If you have a peanut allergy, or a school that does not allow peanuts in the lunch room, you need to think creatively about your lunch box. Here is a list of ideas to spark your lunch-packing creativity:
Sandwich ideas:
Tucking a small ice pack into your lunch box will keep your meat and cheese at a safe temperature until lunch time.
- Try an award-winning peanut butter substitute with your favorite jelly
- Go high tea with cream cheese and cucumber slices on crustless bread
- Wrap up hummus, veggies, lunch meat, or cheese in a tortilla wrap
- Scoop tuna, chicken, or egg salad into lettuce leaves for a gluten-free wrap
Main Dishes:
- Black bean salad or Middle Eastern chickpea salad
- Sushi rolls with soy sauce and wasabi for dipping
- Your favorite soup in a thermos
- Yogurt with nut-free granola
Snacks:
There are more and more commercial snacks being marketed as nut-free. Be sure to check the label each time you buy a product to make sure it is still safe for your allergies.
- Caramel popcorn
- Kid-sized yogurt
- Cheese sticks
- Fruit leather
- Hard-boiled egg
- Carrot and celery sticks with hummus
- Snack bags of nut-free chips, pretzels, or crackers
- Nut-free trail mix
Dessert:
- Fun gelatin shapes
- Nut-free cookies or cupcakes
- Safe candy such as nut-free gummy bears, hard candies, or nut-free chocolate
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