Nuts as a snack in middle school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS is very thin and needs to pack on the pounds asap. I rely on nuts & peanut butter to help him with this, and so he can keep up his energy. Raisins, granola bars and pretzels don't even come close to the kind of fat and nutrition nut and nut products provide.

(Completely off topic, but when I was in the same position as your kid, malteds were a big help. shakes as thick as shake shack weren't palatable, but shakes like they serve these days at Potbelly's are great. Adding the malted milk upped the calories without making the drink too rich. Not a healthy diet or a long-run strategy, but great for packing on the pounds fast. Also my kid's nutritionist recommended maple syrup as a sweetener when we were in this position.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bring in all the nuts you wish. Ideally, we can ship off the nut allergic to an island or something where they are out of the way. Worked for the lepers.

Actually, it might just be their moms we need to ship off somewhere out of the way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS is very thin and needs to pack on the pounds asap. I rely on nuts & peanut butter to help him with this, and so he can keep up his energy. Raisins, granola bars and pretzels don't even come close to the kind of fat and nutrition nut and nut products provide.

(Completely off topic, but when I was in the same position as your kid, malteds were a big help. shakes as thick as shake shack weren't palatable, but shakes like they serve these days at Potbelly's are great. Adding the malted milk upped the calories without making the drink too rich. Not a healthy diet or a long-run strategy, but great for packing on the pounds fast. Also my kid's nutritionist recommended maple syrup as a sweetener when we were in this position.)

absolutely disgusting. Nuts are a whole food and an excellent food source-please do not kids hooked on this sugar shake crap

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cheese is more of a fat than a protein, and peas are not a protein at all. There's no way in hell my daughter would touch beef jerky. As for Beans, really? Do you see a middle school or eating any kind of beans during the school day? I would imagine they would get teased: you know, beans beans they're good for your heart...

You can't really argue that you're eating cashews instead of cheese because cheese is mostly fat. Look at the comparison:

A babybel cheese (just choosing an easy form of cheese that would last in a pocket until snack time) has

60 calories

4.6 grams protein

4.6 grams fat

0 grams of carbs.


60 calories of cashews would have about

2.0 grams protein

4.8 grams fat

3.4 grams of carbs


I already posted above that I think that nuts are fine, as long as they aren't at a desk and the kid uses some reasonable caution, but for a kid looking for more variety cheese is also a good source of protein and fat, both of which a kid needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, no no... don't do that as its really selfish. There are tons of things they can eat from pretzels to cereal/granola bars, etc. that have no nuts.

None of which are high in protein. Long term side effects from nut banning. Protect the kids who need protection. My kids will be cautious for yours. Nut bans have are a nightmare you will clearly never understand. Do you let your kid sit in a cart at the supermarket? That's more dangerous than a careful school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, no no... don't do that as its really selfish. There are tons of things they can eat from pretzels to cereal/granola bars, etc. that have no nuts.

None of which are high in protein. Long term side effects from nut banning. Protect the kids who need protection. My kids will be cautious for yours. Nut bans have are a nightmare you will clearly never understand. Do you let your kid sit in a cart at the supermarket? That's more dangerous than a careful school.

Do you want to try that again? I can't even tell which side you're on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, no no... don't do that as its really selfish. There are tons of things they can eat from pretzels to cereal/granola bars, etc. that have no nuts.

None of which are high in protein. Long term side effects from nut banning. Protect the kids who need protection. My kids will be cautious for yours. Nut bans have are a nightmare you will clearly never understand. Do you let your kid sit in a cart at the supermarket? That's more dangerous than a careful school.

Do you want to try that again? I can't even tell which side you're on.

Not having nuts kills! Jeez, can't you read??? J/k. New poster. I can't tell what that poster's going on about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS is very thin and needs to pack on the pounds asap. I rely on nuts & peanut butter to help him with this, and so he can keep up his energy. Raisins, granola bars and pretzels don't even come close to the kind of fat and nutrition nut and nut products provide.

