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26 Jan, 2009

Lunchbox Ideas for Kids with Allergies

Posted by: Meg In: Lunchbox Ideas| featured

Peanut-Free-Lunchbox There are 2 types of parents in this world: parents of allergic kids, and parents who feel badly for parents of allergic kids.  I have a dear friend who has a son with peanut and tree nut allergies. This resource list is for her family and any others who must alter diets around food allergies. I focused this list on sites and organizations that provide social networking for kids with allergies and online resources including recipes you can use in school lunches. After all, most people who have allergic kids have to pack their kids lunch boxes every day!  I hope you find some good information here. If you have other favorite sites, send them along and I will add them in.

General Food Allergy Links:

AllergyMoms.com – articles, products, & recipes to support parents of kids with allergies, and comprehensive listing of national and local food allergy support groups

AllergicChild.com – created to help the food allergic children in your life stay safe while living a full life!

ChildFoodAllergy.com – blog dedicated to parents of children who have food allergies

FoodAllergyKitchen.com – recipes and practical cooking solutions to keep allergic kids happy, well-fed and safe

Kids With Food Allergies Support Network – a nationwide nonprofit organization offering online food allergy support groups for families raising children with food allergies

LivingWithout.com – magazine for People with Allergies and Food Sensitivities – website provides allergy-free recipes and interesting info on Super Foods

Moms Food Allergy Diner – serving food allergy kids a safe, but normal life one yummy bite at a time

Our Story – blog to help parents live a normal family life while keeping kids with multiple food allergies safe

The Allergic Kid – blog with kid friendly recipes without eggs, nuts, dairy products, or red meat

Peanut and Tree Nut Allergy Links:

KidsHealth.org – tips for keeping an allergic child safe at home, school, and in life

PeanutAllergy.com – online community and articles, resources, and peanut-free and tree nut-free recipes

PeanutAllergyKids.com – site dedicated to helping kids with peanut allergy stay safe

Peanut Free!! – blog focusing on peanut allergies, allergens, food allergies, and Technology – good resource of products you can buy that produced in nut free manufacturing plants

Peanut Free Mama – popular blog from a Mom with a peanut allergic kid

Peanut Free Planet – online store with safe products for peanut allergic kids

Please Don’t Pass the Nuts – blog for helping people eat allergy-free one meal at a time

Gluten Allergy Links:

gluten-free-sourdough Celiac Disease Foundation – researched reports, articles, online resources for families dealing with celiac disease – includes Kids Corner info just for kids

GlutenFree.com – information, links, support groups and a plethora of gluten-free products you can buy online

Gluten-Free Girl – blog on living life gluten-free – food – stories – recipes – love

GlutenFreeLife.co.uk – info, articles and recipes on living life gluten-free

Gluten Free Resources – site to help you find everything you need for your gluten-free lifestyle – products, online and retail shopping outlets, books and cookbooks

Do you have a child with allergies? If so, I recommend showing them the video below — lots of kids have food allergies so let them know they are not alone!! They just have to be careful…




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5 Responses to "Lunchbox Ideas for Kids with Allergies"

1 | Mimi

February 4th, 2009 at 5:23 pm

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This was a great post. I spent my whole life eating foods I wasn’t supposed to because I didn’t know I was allergic. Now as an adult, I find it hard to change my eating habits, even though it may mean that I will just be perpetually ill. That’s why I like bento. I have cute lunches that everyone else is jealous of!

2 | Meg

February 5th, 2009 at 8:09 am

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I know what you mean regarding undiscovered allergies… My husband had chronic stomach issues and we figured out about a year ago he has intolerance to soy products. We’ve always eaten a lot of soy and “fake meat” products… Now that he has cut out most of the soy from his diet he is doing much better–hard to adjust, though! I love packing bento, too… though for us it is usually packing lunchboxes for kids or picnics on the weekends. Seeing all the cool bento creations online is fun, though–I can live vicariously through my eyes…

3 | David Moore

February 18th, 2009 at 12:12 am

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This is great post and super helpful too. I think you should make it sticky or keep it near the top, as you can help a lot of people with this. It’s also good for when you have kid’s parties and don’t know who is allergic to what items.

4 | Lynda

April 22nd, 2010 at 9:38 am

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I am so glad you had this video to share. My son has a severe peanut allergy & I am at ends with his school. Not one of the parents for his class seem to care, they are constantly sending peanuts to the class for snacks. i have to say i am happy that his teacher takes it seriously, but she seems to be the only one. :( this video made me cry (silly i know) but to hear all those sweet kids talk about how they could die from a food kills me. Again, thank you for sharing!

5 | Meg

April 27th, 2010 at 6:49 am

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Lynda,
Thanks so much for visiting and watching the video on kids with allergies. I just watched the video again myself and my heart goes out to all the families dealing with food allergies. In your case I am sorry you aren’t getting more support from other parents at your school…. Have you tried sending out a letter to your son’s classmates to explain his allergy and the health threats associated with it? Would it be possible to have “peanut free tables” in the classroom or in the school cafeteria? (This is what is done in my daughter’s public elementary school–any kid with a peanut free lunch can eat at those tables). I wish you and your son the best and hope that a cure–or at least more support and understanding–will come sooner rather than later.
Meg

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I'm Meg, a stay home Mom of 2 interested in promoting healthy, low waste lunches for kids and grownups. I aim to present good recipe ideas for packed lunches and to analyze lunchbox products currently available. I encourage involving your kids in all aspects of food. From gardening, to nutrition, to enjoying recipes and making some up... there is a lot to learn and enjoy. Cooking with kids in the kitchen is both spectacularly messy and fun, and generally well worth the extra cleanup time...