Saving Money and the "what's for dinner" blues

Being new to the whole coupon scene I find saving any amount of money a good day. We don't really stock pile much food and the items that are on coupons we really can't have due to the Dairy allergy or just to much sodium. Prepacked foods that fall under the coupons most if not all have some form of dairy in it, or are just so unhealthy for toddlers that I can't justify purchasing it for when I am to lazy to cook.

I have been trying to cook simple, quick and of course dairy free meals. How has been possible for us since we live on pretty much a single income and I have been taking care of both our food allergy son but also his non food allergy big (15 months older) sister? Some days are a simple pasta dinners or more interesting crock pot meals, for days where i am either to busy or to tired to try to take care of dinner.

Here are some ways that I am able to save money and maybe some of them might help your or your friends family to be able to provide food.

1) Wic- Now I know that there is a stigma to this government program, but let me say that they have been a very important part to our success as providing food for both of our kids. My son was allergic to not only animal dairy but all animal dairy including my breast milk. We went through 6 different formulas till we were able to find one that he was able to keep down at least some of when he was eating. He was born with a few medical issues making feeding him and giving him nutrients he needed to survive. The most expensive of these trail formulas was $75 a bottle and the bottles were smaller then the size of a small Gerber formula container. Wic was always able to give us the formulas we needed and now that he  is over a year old they are now giving us his toddler formula as well. His current formula is $19 a can sure that sounds doable but he was going through 5 cans a month and still is that formula alone cost roughly $95. That is JUST his formula they also give my daughter her milk, beans, bread, eggs, juice, and we get a monthly allowance of $16 for fresh fruits and veggies. If you qualify for Wic and are having issues with being able to provide healthy vitamin filled foods I suggest really looking into this program. Because of them my kids and my family are able to eat fresher better foods in a processed unhealthy world.

2) Rewards cards- I use Winn-Dixie for a majority of my shopping. Though it is more expensive then Aldi which I also shop at and Walmart that I refuse to shop at due to quality, Winn- Dixie has a great baby perks system and the amazing FUEL PERKS. The perks system is really simple sign up for the free Winn Dixie card. I signed up for both fuel perks and baby perks. For every $50 or if you purchase items that have fuel perks attached you get money towards gas off at Shell locations. Baby perks gives you coupons every month for items that you purchase a lot plus coupons for Diapers, Wipes, baby food, and baby item/bath product every packet. As well as every $25 you get money towards baby perks. With this alone I save tons of money, not to mention reward members also get certain foods on sale like fresh fruits and veggies even meats.

3) Coupons and Coupons site- I also use coupons from coupons.com as well as coupons that come in the smart source we get in the Thursday paper. I also have started to use Saving star which has a fresh fruit or veggie as a featured product for coupons. Today the healthy item is 20% off broccoli. This site is connected to my Winn Dixie card so when I purchase the item it gets taken off at the register.

4) Pinterest- I bet some of you are thinking, "How can a site that makes you want to put pom poms on pine cones for a Thanksgiving centerpiece help you save money on food?" It is really simple and one of my biggest money saving secrets. When I go shopping I stop at the Meats section and see what is either on sale or cheap. Then I log onto pinterest through the stores wifi and type in the piece of meat and recipes. If I find something that sounds good, that I have either all the ingredients for or most of them, and if it is a dairy free or easily turned into a dairy free meal, I buy it. Not only does it keep cost down but keeps the kitchen interesting. Just yesterday I made a meal of Pork Neck bones in a Jamaican style int eh crock pot with onions, vinegar and spices. I only had to buy the ginger, onion and pork neck bones at the store everything else i had. The neck bones came 2 to a package it was $3.58 for one and the other was $3.18. It feed 6 people and the whole meal was under $9 for everything. And the most amazing part is that it was really really good and fresh.

Hope that this list of things you find helpful. I really love using pinterest. It works with all diets and that is pretty cool if you think about it.

In the end everything I do is so I can see these two amazing people smile and I know that we may not have much but I know that they are eating well and not all this unhealthy cheap easy foods. I don't like being on government assistance but I will do what ever it takes to keep my kids healthy. That is what is most important.

Dairy Free in the kitchen ~ Crock Pot Breakfast Tacos

Back when my husband and I lived in Texas we fell in love with breakfast tacos. Since being stationed to Florida we can't find one anywhere that is as amazing as those from San Antonio. So I decided to figure out how to make some dairy free of course for my little man.

