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3 Simple Things Everyone Can Do to Keep the Trick Out of Treats for Food Allergy Kids on Halloween Night

trick or treatFor kids with food allergies, trick or treating can be one of the most scary, dangerous, and disappointing events of the year.  Despite the parents’ best efforts to keep their kids safe without completely excluding them from the fun, emergency rooms see a spike in ER visits on Halloween night due to food allergies.

If you have food allergy kids in your neighborhood, here’s a few things you can do to help:

1. Top 8 Free Candy

Offer a few candy options that are free the top 8 food allergens. Refer to our pinboard for ideas and remember to double check the labels to ensure reduced risk of cross contact during the packaging process.

The added benefit to you is that many of these candies are often less expensive than the traditional, fun-size candy bar.

2. Food Free Treats

Since kids can be allergic to any food, no food is ever “allergy free” for everyone.  Small trinkets, toys, and party favors however are generally safe for kids with food allergies and appreciated by non food allergy parents alike as a fun option that isn’t going to send their kids on a sugar high.  Who said treats had to be edible after all?

Remember to place your teal pumpkin on your porch for all to see that food free treats are available at your home.

3. Separate Bowls

If you plan to offer a mix of candy bars and safe candy or toys, remember to put the safe items in a separate bowl than those that may be dangerous for kids with food allergies.  Sometimes wrappers become loose or torn and can create cross contact risks for those with severe food allergies.

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Tiffany Rogers

Tiffany is the mother of a child with multiple severe food allergies, wife of a husband with food allergy sensitivities, and manages a few allergies of her own. As Founder of Allergy Cookie, her goal is to provide you with information to simplify living with multiple food allergies and celebrate life in the process. Tiffany has served as a local Chair for the FARE Walk for Food Allergy, Community Events Director and General Board Member for the Utah Food Allergy Network, and Support Group Leader for NNMG Food Allergic Families of Utah. In addition to blogging and publishing books about living with food allergies, Tiffany shares an empowering message as a public speaker at conferences supporting the newly diagnosed and others facing challenges in the kitchen. Tiffany's latest project is the newly formed Chef Free Club, a plant-based, gluten-free and allergy friendly cooking club for kids! Connect with Tiffany via Linked In!

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