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Health & Nutrition: Food Safety and Quality

What foods can I safely send on my child's class field trip?

• Peanut butter sandwiches

• Cookies

• Crackers

• Commercially dried fruit

• Unopened cans of fruit or pudding

• Unopened juice boxes

• Fruit-filled pastries

• Sandwiches that can be stored in an insulated lunch bag with a frozen gel pack or with a frozen juice box.

• Sandwiches that have been frozen overnight. They'll thaw by lunchtime, but stay cold and safe.

• Sandwiches that are packed in a cooler with ice or a cold source.