tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27178813649918659172026-05-13T22:35:33.765-04:00A healthy balance of family, food and fun...with a food allergy twist.Kathryn @ Mamacadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12694974876990489475noreply@blogger.comBlogger210125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2717881364991865917.post-70563078801602767332019-08-13T16:29:00.002-04:002019-08-13T16:29:10.080-04:00

Hi Friends! It's been awhile. Life is REALLY busy now with baby number three and working full time. But I just HAVE to share with you about our great food allergy finds on our recent trip to Ocean City, Maryland...with two stops in Bethany Beach, Delaware. Little Guy has multiple food allergies to dairy, egg, nuts, salmon and sesame, and he was able to eat out safely for 3 meals, plus 4 food

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'Tis the season to see a holiday show in the city! We were so excited to see The Christmas Carol musical at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philly this weekend. The show is just perfect for kids since it's only 1 hour, offers late morning show times, moves pretty quickly and has a few fun songs and surprises in it. Thanks to the Walnut Street Theatre for providing our family of 4 with tickets to

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Happy new school year my friends! I can't believe school is starting already, can you? Summer flew by for us. With a new baby (now 5 months old), going back to work, and just living life, I feel like summer totally got away from me! Well, with a new school year, comes a fresh opportunity to get creative with allergy-friendly school lunches! I named this post "Nut Free School Lunches", but really,

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Thanks to SunButter for sponsoring this post!  I discovered a fun "trick" recently using SunButter On the Go Single Cups. If you've read this blog before, you KNOW how much we love and appreciate SunButter. It's one of our go-to sources of protein since Little Guy is allergic to dairy, eggs, nuts and sesame. So what's the trick? Check it out below!  The new SunButter On the Go

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Do you love NEW allergy friendly foods as much as we do? I KNOW you do! We were very excited to try out these vegan, gluten free and allergy-friendly cookies from a new company, Partake Foods. The company was started by a food-allergy mom...just like many of you reading this right now! Denise kindly sent us 3 different kinds of cookies to try. The verdict? They're great! They're crunchy and

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It's been awhile!  Life has been full of sleeplessness and joy since I last wrote a blog post. Little Lady surprised us a few days early and was born at midnight on March 17, ringing in St. Patty's Day. She's such a joy and "easy" baby. I put easy in quotes because no baby is truly easy. However, she's thankfully sleeping, eating and doing everything she should do as a newborn!  

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I don't frequently share very personal information on social media. It's just my nature and I like to keep some personal things, well, personal. Yes, I have a blog, but the purpose of it is to share food allergy friendly and healthy  recipes and ideas, and also to connect with the "communities" that I'm interested in and feel like I can contribute to - like the food allergy, healthy living

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Thanks to SunButter for sponsoring this post! As a parent of a child with food allergies, I've found that it's important to get creative with food. You not only have to get creative with WHAT you make (substituting eggs, dairy, nuts and sesame are not always easy!), but HOW you present it. I've found that even though Little Guy does eat a lot of the same foods over and over again, he's happy to

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I woke up in the middle of night recently thinking about all the Peter Rabbit hubbub. I'm sure you've heard, but there is a scene in the new Peter Rabbit movie that shows the rabbits intentionally trying to throw berries into Tom's mouth, knowing he is allergic to them. Their evil quest is successful, and Tom has to use his EpiPen to stop progressing anaphylaxis.  What's funny about

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I have a fun Valentine's giveaway going on right now that you might just LOVE!💕 Pop over to my Instagram page and be sure to enter today. This giveaway package includes:  A box of double chocolate mocha bars and a jar of chocolate seed butter from 88 acres Lip balm, body butter, and sugar scrub from Kiss Freely Two tins of chocolate hearts from Free2B Umm, can you say ooh, ahh and

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Thank you to Hilary's Eat Well for sponsoring this post. School lunches. Love them or dread them? For me, I love that I can pack healthy, whole food school lunches for my kids. Little Guy only eats food from home due to his food allergies. When I ask what other kids are buying at school (things like hot dogs, chips and ice cream), I'm honestly happy that he has healthier lunches every day.

