Classroom Allergy Precautions for Parents

Due to some severe food allergies in our class, we need to keep eggs and tree nuts (and products containing them, including empty egg cartons) out of our classroom this year. Please note the following necessary precautions:

Snack

Since snack is eaten in our classroom, it is particularly important that any items that you send with your child for snack do not contain eggs or tree nuts.

In determining whether a snack is safe to bring into our classroom, some words to look for on labels include: eggs, albumin/albumen/ovalbumin, lecithin (soy lecithin is safe, but just “lecithin” by itself means the item contains eggs), marzipan, almonds, walnuts, tree nuts, cashews, pecans, pistachios, pine nuts, and any other nuts except peanuts. Please avoid sending items for snack which contain any of these allergens.

If you prefer not to read labels, you may select snacks from the “Safe Snack” list below. This list is not an exhaustive list, but it is provided for your convenience. We appreciate your efforts and want to make it as easy as possible for you to assist us in keeping all of our students safe!

Lunch

Lunch will be eaten in the All‐Purpose Room to ensure that allergens are not introduced into the classroom.

Birthday Celebrations

Please contact the teacher in advance if you would like to bring in a treat to share with the class for your child’s birthday. Birthday cupcakes ARE allowed because we will eat them in the All‐Purpose Room after lunch rather than in the classroom.

Thank you for helping us to maintain a safe environment in our classroom!

Safe Snacks Without Eggs or Tree Nuts

(Please note that the specific brand is very important, since several of these items have similar products made by other companies that DO contain or are processed on equipment with egg or tree nuts, and therefore would NOT be safe. Thanks!)

Animal Crackers

 Nabisco Barnum’s Animals Crackers

Graham Crackers

 Nabisco Grahams (Original)  Nabisco HoneyMaid Grahams (Honey)  Nabisco HoneyMaid Lil’ Squares (Honey Grahams or Cinnamon Grahams)  Nabisco HoneyMaid Angry Birds  Nabisco HoneyMaid Grahamfuls (Banana Vanilla Crème or Peanut Butter)  Nabisco (Regular or Mini) Teddy Grahams (Honey, Banana, Chocolatey Chip, Cinnamon, Chocolate)  Nabisco Teddy Grahams Soft Paws (Apple Cinnamon or Oatmeal Raisin)  Keebler Scooby‐Doo Baked Graham Cracker Snacks (Honey or Cinnamon)

Cookies

 Nabisco Fig Newtons, Fat Free Fig Newtons, Whole Grain Fig Newtons, Fig Newton Minis, Strawberry Newtons, or Raspberry Newtons  Nabisco Chips Ahoy (Original or Mini (in blue package), Chewy (in red package), or Chunky (in brown package)), Chips Ahoy Candy Blasts, or Chips Ahoy American Summer  Nabisco Mini Lorna Doone  Nabisco Nutter Butter (Original, Bite‐sized, or Crème Patties)  Oreo (Regular, Mini, Cool Mint, Golden, Golden Chocolate, Chocolate Crème, Peanut Butter Crème, Berry Burst Ice Cream, Heads or Tails, Double Stuf, Golden Double Stuf, Triple Doubles, or Triple Double Neapolitan) Cookies (NOT “Cakesters” b/c they contain egg)  Keebler Vienna Fingers Crème Filled Sandwich Cookies (Regular or Reduced Fat)  Guaranteed Value Sandwich Cookies (Vanilla, Chocolate, or Chocolate & Vanilla)  Giant Store Brand Sandwich Cookies (Lemon Crème, Vanilla Crème, Peanut Butter Crème, or Duplex)

Cheese & Crackers

 Nabisco Triscuits (Original, Reduced Fat, or Thin Crisps)  Nabisco Wheat Thins Crackers  Nabisco Ritz Crackers  Keebler Toasteds Crackers (Wheat, Buttercrisp, Sesame, or Onion)  Keebler Townhouse Crackers (Original, Original Flip Sides Pretzel Crackers, Cheddar Flip Sides Pretzel Crackers, Original Toppers, Multigrain Toppers)  Nabisco Original Premium Saltine Crackers  Nabisco Cheese Nips  Sunshine Cheez‐It Baked Snack Crackers (Original, Scrabble Junior, Cheddar Jack, Pepper Jack, White Cheddar, Parmesan & Garlic, Reduced Fat, Reduced Fat White Cheddar, Cheez‐It Duoz (Zesty Queso & Cheddar Blanco or Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan)  Sunshine Cheez‐It Party Mix or Snack Mix  Pepperidge Farm Goldfish (Original, Cheddar, Colors, Parmesan, Pizza, Pretzel, Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheddar, or Whole Grain Cheddar)  Nabisco Ritz Cracker Sandwiches Made with Real Cheese  Nabisco Ritz Bits (Cheese or Confetti Crème)  Kraft Handi‐Snacks (Crackers ‘n Cheese Dip or Breadsticks ‘n Cheese Dip)  Keebler Sandwich Crackers (Cheese & Cheddar, Cheese & Peanut Butter, Club & Cheddar, Toast & Peanut Butter, PB ‘n J, Pepper Jack, or Fudge & Graham)

