It's almost Halloween and that means it's time to start planning out what you're going to give out to Trick or Treaters. Most of you have probably already bought your Halloween Candy, and some of you are probably last minute shoppers. When planning for Trick or Treat, please keep in mind that there are several children who have serious life-threatening food allergies. My son is severely allergic to peanuts and tree-nuts. Halloween can be so scary for Food Allergy Kids and their families, so please be considerate of them. Set aside a few safe snacks for those children who have food allergies, so that they can enjoy Halloween while being safe too. I can't speak for the other food allergies, but I can for Nut Allergies because that's what we struggle with. This is a list of Nut Free Safe Candy that I feel is safe for my son and other nut allergy kids.
- Oreos
- Teddy Grahams (Honey, Cinnamon & Chocolate)
- Gold Fish Crackers
- Nabisco Cheese Nips
- Cheeze-It’s
- Doritos
- Cheetos
- Funyons
- Kellogg’s Brand Fruit Snacks
- Welch’s Fruit Snacks
- Gushers
- Fruit Roll-Ups
- Fruit by the Foot
- Swedish Fish
- Smarties
- Tootsie Pops
- Tootsie Rolls
- Lifesaver Gummies
- Dum Dum Lollipops
- Twizzlers
- Rolos
- Hershey Kisses ( Milk Chocolate) cannot be in a mixed bag with other candy.
- Hershey Bars ( Regular Size) Cannot be mini snack size or King Size
- Sour Patch Kids
- Skittles
- Starburst
- Blow Pops
- Laffy Taffy
- Air Heads
- Double Bubble
- Pixie Stix
- Nerds
- Dots
- Sweet Tarts
- Ring Pops
- Pop Rocks
- Fun Dip
- York Peppermint Patties
- Junior Mints
- Caramel Apple Pops
- Hairbo Gummy Bears
- Marshmallow Peeps
- Rice Krispie Treats (pre-packaged)
- Utz Halloween Pretzels and Cheeseballs
- Cheese Puffs
- Lay’s Potato Chips
- Pringles
- Cowtails
- Sour Straws
- Candy Cigarettes
The safest option and the best option is to set aside non-candy toys and treats for children with Food Allergies. For more allergy information, please visit FoodAllergy.Org and Learn about the Teal Pumpkin Project.
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