Nosh for shabbos party at school that is shehakol

amother

Aquamarine

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 7:33 pm

My son is shabbos abba and has to bring in nosh that is shehakol for shabbos party. Any ideas for something that is peanut/treenut free, cholov yisroel, not homemade and not junky that will still be appetizing to 7 yr old boys? (anon because I've asked this question to a bunch of ppl irl)

imasinger

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 8:04 pm

That's a tall order. it can't have any other bracha at all??

Cheese?

Mushrooms and a cream cheese-y dip?

Sesame seed butter?

Something with egg?

yogabird

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 8:07 pm

100% fruit fruit leathers or similar snack? Potato flutes?

mom2dkay

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 8:07 pm

Is chocolate considered junky?
How about potato chips?

imasinger

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 8:08 pm

Yogurt cups?

ra_mom

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 8:14 pm

Stretch Island indindividual fruit leather.
Or the winkie candy watches or lego candy and such.
Frozen Greek yogurt pops.

yogabird

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 8:17 pm

Yummy earth organic lollipops.

Ra mom why are winkies and Lego candy not junky?

ra_mom

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 8:21 pm

yogabird wrote:

Yummy earth organic lollipops.

Ra mom why are winkies and Lego candy not junky?

They are but I like them better than other candy since they're not cavity inducing and many of them don't have high fructose corn syrup LOL

yogabird

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 8:26 pm

And I remember hearing that all the citric acid in those types of candy erode tooth enamel and are worse than just hard candy...

ra_mom

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 8:28 pm

yogabird wrote:

And I remember hearing that all the citric acid in those types of candy erode tooth enamel and are worse than just hard candy...

Good to know! Learn something new every day.

yogabird

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 8:33 pm

Landau's makes a 100% fruit snack that is like little jellies that come in individual pouches. Sold under "tru fruit" brand.

amother

Yellow

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 8:38 pm

yogabird wrote:

Landau's makes a 100% fruit snack that is like little jellies that come in individual pouches. Sold under "tru fruit" brand.

Are natural sugars OK for kids who are prone to pinworms or do they need to stay away from everything sweet? DD is a nosh junkie from school but started coming home with worms ever since they introduced the sandbox activity at school.

animeme

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 8:40 pm

I feel compelled to ask whose rule the "not too junky" is, yours or the school's. If it is yours, think carefully about how it may impact your son. It's not so simple to be the only kid who brings in "healthy stuff", particularly at this age, for boys.

I also like the yummy earth lollipops. My kids also bring in the rainbow sour sticks and sour belts, because they don't have artificial coloring. I know one healthy mom who sends her kids with a bagful of chocolate chips, which are a real treat for the kids and not as bad as candy. Potato snacks work too.

yogabird

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 8:41 pm

I would think all sweet things but don't know how realistic that is.

cbg

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 9:07 pm

Apple Juice, fruit punch, orange juice

imasinger

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 9:09 pm

cbg wrote:

Apple Juice, fruit punch, orange juice

Ooh, good idea!

What about frozen fruit bars -- basically ice pops, but lower in sugar?

Trader Joe's sells them, and I think other stores do, too.

OutATowner

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 9:23 pm

I think fruit leathers are your safest bet.
Or natural fruit gummy type snacks.

jewish613

Wed, Oct 05 2016, 10:21 pm

What about corn pops/puffs?

Marion

Thu, Oct 06 2016, 2:51 am

POPCORN

amother

Aquamarine

Fri, Oct 07 2016, 10:30 am

OM here - thanks for all the suggestions. went with organic frozen fruit icepops which had more sugar per serving than I would have liked - but were the only ones I could find on short notice that were parve and not full of chemicals. the school rule is cholov yisroel, "healthy" (no definition provided) and peanut/treenut free. other kids brought in lollys previous weeks and my son wanted something different. since we're one of the only families who stick to the "healthy" rule I figured it was worth accommodating his request.

Next time I will go with stretch island fruit leather since it has much less sugar and let the other mothers worry about brushing their kids' teeth when they get home.

I personally do not consider chips, chocolate, puffs or most of the fruit snacks which have 30 grams of sugar per serving (even if it is natural fruit juice) healthy. I would have preferred to cut up fresh fruit, but to make fruit interesting to the average 7 yr old who gets lego candy, potato chips and cake on a regular basis I would probably have to patchka with fruit skewers or something equally labor intensive. I miss the good old days when unsweeted apple sauce was a treat.

animeme - yes, this is something that is becoming more of a struggle but I just can't bear the thought of joining the junk junkies