Did you hear?! Today, July 11th, is National 7-Eleven Day! So what does that mean? It means you can hit up your local 7-Eleven and get a free Slurpee! My kids thought this was so cool and so fun! I told them about when I was a kid. I'm the oldest of three children, and… Continue reading National 7-Eleven Day
I love a cold virgin drink when it's hot out and I'm poolside or at the beach! Those fruity drinks are so much fun! I don't drink alcohol, and that makes this mix all the better because it's family friendly! This is seriously the yummiest Piña Colada I've ever had!!! Virgin Piña Colada 1 liter… Continue reading Virgin Piña Colada
Our family is on-the-go quite a bit. We do try to keep fresh fruit, organic pre-packaged snacks, and other healthy quick snacks packed with us. However, we follow the 80-20 rule. 80% of what we eat is pretty dang good, but a good 20% not so much. Balance is a good thing in my book.… Continue reading Sonic Restaurant Review
Party of 37, 19 Kids Menu's Please! We have an upcoming extended family trip to San Diego. As a family with anaphylactic food allergies, and a gluten intolerance, it can definitely already be quite the task to travel and dine with JUST our immediate family in tow. Add to that 14 cousins, 14 aunts and… Continue reading Restaurant Planning for Travel with Food Allergies
My son is anaphylactic to peanuts and shellfish. One of the most classic popular candies are M&M's. We have strictly had him avoid M&M's (yes even the plain ones), due to cross-contamination concerns. M&M candies look so cute and fun in cookies! My son sees cookies with M&M's in them, and there's just something about… Continue reading Sixlets Cookies
I could eat kettle corn, and cotton candy for days! Downtown Disney Kettle Corn The kettle corn in Downtown Disney is from another vendor and different than inside the parks. It’s called CaliPop by ESS Snack Foods. The Salted Caramel contains milk and soy, and isn’t labeled for cross contamination. This food cart was near… Continue reading Disneyland’s Food Allergy Finds Volume V
Memories In another post about ice cream, I discuss introducing my son to McDonalds vanilla ice cream cones. When I was a child I loved getting an ice cream cone from McDonalds, but do you know what else I loved?! My dad would take us to Wendy’s and we’d order french fries and Frosty’s, and… Continue reading Wendy’s Allergy Friendly Frosty
