My Back-To-School Epic Food Allergy Fail for 2015: I forgot to send in my daughter’s Nut Free Emergency Food Kits for each classroom! She is in middle school now and has seven classrooms to negotiate. I just can’t believe in all my planning, I let this one slip! I pulled together her “kits” over the weekend and she is heading off this morning to store one in each classroom. It is a reality that schools experience code reds (lock downs) or shelter in place events. I can’t help be thinking of last year when school children could not get home due to a severe ice storm in Atlanta, GA. I wondered about the students with food allergies.
Peanut,Tree Nut and Dairy Free Food Allergy Emergency Food Kit “recipe”…
- Paper bag
- Plastic knife
- Individual Box of Crackers (Gluten free or to meet your food allergy needs)-I found these at my local CVS store.
- Wowbutter Creamy 1.12oz Portion Cups
- Sunflower Seed Spread On-The-Go No-Stir Packs
- IM Healthy Soy Nut Butter single serve containers
- Sharpie to write the teacher and student name on the bag
- Stapler to staple bag closed
Note: Speak with your physician regarding appropriate foods for your child’s age and health needs.
She is currently on a Wow Butter kick, so her kits are stuffed full with this yummy protein source. When I lived in California, my son’s school required Earthquake kids complete with canned foods, so I would buy him canned chicken–praying he would never have to eat it! Thankfully, we now have these single serving spreads available! Boy, have we come a long way.
The Epic School Food Allergy Fail is now being corrected! Phew.
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One of the hardest things I find about managing both life threatening food allergies and asthma is talking to others. I hate to be the one that might be perceived as demanding, pushing or for asking too much. What I now know, fourteen years later, is that honest, clear information presented with kindness works!..
Gosh, it never occured to me to have an emergency food kit in each classroom. Great idea!! and, it could be essential, as you point out.
Great post! Great reminder with good ideas. Thank you!! Does she keep an Epickit on her all day and if so where? Or do u have one in each classroom or just nurses office and locker. Needing ideas with this. XOXO
Epi kit!! Darn spellcheck!! Although, Epic Kit is true too. ????
It happens- last year, I realized the first day of school as I was walking my son’s EpiPens in that I had everything BUT the doctor’s forms-yikes!!! Bad Nutrimom!
The fact that you remembered and thought of this at all is definitely not a fail! You are so diligent Caroline.
A delayed diligent!