Safe_Snacks

Safe Snacks – Miss Yan’s student allergies

(Corn, corn syrup, corn meal, corn starch (less than 2% is okay), popcorn, oats, rice, chicken and whole milk)

Here are some creative and healthy snack ideas for class snack donations:

Fruits/Berries

Blueberries

• Fresh or frozen
• “Just Blueberries” – Dried berries – Find in Natural Foods section of Carrs and Fred Meyer

Strawberries

• Fresh or frozen
• “Just Strawberries” – Dried berries

Bananas

• Fresh slices (soak in lemon juice for 20 seconds to keep them from turning brown)
• Banana chips (many varieties)
• “Just Strawberries and Bananas” – Dried berry mix in Natural Foods section of Carrs and Fred Meyer
• “Crisps” – Brothers All Natural Freeze Dried Bananas/Strawberries Mix – Find at Costco in a combo box with Fuji Apple Crisps

Apples

• Fresh slices (see condiments for variety of toppers/dips)
• Fuji Apple Crisps – Freeze dried apples

Watermelon

- Chunks or slices

Mandarin Oranges – Big bag of “little cuties” easy to peel and sweet oranges – Fred Meyer $4.99

- Canned mandarin oranges packed in water (beware of any canned fruit packed in syrup – it is usually corn syrup).

Seedless Grapes

– Purple or green

Kiwi

• Kids love the bright green color and sweet tart taste

Fruit Snacks/Rolls

• Jovy Fruit Rolls – Individually wrapped in Fred Meyer Produce section. Grape, cherry, strawberry, strawberry kiwi, raspberry, orange
• Fruit Leather – Find variety box at Costco
• Fruit-abu – Strawberry, grape and apple (box of 6 rolls) Natural foods section in Fred Meyer
• Annie’s Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks – Sold at Carrs in the Natural foods section

Vegetables

Celery slices (see Condiments list for dipper ideas)

Cucumber slices

Baby Carrots

Colorful sweet peppers – yellow, orange, red

Black olives “Pearls” – kids love to wear them as rings before they eat them

Yogurt/Pudding

Yogurt

• StonyfieldYo Baby/Yo Kids Organic Yogurt – Vanilla, Banana, Pear, Peach, Blueberry and Apple – Natural Foods refrigerated section Carrs and Fred Meyer (some varieties have whole milk and some have nonfat milk so check the labels).
• Stonyfield Farm Organic Yogurt – Blueberry and Strawberry combo pack – Find at Costco. Individuals yogurts now include chocolate/vanilla combo, vanilla, strawberry, raspberry…
• “O” Organics Yogurt – Carrs Natural Foods Refrigerated section
• Danimals Smoothie bottles – all grocery stores (they do have 2% modified corn starch, but are okay)

Pudding

• Kozy Shack Bananas Foster Pudding – Carrs and Fred Meyer pudding section
• Handi Snacks – chocolate (just basic chocolate) – Carrs, Fred Meyer, Wal-Mart and Costco (chocolate is the only flavor without corn)

Breads

French Bread Baguette – Fresh baked bread section in Carrs and Fred Meyer

“Tia Rosa” Flour Tortillas and “Taco Loco” whole wheat flour tortillas

Pillsbury Crescent Rolls (not the reduced fat – just regular)

Krusteaz Basic Muffin Mix (just add water) – Find at Costco. Add fresh

strawberries, bananas or blueberries for healthy variety.

Panetini Oven Baked Italian Toast – Find bags in deli section of Fred Meyer

Thomas Original English Muffins – This is the ONLY flavor and brand we can

find that doesn’t have corn syrup.

Fresh Baked Croissants – Carrs and F.M. Bakery section (double check labels – the wheat croissants have corn syrup)

Rolls – Oroweat whole grain 100% whole wheat dinner rolls – the package says “no high fructose corn syrup” – all grocery stores

Basic sliced Bread – Sara Lee 100% Whole wheat with honey, Franz Milk and Honey, Franz 100% whole wheat with pockets of honey, Cinnabon cinnamon sliced bread

Krusteaz Mini Pancakes – in the frozen section – microwave ready

Crackers/Crunchy Snacks

Cheez-its

Cheese Nips (they used to have corn starch in their recipe and now they don’t –

please double check label before purchasing)

Goldfish (all varieties except the Flavor Blast)

Annie’s Whole Wheat Bunnies – Natural Foods Section Carrs and F.M.

Annie’s Chocolate Bunny Grahams – Natural Foods Section (they’re very low in

sugar despite the “chocolate” label).

“O” Organics golden round crackers – Carrs Natural Foods

Late July Organic classic rich crackers (Red Box that looks like Ritz) – Carrs

Natural Foods section and Natural Pantry

Late July Peanut Butter sandwich crackers (Carrs Natural Foods)

Barbara’s Lite Rite Rounds Multi-grain crackers – Carrs Natural Foods

Oyster Crackers – Nabisco in the basic cracker aisle of all grocery stores

Honey Maid “Bees” – Find in all grocery stores next to graham crackers

“O” Organics Teddy Bear Honey Grahams – Carrs Natural Foods

Barbara’s Snack Animals (Vanilla, Chocolate Chip and Snickerdoodle) – Carrs

and Fred Meyer Natural Foods

Athenos Baked Whole Wheat Pita Chips – Carrs and F.M. near deli

Terra Stripes & Blues Vegetable Chips – Carrs and F.M. Natural Foods

Snyders Pretzel/Cheddar Sandwiches – Fred Meyer near pretzels

Snyders Pretzel/Peanut Butter Sandwich crackers – Fred Meyer, Carrs and Wal-Mart

Snyders Pretzels – waffle shaped and original pretzels

Keebler Club and Cheddar Sandwich Crackers

Yogurt Pretzels – Natural Foods Bulk serve yourself section Carrs and F.M. or

buy them pre-packaged in the same section (small bags) under the label “Naturally Preferred” – blue and white bag.

