The Nutty Truth

Sharing my nutty knowledge with others to help keep our allergic children safe.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Safe Snacks: Packing lunches just got easier.

Packing lunches for your child can often seem like a chore. Especially when you are always questioning what is safe to send to school. Are you tired of sending the same snacks day after day?  Are you afraid of buying something new, unsure if its acceptable to send to school?

Here is a list of snacks that are nut-free. Please note that some of these items are not specifically labeled as nut-free, however, there are no nuts mentioned in the ingredient listings, and there are no allergy alerts on the packaging. As long as those 2 criteria are met, you can be sure they are safe for your allergic child to eat, and safe to send to school. Send something new in your child's lunch this week!!

Teddy Grahams
Chips Ahoy
Dunkaroos
Kellogg's Nutrigrain Bars
Rice Krispy Squares
Fruit-to-go fruit snacks
Fruit Roll-Ups
Pop Tarts
Smart Food Popcorn
Kernels Popcorn
Goldfish Crackers
Mr Christie's Bits & Bites
Dare Wagon Wheels & Cookies 
"Shasha" Cookies
Bear Paws
Mr Christie's Crispers
Quaker Granola Bars (not all flavours)
Rold Gold Pretzels
Sunkist Fruit Snacks
Mott's Apple Sauce Cups
Jello Pudding Cups
Yoplait Yogurt Tubes (yummy when frozen!!)
Black Diamond Cheese Strings

I hope this helps makes things a little easier when packing your child's lunch!!  Please use this list as a guideline, and remember to read the label every time as packaging can change without notice.

2 comments:

  1. Great list Nikki! So nice to have this handy when we are shopping for snacks for Kails at school. She is very mindful of friends with nut allergies and always makes sure that it has the no nut sign on it. Glad to know there are also other options we can buy!

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  2. Nice to have the list - we eat most of those regularly!

    For my daughter with anaphylactic allergies who cannot eat even a trace of her allergens, we still need to check if the items May Contain if nothing is on the packaging. Unfortunately not all companies label the May Contain so we make a lot of phone calls from the store!

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