Sometimes coming up with nutritious and nut-free food choices for our children can seem like an impossible mission, but there are actually many great choices! Here are a few recipes for snacks that would be great to share for birthday celebrations or to put in your child’s lunch box.
And if you are looking for just some basic items to put into your child’s lunch beyond fruit and sandwiches, here are some things that you may not have thought of to include:
Nut-Free Spreads/Dips
- Plain hummus
- Sunflower Seed Spread
- Guacamole
- Soy Nut Butter
Produce
- Fresh vegetables (carrots, celery, broccoli florets, bell pepper strips, cherry tomatoes)
- Fresh Fruits (apples, oranges, banana, grapes, watermelon, cantaloupe, pear, kiwi, blueberries, etc.)
- Applesauce cup or pouch
- Canned fruits and vegetables
- Mandarin orange fruit cup
- Raisins
- Dried Fruit
Dairy
- Cheese (stick, cube, round, slice)
- Yogurt (watch out for granola or cookies on top that may contain nuts)
- Pudding cup
Salty
- Popcorn
- Pretzels
- Crackers (Wheat Thins, Saltines, plain Triscuits)
- Rice cakes
- Goldfish/Cheddar bunnies
- Sunchips
- Potato chips
- Popcorn
- Tortilla chips
- Pita chips
- Pirate’s Booty
Sweet
- Teddy Grahams
- Graham Crackers
- Nilla wafers
- Fruit leather
- Fruit snacks
- Fig Newtons
- Jello cup
