Tree Nut Allergy Diet
General guidelines for tree nut allergy
The key to an allergy-free diet is to avoid all foods or products containing the food to which you are allergic. If you have an allergy to tree nuts, you will need to avoid foods that contain tree nuts. To prevent allergic reactions, it is necessary to read food labels.
How to read a label for a tree nut-free diet
Be sure to avoid foods the following nuts and other foods:
Almonds
Beechnuts
Brazil nuts
Butternuts
Caponata (seafood salad with pine nuts)
Cashews
Chestnuts
Coconut
Filberts or hazelnuts
Gianduja (mixture of chocolate and toasted nuts in premium or imported chocolate)
Gingko nuts
Hickory nuts
Lychee nuts
Macadamia nuts
Marzipan/almond paste
Natural nut extract
Nougat
Nu-Nuts artificial nuts
Nut butters (for example, cashew or almond butter)
Nutella (a hazelnut spread)
Nut oil
Nut pastes (for example, almond paste)
Pecans
Pesto with pine nuts
Pine nuts (pignolia)
Pistachios
Praline
Walnuts
Also keep in mind:
Nu-Nuts artificial nuts are peanuts that have been deflavored and reflavored with a nut-like pecan or walnut.
Avoid natural extracts, such as pure almond extract, and natural wintergreen extract.
Ethnic foods, commercially-prepared baked goods, and candy can be cross-contaminated with nuts.
Tree nuts are being added to an increasing variety of foods, such as barbecue sauces, cereals, crackers, and ice creams.