Snack Safety Tips

Avoid snacks that contain peanuts, peanut flour, peanut oil, or peanut butter or other nuts. This includes snacks with almonds, coconuts, filberts, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia.

Read labels carefully to make sure the products are nut free.

Snack labels that read “MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF PEANUTS/NUTS" or “PROCESSED IN A FACILITY THAT PROCESSES PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN PEANUTS/NUTS" are NOT acceptable!

Food labels and ingredients change over time, so always read the label each time before purchasing snacks.

Include the packaging of your treat when you send it to the classroom, so that the label may be rechecked if there are any questions.

http://snacksafely.com/safe-snack-guide/

This website is updated often and contains an extensive list of food snacks that are appropriate and safe for school settings. Even if a food is listed here, you must read each label every time you send food to your child's school.

Remember that fresh fruit, fruit cups, vegetables, yogurt, cheese/cheese sticks, and applesauce cups are always safe and are healthier options for snack time!

Thank you for your consideration and support in keeping the food-allergic child safe from having a life threatening allergic reaction at school.

Click here to view the suggested snack list