No eggs or peanuts allowed in DD6 class

[LaraK]

Rice crispy treats are not safe with an egg allergy.

 

[d1sneyf4n]

My son is allergic to peanuts and eggs (along with another 15 things or so). I know he can NOT eat marshmallow with the egg allergy, so check on that (they use egg whites). Many items are made in factories that process both eggs and peanuts. You have to read the packaging of every ingredient very carefully. Have you talked to the allergic child's mom? I don't allow my child to eat any item that is not made in my kitchen by my hands. She may not want you to give him anything (cross contamination is too too easy in someone's kitchen that is not used to food allergies)

I have not spoken to the child's parents. I do not even know who the child is. There was a note sent home with every child saying that there is a student who has an allergy to eggs and peanuts. If any food in brought to school for lunch containing these items, an assigned seat will have to occur. I would fell horrible sending in something that the child could not eat.

 

[LaraK]

I have not spoken to the child's parents. I do not even know who the child is. There was a note sent home with every child saying that there is a student who has an allergy to eggs and peanuts. If any food in brought to school for lunch containing these items, an assigned seat will have to occur. I would fell horrible sending in something that the child could not eat.

My son sits at a special table. He can't eat anything that is brought in by another child. That said, here are some things that are pre-packaged and are safe:

Pop tarts (check the ingredients). We can eat the cherry, blueberry and brown sugar ones in our house.

Freetos and barbque freetos are both safe.

If the child can have milk (mine can't), pudding is a good safe food. Make sure no one else has a milk allergy, they're common.

Several candies are safe. Dum dums, smarties and skittles are all candy we can eat. We can't eat gummy bears, but the child in your school probably can. Jello molds are a good idea (again, not all food allergic kids can eat gelatin products, but an egg/peanut allergic child should be able to).

Most importantly, clean your kitchen VERY WELL if you are making it at home. Make sure you don't inadvertently cross-contaminate. Kids with food allergies are used to not being allowed to eat what the other kids eat. It's really hard on them (my son can not eat any cupcakes, cookies, ice cream, etc...) but they get used to being different. As the parent of a food allergic child, I always send in safe alternatives myself so that other parents don't have to try to figure out what's safe.

Read all the packaging, don't trust anyone else to do it for you. Packaging can change from week to week. Both peanuts and eggs are on the "big 8" list. Both must be displayed CLEARLY on the packaging of any product.

Good luck! Thanks for caring.

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

What about the individual cups of Italian ice?
Orange for Halloween?

Good Luck, this is a tough one.

 

[d1sneyf4n]

My son sits at a special table. He can't eat anything that is brought in by another child. That said, here are some things that are pre-packaged and are safe:

Pop tarts (check the ingredients). We can eat the cherry, blueberry and brown sugar ones in our house.

Freetos and barbque freetos are both safe.

If the child can have milk (mine can't), pudding is a good safe food. Make sure no one else has a milk allergy, they're common.

Several candies are safe. Dum dums, smarties and skittles are all candy we can eat. We can't eat gummy bears, but the child in your school probably can. Jello molds are a good idea (again, not all food allergic kids can eat gelatin products, but an egg/peanut allergic child should be able to).

Most importantly, clean your kitchen VERY WELL if you are making it at home. Make sure you don't inadvertently cross-contaminate. Kids with food allergies are used to not being allowed to eat what the other kids eat. It's really hard on them (my son can not eat any cupcakes, cookies, ice cream, etc...) but they get used to being different. As the parent of a food allergic child, I always send in safe alternatives myself so that other parents don't have to try to figure out what's safe.

Read all the packaging, don't trust anyone else to do it for you. Packaging can change from week to week. Both peanuts and eggs are on the "big 8" list. Both must be displayed CLEARLY on the packaging of any product.

Good luck! Thanks for caring.

Thanks for the reply.............much appreciated. I just want the child to have fun at the party and not be left out of any of it. I will see if the teacher can either contact the parent for suggestions or pass the child's home info to me. Thanks again.

 

[d1sneyf4n]

What about the individual cups of Italian ice?
Orange for Halloween?

Good Luck, this is a tough one.

Thanks for that suggestion. I will look into that.

 

[amarberry]

Another mom with a child with a severe egg allergy chiming in here. Like LaraK mentioned, be very careful with Rice Krispie Treats. Many marshmallows are safe, but not all are. My mother accidently gave my DD a marshmallow that contained egg whites last January. She took one bite and told my mom that her tongue was itchy. She ended in up in full blown anaphylaxis. It was very scary. The packaged Rice Krispie Treats do not contain egg...I have no idea about the peanut though.

Here is an excellent egg and peanut free cupcake recipe.

http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/divvies-chocolate-cupcakes

I use this recipe all the time and you would never guess that it is egg and dairy free.

 

[d1sneyf4n]

Another mom with a child with a severe egg allergy chiming in here. Like LaraK mentioned, be very careful with Rice Krispie Treats. Many marshmallows are safe, but not all are. My mother accidently gave my DD a marshmallow that contained egg whites last January. She took one bite and told my mom that her tongue was itchy. She ended in up in full blown anaphylaxis. It was very scary. The packaged Rice Krispie Treats do not contain egg...I have no idea about the peanut though.

Here is an excellent egg and peanut free cupcake recipe.

http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/divvies-chocolate-cupcakes

I use this recipe all the time and you would never guess that it is egg and dairy free.

Thank you for the recipe. I am going to make the cupcakes.