Peanut Free Snack List September 6, 2012 Below is a list of snacks which are free from peanuts and have not been manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts. These are considered safe for children with peanut allergies. Please keep in mind this list is current as of August 2012, but manufacturers can change ingredients and/or they may change the facility where they make the product to one which has peanuts. The FDA (the food and drug administration, which is a US government body) requires that manufacturers list all allergens on their package and they must also list when a product is made in a facility which handles allergens. We will attempt to keep you up to date on any changes that may occur, but it is important that you read labels, especially for products not listed. How to read labels: Every product must have a list of its ingredients on the package. One way to read labels is to simply read the ingredient list. If peanuts are not listed, the product is safe. If the product doesn’t have an ingredient list, the contents are unknown and must be considered unsafe. In an effort to simplify reading labels, the FDA now requires manufacturers to list any potential allergens as a separate call‐out on the package. These call outs include such foods as peanuts, milk, wheat, eggs, tree‐nuts, and many other nuts. However, there is not yet consensus on exact terminology for the call‐out. At this point, the most common terms used are: ‐ Allergen information ‐ Contains ‐ May contain ‐ Product manufactured on shared equipment If peanuts are listed on any of these call‐outs, it is not a safe product! Keep in mind‐ Some products are safe if they are packaged one way‐ but not safe if packaged another way. The Hersey bar is a great example. If bought as a single bar – the Hersey bar is usually safe. But, the 8 pack of hersey bars is manufactured on the same processing line as their peanut candies in a different factory ‐ and may contain peanuts! Therefore, making the job of reading labels more important! If you have any questions about allergies, how to read a label etc… please feel free to give us a call. Thank you for your time and effort in keeping all of our students safe! Fruit: All fruit is safe and makes a great snack‐ especially with fun dips! ‐ Apples ‐ Mangos ‐ Oranges ‐ Kiwi ‐ Pears ‐ Strawberries ‐ Peaches ‐ Blueberries ‐ Bananas ‐ Plums ‐ Nectarines ‐ Watermelon ‐ Grapes Dried fruits are also a safe, healthy (and easy) snack. Some safe dried fruits include: ‐ Shoprite‐ all of their dried fruits are safe ‐ SunMaid cherries, cranberries, mixed fruit, pineapples, apricots, and raisins ‐ DelMonte raisins ‐ Ocean Spray Craisins Other Fruits: ‐ All canned (and plastic cup) fruits in shoprite are safe ‐ Applesauce (and other fruit sauces) by Motts, shoprite, and Musselmans are safe Vegetables: all raw vegetables are a safe and healthy snack, which is also fun with many dips! Some ideas for pairing your veggies are: ‐ Carrots with hummus ‐ Celery with cream cheese and raisins on top (bugs on a log!) ‐ Colorful peppers with ranch dressing ‐ Grape tomatoes with blue cheese dressing Dips: ‐ Sabra brand: o o all hummus flavors o o spicy pepper dip o o babaganoush o ‐ Tribe, Athenos, or Cedars brands o o All make safe hummus o ‐ Athenos brand dips Pita Chips ‐ Athenos pita chips ‐ Stacy’s pita chips o Whole wheat o Cinnamon‐sugar o Original o Multigrain o Garlic & herb o Tuscan herb o Parmesan garlic o Hot & spicy Bagel Chips: ‐ New York Style Bagel chips Cheese Curls/Puffs o Garlic ‐ Herrs o Plain ‐ Cheetos/Cheetos Puffs o Cinnamon raisin ‐ Wise Cheez Doodles o Everything ‐ Bachman o Sesame ‐ Kurly Kurls/ Kurly Rounds o Sea salt Pretzels: ‐ Bachman ‐ Herrs Potato Chips: ‐ Rold Gold ‐ Cape cod potato chips ‐ Utz ‐ Herrs ‐ Utz Organic ‐ Lays ‐ Snack Factory deli style pretzel ‐ Pringles crisps: ‐ Shoprite ‐ Shoprite brand ‐ Utz & Utz Naturals ‐ ‘Glutino’ Pretzel Sticks and Twists ‐ Wise Popcorn: Tortilla Chips: ‐ Bachman ‐ Garden of Eatin ‐ Herrs ‐ Herrs ‐ Smartfood ‐ Utz Organic ‐ Wise ‐ Sage Valley ‐ Sage Valley ‐ Tostitos ‐ Utz: Butter, White Cheddar, Cheese Other Chips: ‐ Food should taste this good (all ‐ Lays flavors) o Doritos o Fritos ‐ Pirates Booty ‐ Terra chips (all flavors) o Veggie o Aged white cheddar ‐ Sage Valley: Multigrain Chips, White ‐ Eatsmart by Snyders‐ Whole Grain Cheddar Puff Cheese Curls ‐ Rice Works ‐ ‘Sensible Portions’ potato straws: o Sweet Chili Salt & Pepper, Cheddar o Parmesan and Sundried ‐ Veggie Chips Tomato ‐ Popchips‐ all flavors o Salsa Fresca o Sea Salt Granolas: many granola products are NOT safe, as most contain &/or are manufactured with peanuts. But, here are some brands that do not contain peanuts: ‐ Bob’s red Mill‐ all flavors ‐ Shoprite‐ Chewy Granola Bars (Not Variety Pack) ‐ Back to nature ‐ Enjoy life (this is the safest brand, as it is a completely allergen safe granola‐ with a big sticker boasting this on front!) Cereal Bars ‐ Kashi ‐ Nutri‐Grain ‐ Shoprite Fruit and Grain Bars ‐ Special K – Blueberry, Vanilla, Strawberry ‐ Sunbelt – Fruit and Grain, Strawberry, Apple Cinnamon, Raspberry, Blueberry Graham Crackers: ‐ Keebler graham crackers ‐ Nabisco Teddy grahams ‐ Nabisco Honeymaid o Trail mix o Honey o Cinnamon o Lowfat honey o Chocolate o Cinnamon o Chocolatey chip o Lowfat cinnamon o Honey o Chocolate lil squares ‐ Teddy graham soft paws o ‐ Scooby‐Doo graham cracker sticks ‐ ‐ Shoprite graham crackers Rice Cakes: Another tricky product. Currently, quaker makes their small 60 calorie rice cakes in a peanut free facility, but the larger rice cakes either contain or are made with peanuts. ‐ Quaker small 60 calorie rice cakes ‐ Utz o Apple cinnamon ‐ Quakes Rice Snacks o Cheddar o Vanilla Crème Brule o Ranch o Chocolate o Sour cream & onion o Sweet Chili o Chocolate o Sea Salt and Cracked Blacked ‐ Shoprite brand is safe Pepper o Kettle Corn – Sweet and Salty o Caramel Corn Crunch o Sour Cream and Onion o Apple Cinnamon Pepperidge Farm Goldfish ‐ All flavors including pretzel Cheesy‐Crackers: ‐ Sunshine Cheez‐its o Original o White cheddar o Cheddar jack o Hot & spicy ‐ Shoprite cheese crackers ‐ Nabisco cheese nips ‐ Annies brands Chex Mix: ‐ Traditional ‐ Cheddar ‐ Bold Party Blend ‐ Sour Cream and Onion ‐ Hot and Spicy ‐ Barbecue ‐ Jalapeno Cheddar ‐ Chipotle Cheddar ‐ Chocolate Crackers: ‐ All Kashi crackers ‐ Keebler Club crackers & snack sticks ‐ Back to nature ‐ Kellogg all‐Bran crackers ‐ Keebler Toasteds o Garlic herb o Butter crisp o Multigrain o Wheat ‐ Nabisco wheat thins o Sesame o Original ‐ Keebler Wheatables o French onion o Multigrain o Garlic & herb o Golden wheat o Multigrain o Honey wheat o Cream cheese & chive o Original ‐ Nabisco fiber selects o Whole grain o Roasted Garlic and Herb o Vegetable ‐ Stella doro Breadsticks ‐ Nabisco triscuits‐ all flavors o original ‐ Nabisco Ritz (not all are safe, please ‐ Wasa Crisp breads use list below) o Hearty o Original crackers o Fiber o Hint of salt o Sesame o Roasted Vegetable o Whole grain o Crackerfuls o Multi grain . Four cheese o Sourdough . Classic Cheddar o Crisp’n lights o Toasted wheat thins ‐ Dare Crackers o Nabisco Premium crackers o Garden vegetable ‐ Shoprite o Multigrain o Whole wheat wafers o Crisp and Buttery o Snack crackers o Zesty Veggie o Saltines o Original ‐ Townhouse Toppers o Sesame o Garlic & herb o Reduced Fat and Sodium o Multigrain ‐ Dare Water Crackers ‐ Townhouse Flipsides o Toasted Sesame o Cheddar o Cracked Pepper o Garlic herb o Original ‐ Special K Cracker Chips ‐ ‘Mary’s Gone Crackers' o Sea salt o Chipotle Tomato o Sour cream and onion o Sea Salt sticks and Twigs ‐ Keebler Town House Crackers and (Pretzels) Flatbread Chips ‐ ‘Glutino’ Gluten Free Crackers ‐ Nabisco ‐ Shoprite Breadsticks o Cheese Nips o Traditional o Toasted Chips o Garlic Herb ‐ Lu Water crackers ‐ Shoprite Water Crackers ‐ Carr’s o Cracked pepper o Entertainment Cracker o Herb and Garlic Collection ‐ Shoprite Entertainment Crackers o Table Water Crackers o Original o Cracked Pepper o Vegetable Cookies: Most large manufacturers of cookies (keebler and Nabisco)make their products in 2 different facilities to accommodate allergies. This means that some cookies are safe and some are not. Shoprite cookies are all manufactured in a facility with peanuts and are NOT safe! Safe cookies include: ‐ Keebler o E.L. Fudge original and double stuffed o Fudge Stripes ‐ Nabisco o Deluxe grahams o 100 calorie packs that are o Grasshoppers safe include o Vienna fingers – both regular . Sweet and salty mix and reduced fat . Cheese nips ‐ Chips ahoy . Fudge stripes o Regular ‐ Nabisco Classics o Chewy o French Vanilla Crème o Candy blasts o Snicker doodles ‐ Oreo’s (The ones below are safe‐ but o Iced Oatmeal cakesters are NOT safe!) o Oatmeal Raisin o Regular o Oatmeal o Double stuff ‐ Fig Newtons o Chocolate cream o Original o Golden cream o Whole grain o Golden chocolate cream o Fat free o Cool mint o Fruit thins o Cookies and cream o Fruit Crisps o Berry blast ‐ Kellogg Rice Krispies Treats ‐ Barnums animal crackers ‐ Dare Cookies ‐ Lorna Doone’s ‐ Scooby Doo Graham Crackers ‐ Social teas ‐ Who Nu cookies Brownie Mix ‐ Pillsbury ‐ Betty Crocker o Dark Chocolate o Ultimate Fudge o Chocolate Fudge o Original Supreme o Milk Chocolate o Triple Chunk o Sugar Free o Chocolate Chunk o Chocolate Extreme o Dark Chocolate o Funfetti o Low fat o Fudge o Dark Chocolate Frosting ‐ Pillsbury Frosting: All Flavors Cake Mix ‐ Betty Crocker Home Style Fluffy o Betty Crocker super moist White o Pillsbury ‐ Betty Crocker Dairy: ‐ Most yogurts are safe ‐ Cheese sticks are all safe Other: ‐ Shoprite marshmallows ‐ Hunts snack pack puddings and jellos ‐ Jello ‐ Nature’s Path Toaster Pastries o Cherry Pomegranate o Chocolate o Blueberry ‐ Kellogg Pop Tarts (All Flavors) ‐ Fruit Snacks o Motts Medleys o Welch’s o Hawaiian Punch o Kellogg o Betty Crocker o Shoprite ‐ All ‘Enjoy Life’ Products .