stephbillalec
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- Joined
- Mar 23, 2006
Utz pretzels are out now in a big bag of individually wrapped packages for about $4. They are made in a peanut free facility!
I don't know if they're peanut free, but I find Little Debbie snack cakes to be very reasonable.
If there is an allergy kid in the class, and you have to be peanut free, home-made might not be a good choice. Some chocolate chips do contain a peanut warning, some pretzels are not safe. Most allergy parents would not allow the child to eat a home-made goodie without knowing for sure that every thing in the item is safe. Now I always have snacks at school for DGS and he sometimes has to skip a snack and that is just life for him but if want to include this child, stick to something the teacher can read the food label for.
Because although gluten won't kill your kid, peanuts and peanut reside can kill the child in question. Your child brings a Resse's Peanut Butter Cup and does not wash his hands afterwards, as most children are prone to do. He then touches the table, door knob, pencil, light switch...etc of the child with the peanut allergy. That child touches the oil residue and puts his hand to his face. Now imagine 44 children with peanut oil residue and what type of contamination that will cause. Absolutely not worth it when you could easily substitute something that all of the children can safely eat.I had another thought on this. Why is the allergy kid dictating the snacks for the whole class ? When my son was gfcf I provided his snacks and did not expect the entire class to be limited to his choices.