Safe Snack List! 99 Food Allergy Friendly Treats!
For kids with peanut allergy or other food allergies, there really is NO such thing as a safe candy or safe snack list. Ingredients change, comfort levels, manufacturing practices, and allergies are all different, and there are many sizes and varieties of any given product.
But with Halloween coming, we know you need someplace to start. My allergy friends and I have noticed that there are some “safe” candies and treats we have in common. So consider this the “allergy drawing board”–simply a place to start.
Remember:
You need to check and read EVERY ingredient wrapper. You need to know that small size and Halloween sizes often have different ingredients. For example: small Laffy Taffy has no egg, Large Laffy Taffy does have egg.
You should also know that different versions of the same product have different ingredients. For example: Regular Spree, no egg; Chewy Spree DOES contain egg.
And studies have shown that “may contains” products often DO contain the allergen. Read more here from Dr Scott Sicherer.
So I’m providing this list only as a place to start. It’s up to you to decide if any of these treats are safe for your child.
AllergyMoms Snack List
Each entry is a link where you can get more information.
AllerEnergy Chocolate Chip Bars
Altoids
Amanda’s Own Confections
Apple Slices
Appleheads
Applesauce cups
Bazooka bubble gum
Big League Chew
Blow pops
Bottlecaps
Bubble Tape
Bubble Yum
Candy Buttons
Candy Necklace and Watch
CherryBerry Crunch Dried Snacks
Cherryheads
Disney Princess Snacks
Divvies Gum Balls
Divvies Jelly Beans
Divvies popcorn bags
Divvies rock candy
Dole Fruit Cups
Dots
Dubble bubble
Dum dums
Ener-G Wheat Free Pretzels
Enjoy Life 2 cookie pack
Enjoy Life Snack Bars
Fritos original corn chips
Fruit by the Foot
Fruit Gushers
Fruit Roll Ups
Fruit Snacks
FruitaBu organic smooshed fruit snacks
Gak’s Snacks cookies
Gimbals Jelly Beans
Gobstoppers
Grapeheads
Gummy Bears
Gummy Fangs
Gummy Hamburger
Gummy Hotdog
Hello Kitty Snacks
Honest Kids Drink Pouches
Hot Tamales
Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum
Jello Snacks
Jolly ranchers
Juicy Fruit Gum
Juju fruits
Jujubes
Kellie’s Nut Free Candies
Lay’s potato chips
Lego Snacks
Lemonheads
Let’s do Organic Gummi Bears
Life Savers Gummies
Life Savers Roll Candy (5 flavor)
Lik-m-aid Fun Dip
Marshmallow ghosts, cats, and pumpkins (Peeps)
Mike and Ikes
Nerds
Nerds rope
Necco Wafers
Nik-L-Nip (wax bottles)
NoNuttin bars
Nothin Nutty Fish Gravel
Orangeheads
Organic Cherry Laces
Organic Fruit Strips-365 Brand
Organic Lollipops
Original swedish fish
Pez
Philly Swirl Popperz
Pixy stix
Popcorn Balls
Redhots
Ring Pops
Ruffles Potato Chips
Running Rabit Cherry Licorice
Runts
Saf-T-Pops
Sharkies Organic Fruit Snacks
Skittles
Smarties (US version)
Smarties Mega Double Lollies
Sour Patch Kids
Sponge Bob Crabby Patties
Sponge Bob Treats
St Clair’s Organic Tarts (candy)
Starburst
Sweetarts
Tart ‘n Tinys
Tings
Tortilla Chips
Vermont Nut Free Chocolates
Whole Kids Organic lemonade or juice boxes
Whole Kids Organic Raisin boxes
Yummy Earth Organic Lollipops
.
October 14, 2007 @ 5:08 pm
Some blow pops do have a warning that they may contain milk products. We got the Purple wrapper ones that are grape flavor with a white color coating candy on the outside. I didn’t notice the warning on the normal flavors like cherry. Jen
October 15, 2007 @ 9:03 am
I thought Blow Pops were NOT safe due to cross contamination at the processing plant.
October 15, 2007 @ 2:26 pm
Some sizes of Lemonheads in our area (Midwest) have an allergy warning for peanuts. Sorry, I don’t recall what size of package contains the warning. We avoid all of them.
October 29, 2007 @ 12:35 am
WOW! Thanks so much for the extensive suggestion list. The link to the article by Dr. Sicherer about “may contains” was very helpful.
November 2, 2007 @ 1:40 pm
0.4oz Lemonheads carry a peanut warning
Jolly Rancher Suckers also carry nut warning
December 17, 2007 @ 10:50 pm
Hi! In Pittsburgh the Crabby patty candy has a manufactured in a peanut facility warning. Be careful!
