Nut-free lunchroom

di0607

Pardon my dumb question-- I know peanut butter is out but what about Nutella?

funchicken

Nutella has hazelnuts, so I guess it depends on whether it's a "nut-free" lunchroom or just "peanut-free." If it's totally nut-free then, yes, Nutella would be out. We use Sunbutter, and that's what our school serves, too.

Spin313

We're not nut-free, but here's a question for those whose schools are: is coconut also banned? It's not a traditional nut, but I do know some nut-free kids who have to avoid that, too.

CareBear0607

We are not a nut free school, but there are nut free tables in the lunchroom.  You are not allowed to eat anything with coconut if you are at that table. 

macchiatto

Yes, hazelnuts are a tree nut so they'd be out too.

Coconuts are sometimes but not usually included; I would ask about those. One of my boys is allergic to tree nuts but we were not told to avoid coconuts. 

amieeyoung

I stuck with sunbutter (sunflower) and soy butter. It varies from yr to yr in my school depending on who is in his class.