10 Nov Allergy Safe Snacks and Lunch Ideas
Here is a list of safe snacks and lunch ideas for kids with food allergies. As always, check the labels to make sure it is a safe snack! Whether it’s your child who is affected by allergies or someone in his/her class, the following list will come in handy when planning.
Consider these snack options that are all free of the top 8 allergens (peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, wheat, and soy):
-Cereals (Rice Chex, Corn Chex, Kix, Berry Kix, Honey Kix)
-Make your own trail mix (dried fruit, seeds, etc)
-Fresh fruit
-Applesauce
-Corn chips with salsa
-Popcorn
-Rice crackers
-AllerEnergy tion Bars (apple cinnamon, blueberry, cherry blossom, chocolate chip)
-Sunflower seeds
-Enjoy Life Seed and fruit mix
-Enjoy Life chewy bars
-Hilary’s Mediterranean bites
-Enjoy Life Plentils
-Revolution Foods Jammy Sammy
-Glutino pretzels
-Lucy’s cookies
-Enjoy Life chocolate chunks
-Gluten free tortilla chips and salsa
-Sun butter nut-free spread
-Hummus and carrots
Peanut/Tree-Nut Free Options:
-Crackers (Wheat Thins, Triscuits, Saltines, Cheese Its, Cheese Nips, Barnum Animal Cracker, Better Crackers, Ritz (not Ritz Bits), Ritz Chips)
-Keebler: Vanilla wafers (golden, mini), Elf Grahams (honey, cinnamon), Scooby Doo Graham crackers, Wheatables (original, honey wheat), Club crackers, 5 pack cheese and pretzel dip, Town House classic crackers, Toasted (wheat, butter crisp)
-Cereals (Shredded Wheat, Apple Jacks, Fruit Loops, Kix, Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes, Corn Pops, Alpha Bits, Frosted Flakes, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cheerios-regular, Fruity, Apple Cinnamon, frosted only, Lucky Charms, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Life)
-Nutri-Grain bars
-Pepperidge Farm goldfish
-String cheese (Sargento or Meijer Brand)
-Kraft Cubes or sliced cheese
-Sargento Mootown snacks (Cheese and pretzels, cheese and crackers)
-Danimals, Go-gurts, Trix Yogurt
-Teddy Grahams, Nilla Wafers
-Honey Maid Graham Crackers
-Popcorn
-Jello
-Hunts Pudding
-Kraft Handi Snacks Pudding Cups
-Skeeter Snacks
-Nabisco Oreos
-Hershey Kisses (plain)
-Kraft Marshmallows
-Dum Dum suckers
-Willy Wonka Candies
-Tootsie Rolls
-Vermont Nut free chocolates
-Surf Sweets
-Fruit snacks (Betty Crocker brand, Target, Annies Organic)
-Fruit cups
-Rold Gold pretzels
-Frito Lay: Doritos, Cheetos, ruffles, Tostitos, Sun Chips, Fritos, Lays BBQ, Plain