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Top Rated

Allergy-Friendly Apple Orchards and Pumpkin Patches

It wouldn’t be fall without a trip to the pumpkin patch or apple orchard and these favorite fall activities are even sweeter when you can safely enjoy cider donuts, apple cider, and more! Our Allergy-Friendly Pumpkin Patch and Apple Orchard Guide features 26 hand-picked reviews. If you’ve found a safe pumpkin patch or apple picking spot, please share a review on the Spokin App!

45 Allergy-Friendly Food Trucks

Line up at the food truck with ease with our Allergy-Friendly Food Truck Guide! It’s National Food Truck Day and we’re rolling out a guide of 45 food trucks dedicated free of at least 1 of the top 9 allergens or gluten. See trucks serving nut-free Thai food, gluten-free funnel cake, vegan fried chicken, and more across 20 states and 3 countries. If you’ve found an allergy-friendly or gluten-free food truck, please share a review on the Spokin app!

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100 Top Rated Allergists

Whether you’re looking for a new allergist because your current one is just “meh”, you’re newly diagnosed, you’re overdue for an appointment, or you recently moved, we want everyone to have an allergist they love. To help you find your perfect match, we’ve created a guide of the 100 top rated allergists on the Spokin app! Already have a great allergist? Please share a Spokin app review to thank them and help someone who’s looking for a recommendation!

Note: The locations listed are current locations of these doctors. Some reviews were shared when the doctors were practicing at different locations but the information in this guide is where they are currently based.

Product Guides

WIN Enjoy Life Breakfast Ovals!

🩵 Enjoy Life has been a safe haven for allergy families for years, offering products free of the top 14 allergens. While the news is out that they are discontinuing their baked goods, we’re thrilled to share that we have 5 boxes of the beloved Breakfast Ovals to give away. If, like us, you relied […]

19 Allergy-Friendly Mochi

Cool off with our hottest product guide of the summer: our Top Rated Mochi Guide! See the 19 most allergy-friendly mochi, including 2 that are top 9 free! We’re sweet on safe mochi and all the fun flavors—ube, matcha, mango, strawberry, and more. This guide was published on 7/25/2023. To learn more about our product guide process, see our Letter From Our Founder.

Our criteria for being included in the guide was that each mochi had to be free of at least 1 of the top 9 allergens and either not have a warning label or, if it had a warning label, the warning label needed to not include at least 1 of the allergens the product’s ingredients were free of. In other words, there was at least 1 allergy the product was free of that there was not a warning for.

Sesame List

A shocking number of food companies and restaurant chains have added sesame to their breads, buns, and bagels to, we believe, avoid the effort and expense of the FASTER Act’s cleaning requirements. As the sesame allergy community scrambles to place safe bread on their tables, Spokin has reached out to over 130 brands to confirm their sesame details, including information on facilities, lines, ingredient and label changes, and more.

We’ve created the Spokin Sesame List as a resource for the sesame allergy community. Categorization is based on responses we’ve received directly from each manufacturer. We will continue to update this list as we receive confirmed information. This list was published on 1/9/2023 and was last updated on 1/24/2023.

Travel

Munich Allergy-Friendly Travel Guide

Munich is the home of Oktoberfest but this historic city also features cobblestone streets, beautiful architecture, and plenty of allergy-friendly restaurants. If you are lucky enough to be celebrating Oktoberfest in Munich this year, see our guide for places to get gluten-free schnitzel and spots to find helpful allergen menus!

Italy Tree Nut, Gluten, Fish + Sesame-Free Travel Itinerary

Live “la dolce vita” on Italy’s stunning Amalfi Coast with Nicole’s itinerary of safe places to eat with celiac and tree nut, fish, and sesame allergies. See where she enjoyed fresh gluten-free pasta and pizza, her favorite gelato shop, and the stunning hotels she stayed at. And between hiking Path of the Gods, relaxing in thermal baths, and shopping at outdoor markets, there’s an activity for every traveler. Follow Nicole on Spokin @girlwnogluten to see all of her reviews and on Instagram and TikTok @girlwnogluten_.

Maine Tree Nut-Free Travel Itinerary

Take in the seaside towns, historical lighthouses, and beautiful beaches of Maine with Daphne’s tree nut-free itinerary. In between hiking in Camden, and kayaking on Boothbay Harbor, she enjoyed safe fish and chips served by a chef with a peanut allergy, nut-free donuts, and chocolates at Spokin Verified Dean’s Sweets. Follow Daphne on Spokin @daphlevy to see all of her reviews and on Instagram @daphsfoodfinds.

Meet The Maker

Meet the Maker: Chaia

Chaia holds a special place in our hearts as the first restaurant to join the Spokin Verified Restaurant program. We’re excited to share the story behind this allergy mom co-owned and female-founded restaurant dedicated free of peanuts, tree nuts, gluten, and more. To celebrate joining the Spokin family, Chaia is giving away FREE tacos! Join the biggest Taco Tuesday ever by using code SPOKIN at any of their 3 locations in Washington, D.C. and Maryland. This code is good for up to 1 year—perfect for that 2023 D.C. trip! Can also be used for delivery. Limit one use per person.

