg-allergic DD. Both carry epi-pens and know they need to be cautious. At a very basic level, they don't share food, and, when in doubt, abstain. For example, on Dr. Seuss day, my DD's Kindergarten class celebrated with a green egg and ham breakfast. DD made sure she got a ham-only plate and alerted the parent volunteers that she needed a piece that hadn't come into contact with the eggs. They've both learned at a young age to take care of themselves and feel that it's unfair to rely on other people to manage your allergies.

That said, we've been in nut-free classes before for camp, preschool, etc. and always follow the rules.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Serious question: your kids have snack? My daughter is in K and they don't even have snack!

My dd in K in dcps does - parents sign up to bring something and they all share it. It was the same last year too, except they had 2 snacks per day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of you parents are packing snack bars that I know have nuts because I've checked the labels and have had a hard time finding ones that do not contain nuts or aren't made in a shared facility.

Are you in public school? Because that's not allowed and really thoughtless to the kids who have allergies.

the world does not revolve around your kid-grow up. Nuts are way better than gold fish, pirate booty crackers etc my kids need protein and love nuts so they take them.

Your school allows nuts in the classroom or do you just disregard the rules? Our kids' teachers don't even allow granola/energy bars since most of them are made on shared equipment with nuts.

luckily fewer and fewer schools put everyone at the mercy of a couple of kids. We do not disregard any rules-lots of parents are fed up, thank GOD!!! Go NUTS!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of you parents are packing snack bars that I know have nuts because I've checked the labels and have had a hard time finding ones that do not contain nuts or aren't made in a shared facility.

Are you in public school? Because that's not allowed and really thoughtless to the kids who have allergies.

the world does not revolve around your kid-grow up. Nuts are way better than gold fish, pirate booty crackers etc my kids need protein and love nuts so they take them.

Your school allows nuts in the classroom or do you just disregard the rules? Our kids' teachers don't even allow granola/energy bars since most of them are made on shared equipment with nuts.

Not the PP that you are responding to, but our public elementary school allows nuts in the classroom. Well, DD's classroom at least. I'm not sure about all the classrooms in the school. The cafeteria is definitely not nut-free. My DD gets PBJ's for lunch all the time.

Honestly, the kids really need to learn to watch out for their own allergies. I say that as wife to a nut-allergic DH and mom to an egg-allergic DD. Both carry epi-pens and know they need to be cautious. At a very basic level, they don't share food, and, when in doubt, abstain. For example, on Dr. Seuss day, my DD's Kindergarten class celebrated with a green egg and ham breakfast. DD made sure she got a ham-only plate and alerted the parent volunteers that she needed a piece that hadn't come into contact with the eggs. They've both learned at a young age to take care of themselves and feel that it's unfair to rely on other people to manage your allergies.

That said, we've been in nut-free classes before for camp, preschool, etc. and always follow the rules.

I agree with you. My kids are in 3rd and 4th grade so not too young for kids with allergies to manage them on their own. The no granola/energy bars rule has been a bummer/irritant for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of you parents are packing snack bars that I know have nuts because I've checked the labels and have had a hard time finding ones that do not contain nuts or aren't made in a shared facility.

Are you in public school? Because that's not allowed and really thoughtless to the kids who have allergies.

the world does not revolve around your kid-grow up. Nuts are way better than gold fish, pirate booty crackers etc my kids need protein and love nuts so they take them.

Your school allows nuts in the classroom or do you just disregard the rules? Our kids' teachers don't even allow granola/energy bars since most of them are made on shared equipment with nuts.

luckily fewer and fewer schools put everyone at the mercy of a couple of kids. We do not disregard any rules-lots of parents are fed up, thank GOD!!! Go NUTS!!

Thanks for answering. I didn't know this revolution was happening. Hope our teachers take note.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of you parents are packing snack bars that I know have nuts because I've checked the labels and have had a hard time finding ones that do not contain nuts or aren't made in a shared facility.

Are you in public school? Because that's not allowed and really thoughtless to the kids who have allergies.

the world does not revolve around your kid-grow up. Nuts are way better than gold fish, pirate booty crackers etc my kids need protein and love nuts so they take them.

Your school allows nuts in the classroom or do you just disregard the rules? Our kids' teachers don't even allow granola/energy bars since most of them are made on shared equipment with nuts.

luckily fewer and fewer schools put everyone at the mercy of a couple of kids. We do not disregard any rules-lots of parents are fed up, thank GOD!!! Go NUTS!!

Thanks for answering. I didn't know this revolution was happening. Hope our teachers take note.

The issue with having nuts in the classroom is if you have a child allergic to nuts, and they sit right next to someone eating a snack of nuts, the kid could have a reaction. Plus, then nuts get on desks, pencils, door handles, etc. In the cafeteria, we have a nut free table, so my dd sits at that table. I have one dd allergic to nuts and one who is not allergic. But my dd who is not allergic has 3 kids with a nut allergy in her class. I actually try to send nuts with my dd who is not allergic, but I never send them to the classroom. I only send them to the cafeteria. I don't get why you would want something that could kill a child in the classroom. It is because of this reason that more and more schools our outlawing food. So just keep on sending nuts and not worrying about other kids, and pretty soon, there will be no food allowed in the classrooms at all.