TROOP 10 GUIDELINES FOR SHELLFISH & NUT FREE TRIPS & MEALS
(Adopted May 2009,  Revised Oct 2010)

We are attempting to provide a safe environment for our scouts who are allergic to various food, specifically shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts & sesame seeds. This is a very difficult process to perfect and because of the cross contamination issue, we will ask that all scouts follow this procedure.  The simplest way to achieve a successful nut free menu is to purchase simple ingredients and to avoid pre-packaged (rice mixes, hamburger helper, Hungry Man dinners etc.) & prepared foods.  Bakery items are difficult to determine, especially self serve items.  Store brands & generic brands are notorious for poor labeling and potential contamination.  The large, nation wide brands are typically the best at control of ingredients & labeling.  Read all labels thoroughly including ingredients, allergen information and “manufactured in a facility…”

In all cases please make the best possible effort to be sure that ingredient labels are included, even if the food is repacked for traveling.  The following are some suggestions:

Breakfast:
Oatmeal - Quaker Plain Quick Oats; Quaker packets are ok just not nut flavored
Cold Cereal - read ingredient label
Bread - Freihoffer or Pepperidge Farm White or 100% whole wheat, NO multigrain; No store brands or smaller bakeries; read label
Bisquick - good
Pancake mix - just add water type Hungry Jack ok; Aunt Jemima ok;  Krusteaz NO
Bagels - pre-packaged Lenders; no bakery or self serve
Tortillas - Mission & Chi-Chi ok
English Muffins - Thomas-ok
Fruits & Vegetables

Lunch & Dinner:
Hamburger & Hot dog rolls - Roche Bros.
Cheese
Lunch meat
NO meatballs - bread crumbs are impossible to determine sesame seed content; unless home made with no bread crumbs
Pasta
Rice
Tomato Sauce
Ramen Noodles - Maruchan ok
NO Boxed Rice mix
Fruits & Vegetables
Instant soup mixes-Knorr ok;  Lipton NO;  Simply Asia NO
NO shellfish (shrimp, lobster, crab, clams, etc)  This also includes NO sushi, chowders, or soups prepared from shellfish,

Snack Food:
NO Snyders products
NO store brands
Lays potato chips
Rold Gold pretzels
Fruits & Vegetables

The list above is simply for suggestion; it is by no means exclusive.  The easiest way to keep to the program is to buy simple ingredients.