Navigating party planning can be overwhelming, but this list of allergen-friendly treats takes one less worry off your plate. Here are some easy, store-bought and locally sourced treats to serve at your next party or get-together.
Store-bought allergen-friendly candies (recommendations from Spokin.com, a food allergy awareness advocate.
- Dots
- free2b Sun Cups
- Ring Pops
- Saf-T Pops
- Skittles
- Sour Patch Kids
- Enjoy Life Foods Chocolate Minis
- Starburst
- AirHeads (contains soy)
- Double Bubble Gum (soy may be present)
- Surf Sweets gummies
- Laffy Taffy (contains soy)
- Swedish Fish
- Junior Mints (contains soy, milk and egg may be present)
- Blow Pops (contains milk, soy may be present)
- Dum Dums (may contain soy oil)
- Nerds (may contain egg)
- Raisinets (contains milk and soy, may contain peanuts)
- Rolo (contains milk and soy)
- Tootsie rolls (contains milk and soy)
Non-food treat ideas (from the Teal Pumpkin project)
- Bubbles
- Mini Slinkies
- Finger puppets
- Glow sticks
- Stickers
- Playing cards
- Bookmarks
- Noisemakers
Where to find allergen-friendly treats in OKC
- Green Goodies: vegan, gluten-free and nut-free options
- Holy Rollers: vegan, gluten-free and nut-free options
- Cafe Disco: dairy-free and gluten-free options
- Freezing Cow – vegan, lactose-free and dairy-free ice cream
Top common food allergens
According to FARE, the following eight foods are responsible for 90% of all food allergies:
- Cow’s milk
- Eggs
- Tree nuts
- Peanuts
- Shellfish
- Wheat/Gluten
- Soy
- Fish
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