Back to School with Nut Allergies....

School is right around the corner, so as always my biggest concern is my 3 kids' nut allergies. At Meet the Teacher we always explain to all teachers about their allergies and how to keep them safe.

Here is a letter I also send to all my kids' teachers about nut free foods. I always pack my kids' lunches myself and send safe snacks with them, but it's helpful for the teachers to have something on hand to refer to through the year... You can find nut free lists online. I made mine from a list I found and mainly included snacks my kids like. So these are definitely not the only nut free snacks available :) You just have to check labels :)

(This list is NOT gluten free, only nut free :) )

Hi,

Since ___________ is allergic to all nuts, I thought it might be helpful if you had a list
of some snacks that are safe for them if you need snacks for class, etc. Since ingredients
can change, we always double check labels too. He cannot have anything that contains
nuts or products that have any mention of nuts
("manufactured in a plant with nuts", "may contain nuts", etc.) We also do not let him
eat baked items brought in from students or from bakeries. If you ever have any
questions please let me know :)

Thanks for all your help!

Skittles

Hershey plain chocolate Kisses

Wonka Nerds

Laffy Taffy

Air Heads

Tootsie Pops and Tootsie Rolls

Junior Mints

Lifesaver Gummies

Smarties

Whoppers

Sweet Tarts

Dum Dum lollipops

York Peppermint Patties

Twizzlers

Starburst

Kraft Marshmallows

Oreos (Original, Name-Brand)

Chips Ahoy (Original Name-Brand)
Goldfish Crackers (Name-brand)

Cheez-its

Comments

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