CROCK POT BREAKFAST TACOS

Ingredients

1 dozen eggs
1/2 lb of shaved beef and pork (you can use all beef or all pork if you want to)
1/2 yellow onion
salt & pepper
1 lb frozen roasted tri-cut potatoes (I use Alexia 98% FF Smart classic)
1 cup original almond milk (or which ever milk you need to use just make sure it is unflavored)
Flour Tortilla Shells

Directions
1. Brown meat and onions together, Set aside.
2. Add potatoes to the crock pot
3. In a glass bowl add the eggs, salt and pepper, whisk together then slowly add the milk.
4. Put the meat onion mixture on top of the potatoes, stir. Then add the egg mixture evenly.
5. cover and cook on low for 7 hours.
6. place tortilla shell on a plate spoon the egg mixture into the middle of the shell, roll up and enjoy.

Served 6 with extras.

Sorry no pictures, sadly phone battery decided to die, The whole reason for this meal today was because we were taking a trip to Tampa for my little guy's allergy appointment, so it was a crock pot dinner for us. We left at 1130 am and didn't get home till after 630pm

Dairy Free in the Kitchen ~ Easy baked salmon

Now this recipe is most likely the easiest way too cook salmon in the oven. I also cook it in the steamer, but since I was not able to cook this meal myself ( I had a meeting to go to) and my mom is not the worlds best cook I thought it was the best way to go. Everyone loved this well every adult, the kids enjoyed the side of veggie Rotini pasta. This recipe will yield really delicious salmon and incredibly crispy skin. Think of it as a salmon skin chip.

SIMPLE SALMON WITH CRISPY SKIN

Ingredients

Salmon fillet (doesn't matter how many or how much)

Olive Oil

garlic powder

dill

pinch of salt

Directions

1. Place tin foil on a cookie sheet

2. Place salmon onto the tin foil

3. Add salt garlic and dill to the salmon (use your eyes and your taste to add what you want)

4. Drizzle with olive oil

5. Place in the cold oven 

6. Turn oven on 400 degrees and keep the salmon in the oven for 25 min.

That is it. Simple and yummy. The key is the salmon going into the oven while it is cold. 

New sandwich at Wendy's Possible Cross Contamination Issues

August 2014: Wendy's Introduces New Sandwich Containing Egg and Milk

These notices are distributed when food manufacturers provide information to FARE about upcoming changes in their products.

Wendy’s recently introduced a new limited time offer sandwich, the Smoked Gouda Chicken on Brioche. This product is served on a brioche bun that contains egg and milk and should be avoided by egg and milk allergic consumers. The bun is also topped with an egg glaze and is placed in the same toaster as our premium sandwich buns, which are used for our larger sandwiches. The brioche bun may be used for future products as well.

Each of our sandwiches are made to order, so please request your premium hamburger, chicken, or pretzel sandwich buns WITHOUT TOASTING if you have concerns about eggs and milk.

Contact Wendy’s Customer Service at (800)-443-7266 or consumer.relations@wendys.com with any additional questions.

Dinner impossible?

It has been 11 days since I have last posted, from the kids being sick to me going back to work it has been really crazy here. Today I am just going to talk about what happened yesterday and if the kids allow me to later today I will post past recipes that were a success and some that were more misses with the kids but me and the husband enjoyed.

Yesterday was Sunday. I had plans to actually go out with some other moms for lunch, the kids were staying with my husband since it was leaving during nap/quiet time I thought everything would be alright. My mom said she was going to make dinner since after my "play date" I was taking the kids to lil 500 which is a local go kart track that has a set up for little kids to ride with their parents and they wont crowd the track when they are young.

My mom has made this dish since I was a little kid and everyone in my family including my husband loves it. It is called Turkey Loaf found at Walmart in the freezer isle. Well my daughter hates turkey but my mom was like why not try it, plus I didn't have to cook so i was happy. When my mom brought it over I did a quick glance at the ingredients, something that seems like 2nd nature now that I have been doing it for almost 4 months. Right there in BOLD letters were the 2 words I dread seeing Contains Milk. So now everyone is sitting down to dinner and I have no food for my boy. Luckily, my mom also made DF mashed potatoes and had cranberry sauce which my kids love. So, while my little guy was eating cranberry sauce I quickly heated up some DF waffles that were previously made and frozen in my freezer. Crisis diverted, I was just so happy I looked at the ingredients.