January 6, 2008 @ 11:58 am
I agree about the allergy for peanuts, some people have to avoid them anyway…
January 29, 2008 @ 11:05 am
[…] C Communicate Make sure your child’s teacher understands the extent of your child’s allergies. The classroom is a learning environment first and foremost, and should not be contaminated with traces of food if they will endanger your child. When party planning, consider the special dietary needs of all of the children including gluten and casein free diets, diabetes and more. Even with multiple food allergies and restrictions, there are a wide variety of snacks and treats that can be served to all kids safely. […]
October 28, 2008 @ 7:11 pm
I work in a candy store, now are wrapped candies still safe when I know the vendors are not a nut free factory?They make other products containing nuts.
November 1, 2008 @ 6:38 pm
My egg allergic son had hives after eating regular skittles. I looked at the website and they don’ t list ingredients. Errrrrr… So frustrating. Why is it so hard for companies to post their ingredients online? Many of the fun-size candy packages given at Halloween don’t have ingredients.
November 24, 2008 @ 6:18 pm
thanks for a great post
January 25, 2009 @ 12:26 am
Please be aware. My daughter tested positive for coconut and Kelloggs uses coconut oil in their fruit chew treats that come in packages with SpongeBob, Dora, Barbie or Disney Princess, but they are not marked as “contains coconut”. My daughter has been given these treats at classroom parties and birthday parties from parents who think they are safe for her. General Mills does not use coconut oil in their fruit chew treats.
February 22, 2009 @ 11:18 am
Just curious if anyone out there has a child that has reactions to eating Smarties? My 3 yr old grandaughter gets stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea after eating them - from just one of the small rolls. It seems like they are one of the candies recommended for children with various allergires. She does have problems with acid reflux. We have not noticed this kind of reaction from any other candies of foods.
April 10, 2009 @ 4:25 am
Great site and I am really pleased to see you have what I am actually looking for here and this this post is exactly what I am interested in. I shall be pleased to become a regular visitor
April 20, 2009 @ 1:39 pm
We just discovered that Sponge Bob Crabby Patties are made in PEANUT FACILITY! Please remove from the list, we used to have these before the new labels….hope someone reads this!
August 14, 2009 @ 8:03 am
Yeah, really great post, will here next time!
August 20, 2009 @ 10:32 pm
Please, do not delete the given message. Money obtained from spam will go to the help
hungry to children ugand
September 24, 2009 @ 3:00 pm
My 7 yr old daughter had a severe allergic reaction to Jujube’s candy. We don’t give her candy and we told her school and teacher not too. Her teacher gave her Jujube’s and within a day and a half our daughters eyes were shut and she had huge welts all over her body that looked like spider bites. What part of don’t give my child candy. Don’t people understand?
October 30, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
unfortunately most of the links don’t work…the sites must change too often.
My daughter is allergic to dairy and eggs and does eat skittles with no problem. I was wondering if anyone knows if she can eat the spongebob marshmallow pop with these allergies? Wish the Kellogs site was correct in saying all allergens must be listed…in our dreams…
I’m so sick of having to call all the 800 #s while food shopping…
November 25, 2009 @ 3:28 am
meitn2 yang
metin2 yang
December 11, 2009 @ 2:35 am
I love a good
December 12, 2009 @ 10:45 pm
Very nice I like
March 17, 2010 @ 4:56 pm
Does anyone know if the Marshmallow Peeps are good for those with milk (casein/lactose) and egg allergies? I couldnt’ find the info on their website… Thanks!
April 14, 2010 @ 4:10 pm
My daughter has a severe egg allergy and says she ate a Peep last week and was fine. (milk ???) Although she also ate a small Laffy Taffy last week and was fine. Last night we were at the hospital cause she had a bite of her brothers large one thinking it would be okay. NOT! Didn’t read the ingredients. Thank goodness for epi-pens and prednizone. Anyways, ALWAYS READ THE INGREDIENTS!!! A good lesson for her as she’s 16 now and we are preparing for adulthood.
By the way, we live in Canada, so things maybe different here but I think we import from our southern neighbours.
June 18, 2010 @ 8:21 pm
thank you very much !
August 25, 2010 @ 9:01 am
I pride to be citizen of the world, so I am also hoping that the Hindu’s class system of “Royal(lords) and peasant (commoner)will change”, so the education level will improve together with the knowledge, virtues and economy.
China had forgotten the past history with Japan. The former Premiere Mr. Deng Xiao Ping , when asked by the Japanese premiere about twenty five years ago.” about the return of the northern island back to China.” Mr. Dan replied:” Slow down, we wouldn’t know how the politics of the world is going to be fifty years from now.” Most recently, Mr. Hu said:” We hope Japan will involve in greater part of the affair of the world. We are happy to see the peaceful path Japan takes since the thank you for sharing:)
August 30, 2010 @ 4:03 am
I was following something else about [url=http://http://www.headphoneonsale.co.uk[/url] on an alternative website. Interesting. Your linear opinion on it is diametrically opposed with what I read in the very first place. I am still wondering over the contrary points of headphones, but I’m leaning to a great extent towards yours. And regardless, that’s what is so incredible about modern day democracy and the market place of opinions on-line.