The Ultimate Allergy-Friendly & Gluten-Free Gift Guide

 

Gift Ideas for 2025 from the Equal Eats Team 

Finding the right gift for an adult or child with food allergies, intolerances, celiac disease or eczema takes careful consideration.

During the Holiday season and birthday time, food gifts and skincare products are particularly popular.

We’ve done some research to see what’s available this year and have created this allergy-friendly and gluten-free Gift Guide to help you with ideas and inspiration.

We have split our ideas into travel, food, skincare, cookbooks, children's books and kitchen gadgets.

We've also included, in brackets, whether each product is available in the UK, US or Worldwide.

If you have any of your own ideas you’d like to share, please do get in touch. 

Thoughtful Travel Gifts

1. First up is our own Equal Eats Gift Card. This card helps your loved ones dine out and travel safer with their dietary needs. The gift card can be used to create their own card on our website to ensure it's the perfect dietary card for them. (UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) 

There’s also a Digital Equal Eats Gift Card option which is purchased and sent over email for you to forward directly. (Worldwide)

2. Allergy Lifestyle have a whole range of products. This slimline, lightweight, insulated EpiBelt is great for both travel and for teens transitioning to Secondary School or High School. (Worldwide)

3. A Frio Wallet is great for keeping temperature sensitive medicines cool when travelling in hot climates. (UK, US, Canada, Australia and Italy) 

4. This anti-allergy travel pillow from NanoSpace is made with organic cotton and a nanofiber layer that blocks dust mites and allergens from getting through. (Worldwide)

5. For cold water on the go these Chilly's water bottles are suitable for both adults and kids. Their distinctive designs help prevent water bottles from being mixed up. Chilly's also have food pots and cutlery sets – perfect for bringing your own meal while traveling. (Worldwide)

6. These Loop earplugs are specially designed to safeguard your ears and give them maximum protection when flying. Air travel can be noisy, and sometimes stressful with food allergies, and if you want to feel more relaxed on a flight, the new and improved 'Loop Quiet 2' earplugs may help. Available for adults and children over six years. (Worldwide)

Festive Food Gifts 

Make Your Own Allergy-Friendly Hamper 

7. Creating your own Holiday or Christmas gift hamper means you have the flexibility to choose allergy-friendly and gluten-free food brands for family, friends and children. We’ve suggested a whole range of options below including chocolate, cake, cookies, sweets and popcorn.

Chocolate

8. Creative Nature Magibles Christmas Cracker are limited edition for this season and top 14 allergen-free. They contain four packs of 30g Magibles and are designed especially so that everyone feels included around the Christmas table. (UK)

9. Play In Choc ToyChoc Box® CHRiSTMAS COLLECTiON is dairy-free, nut-free, gluten-free and soy-free and includes 2 x 10g chocolate, a Christmas figure and fun facts card. Great for kids as a stocking filler or a gift for the table. (UK)

Cake

10. Just Love Fruit Cake is a limited-edition nut-free, dairy-free and egg-free cake for Christmas 2024. You can purchase directly from their website. They currently have some still in stock. (UK)

11. Lazy Day Foods run their own bespoke free-from bakery in Scotland. The bakery is completely gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, wheat-free and nut-free. They have a fun and delicious range of cakes and tiffins. (UK)

Cookies

12. Angelic Free From Festive Chocolate Orange Cookies make a perfect Christmas gift or stocking filler as they are top 14 allergen free. They are available as single packets from Ocado or as a 3 Pack Festive Bundle from Amazon.

Cereal and Cereal Bars

13. Check out Cheeky Nibble for a variety of nut-free, gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan granola cereals inspired by famous desserts. Flavors include Victoria Sponge, Vanilla Latte, Cherry Bakewell and Banoffee Pie all of which would be fun to eat over the holiday season! (Worldwide) 

14. Freee Foods oat bars are gluten-free, dairy-free and nut-free and in a variety of flavors. They also have a range of allergy-friendly cereals that kids will enjoy over the holiday season. (UK)

Sweets

15. Free From Fellows produce sweets and marshmallows that are vegan, halal, kosher and also free from gluten, nuts and soy so suit a wide range of dietary restrictions. (UK)

Popcorn

Great for watching movies over the festive season, as a stocking filler or adding to a hamper, these are all allergy-friendly:

16. Jimmy’s Popcorn is gluten-free, nut-free, peanut-free, lactose-free and soy-free. (Worldwide)

17. Propercorn Sweet & Salty is top 14 allergen free (UK)

18. Poppingtons Gourmet Popcorn offer gluten-free, nut-free and vegan options (US)

 