ALWAYS CHECK WHAT IS IN YOUR FOOD EVERY TIME!

Dairy Free In the Kitchen ~ Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Last night for dinner we have had so far our most successful dairy free meal. Dinner was Rotini veggie pasta with skinless all beef kielbasi and roasted Brussels sprouts. Everyone ate up all the pasta, my son was not interested in the meat but he did try the sprouts, I just think they were to thick for him to chew, but he kept trying. I gave him and his sister some watermelon for trying something new.

Today I am going to share with you the Brussels sprout recipe that i tried last night that was a major success with my picky eater husband and my I won't try anything green daughter that they both loved. And Completely dairy free. Brussels sprouts are a semi time consuming side to make and it takes 20-25 min to bake so plan accordingly so that other things will finish around the same time.


Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Ingredients
about 1lbs fresh Brussels Sprouts
garlic powder
olive oil
Tin foil

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. line cookie sheet with tin foil
3. wash, trim the bottoms of, remove any wilted leaves, and cut in half the Brussels sprouts
4. place sprouts and any leaves that separated but are still good in a bowl and sprinkle with garlic powder, and olive oil, mix with a spoon or hands
5. place sprouts flat side down on cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 min. depending on how browned you like it.
6. Enjoy!

I only wish I made more since it was used as a bargaining chip with my 2 year old daughter to get her to eat her pasta. CRAZY!

Dairy free in the kitchen

My husband has been back to work now for a week. With the company he works for he can be home anywhere from 5 to 8pm and sometimes though not many even later. I remember one time before he deployed he came home after 10pm. Anyway, due to his work eating out is not as easy as it was before he went back to work. It has made me cook a lot more at home then ever before. It is more then that though, I now spend a minimum of an hour at the grocery store most of the time I am reading labels, of some of our old staples then standing their in the store trying to figure out how to make my husband's favorite foods into something our son can eat. This is not easy. I wish that there was an app that you could just scan the barcode of and it would flash green for its dairy free, yellow if it is used on shared lines or in a place that has dairy and red for it has dairy in it. To bad i am not in anyway techie enough to do this.

This past week I have made a number of dairy free meals some keepers some tweaks and some never again. So far my greatest success has been the chocolate pudding.

Using nothing but 1/4c sugar, 1/2c dark chocolate Hersey's cocoa powder and 1 box of silken tofu. All you have to do is put it in a blender and then let it sit in the fridge. Everyone loved this, my daughter a picky 2 year old, my son the dairy allergy child, myself, my mom and my dad. The only one who did not like it was my even pickier husband. After a quick consult with my vegetarian best friend, I figured out that the "sour" taste he was having was due to his not liking of dark chocolate. He is willing to try it again but with a "milk" chocolate substituted for the dark. I like dark chocolate, so if you do to then you should really try this delicious dairy free dessert.

I know think I am going to post some of my more fun meals once a week. Maybe tasty Tuesdays or something like that.

buffets for older kids?

When  we go out to eat I am always worried about my son, and what he can and can not eat at any location. My biggest fears is that something will get lost in translation and he will get sick or worse. No place to eat is as nerve wracking as a buffet. We as a family love to eat at buffets. My daughter eats her weight in rice, Mandarin oranges, watermelon, cucumbers, black beans, and some meat, and my son enjoys eating hard boiled eggs, soy beans from the salad area and jello for dessert. The kids are free till the age of 3 so it doesn't bother us to go out and eat, but as my son gets older I wonder if eating at these types of places will even work for us. The language barrier is one thing but the foods being cross contaminated is another concern. I wonder if other people eat at buffets and if so what they let their kids eat from them.

4th of July Extravaganza

Hope everyone had a good 4th of July. If you are like me it can be a time of stress and uncertainty for your food allergy little one(s). Every year we go to the city's fireworks show at the local park. This was my son's first year going and we were really on guard with everything, mostly cause you have to be. He couldn't go into the bounce house with his sister because other little kids had ice cream all over their faces or were eating pizza or popcorn and we couldn't chance the cross contamination. We did let him sit at the door and get bounced, he love it. We made sure he didn't get touched by random people as well, and he had his medical alert dog tag on at all times outside his clothes while we were anywhere near people. We also had plenty of wipes and sanitizer with us.

