Our Food Allergies on a Budget Story

Lil Buddy allergic to egg and peanut

Four epipens go everywhere with the seven of us. We have two children allergic to nuts. One would go into anaphylactic shock if eggs touched his lips. Yet, there is so much food my children can have. Can enjoy. Yes, this allergy-friendly living takes a bit more planning but any good thing does. Yes, foods [...]

The Saturday the Sun Arrived

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It was a regular Saturday before Valentine’s. After weeks of winter weather, the sun was shining like spring. Then it happened. Right in the midst of folding laundry. The doorbell rang. And the sun arrived. The sun that warms us on the inside. A package from Sunbutter! Not only was it a package, it was [...]

Allergy Friendly Living Part Three – Alert Wristband/Bracelet

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The orange. It calls attention. The bracelet. It’s trendy. The stretchy band. It’s comfortable. Lil’ Buddy calls it his watch. I think calling it a watch is appropriate since it helps us and others ‘watch out’ for him. I had been on the look out for an allergy alert bracelet for a while. When the [...]

Allergy Friendly Living, Part One

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I’ve shared before about our trials and triumphs with allergies. Told about how we’ve left life in the drive thru lane for the road home. The reasons? Well, first we like to eat healthy. Then there is the cost of feeding seven of us and our habit of frugal living. But basically we have to [...]

Reindeer Mix, allergy free + bracelets

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Always a holiday favorite is Reindeer Mix, a.k.a. White Christmas Snack. We made a big bunch of it yesterday. It’s very simple. You might even have the ingredients on hand. Just melt the white chocolate bark and pour it over Crispix, marshmallows, pretzels and M&Ms. Only this year and last, so that the youngest two [...]