Holiday Sweets Shopping Card

The decisions from The Holiday Sweets Field Guide for Parents, on one card for the store. Fill in your family once at home, then read only what applies to you, aisle by aisle.

A busy store the week before a holiday dinner is no place to research ingredients. This card has already sorted it: every aisle a holiday run touches, with each item marked Hard stop, Check first or Good to know.

What's inside

• Our family: tick a baby under 1 or a child under 4, and add allergies and anything you skip by choice. Your selections tell you which tags to follow.
• Already checked: list the treats you've vetted at home. When the kids ask for something else, point here.
• The aisle map: candy, bakery, baking, drinks, and snacks and deli, each sorted by what to do.

Two layouts

• Full page (US Letter): for the fridge, the pantry or meal planning. Fillable on screen and light on ink when printed.
• Phone (6 screens): a home screen with a tile for each aisle, and tap-through navigation between them. Fill it in once and save it to Files, Books or Notes, or keep the included images in Photos or a shared list. Works offline: no searching, no ads, no scrolling.

Details

• Instant download: 2 PDFs plus 6 phone images (1080 × 1920).
• Built from the sourced research behind the full guide.
• General information, not medical advice.

Want the why behind each rule? See The Holiday Sweets Field Guide for Parents.