Another Awesome Allergy Product

Okay, so this isn't new, but its really awesome stuff. Vance's Dari Free Eh, sorry for the crappy picture quality. The photo was too big.

Anyway. This is soy, dairy, and rice free. Surprisingly (or not, if you're familiar with food allergies), some people are allergic to all three. Happily this is where Vance's Dari Free comes in (so long as they aren't allergic to potatos too).

We only use Vance's for cooking, and because of the cost, I only use it for cooking certain things. When I was on Caden's dairy free diet, I sorely missed gravies. Maybe the southern blood doesn't run so thin in the third generation, after all. Enter Vance's. While its not the same as cow milk, it has a better taste for gravies than any other "milk" substitute out there. Jason will even eat my hamburger gravy or sausage gravy when I make it with Dari Free.

I haven't been able to find it in any stores in the area, so I order it online when I need it from either Ms. Robbins (the allergy grocer), Vance's website or Amazon (I think I can get it at Amazon).

If you're dairy free and missing your gravies, get thee some Vance's!

Another great allergy product

Okay, this one has been on the market for quite awhile, but it's truly amazing.

Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips

Oh, are these yummy. I enjoyed them thoroughly when I was nursing Caden and on his restricted diet, and now that I'm not on his restricted diet, I still enjoy them. They have to be the best chocolate chips ever created. All the main steam kind you get at the grocery store are filled with all sorts of crap that you can't pronounce. Simplicity seems to be the key with ELF chips. They are my secret ingredient for chocolate chip cookies and taste yummy when melted and strawberries are dipped into them.

Awesome Allergy Product

Since this was reputed to be good on my allergy board (http://www.kidswithfoodalleriges.com/), I decided I had to try it. Well, I finally found it yesterday. It puts every other vegan ice cream to shame (well except the one I make at home, of course). Caden loved it. I liked it. Should I need to go dairy free ever again, I will not miss my ice cream. And if I ever meet who created this for Turtle Mountain, I will probably fall into their arms weeping with gratitude. Hey, I might even mow their lawn for them! It's made entirely from coconut milk. No dairy, no soy. And frankly, any soy ice cream I've ever eaten has tasted like vomit compared to the wonderful taste of Purely Decadent made with coconut milk.

Rumor had it a couple weeks ago, that Turtle Mountain was also releasing a line of coconut milk yogurt. Much to my delight, it is now being advertised on their website. My local Whole Foods dairy manager had better plan on carrying this at the new store, otherwise I'll be harassing him until he orders it for me, err Caden. We've used Ricera in the past, and Caden likes it okay. I, however, cannot stomach it. I'm hoping that this will follow the genius of coconut milk ice cream though and be more palatable. Still I'm not knocking Ricera, its a great product, but if something tastes better... eat it!

Yay for Turtle Mountain!

Back from Vacation!

Finally, I am back! We had a great time in Indianapolis last weekend and spending time at my parent's place for nearly all of last week. Caden had a blast playing with his cousins. I highly recommend Indianapolis for a weekend vacation. We went to Conner Prairie, the Children's Museum, and the zoo.

P.S. Yes I know my son should be wearing a helmet on the power wheels.

Yikes! I guess this is a busy month

We're headed out for a family vacation later this week, and the rest of this week is full of preparations for it and a get together with friends.

So with that, I'm signing off for a couple weeks.

Living Without

Off the dorm life topic. I just discovered Living Without magazine. It focuses primarily on gluten free/dairy free diet, but for the most part, their recipes are very allergen friendly (baring egg). It is so nice to have a quality magazine for those with food allergies.

Plans

Just got back from a conference down in Ohio. Great conference! I have some thoughts to share when I can get the time. Hopefully in the next week or so.