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btMOMtoFFBs ↓

Tue, Aug 28 2007, 8:39 pm

My son is not a cream cheese eater. We tried soy nut butter but he doesn't like it either. He won't eat a string cheese... maybe a yogurt, not sure. I only had one idea.. hard boiled egg. Any other ideas of what I can put in a sandwich or even as a side that has a little protein in it?

shluchamom

Tue, Aug 28 2007, 8:42 pm

try humus or tehina they make many flavored ones now.

Marion ↓

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 2:32 am

Tuna. Regular (sliced) cheese. Vegetables.

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 2:57 am

can he have fleishigs? if so, deli

↑ btMOMtoFFBs ↓

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 4:40 am

Thanks to all! Those are good suggestions but he doesn't eat any of those things. I never realized what a picky eater he is!

Any more ideas?

mummy-bh ↓

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 5:12 am

How about smoked salmon? My kids would eat it every day if I let them!

↑ Marion ↓

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 6:38 am

btMOMtoFFBs wrote:

Thanks to all! Those are good suggestions but he doesn't eat any of those things. I never realized what a picky eater he is!

Any more ideas?

He'll eat ALL those things if he's hungry enough!

hila

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 6:44 am

My son likes parev hot dogs with ketchup in hi roll .
I dont do chocolate spread, and he did not like p. butter till this year, so he took sausage(hot dog) or a parev shnitel in a sandwich.
At leas I know he is getting some protein

(or swapping it with a kd who does get chocolate spread;) )

suomynona ↓

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 7:01 am

I don't get this whole chocolate spread thing in Israel. Why is that considered a meal and not a nosh?
I guess... because it's the same country that makes chocolate flavored baby cereal.

↑ btMOMtoFFBs ↓

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 7:08 am

Doesn't the chocolate spread have hazelnut in it? I think all tree nut products are not allowed. Anyway if it has a redeeming nutritious value I don't see why the choc spread is so bad. Sometimes you gotta work with what a kid will eat. Like fortified children's cereals... Yes - I would prefer him to eat something truly "healthy" but if he won't I just gotta make sure he gets something at least filling and with a protein.

↑ suomynona

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 7:11 am

Does choc. spread have nutricious value or protein?

Anyway my son can't eat peanut butter either so I give him for lunch - egg salad, tuna, grill cheese, and "gvina levana" which is an Israeli thing you probably can't get.

shoshb

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 7:30 am

btMomtoFFbs, I commend you for taking this ban seriously, and not fighting it, even though it's causing you hardship. I've seen mothers get very upset that just because someone else is allergic, their kid can't eat what he wants, and I was afraid that was going to be the issue in this thread. So, again, thanks for your great attitude.
That said, how many hours is your child in school? If he has a big breakfast, and not much lunch, can he just eat a peanut butter sandwich when he gets home?

Mitzvahmom

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 7:50 am

Check the chocolate spreads... there is one out there that is just chocolate..no nutz

Raisin

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 8:22 am

Keep trying different things, eventually your son will adjust to different foods.

↑ btMOMtoFFBs ↓

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 8:29 am

Thanks Shosh! I know one of the families of the kids who are allergic - the mom has told me how scary it is. There is no reason to complain - it is a fact I need to deal with.

He's in 1st grade and in school a full day so I need to send a really hearty lunch. Also, its so hard to compete with the mommies who send mondos (colored sugary water in a plastic bottle) for drinks and gushers or other candy/nosh for snack. I really try to make lunches healthy and appealing with a bit of a treat element so my son won't feel like he's not getting as much nosh as his friends. The Bais Yaakov here did something smart. They require that one of the snacks be a fruit or veggie - such a good idea. Those girls are more likely to eat healthy if they see their friends doing it too.

Egg salad is a good suggestion for my son. He's so totally not a picky eater when I cook - eats a lot of veggies, lean meat and wholesome grains. Even breakfast is a really wholesome good cereal or whole wht toast with cheese. Just lunches are hard since I'm not cooking.

greenfire

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 8:30 am

Marion wrote:

He'll eat ALL those things if he's hungry enough!

that's just something mothers wish ... even I don't eat just anything - even if I'm starving ... why would a kid ?!?!?!

so what about jelly ... a bag of cereal ... granola bar ...
personally I'm against a ban of that sort - especially in a stitch like OP ... why should her kid starve just because somebody is allergic ... no food sharing would solve everything - the kids should be taught - the teachers should be taught - the parents should be taught ...

amother ↓

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 8:34 am

shluchamom wrote:

try humus or tehina they make many flavored ones now.

WARNING:

if I'm right about this sometimes kids who are allergic to peanut butter are also allergic to sesame seeds too which is what techina is made of, so you really need to check with the school to see if thats allowed.
the same goes for chalvah and chalva spread.

as for what someone said about some parents fighting it, I find that shocking to hear as in my daughters school they warned that the kid who is allergic, if she even so much as smells the peanut butter on another kids breath it could chas ve sholom be...... I don't want to say.

↑ btMOMtoFFBs ↓

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 8:36 am

Green, I hear you but in this case the kid is so allergic that if one kid didn't wash the pnut butter off his hands after lunch and then he touched something in the classroom - he could have an attack - need EpiPen - 911 etc. Emergency procedures for this child are posted in the school - and he's not the only one with the allergy - just the strongest allergy. Anyway, my kid won't starve - just may not be the most wholesome meal of his day.

↑ amother ↓

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 8:36 am

greenfire wrote:

personally I'm against a ban of that sort - especially in a stitch like OP ... why should her kid starve just because somebody is allergic ... no food sharing would solve everything - the kids should be taught - the teachers should be taught - the parents should be taught ...

read what I wrote above.
its not just about sharing

Ruchel ↓

Wed, Aug 29 2007, 3:04 pm

suomynona wrote:

it's the same country that makes chocolate flavored baby cereal.

What's bad with them? here they make it too, and caramel, and cookie...

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