Comments on: School food, hold the allergies http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/ Having it all with less. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:59:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Want Not » Taking lunch without filling the landfills http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-89497 Want Not » Taking lunch without filling the landfills Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:25:06 +0000 http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-89497 [...] The lovely Melinda writes: I enjoyed your post on nut-free lunches, and I have a concern that is sort of a tangent to that one. I’ve recently become aware of my un”green” lifestyle and am trying to make some changes. I started thinking about the little baggies that I pack everything in for lunch and did some quick math: if every one of the 900 kids at our school threw away three baggies with every lunch, the school trash would have 13,000 baggies per week. Over the course of a year, that would be nearly half a million baggies! In my family of four kids, we’re tossing at least 2,000 of those suckers a year just by ourselves. [...] [...] The lovely Melinda writes: I enjoyed your post on nut-free lunches, and I have a concern that is sort of a tangent to that one. I’ve recently become aware of my un”green” lifestyle and am trying to make some changes. I started thinking about the little baggies that I pack everything in for lunch and did some quick math: if every one of the 900 kids at our school threw away three baggies with every lunch, the school trash would have 13,000 baggies per week. Over the course of a year, that would be nearly half a million baggies! In my family of four kids, we’re tossing at least 2,000 of those suckers a year just by ourselves. [...]

]]> By: Heather http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-89257 Heather Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:39:56 +0000 http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-89257 I found a great food allergy website,SPEWD Free. They have lots of great allergen free recipes. www.spewdfree.com I found a great food allergy website,SPEWD Free. They have lots of great allergen free recipes. http://www.spewdfree.com

]]> By: Daisy http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88859 Daisy Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:18:35 +0000 http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88859 Fabulous ideas! My teen won't eat sandwiches, and now that he's had stomach problems, hot lunch isn't always an option. These will be very, very useful for him, too! Fabulous ideas! My teen won’t eat sandwiches, and now that he’s had stomach problems, hot lunch isn’t always an option. These will be very, very useful for him, too!

]]> By: Kate http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88815 Kate Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:35:29 +0000 http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88815 Andrea - the freeze dried blueberries at Costco are a HUGE hit among the younger set around here. My kids will eat them, but my nephews will scarf down a bag in a matter of days. Andrea – the freeze dried blueberries at Costco are a HUGE hit among the younger set around here. My kids will eat them, but my nephews will scarf down a bag in a matter of days.

]]> By: Erin http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88809 Erin Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:35:09 +0000 http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88809 I've been following this thread, and was thinking today how amazing it is to me that there are people out there who seriously think food allergies aren't real. I mean...what? That's completely insane. And sure, I imagine having a nut ban at your child's school or day care would be inconvenient, but come on! It's either that or you risk making a small child very, very sick. Seriously. People are so strange. Of course food allergies are real. And of course we should all be as accommodating as possible, just as we would be accommodating of anyone's special needs based on any illness or disability. Anyway. Don't have kids, don't have allergies, but just wanted to say I'm sorry to those of you who do (have kids and/or allergies) who have to deal with morons who really think it's not real, as if that makes any kind of sense. I’ve been following this thread, and was thinking today how amazing it is to me that there are people out there who seriously think food allergies aren’t real. I mean…what? That’s completely insane. And sure, I imagine having a nut ban at your child’s school or day care would be inconvenient, but come on! It’s either that or you risk making a small child very, very sick.

Seriously. People are so strange. Of course food allergies are real. And of course we should all be as accommodating as possible, just as we would be accommodating of anyone’s special needs based on any illness or disability.

Anyway. Don’t have kids, don’t have allergies, but just wanted to say I’m sorry to those of you who do (have kids and/or allergies) who have to deal with morons who really think it’s not real, as if that makes any kind of sense.

]]> By: Bethany http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88698 Bethany Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:04:54 +0000 http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88698 Any chance you'd be willing to share your banana bread recipe, Mir? I'm looking for a good one. Any chance you’d be willing to share your banana bread recipe, Mir? I’m looking for a good one.

]]> By: jenn http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88684 jenn Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:46:50 +0000 http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88684 As the mom of another peanut/tree nut allergic kid, I just want to thank you Mir, for putting the spotlight on this problem, and also all you other guys for being accepting and trying to make sure our kids don't end up in the ER! As the mom of another peanut/tree nut allergic kid, I just want to thank you Mir, for putting the spotlight on this problem, and also all you other guys for being accepting and trying to make sure our kids don’t end up in the ER!

]]> By: Lisa http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88660 Lisa Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:00:43 +0000 http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88660 Pita bread with pizza sauce, turkey pepperoni and mozz cheese. Pita bread with pizza sauce, turkey pepperoni and mozz cheese.

]]> By: Janet http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88595 Janet Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:07:22 +0000 http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88595 Another great site for creative lunch ideas (and which includes very few nut recipes or sandwiches) is http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/. Even if you're not vegan, she's got some very creative and appealing lunch ideas there -- search the archives (she did a full year, took kind of a hiatus while homeschooling, and recently has started posting more again). Another great site for creative lunch ideas (and which includes very few nut recipes or sandwiches) is http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/. Even if you’re not vegan, she’s got some very creative and appealing lunch ideas there — search the archives (she did a full year, took kind of a hiatus while homeschooling, and recently has started posting more again).

]]> By: Stacy http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88593 Stacy Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:05:02 +0000 http://wantnot.net/2008/08/06/school-food-hold-the-allergies/#comment-88593 When we send my kids to school with Sunbutter sandwiches, we include a note that says "this is a peanut free sandwich". The first time we took the sandwich, we also took in the containers and showed it to the teacher, assistant, and prescchool director. My kid has an egg allergy - egg shows up in weird places, too (Pizza Hut pizza, for instance). Very frustrating and difficult to pack an egg & nut free lunch. When we send my kids to school with Sunbutter sandwiches, we include a note that says “this is a peanut free sandwich”. The first time we took the sandwich, we also took in the containers and showed it to the teacher, assistant, and prescchool director.

My kid has an egg allergy – egg shows up in weird places, too (Pizza Hut pizza, for instance). Very frustrating and difficult to pack an egg & nut free lunch.

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