Easter – Allergy Free Alternatives

Don’t let your children or yourself for that matter, miss out on Easter this year because of food allergies.

Today there are now many allergy free alternatives that you can give your child so that they can join in on the Easter fun and the chocolate eating – safely.

Sweet Williams – Dairy free, Nut free and Gluten free

This brand of allergy free chocolate is one of the most popular amongst the kiddies and adults alike because of its creamy, light flavour which is closer to real milk chocolate than a dark chocolate substitute.

Instead of using cow’s milk as the main ingredient, they have opted for a soy milk base which provides the creamy texture – sorry to say not suitable for those with a soy allergy.

You can purchase a box of three individually wrapped bunnies or their newer Easter bunny multipacks containing fifteen colourful individually wrapped bunny faces.

Unfortunately Sweet Williams do not make any Easter eggs, I know talk about disappointment! But for those of you with a creative spark, Sweet Williams do sell 100g blocks of white chocolate and the original chocolate that you can melt down and use in Easter egg moulds.

Where can I find Sweet Williams?

Both Coles and Darrell Lea are usually the most well stocked stores of Sweet Williams chocolate during Easter time.

You can also try local health food stores that sometimes may choose to stock the chocolate over Easter.

If worse comes to worse and you have left it a little too late, you can purchase the multipack bunny chocolates from this website which has a rather fast delivery time.

Kinnerton Chocolate – Dairy free, Nut free, Gluten free, Egg free

Kinnerton chocolate is a dark chocolate which is great to use in cooking if the recipe calls for it or to be eaten on its own for lovers of dark rich chocolate.

Because it is a dark chocolate, I know children may have an aversion to the more bitter taste that dark chocolate brings. So you may want to save purchasing this chocolate for Adult only Easter treats.

Where can I find Kinnerton Chocolate?

Kinnerton is commonly found in Aldi, Big W, Coles, Darrell Lea, K-Mart, Priceline and Target.

Raw Chocolate – Dairy free, Gluten free, Sugar free

Raw chocolate is absolutely heavenly with its soft, smooth texture that dissolves in your mouth. Eating raw chocolate is quite the experience and it’s perfect for those of you with food allergies to dairy and gluten.

In raw chocolate, the cacao bean (chocolate) is in its absolute purest form meaning it is untouched of any cooking or processing that is usually carried out in the normal roasted chocolate bar.

With no processing, the naturally occurring minerals and antioxidants found in the cacao bean are preserved, which means you get a healthy kick of nutrients whilst you indulge in this heavenly chocolate.

The antioxidants present in the cacao bean are found to be 30 times higher than red wine and 20 times higher than green tea! Who knew improving your health could taste so good?

Not only that, cacao is also a great source of Magnesium which is vital for a healthy heart – a significant amount of people are easily deficient in this mineral.

Raw chocolate can come in several different flavours including orange, peppermint, coconut and chilli – the combinations are endless.

Introduce your loved one to the world of raw chocolate! You can show them just how easy it is to still enjoy chocolate even with a dairy or gluten allergy.

Where can I find Raw Chocolate?

Raw chocolate is yet to be found in your local supermarket, so your best bet would be to check your closest health food store. Most health food stores will stock at least one brand of raw chocolate.

Before you buy raw chocolate, please ensure that it does state dairy free or gluten free on the packaging depending on the allergy. Even though all raw chocolate that I have seen is always gluten and dairy free, I can’t ensure that absolutely all brands are.

Thankfully finding Easter chocolate alternatives for your family and friends this year should be a little easier for you with the variety of chocolate alternatives now widely available.

Happy Easter everybody!

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Jamie Stern March 26, 2010 10:10 am
Hi Chloe, Another idea for food allergic kids at this time of year would be “non-food” related activities too. Our local allergy mom support group has an Easter Egg Hunt without food, just crafts, games and stories. The children have alot of fun and the parents can relax since there are no possible allergen exposures.
Thanks for the post.
Chloe Orford March 26, 2010 7:10 pm
Hello Jamie,
Non food related activities are a great alternative for food allergy children this Easter.

Celebrating Easter doesn’t always have to be about chocolate. Taking the total focus off enjoying chocolate for Easter and replacing it with toys and games can make it a lot easier for the food allergy child to deal with not eating what the other children are eating at Easter.

That will be a great reminder for Mothers with food allergenic children. Thanks for your handy comment!
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Tee April 2, 2010 7:55 pm
Those sweet williams chocolates are sooo good.

My kids got into them this Easter and they absolutely loved them.

Hopefully you got something just as yummy for easter too