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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

Vegemite and cheese sandwiches

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 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.