Peanut Butter alternative

[makbike]

What about fresh honey on the apple slices? Very tasty and fulfills the sweet tooth.

[Geonz]

Another vote for hummus :-) There are all sorts of flavors... I love it on crackers with cheese. However, I'd want to make sure it didn't trigger the kid's allergies, too.

[Tiffanie]

If you can do alternate nut butters, I've had sunflower, almond and cashew nut butters. All of them very yummy and a nice alternative to pb.

Give 'em a try!

[RoadRaven]

I'm with Tiffanie - cashew nut butter... you can make it yourself and it tatstes great with apple

*drools*

[SadieKate]

Veronica, you need to check on the tree nut vs legume thing. Not always a given. Also, apparently, contact with peanut residue can be a problem but most reactions are from actual ingestion. You may want to be sure you keep handwipes in the room. I suspect your school nurse (if you have one) can give you some guidelines and tips for dealing with this. It can't be a first for the school.

http://www.cpnonline.org/CRS/CRS/pa_peanalle_hhg.htm

http://www.foodallergy.org/allergens/peanut.html

[snapdragen]

Veronica, you need to check on the tree nut vs legume thing. Not always a given.

**Smacks hand to head** Duh! Peanuts are legumes!

[bcipam]

Seems to be there are all sorts of "butters" not made with nuts. I know I have apple and pumpkin butters in my cupboard right now. Apple butter on apples maybe alittle weird but the pumpkin butter (which is like a spiced pumpkin pie) would work!

[SadieKate]

Veronica, are you looking for a snack with some protein? The apple/peanut butter combo sounds like you are. Maybe that will help us with substitution ideas.

[Veronica]

Veronica, are you looking for a snack with some protein? The apple/peanut butter combo sounds like you are. Maybe that will help us with substitution ideas.

Yep, that's what I need at 8:30 in the morning.

Good news, talked with last year's teachers - the allergy isn't so severe that it can't be in the room. It just means being more careful. I may go with some of the alternatives just to be sure.

V.

[solveig]

A friend of mine introduced me to soynut butter last year, and I've become a big fan. The only brand I know of is IM Healthy, and I like the creamy stuff. Tastes a little different than PB, but very good I think, and it's advertised as being good for people with peanut allergies.

[Crankin]

Just be careful when looking at the other nut butters. I have a peanut allergy and i have found that some of the almond and cashew butters are mixed with peanut oil!

[pooks]

I didn't realize that some allergies were so bad the sufferer couldn't even be in the same room with them. I wondered if you were providing snacks to the entire class.

[farrellcollie]

I also like soynut butter - made from soybeans - so should be safe for nut allergies. I also like hard boiled eggs with whole wheat bagels and cream cheese or labna

[donnambr]

A friend of mine introduced me to soynut butter last year, and I've become a big fan. The only brand I know of is IM Healthy, and I like the creamy stuff. Tastes a little different than PB, but very good I think, and it's advertised as being good for people with peanut allergies.

Not if you're allergic to peanut butter. Soybeans are legumes just like peanuts and there's a good chance that if someone is allergic to one of them, they're also allergic to the other.

I wish peanuts had a different name that related them more to soybeans than tree nuts. It'd be easier to keep it all straight.

[massbikebabe]

V;

My son has a nut allergy, but can eat peanuts. Walnuts, pistachios, thinks of that nature usually warrant a trip to the ER. He cannot eat but my daughter and I sneak Nutella. It's italian hazelnut, chocholate mix. yum




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