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Happy New Year! Although I'm not a fan of New Year's resolutions, I do think it's a great time for small changes you can make to improve your (and your family's) life. One resolution this year is to pay special attention to SUGAR in our family's diet. It's amazing how easily it is to eat sugar, even if you avoid dessert and treats. Sugar can be found in baked goods, yogurt and even milk! And I

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My 5 year old Little Gal is currently in a vegetable funk. For some reason, she is going through a phase where the only veggies she likes are broccoli (sometimes) and carrots. Gah! She used to be my veggie-loving girl who liked to eat salads even at age 3! Well, there's one thing I've learned about getting your kids to eat their veggies in my 7 years as a mama, and that's just to consider any

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First Holy Communion and the Catholic Church have been in the news a lot this past year. I’ve read many articles about how the Catholic Church doesn’t allow the use of a gluten-free Eucharist. However, this really isn’t NEW news as you can read in this article on Catholicnewsagency.com. The gluten-free host problem is also something that people with food allergies and celiac disease have been

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Thanksgiving is coming so soon! I don't know about you, but every year, I always look for shortcuts to make Thanksgiving dinner easier. This year, I'm SO excited to have found out about Hilary's Holiday Stuffing. This awesome stuffing is vegan, gluten free, dairy free, egg free, nut free, and free of the most common allergens.  WHAT? Yes!  A pre-made stuffing that's safe for my

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Halloween has to be one of my favorite holidays. Why? I think it's because Halloween falls during the most beautiful season, autumn, but also because there are so many fun activities for kids and adults who are kids-at-heart! And today, I have a FUN treat for you that's perfect for autumn AND Halloween!  This SunButter Caramel Apple Dip is SO yummy...and you know it has to be dairy free,

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I haven't written many "about life" posts lately because, well, I guess I've just been too busy living it! Summer whizzed by and I can't believe autumn is here already. But I couldn't miss an opportunity to tell you about our great allergy-friendly trip to Ocean City, New Jersey (or OC NJ!) in August.  As you might know, Little Guy has food allergies to dairy, eggs, nuts and sesame. So

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I'm so excited to share a new dessert recipe with you today made with some of our favorite allergy-friendly ingredients! This Chocolate Banana Cream SunButter Trifle is so EASY to make and it's really a fun twist on the usual dessert options. Head on over to the SunButter blog for this DELICIOUS recipe! Also, thanks to SunButter for partnering with me on this post. We truly depend on and

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I have a confession to make. I've NEVER used Groupon Coupons before today. Crazy, right? I'm not a big online bargain shopper (although I do like a good bargain!). However, after today, I'm sold!  Groupon send me some deals to share with all of you. I wanted to try it out before I shared, and wow, I saved some money today on Amazon! I ended up saving $11 in shipping on 6 jars of SunButter.

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Have you ever followed a plant-based diet? For someone with food allergies, plant-based diets can be challenging because many of the recipes focus on nuts or soy - two of the top 8 allergens. That's why I'm excited to tell you about Debbie Adler's new cookbook, Sweet, Savory & Free with recipes free of all of the top 8 food allergens. Debbie so kindly sent me a copy to review. Wow,

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Hello to my peanut free and nut free friends! Are you in the mood for a new SunButter recipe?  I know I'm ALWAYS ready for new allergy friendly recipes, as are my kiddos. These SunButter Baked Oatmeal Cups are perfect to eat for breakfast or a snack, pop in a lunchbox, or take to the beach or pool. They are gluten free, dairy free, egg free and of course, nut free! You can include

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The GIANT Nutritionist team at the Philly Gluten Free Expo just this past weekend (with Little Gal hiding behind me!). Do you ever worry if you or your child is getting enough vitamin D? I know I do. Dairy products are obviously a great source of vitamin D, but if you're allergic to dairy, it's harder to eat enough of this vitamin. As you know, Little Guy is allergic to dairy (milk, casein,

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It's so easy to feed your kids junk. Since Little Guy has food allergies to dairy, eggs, sesame and nuts, we DO stay away from a lot of processed snacks and candy that are not safe for him. However, there is still a lot of junk that he CAN eat. This is especially true during candy filled holidays like Easter. That's why this Easter, we are staying away from all that junk and focusing on a few

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There are certain kinds of people in the world that take action when they see a problem. Heather Gannon is one of those people. After her daughter, Rachel, was diagnosed as gluten and dairy intolerant, she realized the high cost of specialty foods. She wondered how people who needed food assistance could afford allergy friendly food. So she started The Rachel Way, a gluten free and dairy

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Every year around Valentine's Day, I walk down store aisles stuffed with pink and red candy, hoping to find something safe, new and fun for my Little Guy with food allergies. But every year I'm disappointed at the variety of choices for him since he's allergic to dairy, eggs, sesame, tree nuts and peanuts.  I would still like to be able to give my Little Guy a unique and fun treat to

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