Gluten-Free Hamper 

19. EATALY's gluten-free sweet and savory bundle includes a selection of delicious Italian treats such as panettone, choco citrus peels, gluten-free pasta and pesto. There are other smaller sweet treat hamper options too such as gluten-free panettone or gluten-free crunchy amaretti cookies. (UK)

 

Eczema-Friendly Gifts

20. The CosiCare Scratch Attack Roller is a medically-graded itch-relief roller and suitable for children with eczema. (Worldwide) 

21. Eczema Clothing have a range of adult, children and babies nightwear, especially designed for people with eczema or other itchy skin conditions. They also have great skincare gifts such as Balmonds Skin Salvation Balm. (Worldwide)

22. Olsson have a range of hair care products suitable for those with allergies and celiac disease. So you can buy a gift such as shampoo, conditioner, hair mask, hair spray, mousse or styling wax. (UK)

23. This Jet Lag Deep Hydration Serum is fragrance-free, absorbs instantly, soothes dry skin and is recommended by the National Eczema Association (US)

 

Brilliant Book Gifts

24. My Family and Food Allergies - The All You Need to Know Guide: By 2022 Free From Hero Award Winner Alexa Baracaia is a wonderful book to gift to a parent of a child with food allergies. It covers every aspect of the food allergy journey from diagnosis to supporting your child to independence. (UK)

25. Living With Allergies by Emma Amoscato provides insight into each allergic condition, how to cope at different life stages and information on diagnosis, treatment and everyday management such as traveling abroad with food allergies. Available from Amazon. (UK)

26. Amanda Orlando’s latest cookbook The Easy Allergy-Free Cookbook has 85 recipes with 5 ingredients or less and ready in 30 minutes. Recipes are without gluten, dairy, tree nuts, peanuts, eggs, fish, shellfish soy and wheat. (US & Canada)

27. Allergic Living has an e-magazine which covers in-depth coverage of the issues facing individuals managing severe food allergies, celiac disease and asthma. Each issue is packed with expert guidance and personal stories as well as recipes. (US)

28. The Allergy-Free Baby & Toddler Cookbook and The Allergy-Free Family Cookbook are thoughtful gifts for both a new or experienced allergy parent as there are lots of simple recipes that whole family can enjoy. Available from Amazon. (UK)

29. Two other popular cookbooks include Feed Your Family Dairy-Free from Kate Lancaster aka The Dairy Free Mum and How To Make Anything Gluten-Free by Becky Excell. (UK)

 

Books for Kids

30. Books for kids include Austin’s Allergies and Austin Goes To A Birthday Party – These books explain in a child-friendly way what it means to have multiple food allergies and how to manage them. (US)

31. The Cookie: A story of friendship and food allergy - This story helps children understand allergies and learn how to keep themselves and their friends safe (UK)

32. Starting School with an Allergy - A book to give children the knowledge and confidence to manage their own allergies when starting school. (UK)

Helpful Kitchen Gadgets

33. It can be challenging to find suitable bread if avoiding sesame, soy, wheat or gluten, for example, so making your own bread is one solution. This Morphy Richards Fastbake Bread Maker has 12 programmes and a gluten-free feature, creates 1.5lb and 2lb Loaf Sizes, makes jams and marmalades, has a 13 hour delay feature and much more. (UK)

34. If you know someone with a wheat allergy or following a gluten-free diet, this Joseph Joseph rice cooker is brilliant. You can measure, wash, cook and serve rice in minutes all in one pot, which is ideal when avoiding cross contact. (UK)

35. It’s great to get kids into the kitchen, especially if they have dietary restrictions, to teach them how to bake and cook and have fun together. Lakeland has this kids 48 piece baking gift set which will make baking fun! (UK)

We hope these gift ideas will help you find a thoughtful gift for your loved one, from travel enthusiasts to foodies and home cooks to book lovers, there's hopefully something for everyone. 

And a quick reminder, you can easily purchase an Equal Eats Gift Card for someone special. 

These ideas are here to inspire. If you have a gift idea, we’d love to hear from you.

Happy gifting!

 

Author Bio

Karina Montagni 
Chartered Marketer & Food Allergy Mum
Karina Montagni is a Chartered Marketer and holds a Master's degree in Tourism from Strathclyde University. She is SEO & Content Marketing Manager for Equal Eats and has over 11 years experience in managing multiple food allergies in her family. Karina is passionate about creating helpful content and resources which supports those living and traveling with food allergies and other dietary needs.