I packed the kids safe food as well. I made them veggie pasta and we also had grapes, sliced apples with peanut butter, and marshmallow peeps ( DAIRY FREE). As for me and my husband and my parents we did what we always did, bought subs from a local shop and bought fresh squeezed lemonade at the park. Good Times.

The best part of the night of course the fireworks. My little guy did great for his first time, we did have a few issues with the really bright fireworks but that is due to his light sensitivity. And he past out in the stroller on the way back to the shuttle bus. His big sister stayed awake till we got her into the car seat to drive home. It was a good night.

Medieval Times Orlando

First let me say hope that all the dads and single moms and deployed family units had a good father's day last night. For father's day My dad, mom, husband, 2 kids, brother, sister in law, and my niece all went to Medieval Times Orlando. If you don't know about medieval times it is a dinner show that involves a knights tournament, and medieval fare with medieval utensils (hands). They have a set menu that they give to everyone, but do have some special changes for those who are vegetarians, vegan, GF, and allergies. The normal meal is a bowl of tomato bisque, garlic bread, a spare rib w/ BBQ sauce, a quarter of chicken, a garlic buttered potato half, and an apple turnover. As you read it is not all dairy free. So after a two hour phone call dealing with the manager and having him read the ingredients of everything they make we ended up with a completely special menu of Hummus and raw veggies, Spare rib w/ BBQ sauce, quarter chicken, and fresh oranges. We were also able to bring his booster seat with the tray so there would be even lesser chance of cross contamination. It was a fun time and I am so happy it was able to work out. It isn't easy doing anything with a toddler let alone 3 toddlers and when 1 is dairy allergic it is anything but. For us Medieval Times was alright. It involves a lot of conversations and special seating and nice mangers.

Orlando FARE Walk ~ 2014

The FARE Walk at the Blue Jacket Park in Central Florida was today. It was very exciting some Teams had team shirts. Next Year we will have one for our team Wes' Wheyless Wonders. We ended up in 6th place, but raised money for a good cause. Here are some pictures from today.

It was a good time and I am glad that we were able to join in. After the Walk we went to Mellow Mushroom, and my son had his first ever piece of pizza. Vegan crust with Vegan Diaya Cheese. I have to admitt it was very good. He also had a kids meal that he SHARED with his non food allergy sister for the first time. They had the kids pretzel with sliced apples. What about cross contamination you ask.

At Mellow Mushroom they have written in their menu that they have a trained staff that will change their aprons, gloves, wash hand, and use a different oven and table to prepare, cook and serve from. So their is no fear of cross contamination.

Needless to say it was a perfect way to end our adventure out with the Central Florida FARE Walk.

Jeremiah's Italian Ice ~ DON'T EAT list

Jeremiah's is a homemade Italian ice and and gelatio establishment. This place has a bit of a different list for their allergens. Since they make so many flavors they found it easier to list what you can not eat as opposed to what you can eat.

So this list that follows are the flavors you CAN NOT eat. Repeat do not eat these flavors if you have an allergy to dairy.

• All Ice Cream & Gelatis
• Cafe Latte
• Cake Batter
• Chocolate Chips (in chocolate ice)
• Cookies & Cream
• Scoop Froggy Frog
• Mochaccino
• Pumpkin Pie
• Bahama Freeze
• Coconut
• Key West Tropical 
• Parrothead Paradise
• Pina Colada 

It is still important to let the makers know that you have a dairy allergy in case there are new flavors that are introduced. Remember do not eat this flavors listed above. If you have  a place you would like me to try to find the information to please let me know in the comments below.

Mother's Day Resturant Food List ~ Boston Market

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. Today myself, kids, my mom and my dad went to Boston's Market for the Mother's special. If you don't know what that is. It is where the moms get to eat for free as long as someone is paying for their meals. So my dad and my daughter paid for food and myself and my mom where free. My son is the one with dairy allergies. So I made sure to get my chicken on its own plate so he could have some food.

They only have 4 items which he can have so here is the list of dairy free items that you can have at the restaurant.

• Rotisserie Chicken
• Rotisserie Turkey
• Steamed Vegetables
• Cinnamon Apples

Even though they veggies and apples are dairy free they are in the same area as the other dairy containing foods. The meats are kept separate and that is why I found it okay to share my chicken with him, and he loved it. 

