The peanut butter thing is more complicated, it is better to have a peanut butter free table. Peanut butter and other nuts are a main dietary component for vegan and some other allergic children. If they cant bring it, they go hungry. All the "alternate" meats or cheeses are first of all highly processed foods that arent healthy and second very expensive. I had to go thru this whole thing twice for my youngest. SHe had to be allowed to bring nuts, peanuts, to school as it was all I could afford that she could eat.