Chips  Utz Baked Bite Size Tortillas  Smartfood White Cheddar Popcorn  SunChips  Stacy’s Pita Chips (Simply Naked, Cinnamon Sugar, Parmesan Garlic & Herbs, or Multigrain)  Terra Vegetable Chips (Sweets & Carrots or Mediterranean)  Pirate Brands Pirate Booty Baked Rice and Corn Puffs (Aged White Cheddar)  Pirate Brands Smart Puffs (Real Wisconsin Cheddar)  Snyder’s of Hanover Naturals Garden Veggie Sticks (Potato, Tomato, & Spinach)  Snyder’s of Hanover Naturals Garden Veggie Crisps (Potato, Tomato, & Spinach)  Snyder’s of Hanover Naturals Whole Grain Cheese Curls (White Cheddar Cheese)  Cheetos (Regular or Simply Naturals White Cheddar Puffs)  Tostitos Simply Natural Tortilla Chips (Blue Corn or Yellow Corn)

Pretzels

 “Philly Pretzel Factory” Soft Pretzels (100 Block of South Allen Street)  Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzels (Mini, Unsalted Mini, Snaps, Butter Snaps, Sticks, Rods, Old Fashioned Dipping Sticks, Homestyle)  Utz Pretzels (Wheels, Pretzel Stix, Multigrain Specials, Pretzel Rods, Honey Wheat Braided Twists, All Natural Butter Sticks, Toasted Sesame, Olde World Pumpernickel, Sourdough Nuggets, Sourdough Specials, Extra Dark Specials, Extra Thin)  Rold Gold Classic Style Sticks Pretzels

Cereal

 General Mills Cheerios (regular or fruity)  Quaker Life (regular or cinnamon)  General Mills Kix (regular or honey)  Kellogg’s Raisin Bran  Post Raisin Bran  Special K (regular or strawberry)  Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats (regular, blueberry, or strawberry)  Kellogg’s Rice Krispies  Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies  Kellogg’s Froot Loops  Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes

Cereal Bars  Fiber One Chewy Bars (Chocolate or Strawberry PB&J)

Specialty Breads  Pepperidge Farm Mini Bagels (Whole Grain or Brown Sugar Cinnamon)  Pepperidge Farm Brown Sugar Cinnamon Bread  Pepperidge Farm Cinnamon Bread  Pepperidge Farm Raisin Cinnamon Bread  Thomas’ Original English Muffins

Stonyfield Farms Yogurt Yoplait GoGurt

Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot Betty Crocker Fruit Flavored Snacks Giant brand Fruit Flavored Snacks Betty Crocker Fruit Roll‐Ups Motts Original Assorted Fruit Flavored Snacks Motts Medleys Assorted Fruit Flavored Snacks

Sun‐Maid Raisins

Applesauce

Dole Mandarin Orange Fruit Bowls

Del Monte Diced Pears

Del Monte Very Cherry Fruit Cup

Fresh fruit & veggies

Dips (most dips aren’t safe, but here are a few that are safe):

 Heluva Good Sour Cream Dip (French Onion)

 Marzetti Cream Cheese Fruit Dip

 Marzetti Strawberry Cream Cheese Fruit Dip

 Marzetti Chocolate Fruit Dip

Philadelphia Cream Cheese (Original, Garden Vegetable, Strawberry, Triple Berries ‘N Cream, or Brown Sugar ‘N Cinnamon Spice) Special Treats

Candy

 M&Ms  Skittles  Hershey’s Kisses (regular or dark – obviously NOT the ones with almonds in them)  Hershey’s Hugs  Kit Kats  Dum‐Dum Lollipops (any flavor except root beer, coconut, or mystery flavor)  Pez  Smarties  Swedish Fish

Frozen treats

 Del Monte Fruit Chillers – frozen fruit sorbet (arctic strawberry or frosty peach)  Flavor‐Ice Popsicles  Popsicle brand regular or slow‐melt popsicles  Giant Brand Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches  Meyer’s Dairy regular vanilla or chocolate ice cream (some other ice creams are also okay, I always check the labels before buying them)

Pizza

 Papa John’s (the pizza is safe but not the dip)  Little Caesars (the pizza is safe but not the dip)  Dominoes (the pizza is safe but not the dip)