Our 1st major issue while eatting out

Today we went to Applebee's. As you know if you have been reading my blog I did a food list of this restaurant so how could I follow the list and still my son have problems when he ate there. Simple, Cross Contamination of the FRYER OIL!

I gave him 2 chips from the chips and salsa he proceeded to vomit this horribly thick goop. I picked him up out of the high chair and rushed him into the bathroom to make sure he didn't vomit anymore in front of other customers again.

The waitress, food runner, manager, and hostess all came over to see what happened and if he was okay, since we had said that he was allergic to dairy and had checked to make sure that there was no butter or anything on his food. What we were told was that the fryer oil is shared with anything that needs to be fried. Things like Mozzarella sticks and pot stickers all go into the same oil.

The staff apologized profusely. Everyone kept coming over to make sure he was alright, I luckily did not have to epi him since he got it out of him so fast is my thought.

So remember if it is fried always ask if there is a separate fryer and separate oil. If the answer is no, I would say stay away.

Restaurant Food List ~ Logan's Steak House

Logan's is a steak house restaurant which can be dangerous if you also have a peanut allergy as they serve peanuts at every table and allow people to throw the shells directly onto the floor of the restaurant.

If you don't have a peanut allergy then this is a great family place to eat. It is nosey but the food is priced well and they normally have specials.  Here is a list of the items that are listed as dairy free from the company itself. The list was not available online but if you write an email you can get any allergen list emailed to you.

• Smokin' Hot Wings
• Baby Back Ribs Basket
• Country Fried Chicken Tenders
• Mild to Wild Wings ( only in the flavors of sesame ginger, mild buffalo, bourbon BBQ, Cajun dry rub, and Caribbean jerk)
• Award Winning Chili ( no Cheese)
• Anything & Everything Salad
• Roadhouse Salad
• Mesquite Wood Grilled Chicken Salad
• Grilled Steak Salad
• Grilled Shrimp Salad
• Fried Chicken Salad
• Kickin' Logan's Chickin'/Steak Salad ( don't toss with roadhouse ranch dressing)
• The Logan
• 6 & 8oz Sirloin
• Teriyaki club steak
• 11 7 18 oz NY strip
• 6,8 & 12oz Filet
• 12, 16 & 20oz Ribeye
• 16oz T-Bone
• 220z Porterhouse
• Chopped steak (plain)
• Logan's Grilled Chicken (no dressing)
• Southwest BBQ Chicken (no cheese)
• Teriyaki Grilled Chicken
• Mesquite Wood Grilled Salmon ( no garlic dill sauce)
• Mesquite wood Grilled Pork Chops
• Country Friedn Chicken Tender Dinner
• Mesquite Wood Grilled Shrimp Skewers
• Santa Fe Tilapia ( no cilantro chipotle sauce)
• Half and Full Logan's Famous Baby Back Ribs
• The Route 66 Burger (no cheese)
• Roadhouse Deluxe Burger (no sauteed mushroom or cheese)
• Bacon & Egg Burger
• Seasonal Vegetables (Broccoli) GRILL SPICE ONLY
• Grilled Vegetable/ Grilled Mushroom Skewer
• Brewski Onions
• Crispy Onions
• Baked Potato (plain only)
• Logan's Sweet Potato ( cinnamon sugar only)
• Coleslaw
• Potato Chips
• Fries
• House Salad 
• Ken's Amazin (Burger) Sauce
• Ken's Red French Salad Dressing
• Ken's Balsamic Vinaigrette
• Ken's Honey BBQ Sauce
• Ken's Horseradish Sauce
• Ken's Tarter Sauce
• Kraft Golden Italian Marinade/ Dressing
• Kraft Classic Dijon Mustard ( Grey Poupon)
• A-1 Steak Sauce
• Heinz Tomato Ketchup
• Ventura Cocktail Sauce
• Lemon Pepper Seasoning
• Grill Spice
• Seasoning Salt
• Blackening Season
• Cinnamon Sugar
• Fry Seasoning
• Rib Rub
• Liquid Phase

The items in orange are the meals and everything else is sides, appetizers, and dressings. 
All Burger Patties need to be grilled plain ( No margarine or butter) You can substitute Mesquite -wood grilled chicken at not additional charge.

Make sure all steaks are grilled plain and that they don't add any margarine or butter after grilling.

Make sure to substitute something else for the Bed of rice or cinnamon apples. Also please note that bread is not listed on the dairy free menu.

