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15+ Nut-Free School Snack Ideas

September 4, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 3 Comments

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15+ Nut Free School Snack Ideas that are Convenient and Easy to Handle for Young Children!

Nut Free School Snack Ideas from 5DollarDinners.com

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!

    Nut Free School Snack Ideas

    Easy to Grab Fruits

    Bananas, strawberries, blueberries, grapes, orange slices

    Easy to Grab Veggies

    Carrot sticks, bell pepper chunks, sugar snap peas

    Apple Slices

    Drizzle a little lime juice into the baggie, or onto the apple to prevent browning!

    Chips & Salsa

    Salsa packed in one of the little dippers with your favorite tortilla chips!

    Wheat Thins or Triscuit Crackers

    Great by themselves or with a hummus or favorite dip!

    Pretzels

    These are also good with the Sunbutter! 🙂

    Goldfish

    The ultimate snack cracker.

    Cereal Bars

    Be sure to read the labels carefully!!

    Pita Chips & Hummus

    Can try an easy homemade hummus!

    Homemade Trail Mix

    Dried fruit, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chocolate chips, granola

    Popcorn

    Read labels carefully!

    Whole Wheat Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

    The best muffins for snacks and lunches!

    Homemade Sugar-Free Granola

    Great by itself, in a homemade trail mix, or as a yogurt topping!

    Gluten Free, No-Bake Energy Bites

    Use Sunbutter in place of the peanut butter!

    I’d love to hear what your kiddos take for a nut-free snack, let me know down below!

    (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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    Comments

    1. Dodie Korpak says

      September 4, 2014 at 11:42 pm

      Can’t wait to try

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    2. Keri says

      September 5, 2014 at 8:46 pm

      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.

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    3. alice says

      September 29, 2015 at 10:37 pm

      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.

      Reply

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