This may seem funny, but my 5 y/o son has a peanut butter addiction. Unfortunately, he has also been diagnosed with an eating disorder, as well as IBS, Malabsorbtion, sensory/texture issues and is on medication for diarreha. He is an extremely picky eater and we basically give him whatever he will eat, which is PBJ's. He is starting kindergarten in the fall and the schools here are peanut free, so I am hoping someone can give me some advice on how to get him to try and eat other foods.
Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately my son has a high allergy to soy products, which makes this a bit harder to deal with. And all of our schools are completely peanut free, meaning we cannot bring any peanut or tree nut into the buildings because of the few kids and teachers with the allergies. I've got a few months to work with him and with his speach pathologist by the time school gets around here.
Thanks
Do the school's allow soy buter? Your son may suspect the difference, but it's worth a try!
My son is allergic to peanuts - if he refuses to eat anything else they do make soy "peanutbutter" that contains no peanuts.
It's not as good as regular but if he'll eat it..... just a thought....
S. B
Im 46 yrs old and I have ibs. I also have diverticulitus. I cannot eat peanuts. I always ate peanut butter and jelly but around 6 months ago started to get stomach aches from it. Maybe he shouldnt be eating peanut butter and I think hes too young for diarreah medication. Maybe you need to bring him for 2nd opinion from another gastro doctor.
I can understand the picky eaters...my 2 DC are picky. My son will eat some forms of dry cereal, hot dogs, chicken, corn, peas and thats it. With the school if you have a Dr's note concerning his diet....I believe they have to honor that. Being peanut free I thought meant providing areas for peanut allery children to eat, etc...meaning they will not come in contact with peanuts/peanut products/oils. Asking to be peanut free is a lot...you can find peanut products in many things...not meaning Denying the rest of the school PB and J's. Did I make sense? By denying you the right to bring food specially for you child is denying your child his rights...you will need to look into it. Maybe he can have lunch in the nurses office, etc..I would look into it more.
Hello, I just thought I'd mention it may be a good idea to switch to an organic PB versus regular PB which has unnatural perservatives and has been modified. I give my son Trader Joes brand. Since your son has been dx with such problems it may be a good idea to look at what he is eating. You don't want him eating processed foods. Hope you try it!
R.
I'm assuming Hazelnut is a tree nut, then. I was going to say try to find "Sarelle" brand Hazelnut cream.... it's like peanut butter but so much better and sweeter... ah, I just had a spoonful of it cause I was THINKING about it LOL It's an import item and isn't that easy to find, I know they have it in many countries... I've found it in turkish import stores, German import stores, you can probably find it online too. Since it's probably a tree nut and you wouldn't then be able to have him bring it to school, you might want to just get it and let him try it at home for some variety, trust me, if he likes peanut butter, he'll LOVE this stuff! Good luck with the situation at school though, that stinks that just because some people are allergic, they ALL can't bring in peanut butter. I guess it's to prevent it from accidentally getting into the wrong hands.
If you use big metal cookie cutters to make huge star shaped sandwiches or something, maybe that'd make them interesting enough to try? OR, a lot of kids enjoy "cooking", maybe you could get him a lunchbox with little containers and let him make his own sandwich when he gets to school? LIke, you can put two pieces of bread in there, and a little dish, and a ziplock baggie with sandwich meat,or a few sandwich meats so he can choose whatever he feels like having at that time, a separate wrapped slice of cheese, pickles or tomato or lettuce, mayo or mustard, whatever he likes....but instead of putting it all together, like I said, allow him the cheap thrill of compiling his own sandwich together for himself at school. Or anywhere else. My 2 year old sometimes doesn't want to try something new, but if I allow her to help me "cook" she suddenly is interested in trying it.
If your son is not allergic to soy you should try soy nut butter. Its surprisingly close to peanut butter, but without peanuts.
Hi, you might try other types of nut butters. There's cashew, almond and also soy butters. You can find these at health food section at a supermarket or a health food store. They are pricey but worth a try. Good Luck!
