These things are not allowed in our school lunch boxes this year due to allergies

[Anonymous 1]

This will put Traci's no peanut butter post to shame.

-peanut butter
-hummus
-sesame seeds
-strawberries
-any fish including tuna sandwiches
-tree nuts including almonds and walnuts
-white cows milk
-hard boiled eggs

I mean seriously. I don't know how they will police every lunch box for this stuff but whatever. I get the popular peanut allergy ban but this is out of line. Your thoughts on this? School is K-8 if it matters.

[jas]

those are the rules... Follow them or go somewhere else.
They are in place for a reason. I would just find something else to give my kids.

[carterscutie85]

My son's school had a table where kids with allergies could sit. No one ever had a reaction despite the ladies on CM claiming their kid will go into anaphylactic shock if they are on the same planet as a peanut.

[Catdaughter20]

Sounds dumb.

[Inmybizz]

My kid has severe food allergies she never had any problems at school. She did have a problem at a bday party someone brought pretzels stuffed with peanut butter.

At your school is there data showing a rise in allergic food reactions? Or did someone just put together a list of banned foods?

[Anonymous 1]

those are the rules... Follow them or go somewhere else.
They are in place for a reason. I would just find something else to give my kids.

Go somewhere else?? That is not an option. This is the public school district that is for the zone where we live. Were you serious with this reply?

[Anonymous 1]

My son's school had a table where kids with allergies could sit. No one ever had a reaction despite the ladies on CM claiming their kid will go into anaphylactic shock if they are on the same planet as a peanut.

Yeah this is where I am at with this. I just don't see how if my kid has 3 strawberries in his lunch the one kid allergic in the forth grade is going to die. Unless my kid comes home and says his friend in class who he likes to sit by is the one severely allergic to something I will be ignoring this list.

[Quorra2.0]

It specifically says white cow milk? So there’s no milk offered with bought school lunches or just not white milk? I’d argue that one. Surprised it included strawberries but didn’t include peaches, pears, apples, raspberries, apricots, blackberries, and cherries which are in the same family.

[Anonymous 2]

Hummus on the list is weird.

[Inmybizz]

Hummus on the list is weird.

I thought the same.. isn’t hummus chickpea? I guess it’s related to peanuts.