(Completely off topic, but when I was in the same position as your kid, malteds were a big help. shakes as thick as shake shack weren't palatable, but shakes like they serve these days at Potbelly's are great. Adding the malted milk upped the calories without making the drink too rich. Not a healthy diet or a long-run strategy, but great for packing on the pounds fast. Also my kid's nutritionist recommended maple syrup as a sweetener when we were in this position.)

absolutely disgusting. Nuts are a whole food and an excellent food source-please do not kids hooked on this sugar shake crap

Idiot. I didn’t say instead of nuts. If you have always managed to maintain a safe weight, then shut up. Sometimes healthy foods just aren’t quite enough to get through the crisis. You had the option to ignore the post, since you know nothing. You should have done that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bring in all the nuts you wish. Ideally, we can ship off the nut allergic to an island or something where they are out of the way. Worked for the lepers.

Actually, it might just be their moms we need to ship off somewhere out of the way.

Yes to both. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bring in all the nuts you wish. Ideally, we can ship off the nut allergic to an island or something where they are out of the way. Worked for the lepers.

Actually, it might just be their moms we need to ship off somewhere out of the way.

Yes to both. Thank you!

I knew I should have ignored this thread to avoid people like you all. If only you knew how terrifying it is to have allergies. My 10 year old has such fear of food that many times he would rather go hungry than even try. If he touches people who have been eating nuts he gets a horrid reaction. I don’t expect the word to change around him so I am teaching him to be vigilant and trying to train him to never leave the house without medication. But not one day goes by where I don’t get up fearing for his life. I don’t understand how you people cannot have compassion for these children!
BTW if someone goes out of the way to change their menu or bring him something he can eat, he certainly goes and thanks them for their kindness and effort. I pray and hope that he never meets people like you guys in his life. He feels isolated enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS is very thin and needs to pack on the pounds asap. I rely on nuts & peanut butter to help him with this, and so he can keep up his energy. Raisins, granola bars and pretzels don't even come close to the kind of fat and nutrition nut and nut products provide.

(Completely off topic, but when I was in the same position as your kid, malteds were a big help. shakes as thick as shake shack weren't palatable, but shakes like they serve these days at Potbelly's are great. Adding the malted milk upped the calories without making the drink too rich. Not a healthy diet or a long-run strategy, but great for packing on the pounds fast. Also my kid's nutritionist recommended maple syrup as a sweetener when we were in this position.)

thanks! this is the PP with the very thin son. We've been making shakes for him but when he eats food that's too rich, his stomach gives him issues. need to talk to a nutritionist for sure!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS is very thin and needs to pack on the pounds asap. I rely on nuts & peanut butter to help him with this, and so he can keep up his energy. Raisins, granola bars and pretzels don't even come close to the kind of fat and nutrition nut and nut products provide.

(Completely off topic, but when I was in the same position as your kid, malteds were a big help. shakes as thick as shake shack weren't palatable, but shakes like they serve these days at Potbelly's are great. Adding the malted milk upped the calories without making the drink too rich. Not a healthy diet or a long-run strategy, but great for packing on the pounds fast. Also my kid's nutritionist recommended maple syrup as a sweetener when we were in this position.)

thanks! this is the PP with the very thin son. We've been making shakes for him but when he eats food that's too rich, his stomach gives him issues. need to talk to a nutritionist for sure!

Good luck. It is hard. I can tell you that the first pounds are the hardest. Once DS recovers a bit it should get easier. I don't know how old your kid is, but for me periodically getting too thin went well into my adult life. One thing that worked once I was old enough to control this was making eating into a social event - scheduling with friends, never eating dinner alone...

As for the shakes - try breyers instead of superpremium.

[Anonymous]

Most people don't need as much protein as those on here are pushing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 6th grader is having some eating issues at school. The dr recommended snacking multiple times a day. Nuts are an easy snack to take and keep in her backpack. I won't send peanuts but by middle school can I send almonds or cashews?

Can't answer this but you know those little round cheeses...they are so yummy. We love the gouda. Babybel is the brand.

[Anonymous]

^^whoops sorry I didn't see that babybel cheese was already discussed.