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Non nutty snacks

knoelledi
knoelledi Posts: 91 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I love nuts as snacks or even peanut butter/almond butter. I believe my Zone bars have nuts in them too. Once I start back in my office in January, I have a coworker who has a severe tree nut allergy. I really like her as an employee so keeping her out of the hospital or having to jab an epi pen is the goal. I work an insane schedule some times so I need to pack snacks with me.

Does anyone have ideas on non nutty snacks that will make me full, are quick, and easy cleanup?

Replies

  • Chrisparadise579
    Chrisparadise579 Posts: 411 Member
    Greek yogurt is one of my go-to's its fast easy and SUPER healthy, also there are some great tasting nut free snack bars called Larabars that could work, try a few flavors and see what you think?
  • paulasews
    paulasews Posts: 21
    How about dried fruit? I also get little bags of wasabi peas in the Japanese section of my supermarket, gives you a nice crunchy savoury hit
  • socalkay
    socalkay Posts: 746 Member
    How about low-fat mozzarella cheese sticks?
  • JustFindingMe
    JustFindingMe Posts: 390 Member
    My sons have a little girl in their school with the same allergy. Its difficult to choose snacks that haven't touched a tree nut! Is getting easier though and they look forward to their PB&J on weekends :happy:

    * Hummus and Pretzels
    * Cheese strings, pepperoni
    * Deli meat, pickles
    * Tortillas and salsa ( check tortilla chip ingredients first, some are iffy )
    * Popcorn
    * Dried fruit
  • jfmorrison
    jfmorrison Posts: 70 Member
    Pumpkin seeds
  • sheepysaccount
    sheepysaccount Posts: 608 Member
    seeds (pumpkin, sunflower...)
    carrots
    fruit
    boiled eggs

    or just walk around the store to look for snacks.
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    Yup, read that title wrong. Saturday morning brain malfunction. Moving on.
  • HeatherFP13
    HeatherFP13 Posts: 81 Member
    Following :)
  • paulasews
    paulasews Posts: 21
    How could I forget? Popcorn! I pop my own then spray it with a 1cal butter spray and season it. 25g comes out to under 100cal if you have it plain and it makes a serving that keeps me occupied if I am feeling snacky
  • sanniefoxx
    sanniefoxx Posts: 7 Member
    At Target yesterday I found something called Somersaults in the snack section that has granola and healthy stuff. They're crunchy, nut-free nuggets that are made mostly with wheat and sunflower seeds. The ones I got were the cinnamon crunch ones, and at 10 calories each, they're pretty good. :3 And really filling, too, since they're high in protein.
  • knoelledi
    knoelledi Posts: 91 Member
    Thank you all! I do eat some of those but never think about bringing them to work. I often fail when I pack things for that day and when I get to work, I don't want it. That's where my eyes start to wander to the pizza place next door or the dollar store. I usually keep snacks in my desk (the perks of being a manager, at least until they revamp my office) so I have a variety. Our fridge there is tiny so I can't keep things for my perusal when I want to.

    i haven't eaten seeds yet nor tried the larabars, I didn't know that some are nut free. Awesome!

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