As we continue to crawl through the month of October and the leaves begin to fall, it is only natural that our attention turns toward the upcoming Halloween holiday at the end of the month. For those who have children with celiac disease, preparing ahead of time for Halloween can be particularly important!
If your child plans to successfully participate in the candy collection on Halloween, you’ll want to make sure you stock up on a number of gluten-free candies at your home. This way when your child goes out and collects a bag full of candy (many of which will contain gluten), you can exchange them for gluten-free candies that your child can safely consume.
If you are wanting to learn about which candy is confirmed to be gluten-free, Alison of Sure Foods Living has recently published a great resource of gluten-free Halloween candy which can be viewed here. This list is quite large, so if you plan to print it, you may want to instead visit their quick list which is truncated a bit for quicker and easier reading.
While viewing these candy lists, the first thing you’ll probably notice is that there is a large selection of candy available, so you’ll have a bunch of options to choose from. At our house, we’ll be sticking with the classics this season, including M&M’s, peanut butter cups, and of course Snickers (avoid if you need to be nut-free obviously). What are your favorite Halloween candies?
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