I hope everyone had a wonderful, safe Thanksgiving. I know we had a wonderful one! Little J ate tons of turkey with cranberry sauce (his favorite). I have a couple of new products to share with all of you, and one bad thing that happened to us. So here goes:
My first new find is only sold at Toys R Us and Babies R Us. It’s Ella’s Kitchen “baby food”! Now, I have to say that I hate the fact that it’s marketed as baby food, but I get it. What these pouches contain is pureed fruit and veggies (that’s all..completely SPEWD Free!). So just don’t tell your kiddos that they are “baby food” and they will never know! Ella’s Kitchen pouches don’t need refrigeration, so they can go anywhere, and they come in a fun pouch (which makes them mess free). Little J loves all the flavors and begs for them! How can you say no to a new way to get your child to eat fruits and veggies? Yummy!! Check them out here: Ella’s Kitchen
My second new find is: Wildwood Organics Pro/Pre- biotic soy yogurt with fiber. If you can eat soy, this yogurt is the best. Little J has digestive issues, like constipation and acid reflux, so I am always looking for natural ways to help. This yogurt really does the job, and he likes it better than any other brand. It comes in lots of yummy flavors….so check it out here: Wildwood Organics By the way the yogurt I bought at my local health food store isn’t on their website yet. I will email them and find out why and get back to all of you.
Now for the bad, Wendy’s. Little J has become sort of a french fry monster. He loves french fries. I try to keep him away from most junk food, but every once in a while I let him have some. This was the case when we decided to take my nephew to Wendy’s before a softball game. I checked online and the french fries at Wendy’s should have been safe. I asked the manager when we got to the Wendy’s just to be sure. But two bites into them, my Little J started having a reaction. Luckily it was mild, but it was enough that I won’t be going back to Wendy’s anytime soon. Be forewarned.\
I hope everyone has a good day!!
The problem w/ Wendy’s fries is that they use the same fry oil for other items (chicken nuggets, etc) that are not safe. If you do want to go for safe fries, choose Burger King. My son is on a feeding tube b/c of his allergies yet he is still able to eat BK fries. They don’t add any milk or other allergens and they have a fryer dedicated to french fries only. So sorry you had to go through this!
My husband and I were just saying we should go to Wendy’s sometime, since we haven’t gone since we learned about my son’s increased food allergies. I figured I’d just get him a baked potato and bring some bacon to put on it for him. According to Wendy’s website, the french fries may be cooked in shared oil with eggs, milk, fish, and wheat — he’s allergic to three out of four of those, so definitely a no-go for us! I make safe frozen french fries all the time and that seems to satisfy our son’s craving, but I also don’t let anyone else order them when we’re out if he’s around… just too hard to watch other people eat them.
THat’s interesting. My son has had the french fries at Wendy’s multiple times without a problem, and he is very allergic to eggs, milk and wheat. BUt now I’m scared to feed them to him again!