Valentine's Treats for Peanut Allergic Kids

So I was browsing around at a chi-chi, upscale grocery store near my office this week, looking for a few peanut-free Valentine Treats for Bella. I figured I could find a little heart shaped box of plain chocolates for her.

Guess what I found?

Nothing.

There's slim pickings for Peanut Allergic Kids for Valentine's Day! Everything is made on equipment that manufactures peanut products, or made in the same facility - both of those no-no's for the vigilant mom.

So how can you fill a Valentine's Basket with safe treats WITHOUT resorting to mail-order?

Here are some options (most of which you can buy at Target or a drugstore near you):

• Sweethearts in 2 oz boxes (in regular, tart, and chocolate flavors)
• Hershey's Kisses (they even have cute, big heart shaped boxes of them without an allergy warning!)
• Hershey's Chocolate Bars (some of the larger ones have a warning though)
• Twizzlers
• Madeleines from Starbucks
• Rice Krispie Treats
• Mike & Ike's
• Gummi Bears
• Oreo Snack Packs
• Whoppers
• Marshmallow Peeps (as long as they don't have chocolate in them)
• Animal crackers
• Hostess Twinkies or Cupcakes (some have warnings i hear, beware)
• Sweet tarts
• Fruitabu
  

At Target, quite a few of these were in Valentine themed cases (i.e. hearts) so it still gets the kids in the spirit. I'll likely get Bella a few of these plus a stuffed animal and some coloring books/pens/stickers.

I must say that not being able to find chocolates and candies is ok with me. I feel a lot better about Bella eating 'real' food like fruit instead of chocolate/sweets for dessert. Is this a bright side of having a peanut allergy? Maybe!

So what would you add to my list?

p.s. Here's a list that details a TON of peanut free/safe foods (note: this list is a year old and originates in Canada, where some products are safe THAT ARE NOT SAFE IN THE USA). NEVER stop reading labels, even if it's a food on this list. Depending on where a product is made (different factory or different country) they could have different manufacturing practices.