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What’s the Best Candy to Keep Around the Office?
Quality Nut Free Chocolates & Candies
Quality Nut Free Chocolates & Candies
Want to make your employees happy?
Bring some candy to the office.
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Chocolate isn’t something that tends to stick around.
Think about the last time someone brought a box of chocolates or a package of chocolate-covered pretzels into the breakroom at work. Was it there the next day?
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Chocolate wasn’t always the chocolate we enjoy today.
Nut-free chocolate? Chocolate-covered raisins? Go back several centuries and those things would have been unheard of.
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There are a lot of unfortunate myths about nut allergies.
They’re over-diagnosed. They’re all in the minds of overprotective parents. They’re not that serious.
But as parents of kids with peanut or tree nut allergies – and as a maker of nut-free candy – we know better. These allergies are very real and very serious and living with them can mean making significant changes to the way your family lives.
If your child has just been diagnosed with a nut allergy, here are a few things you’ll need to make your life in your house easier and safer.
One of the first things you’ll need to do is find doctors that you trust.
“Typically, a board-certified pediatric allergist is the specialist of choice to advise families and prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors,” writes Caroline Bologna in a Huffington Post piece on advice for parents of children with nut allergies.
She also spoke with parents who recommend shopping around until you find the doctor that’s the best fit for your child.
“Don’t worry about offending people because it’s your child’s safety at stake,” said Becky Bergman, founder of the Peanut Allergy Mom blog and mother of a teenage son with a peanut allergy. “If they’re not the right fit they’re not the right fit.”
The only sure way for your child to avoid allergic reaction is to keep away from foods that trigger symptoms. It often only takes a trace of an allergen to cause a reaction.
Avoid those reactions by:
Try to focus on the foods your child can have rather than what they need to avoid. You can even try out new recipes that use safe ingredients. And thanks to the advent of nut-free candy, they can still enjoy the same sweets their peers cherish.
No matter how vigilant you are, it’s still possible that your child will be exposed to allergens. If that’s the case, you need to be able to recognize the symptoms, which include:
Your child’s doctor can provide you with a complete list of symptoms. Some allergy symptoms can be severe, leading to a potentially life threatening allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis, which we’ll deal with in the next section.
Talk to your child’s doctor about how to recognize the signs of anaphylaxis and how to treat it. You can prepare yourself by:
You may also want to get your child a medical alert bracelet to let people know about their allergy.
Finally, it’s important to remember that you’re not alone. Nut allergy diagnoses may be on the rise, but the silver lining here is that you’ll have an easier time finding other parents in your community who have been where you are.
As the Huffington Post story puts it, “A group of fellow allergy parents can help by answering questions, hearing out rants or even just being there to drink a bottle of wine and cry during hard times.”
Since 1993, Skip’s Candies has prided itself on providing the finest candy options. We proudly provide nut-free candy to retail and wholesale customers alike.
For the last eight years, we’ve operated a dedicated nut-free facility, ensuring that the raw materials we purchase come from manufacturers who either work in nut-free facilities or have dedicated nut-free areas and/or adhere to safe handling practices.
Contact us today to learn more about our nut-free candy and our facility. We’re confident we have something everyone in your family will enjoy.
“My throat was feeling weird, but I dismissed it. Then six hours later, I couldn’t breathe. My inhaler didn’t help, and I didn’t have my EpiPen. I had to call an ambulance. It’s dangerous because you don’t know how well they clean stuff, and I usually don’t know what exactly gave me a reaction.”
That’s an allergen-sufferer named Sewa describing their life with a peanut allergy to the news website Vice in 2017.
It was a story called “We Asked People What It’s Like to Live with Deadly Food Allergies,” and as you can probably imagine, it’s not very pleasant.
Living with allergies goes beyond – as the article puts it – just not being able to enjoy Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or Nutella in a world that treats them like the food of the gods. Being allergic to peanuts can mean facing serious – if not deadly – health consequences if you eat the wrong thing.
Food allergies – including peanut allergies – affect millions of people every year. It’s something we’re all too aware of as a maker and provider of wholesale nut-free chocolate and candy.
In this blog post, we’ll explore why nut allergies should be taken seriously and why nut-free options are important.
Symptoms of peanut allergies include:
The most serious – but thankfully less common – symptom is anaphylaxis, a dangerous whole-body reaction to peanuts or other allergens. Symptoms include trouble breathing, swelling in the throat, dizziness or fainting, a sudden loss of blood pressure, and blue lips or pale skin.
Unless epinephrine – adrenaline – is injected right away, anaphylaxis can prove deadly.
It’s a growing number, according to a 2017 report from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Their findings suggest that the number of children with peanut allergies in America has grown by 21 percent since 2010.
The ACAAI also concluded that 2.5 percent of all children in America may have a peanut allergy.
Parents who have children with peanut or food allergies know that keeping them safe means more than just “stay away from that food.”
You need to stay vigilant. Here are a few ways you can make sure your child stays safe.
For more than 25 years, Skip’s Candies has dedicated itself to providing the best in
In 2011, we opened a dedicated nut-free facility and purchase our raw materials and finished products from manufacturers who either work in a nut-free environment or have dedicated nut-free areas and/or follow safe cleaning and handling practices. Contact us today to learn more about our retail and wholesale nut-free chocolate options.