Gluten Free Diet Safe Halloween Treats

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Before buying Halloween treats for kids with Celiac disease symptoms, see our gluten-free candy list for October 2011. Following a gluten-free diet couldn’t be easier, even if your family suffers from autoimmune disease or gluten allergy.

Gluten Intolerance Symptoms

People with Celiac disease or other gluten intolerance symptoms must follow a gluten-free diet.  Gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye, is a common ingredient in most baked goods, snacks, and other packaged foods.  Symptoms of Celiac, an autoimmune disease, include stomach cramps, diarrhea, bloating, constipation, and vitamin B12 deficiency.

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Gluten-Free Halloween Candies for October 2011:

Gluten Free Candy Corn

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Look no farther than the Jelly Belly candy display for the tastiest candy corn!  Jelly Belly makes delicious assorted jellybeans and other candy confections that are (mostly) gluten-free, dairy-free, gelatin-free, vegetarian, and OU Kosher.  For a list of Jelly Belly products to avoid this year, see Avoid these NOT Gluten-Free Halloween Candies, below. Get their Halloween Fun Pack for $4.99.

Gluten Free for Chocolate Lovers

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The following chocolate bars and chocolate confections are safe for people with gluten intolerance and wheat allergies:

• Baby Ruth bars
• Butterfinger Original only
• Hershey’s Kisses
• M&M’s
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins
• Snickers bars
• York Peppermint Patties
• 3 Musketeers bars

Gummy Candies, Jelly Beans, and Chewy Candies- Nom, Nom!

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These stick-to-your-teeth candies are soft, chewy, and sticky-sweet.  Best of all, no gluten!

• Black Forest Gummies, including Gummy Werewolves and Gummy Vampires
• Mike and Ike
• Peeps Ghosts Marshmallow Candy
• Starburst Fruit Chews
• Tootsie Midgees
• Skittles
• Welch’s Fruit Snacks

Lollipops and Hard Candies

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Which lollipops are okay for kids with Celiac disease?  These hard Halloween candies are guaranteed to be free of gluten.

• Charms Flat Pops
• Spangler Dum-Dums and Saf-T-Pops
• Lifesavers individual flavors

Avoid these NOT Gluten-Free Halloween Candies:

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Chocolate Bars to Pass on

• Nestle 100 Grand Bar
• Nestle Crunch Bar
• Original Milky Way Bar
• Butterfinger: Butterfinger Crisp Bar, Butterfinger Giant Bar, Butterfinger Snackerz, Butterfinger Medallions, Butterfinger Jingles, Butterfinger Hearts, and Butterfinger Pumpkins
• Mars Bar
• Hershey’s Miniatures
• Hershey’s Symphony Bar
• Hershey’s Nuggets
• Hershey’s Mounds
• Hershey’s Almond Joy

Don’t Chew on These

• Wonka Nerds (most flavors)
• Jelly Belly- assorted bridge mixes, chocolate malt balls, and licorice buttons and pastels contain gluten.

Don’t see your favorite candy maker listed here?

Don’t panic!  Check this extensive gluten-free Halloween candy list for October 2011.

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Sources:

2011 Gluten-Free Halloween Candy List- myGlutenFacts

Gluten-Free Candy, as of October 2011

Gluten Intolerance Symptoms – Celiac Disease Symptoms – Wheat Allergy Symptoms

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