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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***