NoTrickTreats.com Helps Children with Restricted Diets Enjoy Halloween

Oct 14

Jon sent us news of a new service website on the web that aims to help kids find safe homes to Trick or Treat at. I’ve checked it out and it’s really well done and easy to follow. All we need now is for EVERYONE to use it! Check out this news release and get your home listed too! I did and I hope it helps. Although many American children list Halloween...

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Sunbutter Video Contest

Aug 05

Sunbutter has contacted us to let us know of a new contest they are holding! http://bit.ly/videodetails will take you to their Facebook page. Sadly it does not seem to be open to Canadians. So are you going to enter?     Here’s a lowdown on what they want and what you get: Grand Prize Chosen by SunButter: A case (6 jars) of SunButter $100 US savings bond 2nd...

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Introducing Mr. Christie Snak Paks Soft Baked Cookies!

Mar 18

Introducing Mr. Christie Snak Paks Soft Baked Cookies!

We were recently very pleased that Kraft Foods gave us the opportunity to try their new Mr. Christie Snak Paks Soft Baked Cookies. They come in three flavours — Oatmeal Cinnamon, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip, and Double Chocolate — and are conveniently packaged in 30 gram snack-sized pouches, six per box. All three varieties are made in a peanut-free facility...

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Lobster!

Jul 14

Last week, our son had his allergies retested. He is on a two-year schedule, so this was the third time he had a skin-prick test. His allergist informed us he is no longer allergic to shellfish and, despite never having eaten shellfish, he was very excited. When we asked him what shellfish he would like to try, he definitively answered, “Lobster!” “Couldn’t he have...

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Living with Food Allergies: A First-Hand Account

Jun 18

Recently, Marc told me that there was a new co-op student at his workplace who has life-threatening food allergies. I began to wonder alot about this young man and started asking Marc a lot of questions about him: Does he carry epinephrine? Does he eat at restaurants? How has he managed to stay safe all these years? Marc suggested that I ask him these questions...

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