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[quote=Anonymous]My 4 year old DS goes to preschool from 9-4, and the school has a vegetarian-lunch policy. Dairy and eggs are okay, but just no meats..

But there's a kid in his class this year who is apparently allergic to "all nuts".

We have historically done a really good job of sending him with a nutritious meal that he fully eats: usually a sandwich (by way of example, sugar-free PB&J, cream cheese and avocado - simple but not terrible), red pepper sticks, a handful of cashews and a small cookie.  I really loved sending him with cashews and the peanut butter because of the protein (we're mostly veg at home - so always looking for good protein).

Now, the cashews and PB&J are out.

I don't want to send him with soy nut butter every day, because soy is not great in big quantities. Fruit is okay, but I also don't want to just swap out the protein for fruit.  I look around at other kids in his class, and I'm amazed that most are being sent with carb-heavy stuff like pasta salad with a kids yogurt on the side. There is so much carbs/sugar in that, that I might as well just send him with a  slice of cake for lunch!

Other requirement is that it doesn't involve any real prep work.  I don't mind taking 3 minutes every morning to make a sandwich and slice some red pepper while he eats breakfast. But I have no interest in spending 30 minutes on sunday boiling a pot of boiled eggs for the week.

Can you all give me ideas for low-labor vegetarian, well-rounded, nut-free lunches?? Sandwich (or other mains) ideas and protein ideas in particular. Thanks!![/quote]

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