Snacks Free of Peanuts, Tree Nuts and Eggs
This is where you’ll find our snack list, newly updated for Fall 2011. The list is intended as a guide for schools, organizations, clubs, parties, play dates and events where snacks may be brought in in the presence of a person with allergies to peanuts, tree nuts and/or eggs.
We’ve spent a great deal of time searching through products and checking labels to revise this guide for the 2011-2012 school year. We think you’ll find it more useful than ever.
Click here to view/print the 2011-2012 Safe Snack Guide
Based upon your feedback, we’ve made some important changes to the current list:
- We’ve greatly expanded the number of products in our survey to give you many more options to choose from;
- The list of snack categories has been expanded to include frozen desserts like ice cream and ice pops, just in time for that next school party!
- Please note that we are no longer supporting sesame seeds in this guide; i.e. snacks in this guide may contain sesame seeds as an ingredient, so please beware!
Warning
Even though a great deal of time was invested researching and updating this guide, NEVER RELY SOLELY ON THIS GUIDE TO PROTECT A CHILD WITH FOOD ALLERGIES! You must continue to read food labels because manufacturers may change their ingredients and processes at any time, and note that current labeling guidelines do not require manufacturers to disclose potential allergens that may be introduced as part of the manufacturing process! It is always up to the parent or guardian to make the final determination that a snack is safe for their child!
Viewing the Guide
Please note that the Guide is distributed in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. If you don’t already have it, download a free copy of Acrobat Reader from the Adobe website by clicking here.
I can’t thank you enough for this list. One of my 17-month old twin boys has the same three allergies and I am just starting to become educated. Your site is extremely helpful! Thank you.
this site was not helpful for parents who’s children also have dairy allergies. Most of the safe snacks you list contain dairy, I realize this is not one of your child’s allergies, but I wish there was a website devoted to totally allergy free snacks. Keep up what your doing, I’m sure this helps some people.
We understand your frustration. We have plans to extend our coverage to the other major allergens (including dairy) in the not too distant future. We suggest you subscribe to our mailing list to keep informed of ongoing developments.
Good news to share: your Snack Safe Guide has been included our draft for our school districts FIRST EVER food allergy and anaphylaxis policy! Now, the draft must pass through several hands but I am very grateful for this guide and how it will make a difference in the safety of our children!
Thanks for all the work you put into the list. It makes it very easy for parents to see that there are plenty of “safe” foods available to bring in for school parties and celebrations.
LOVE your list. What a brilliant solution to reducing stress for those who are trying to support our food allergic children. I am posting your guide on Friday, Oct 14th’s blog! Thank you for your work!
Thanks for your kind words, Caroline! For those who don’t know her, Caroline writes a great blog called “The Grateful Foodie” which we highly recommend.
Thank you so much this list is just what I was looking for! I work in a school for School Age Child Care and have so many students with allergies! Had a condensed list for peanut allergies, but now one has peanut and egg allergies and 2 have tree nuts. Of course am going to still read labels prior to serving. Thank you again!