Meet the Maker: Ghostfish Brewing Company

Requests for alcohol allergen details are bubbling up at Spokin and we are saying cheers to our FIRST Verified Alcohol Brand, Ghostfish Brewing Company! Ghostfish is one of the largest dedicated gluten-free breweries in the U.S. and their Seattle brewing facility also boasts the Ghostfish Taproom, a bucket list-worthy restaurant that’s 100% dedicated gluten-free and allergy-friendly. Ghostfish’s craft beer is sold in 18 states and 2 Canadian provinces. Sports fans can also find it at some of the leading baseball and football stadiums. Learn more from Co-Founder Brian Thiel and tune in for Brian’s Insta Live today 10/7 at 12pm CT.

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Meet the Maker: Better Bites Bakery

Better Bites Bakery chocolate covered cookie dough bites are one of the highest rated products on the Spokin app. Leah Lopez is the allergy mom and genius behind these top 9 free cookie dough bites, cake bites, cupcakes, and cakes that taste so good, they’re making classrooms and party guests jealous of the “safe” treat. Her refusal to have her son feel left out of celebrations drove her into the kitchen and ultimately landed her products on Whole Foods shelves nationwide. Leah and her team want everyone to have safe treats and are giving 500 winners FREE Better Bites! Tune in to our Insta Live with Leah at 12 PM CT/1 PM ET.

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Wisdom

Allergen Component Testing: Alyssa’s Story

Alyssa Bauder scheduled what she thought was a routine appointment with an allergist but received news that changed her life. While she still had a life-threatening allergy to peanuts, she no longer was allergic to tree nuts, fish, shellfish, or chickpeas—news that seemed almost too good to be true. Learn how she tackled 13 food challenges and worked with her therapist to manage food allergy-related anxiety with a strategy that led to wins like her first Starbucks at 24 years old and a lot of fun along the way.

Alyssa is thankful for the freedom she’s gained and is glad to still be a part of the food allergy community, one that she’s passionate about and plans to continue advocating for through both her platform and career.

Disney World With Food Allergies

Food allergy mom Rachel McFall dreamed of taking her family to Disney World. With the help of travel advisor Taylor Gordon, who not only specializes in food allergy travel but also manages her own allergies, Rachel’s family managed to eat every meal out, enjoying character breakfasts, Mickey Mouse ice cream bars, and a visit to Erin McKenna’s Bakery. See her 527 reviews on the Spokin app @allergene, including 14 from her trip!

Join our Insta Live with Rachel to hear how her family dined out safely with peanut, egg, and wheat allergies, and how Taylor “did it all”, planning every detail of their fairytale vacation. Tune in Wednesday, 5/18 at 12 PM CT/1 PM ET for the Insta Live and enter to win a Disney World trip of your own!

The End of Food Allergy with Dr. Kari Nadeau

The End of Food Allergy is a landmark book on preventing, diagnosing, and reversing food allergies with key findings from a premier team of trained experts.

The trailblazing research of Dr. Kari Nadeau at Stanford University reveals that food allergy can be a treatable condition, because the immune system can be retrained. Food allergies can be disrupted, slowed, and stopped. The key is a strategy called immunotherapy (IT)–the controlled, gradual reintroduction of an allergen into the body. With innovations that include state-of-the-art therapies targeting specific components of the immune system, Dr. Nadeau and her team have increased the speed and effectiveness of this treatment to a matter of months.

Food allergy families will find fascinating information on the causes of food allergies, the science behind different types of food allergy testing and learn details on immunotherapy. The End of Food Allergy is a must-read for anyone interested in the science behind food allergies and the latest research that is changing the future of allergies.

Holidays

14 Allergy-Friendly German Restaurants

It’s Oktoberfest and if you can’t make it to Munich, celebrate at a local German restaurant! Our guide features the most allergy friendly German restaurant in 4 countries including the U.S, Switzerland, Austria and Germany (of course!). See where you can find vegan schnitzel, a 100% gluten-free restaurant, and more!

Munich Allergy-Friendly Travel Guide

Munich is the home of Oktoberfest but this historic city also features cobblestone streets, beautiful architecture, and plenty of allergy-friendly restaurants. If you are lucky enough to be celebrating Oktoberfest in Munich this year, see our guide for places to get gluten-free schnitzel and spots to find helpful allergen menus!

Allergy-Friendly Holiday Cookie Recipes

We’re almost OOO (AKA 🍪🍪🍪) with 4 nights to Christmas and nothing but holiday cookies on our minds! Our annual Allergy-Friendly Holiday Cookie Recipe Guide features 66 of our newest finds, with every recipe being free of at least 1 of the top 9 allergens. Find a safe cookie for your holiday plans with our infographic or go to the Spokin app where we’ve already filtered them for your allergens!

Editorial note: For more allergy-friendly holiday cookie recipes, see our 2021 and 2020 guides!

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