As always make sure to tell your server of your allergies, and ask questions. If you have a restaurant you would like me to find information on please let me know in the comments.

Restaurant Food List ~ Applebee's

Applebee's are practically everywhere. So, it is no surprise that someone has asked me to find information for them. Applebee's has a wonderful allergen list. They have broken down their menu for multiple food allergies, including but not limited to Soy and Peanut allergies. The restaurant has stated that they use a shared kitchen with cooking and preparation of food items and places like the fryer use both dairy free items as well as dairy items. The company also states in bold that because they use a shared area that they can not guarantee that the food items can be completely free of allergens. So to me this sounds like the biggest problem here is cross contamination, but then again that is a major issue everywhere.

Here is a list of the food items that Applebee's says is dairy free.

• Chips & Salsa
• Riblet Basket
• House Sirloin
• New York Strip
• Ribeye
• Steak & fried Shrimp
• Steak & Honey BBQ Chicken
• Steak & Riblets
• Citrus Lime Sirloin
• Grilled Onions
• French Fries
• Fruit Side
• Mexi Rice
• Crispy Red Potatoes
• Fried Shrimp Side
• Grilled Shrimp 'N Spinach Salad (needs certain dressings)
• Grilled Oriental Chicken Salad (needs certain dressings)
• Honey Mustard Salad Dressing
• Thousand Island
• Hot Bacon Vinaigrette
• Classic Turkey Breast Sandwich
• Pico de Gallo
• Honey Barbecue Sauce
• Guacamole
• Tarter Sauce
• Chipotle Mayo
• Marinara Sauce
• Wing Sauce
• Salsa
• Bruschetta Sauce
• Balsamic Glaze
• Black Bean Corn Salsa
• Signature Slider Sauce
• Mayonnaise
• Chunky Roma Pepper Relish
• Chimichurri Sauce
• Kids Fried Shrimp
• Kids Steak
• Kids Chicken Grillers
• Kids Hot Dog
• GoGo squeeZ Applesauce
• Kids Steamed Broccoli ( no butter on the kids version but is on the adult version)
• Kids White Rice
• Kids Fries

As always you need to let your server know that you have a dairy or any other food allergy. Foods in orange are actual meals, everything else is mostly sides and sauces.  If you have a restaurant you would like me to find information for let me know in the comments.

Restaurant Food List ~ Mellow Mushroom

Today we tackle our favorite food to eat when your too tired to cook. That is right Pizza! But wait, how can we get pizza when we are to tired to cook it ourselves. The answer is Mellow Mushroom. Not only can you do dairy free their but they also have an amazing allergen sorting system that you can view here. This is a great tool if you have multiple food allergies.

Mellow Mushroom has been around a lot longer then you would think but I will admit I never knew they had a menu for the dairy free using Daiya Foods Cheeses.  As with all restaurants you still need to let the servers know that you have a dairy allergy even if you order the dairy free version of their food.

So here is the list of foods that Mellow Mushroom says is dairy free

• Tossed Salad
• Kids PB&J
• Kids Organic Apple
• Anchovies
• Andouille Sausage
• Applewood Smoked Bacon
• BBQ Chicken
• BBQ Tofu
• Buffalo Chicken
• Chicken Menu
• Crumbled Italian Sausage
• Curry Chicken
• Ground Beef
• Ham
• Herb Vinaigrette Chicken
• Jerk Chicken
• Jerk Shrimp
• Marinated Tempeh
• Pepperoni
• Salami
• Sausage Links
• Shrimp
• Steak
• Teriyaki Chicken
• Tofu
• VEGAN CHEESE
• Alfalfa Sprouts
• Artichoke Hearts
• Avocado
• Banana Peppers
• Black Olives
• Broccoli
• Caramelized Onions
• Caramelized Pecans
• Chives
• Cucumbers
• Dried Cherries
• Fresh Basil
• Garlic
• Green Olives
• Green Peppers
• Iceberg Lettuce
• Jalapeno Peppers
• Kalamata Olives
• Mushrooms
• Onions
• Pepperoncini
• Pineapple
• Roasted Red Peppers
• Roasted Red Potatoes
• Roma Tomatoes
• Sun Dried Tomatoes
• Baked Pizza Crust
• Bavarian Sauerkraut
• Black Truffle Oil
• French Bread
• Multi Grain Bread
• Pretzel Bread
• Wheat Pullman Bread
• Bruschetta Tomato Topping
• Gluten Free Crust
• Italian Seasoning
• Olive Oil
• Romaine Lettuce
• Salad Mix
• Spinach
• Spring Mix
• BBQ Sauce
• Hot Sauce Swirl
• Jerk Sauce
• Mayo
• Red Sauce
• Sweet Chili Glaze
• Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing
• Herb Vinaigrette Salad Dressing
• Esperanza Salad Dressing
• Honey Mustard Salad Dressing