Yogurt Raisins – “Naturally Preferred” Bags - Natural Foods section

Pretzel Crisps (Plain) – Find them in front of the deli at Carrs and Fred Meyer

next to gourmet cheese or buy big bag at Sam’s – yellow bag with “Snack

Factory” label.

Potato Chips – Ruffles all natural (made in sunflower oil), Kettle Brand

Triscuits – Original

Graham Crackers – Midell All Natural Honey Grahams

Nuts

Honey Roasted Peanuts – Fred Meyer brand (Plantars has corn syrup and corn starch)

Cashews

Pistachios

Peanuts in the shell – kids can shell themselves

Cereals

Organic Raisin Bran

Wheat Chex

Barbaras OrganicWild Puffs

Shredded wheat – little bites – chocolate and honey. For whatever reason, only the little bites boxes do not have corn syrup.

Lunch Meat

Turkey

• Boars Head deli sliced maple turkey
• Jennie-O Hickory Smoked Honey Cured Turkey Breast
• Jennie-O Oven Roasted Turkey Breast
• Foster Farms Honey Roasted Turkey Breast
• Rotisserie roasted turkey (just like the chickens, but they’re turkeys) – Carrs deli ready to serve heated display case

Ham

• Kroger Deli Thin Sliced Honey Ham
• Kirkland Honey Cured Ham – Costco
• Boars Head deli sliced honey ham

***There are others…just check the labels for corn syrup and corn starch***

Cheese

All sliced varieties with 2% or less milk

Block cheeses without “skin” or whole milk

Most shredded cheeses – check labels (Tillamook usually adds corn products and uses whole milk)

Cottage Cheese – reduced fat

Mozarella String Cheese – reduced fat

Condiments

Dressings/Dips

• Hidden Valley Ranch Buttermilk Dressing (not lite)
• Hidden Valley Ranch Original Recipe (not lite)
• Brianna’s Homestyle sweet poppy seed dressing
• Annie’s Natural Organic Asian Sesame Dressing
• Newman’s Balsamic Vinegar Dressing
• Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar (keep separate)
• Real Maple Syrup – not Aunt Jemima, Uncle Bens – they are all corn syrup, so please check label

Spreads

• Jif Creamy peanut butter
• Best Foods Real Mayonnaise
• French’s yellow mustard
• Smuckers Simply Fruit Spread
• Smuckers Organic Red Raspberry Preserves
• Smuckers Organic Concord Grape Jelly
• Smuckers Reduced Sugar Strawberry Fruit Spread
• R.W. Knudsen Organic Apple Butter (natural foods section)
• Heinz Organic Ketchup (new product) – Carrs and F.M. in Ketchup aisle with green label. Costco just started carrying it, too.
• Honey
• Philadelphia Cream Cheese – plain, strawberry and garden vegetable
• Cashew Butter
• Sesame Tahini
• Olive oil mixed with balsamic vinegar – kids love to dip French bread slices or cucumbers

Sauces

• Treetop Apple Sauce – Naturally sweetened or cinnamon
• O Organic apple sauce
• Prego Original/Traditional recipe spaghetti sauce
• Prego Organic Spaghetti Sauce/Marinara
• Ragu Organic Spaghetti Sauce
• Ragu Organic Alfredo Sauce

Pasta

• Annie’s All Natural Macaroni and Cheese
• Naturally Preferred Organic Whole Wheat Rotini
• Wacky Mac Veggie Shapes – Dry Pasta Bag with tomato, beet and

spinach semolina

- Whole wheat spaghetti

Creative Snack Ideas (using above ingredients)

Cucumber Slices and carrots with sweet poppy seed dip or ranch dressing

Fresh French Bread Baguette slices – with cheese or olive oil/balsamic vinegar mixture (give kids a spout on small bottle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Let them pour the oil first and then add a drop of balsamic vinegar on top. Mix it up with a spoon (it swirls and makes neat designs) and dip! Cucumbers are also a hit with this mixture

English Muffin half with flavored cream cheese spread

Apple slices and celery sticks dipped in peanut butter

Banana Chips – dip in apple butter or strawberry cream cheese

Tri-color pasta salad with some colorful raw veggies

Tortilla log rolls with sliced meat and cheese

Cracker stackers

Fruit Pizza – Basic sugar cookie mix (most are allergy-friendly), roll and cook in a round pan, strawberry cream cheese spread and top with variety of fresh fruit, cut in pizza slices – yummy and fun!

***Always double check labels. Surprisingly not all of the brand name foods are made in the same factories with the same ingredients. There are a few items that have corn syrup/starch in them sometimes – and other times they don’t***