Snacks

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Our classroom is
PEANUT FREE!

If you would like for your child to have a snack, please pack one for your child every day. This snack is optional.  If you would like your child to have a snack but are not able to provide one, please contact me directly.  Snacks will be available only if prior arrangement has been made.


Regardless of whether or not we have any peanut allergies in our class group, our classroom remains peanut free on a consistent basis.  There are peanut allergies in other classes, and we switch classes during WIN time.  We want to ensure that every classroom is a safe place for every student.  

All SNACKS eaten in our room must be peanut free.  Unfortunately, this means that homemade snacks are not permitted, unless they are clearly labeled with an ingredient list.  In addition, snacks that say "May contain peanuts or tree nuts," are not permitted.  I'm sorry for any inconvenience this causes, but peanut allergies are potentially life threatening, and must be taken seriously.  Please see the Safe Snack Guide below for ideas.

**Packed lunches do not need to be peanut free, since they remain in the students' lunch boxes until lunch time.**

Safe Snack Guide
The following snacks are examples of safe snacks to send for your child.  Please read the labels of any foods before sending them for a snack.
Fruits (Please do not send a fruit cup, unless your child is totally independent and able to avoid messes)
Vegetables 
Quaker Rice Snacks
String Cheese
Pretzels: Utz, Rold Gold, Pepperidge Farms, Baughman (not peanut butter filled!)
Tortilla Chips: Utz, Bachman, Sun Chips, Tostitos, Doritos
Popcorn: Herr's, Utz, Bachman, Smartfood, Wise
Cheese Snacks, Utz, Cheetos, Pirate's Booty, Wise
Fruit Snacks: Annie's Organic, Betty Crocker Roll Ups, Fruit Gushers
Crackers, Cheese Nips, Cheez-its, Goldfish, Nabisco 100 calorie snacks, Triscuits, WheatThins, Nabisco Graham crackers, Teddy Grahams, 
Cookies: Barnum's animal crackers, Chips Ahoy, Fig Newtons, Oreo

Guide to Label Reading: Avoid items with labels that read "May contain peanuts or tree nuts"