After my endless whining about the impossibility of packing C’s lunch every night I was thrown a bone. A massive, sticky, sweet bone.
At a school function the children were served sun butter and jelly sandwiches. By some unexplained miracle C bought my explanation that sunbutter is a special peanut butter that was safe for kids who are allergic to peanuts.
She didn’t try it that day and she made a face when I pulled out the jar I had optimistically bought. And then, nonchalantly, two days later, she asked me to pack her a sun butter and jelly sandwich for lunch.
I didn’t question her or hesitate. I grabbed the reusable sandwich wrapper that I’d bought on the off chance that she’d one day let me make her a cheese sandwich and got to work.
The wrapper came back empty and C asked for the same lunch the next day, and the next, and every day ever since. I’ve switched lunch packing duties to morning so the sandwich doesn’t get soggy, and miraculously it’s no longer the bane of my existence.
Who would have thought all it would take was some sunflower seeds.
Wow, I have never heard of Sunbutter before. Does it taste like peanut butter or is it like tofu burgers and only sort of resembles the original?
ABDMama, I tasted it and it actually tastes surprisingly like peanut butter. My sister tempted me by saying that it tastes like high-end fancy peanut butter and she’s not wrong!
we’ve been using sunbutter for years. meijers and trader joe carry it. my nephew has a really bad peanut allergy so she introduced us to sunbutter.
i like it better than pb. it’s YUMMY!
I have looked at Sunbutter in the store and never tried it. Adding it to my shopping list for the week!
It does taste good. They add sugar. 😉 Thankfully we can pack PB at out school otherwise I don’t know what my 6 year old would eat!
I tried the Sunbutter at the Fancy Food Show in NYC and was amazed at how good it was, like a yummier version of peanut butter. Huge fan.
here is my post about peanut butter allergies books for kids: http://lettersnumbersandbooksohmy.blogspot.com/2010/11/book-spotlight-peanut-butter-free-books.html
Jessica,
‘So happy I discovered your blog while looking for SunButter recipes. As a SunButter blogger, I really cherish your story about your daughter and we’re proud SunButter fits your family. As a fellow mom, I love your perspective and witty style.
If you’re so inclined, SunButter does have an online recipe box full of ideas for easy snacks to more intricate dinners. It’s here: http://bit.ly/9Pm79a
(My fav is by the spoonful, but see what you and your family think.)
Looking forward to following your great blog!