Peanut Butter alternative

[Veronica]

I just found out one of my students this year is allergic to peanut butter - one of my staple foods.

So I need to find something else to eat on my apples in the morning to satisfy the tapeworm.

Any suggestions on easy to carry on a bike foods, that I can eat in my classroom? They need to be healthy and filling. That's what I liked about apples and peanut butter.

V.

[Kalidurga]

I haven't tried any of them so I can't make a specific recommendation, but there are a lot of different "butters" out there these days. Organic markets are your best bet, but even the regular grocery stores have things like almond butter, etc.

So I'm not the only wacky person out there who likes apples with peanut butter!

[Veronica]

I wondered if you are allegeric to peanuts are you also allergic to almonds?

V.

[Bikingmomof3]

I am not an expert, but from my experience when I taught and a student had a peanut allergy, it usually included all nuts.

I love peanut butter and apples. What about somethinng like a Lara bar?

[Veronica]

I can't do Lara bars anymore. One made Thom REALLY ill. Having lived through that... no.

I was thinking about cheese. It will have to sit in my room unrefrigerated for a couple of hours, but I should think a hard cheese would be okay.

Maybe some kind of sandwich.

V.

[Kalidurga]

Fig Newtons...?

[Veronica]

Really funny Jennifer - I have your tagline on the front door to my class and mine on the back door.

V.

[Veronica]

Fig Newtons...?

Good idea! Maybe the non fig ones. I've never been a big fig fan. But the apple ones might be good.

Did I mention I'm kind of a picky eater?

But please keep throwing ideas out. I don't want to kill the kid and I will be awfully grumpy if I don't eat.

V.

[Bikingmomof3]

I was thinking about cheese. It will have to sit in my room unrefrigerated for a couple of hours, but I should think a hard cheese would be okay.

Maybe some kind of sandwich.

V.

What about a cheese sandwich? They are nutritious and delicious and hard cheese will be fine on the desk. I am making myself hungry thinking of good whole wheat bread with a thick, tough crust and cheese. Yum!

[SouthernBelle]

Hummus!!!

Love ma hummus.

Make ma own.

Good stuff.

[snapdragen]

Apple Newtons are really good V - like little apple pies.

Maybe you could check with your student's mom and find out if the allergy is to all nuts. Almond butter is as good as peanut butter.

Any fresh vegetable, carrots, celery, broccoli, etc. Bring a little container of dressing or something to dip them in.

If you could find a small insulated bag, you could keep cheese in it. I've got one the size of a small brown lunch bag.

If you can stand the cheese there are Handi Snacks

[maillotpois]

I was thinking about cheese. It will have to sit in my room unrefrigerated for a couple of hours, but I should think a hard cheese would be okay.

V.

Gruyere!!

[chickwhorips]

i did a websearch for substitute peanut butter and found this: SunButter. its made for people with nut allergies. made with sunflower seeds instead of peanuts.

[SadieKate]

The individually packaged string cheese works well. LL Bean used to have small insulated bags also. I know how much you like to shop at LLB and this could be your excuse for other things just slipping into the box.

Laughing Cow cheese on celery is yummy.

[donnambr]

I agree that you should ask mom about tree nuts. With peanuts being legumes, there are many people who can have tree nuts and this kid may be one of them. My 2 favorites are almond and cashew butter. Yum!