15+ Nut Free School Snack Ideas that are Convenient and Easy to Handle for Young Children!
Well, I’m not sure about you and your kids, but all 3 of my school aged boys get to take snacks this year. (And by get to, I mean ‘have to’…because they eat a very early breakfast (6:30 am!) and have a late lunch (11:45 am!)…that’s a long time to go without food for little people!
I understand that as many as 90% of schools in the US are nut-free, so when Stacy asked me for some nut-free snack ideas for her Kindergartener, I thought I’d drop a few ideas here for you (and her!) on the blog. Before we get to the list, I highly recommend trying out the Sunbutter sunflower seed butter as a peanut butter replacement. When Cuatro was a newborn, I suspected a peanut allergy when I was eating nightly PBJs (nursing mom craving!) and he would get violently sick. It stopped as soon as I switched to the Sunbutter. You can find it in most grocery stores, or on Amazon too.
These ideas are all fairly convenient, don’t require an ice pack and can be handled easily by young children!
Bananas, strawberries, blueberries, grapes, orange slices Carrot sticks, bell pepper chunks, sugar snap peas Drizzle a little lime juice into the baggie, or onto the apple to prevent browning! Salsa packed in one of the little dippers with your favorite tortilla chips! Great by themselves or with a hummus or favorite dip! These are also good with the Sunbutter! 🙂 The ultimate snack cracker. Be sure to read the labels carefully!! Can try an easy homemade hummus! Dried fruit, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chocolate chips, granola Read labels carefully! The best muffins for snacks and lunches! Great by itself, in a homemade trail mix, or as a yogurt topping! Use Sunbutter in place of the peanut butter!Nut Free School Snack Ideas
Easy to Grab Fruits
Easy to Grab Veggies
Apple Slices
Chips & Salsa
Wheat Thins or Triscuit Crackers
Pretzels
Goldfish
Cereal Bars
Pita Chips & Hummus
Homemade Trail Mix
Popcorn
Whole Wheat Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins
Homemade Sugar-Free Granola
Gluten Free, No-Bake Energy Bites
(P.S. Read labels carefully…don’t send anything to a nut free school that has been manufactured in a facility that contains nuts. And thank you for being diligent with the food you send for your children, if you don’t deal with allergies. It’s a blessing to those who do have to worry about every speck of food put into their child’s mouth!)
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Dodie Korpak says
Can’t wait to try
Keri says
We are nut free because of peanut (and almond) allergies too. I pack most of the above but I also pack string cheese (must use ice pack), raisins, homemade granola, fruit strips, nut-free Dick & Jane educational snacks (whole grain shortbread style cookies with states pictures on the front), or small container of Sunbutter with either baby carrots, carrot chips, or Apple wedges. Once I sent a boxed organic unflavored milk and about 6 Avengers shaped Graham crackers. The protein in the milk is very filling and he gets just enough cookies for a taste without too much sugar
I also pack my kindergartner’ s snack in with his lunch box so it stays cold.
alice says
Just a suggestion for next time, maybe you should include a little bit less text to make it less long. But anyways it’s a great idea to have nut-free snacks to prevent spreading alergies.