Don’t let the treats in Halloween scare you!

Holidays can be a challenge when you are living a Gluten Free lifestyle. Social events revolve around food and since food is what makes us sick, social events can bring anxiety.

Halloween is no exception, especially for the youngest of us. There are so many candy options that are not Gluten Free.  A few hidden Gluten containing candies are: Twix, Milky Way, Whoppers, and Mr. Goodbars

For a full list of Gluten Free candy go here.

3 Tips to Enjoy your Gluten Free Halloween

1. Drop off safe treats to your neighbor’s houses

2. Have a bag of safe candy at the house to trade

3. Look for the teal pumpkins

The Drop Off

Create small bags filled with a few pieces of safe candy and drop them off at your neighbors house before the trick or treating starts. When your kids arrive the neighbors hand them the special bag of treats. Make sure to mix up the variety and to tell your neighbors what your kids will be dressed as.

The Trade

Have a few bags of safe candy at the house. Once you are done trick or treating spread the collected candy out on the table. For each piece of un-safe candy that gets taken out they get to pick a piece of the safe candy. This allows the kids to still have the same amount of candy that they collected and the end result is all safe.

Teal Pumpkins

The Teal Pumpkin Project has brought the allergy world to the forefront of Halloween. The point is to have a teal pumpkin on your step to show that you have non-food treats available. So regardless of your eating restrictions there will be a safe treat for you at the houses with a teal pumpkin.

Our Pirate, Ninja Turtle and Candy Bar are all ready for a fun and safe Halloween. Are you?

What tips do you have for a safe Halloween?