The time has come to start planning for Halloween, which I think it the single most challenging holiday for anyone with multiple food allergies.
My aon and I don’t tolerate dairy well, but unlike gluten we can handle small amounts. So if he eats say, peanut M&Ms the amount of dairy in the remaining milk chocolate will not cause a reaction. A buttery croissant, however, has him balled up with a stomachache.
That said, this is not true of his friend who reacts to dairy the way I react to gluten. She needs to completely avoid dairy. So I was sad to see how many products contained dairy where it was not necessary (Does dark chocolate need milk in it?) She is a good sport but for her Halloween means Skittles. Lots and lots of Skittles and no chocolate…until now.
Enjoy Life foods has come out with the boomCHOCOboom Gluten-Free Ricemilk Crunch Bar which I think is just a different incarnation of their “milk” chocolate crispy rice bar. Although I don’t think Godiva will be driven out of business by this product, if you cannot otherwise eat milk chocolate, this is a godsend. No corn, no gluten, no dairy, no nuts, no potato, no sesame, no sulfites, no artificial ingredients, and no soy. The texture is slightly off since they use ricemilk in place of cows milk, but it tastes quite a bit like a Nestle Crunch bar. They also have a dark chocolate bar for the dark chocolate fans out there.
AND they are kosher certified.
For your child with multiple food allergies these make a terrific “trade” candy allowing her to taste milk chocolate.
You can purchase them at health food stores or in bulk at Amazon for (as of today) $1.72 per bar. Get a case and trade them for all the candy that she cannot eat.
Here is the Amazon link
http://www.amazon.com/Enjoy-Life-Foods-Chocolate-24×1-4/dp/B001HTKNR8/ref=pd_sbs_gro_4
Happy Halloween!
