Nut Free Snack List

Below are some snack ideas for nut free foods that have not been manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts. This list may change as manufacturers might change ingredients or the facility where the product is made, so it is still important to read labels. Please read the labels of every product even if the product is from the same company as a known safe product. For example, the Hershey bar as a single bar is usually safe, however the 8-pack of Hershey bars is manufactured at a different factory in a processing line that processes peanut candies. This is not a complete list, just some examples found so far. If you have any other ideas you would like to see added to the list, please contact the room parent coordinator, Jackie Ekenberg at [email protected]. Thank you for your time and effort in keeping our children safe!

Fruit: All fruit is safe and makes a great snack – especially with fun dips!

Dried/Canned Fruits: An easy snack, most dried and canned fruits are safe. Some examples are: - SunMaid cherries, cranberries, mixed fruit, pineapples, apricots and raisins (not chocolate or yogurt covered) - DelMonte raisins, canned fruit in natural juices - Ocean Spray Craisins - Dole, Del Monte, Motts Fruit sauces - Musselmans Fruit sauces - Stretch Island Fruit strips

Vegetables: All raw vegetables are safe and fun with many dips – ranch, hummus, cream cheese, blue cheese, and yogurt dips are some examples. Safe hummus and dip brands include , Tribe, Athenos or Cedars brands.

Chips and Pretzels: Although some are healthier than others, here are some safe brands for chips, pretzels, popcorn, tortilla chips and other chips: - Athenos pita chips - Stacy’s pita chips - New York Style Bagel chips - pretzels - Snyder’s pretzels - Snack Factory pretzel crisps - Lays potato chips, , - Pringles - - Pirate Booty - popcorn - tortilla chips - Veggie Straws - Sun Chips - Pop Secret and Orville Redenbacher popcorn

Cereal Bars: - Nutri-Grain - Special K – Blueberry, Vanilla, Strawberry

Graham Crackers: - Keebler - Nabisco Honeymaid - Nabisco Teddy grahams - Scooby-do graham cracker sticks

Rice Cakes: Many rice cakes are NOT safe, please read labels carefully. Currently, Quaker makes their small 60 calorie rice cakes in a peanut free facility, but their larger rice cakes are not safe.

Crackers: - Kashi - Keebler Toasteds - Keebler Wheatables - Keebler Club crackers, Town House crackers and snack sticks - Kellogg all-Bran crackers - Nabisco Wheat Thins - Nabisco Triscuits - Pepperidge Farm Goldfish - Nabisco Cheese Nips - Sunshine Cheez-its - Annie’s - Nabisco Ritz (not all are safe, original crackers are, Not sandwiches) - CrunchMaster Rice Crackers - Saltines - Kraft Handi-Snack crackers with Cheese Dip

Cookies: Many large manufacturers of cookies make their products in two separate facilities to accommodate allergies, so it is important to check labels. Some cookies from a manufacturer may be safe, while others are not. Some examples of safe cookies include: - Chips Ahoy (NOT mini’s) - Oreo’s (NOT cakesters) - Barnum’s animal crackers - Nabisco Classics – French vanilla crème, snicker doodles, oatmeal - Fig Newtons - Kellogg Rice Krispies Treats (plain only) - Nilla Wafers Brownie/Cake/Cookie Mixes and Frosting: Please note that all foods must be prepared at school. Homemade treats are not permitted. This list is for any treats that can be prepared and cooked at school only: - Pillsbury Chocolate Chip and Sugar Cookies from the roll (not pre- measured, found in refrigerated section, NOT Nestle brand) - Pillsbury and Betty Crocker Brownie Mixes (NOT Duncan Hines or Ghirardelli) - Betty Crocker Super Moist Cake mixes - Pillsbury Moist Supreme Cake mixes - Betty Crocker boxed cookie mixes: Oatmeal, chocolate chip, Double Chocolate Chunk, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip - Betty Crocker Blueberry Muffin Mix, Cinnamon Streusel Muffin Mix - Krusteaz Blueberry Muffin Mix, Chocolate Chip Muffin Mix - Betty Crocker and Pillsbury canned icing (NOT Duncan Hines)

Candy: Candy can be fun at Halloween and other holidays, here are some safe ideas: - Hershey’s Kisses – milk chocolate - Hershey Milk Chocolate Bars (regular size without almonds) - York Peppermint Patties - Junior Mints - Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Roll Pops, Dum Dum suckers - Rolos - Starburst, Skittles, Twizzlers, Sweet Tarts - Smarties

Frozen Treats: - Minute Maid Juice Bars - Good Humor Fudgesicles, Popsicles - Nestle Juicy Juice Frozen Pops - Tropicana Fruit Juice Bars - Welch’s Fruit Juice Popsicles - Breyer’s Vanilla, Chocolate, Chocolate Chip, Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Creams

Dairy: - Most yogurts are safe - Gogurt - Danimals - Cheese sticks are all safe

Cereals: - Kix - Cheerios - Frosted Mini-Wheats - Cinnamon

Pizza: - Papa John’s - Papa Murphy’s - Dominoes

Other: - Jello - Kellogg Pop Tarts - Betty Crocker Fruit snacks - Kellogg Fruit snacks - Welch’s Fruit snacks - Kraft Handi-Snack Vanilla and Chocolate Pudding - Hunts Vanilla and Chocolate Pudding - Jell-O Vanilla, Oreo and Chocolate Pudding - Entenmann’s Lil’ Bites Muffins (Blueberry and Chocolate Chip)

Granola Bars: Most granola products are NOT safe, as most contain and/or are manufactured with nuts.

IMPORTANT: Due to continual changes in manufacturer packaging, please read the ingredient label of all snacks, including those on this list, to ensure that it does not contain any of the following: Peanuts/nuts, peanut/nut butter, peanut oil, pleanut/nut flour, peanut/nut meal, or any statement such as, “contains peanuts”, “May contain traces of peanuts/nuts,” or “Manufactured in a facility or on equipment that also processes peanuts (and/or other nuts).”

If you have any questions about the allergy policy or how to read a label, please contact Jackie Ekenberg at [email protected]