party food and treats for nut and dairy allergy

[sunshine74]

Hi,I wonder if I could pick your brains:
It's dd2s birthday soon and a couple of the children coming have allergies. The boy with nut allergy has an epipen, whereas the girl with dairy allergy is I think much less severely affected but obviously I want to get it right for both of them!
We had planned to do a treasure hunt using chocolate coins that they gather up and then are shared out - is it possible to get some kind of choc that is dairy/nut free that we could use? Also for party food is there anything I should avoid that isn't obvious?
I know the mums will stay as the children are only young but if at all possible I would like them to be able to relax and feel that their children are 'safe'
Thanks in advance

I think anything other than plain crisps is a no-no as a lot of the flavoured ones contain milk powder

dairy: be sure and check bread/pizza bases

Kinnerton chocolate is dairy/nut free. I get it at Sainsburys.

How kind to take allergies into account

Kinnerton isn't dairy free is it?

my three dc are all intolerant to dairy stuff, ds1 is apparently allergic. Dairy free household here.
You can get DF chocolate buttons - I think asda and tesco have them - purple -ish packet, these are them! Don't know if it's completely nut-safe, but you can check on the packet.
If you're doing sandwiches then go for Vitalite marg, it's normal run-of-the-mill sunflower margarine but it's dairy free, we bake with it and everything. Either that or miss off the spread and use mayo, which surprisingly doesn't have any dairy products in it. What other foods are you planning?
Agree re.crisps - ours can have ready salted and some versions of salt-n-vinegar [bleurgh] but they like them

Holland and Barrett has dairy free chocolate. Actually its more and more common even in the supermarkets now. The dairy free ice cream is yum!

My ds has a (mild) nut allergy, and the only thing that has really tripped him up was those satay chicken skewers.

Its great that you worry, but I always felt it was my job to worry about it, and I felt awful when ds's friends mums fretted about it. However ds's allergy is easily avoided - if he had a dairy allergy I think I would be quite grateful that there was food there for him to eat

and same as ilovemydog - it's really nice that you're doing it. I usually end up taking a lunchbag to parties for my lot so they can eat...

Sorry - not helpful if you want to do coins but Haribo seems to solve almost all allergy problems!
Check the bread as well ...
good luck!

Don't know much about dairy but Cadburys dairy milk chocolate coins are nut free, as are cadbury buttons. Their website is very good cadbury as is united biscuits. Fabulous bakin' boys stuff is nut free too and smarties are ok. You have to keep on checking labels when you buy things because they change. For nuts things that aren't obvious are just because something is ok in normal size doesn't mean its ok in mini eg mini jaffa cakes and mini digestives have a nut warning but normal ones don't. Dairy can be in everything eg tom sauce, crisps, ham and the labelling is sometimes not very good.

Grrr, have just typed a reply and promptly lost it
Thanks everyone, this is absolutely fab, some great advice and links - especially the cadburys one.
topairygal - think you could be onto something with the Haribo, and maybe choc buttons/dairy free buttons to take home.
purpleduck - I know what you mean about it being the parents responsibility and I guess whatever I do they are still going to want to double check which is fine,(my dd1 is coeliac and I almost always end up sending her to parties with a packed lunch) but from the suggestions here it seems as if it should be possible to provide some choices for them without any major stress for me
Thanks again everyone

Kinnerton says 'dairy free'

plain hula hoops

marshmallows

jelly

popcorn- not sure about nuts in that..

Rice Krispie cakes made with dark choc (the 'right' kind) decorated with 100s & 1000s

Cookie pops- make with Pure or similar and get coloured lolly sticks from Tesco. Dec with 100s & 1000s

Our Kinnerton advent calendar says definite nut free but isn't dairy free.

Try it's nut free.com and sainsburys sell nut free gluten free dairy free choc sauce for dipping and also buttons. Have tried them myself and they are pretty good! Also flumps marshmallow sticks - yum.

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Chocolate spread: plamil chocolate orange chocolate spread is yummy.
Ice-cream: Swedish glace (soya) or B'Nice (Rice milk ice cream).
Dairy free chocolate: free-from section of supermarket or Goodnessdirect.com

For the milk allergy it is not just about avoiding milk, but about avoiding all dairy. Things made with butter often get forgotten, but also don't forget to look for whey, casein, lactose and various themes on these in the ingredients list. Most margarines also have milk in too.

You may also want to double check that the dairy allergic girl is not also allergic to soya and eggs too as these commonly go together.

HTH - it is lovely that you are thinking about these things, most people completely forget/don't realise.