Now some of these items are pretty obvious that they don't have dairy in it, but being a pizza based restaurant it is important to list all items that you can in fact put on your pizza. So instead of using orange to say the full meals it is going to be used to highlight the important aspects of the pizza you need to make sure you ask for. 

If you have a place you would like me to try to find the information for let me know in the comments.
Now, enjoy some pizza!

Restaurant Food List ~ Seasons 52 SPRING menu only

Seasons 52 is a fresh grill and wine bar that lets you enjoy  a seasonally-inspired menu in a casually sophisticated ambiance. This means that their menu changes every season and bits and pieces every week are different specials. The restaurant has complied a list of safe foods to eat for the spring season for the non dairy community. You can find other list here. This is one of the few places I have found so far that actually has a good assortment of actual meals which is really great in my mind. They have been expanding rather quickly so odds are Seasons 52 might be closer to you then you think. 

• Flatbreads (can be made without cheese toppings) 
• Gengler Farms Organic Edamame
• Hummus Duo
• Tuna & Avocado Sushi Roll
• Organic Field Greens 
• Organic Baby Spinach  (request without gorgonzola cheese) 
• Sesame Grilled Salmon Salad (request without lemongrass mayonnaise)  
• Maui Tuna Crunch 
• Vegetarian Tasting quinoa (request without cheese on taco) 
• Rocky Mountain Buffalo Burger (request without truffle cream and without blue cheese)
• Grilled Turkey Burger (request without cheese) 
• Oak-Grilled Beef, Chicken Breast Market Fish can be made to order using salt, pepper,
   extra virgin olive oil, with new potatoes, roasted asparagus, baby carrots (request plain) 
• Cedar Plank Atlantic Salmon Red Bliss potatoes, vegetables (request without dill sauce)
• Grilled Boneless Rainbow Trout roasted potatoes, asparagus, baby carrots, grilled lemon
   (request without dill sauce) 
• Caramelized Grilled Sea Scallops roasted asparagus (request no risotto and no lemon butter)
• Plainville Farm Turkey Skewer grilled vegetable-farro pilaf, Zinfandel BBQ glaze 
• Oak-Grilled Filet Mignon fresh vegetables, roasted mushrooms (request roasted potatoes) 
• Roasted Asparagus
• Broccolini
• Cremini Mushrooms
• Roasted Baby Carrots
• Leaf Spinach
• Red Bliss Potatoes
• Fuji Apple Slaw
• Quinoa-Citrus Salad
• Fresh Fruit

The items listed in orange are actual meals. The other items are sides, and appitizers.  Remember the most important thing is to always tell the server that you have an allergy to dairy.

Restaurant Food List ~ Auntie Anne's Soft Pretzels

Auntie Anne's Allergen Statement
Please be advised that our products contain known food allergens and sensitivities. We strongly recommend that anyone with an allergic condition or sensitivity to nuts, gluten, or other food allergens NOT consume our products. 

This is from their site. You can view more information here, as well as how to contact them if you have any further questions. 

Restaurant Food List ~ First Watch

This is one of my family's favorite places to eat on a weekend brunch. They don't use any heat lamps or fryers and all their food is made to order. This means that they can work with you more then other places on working on food for you. This pretty much means they can make your eggs, toast, and sandwiches dry(no butter) or without cheese.

Here is a list of items that the company has said is dairy free. They do have a full allergen list online here, so if you have more then one food allergy you can get a better idea of what it has to offer.

• Tri-Athlete
• Lean Machine
• Fruit Bowl
• Fresh, Seasoned Potatoes
• English Muffin (DRY)
• Ham
• Bacon
• Sausage
• Turkey Sausage

Remember the most important thing is to always tell the server that you have an allergy to dairy. The items listed in orange are actual meals, everything else is side items. Please note that on their website it says that they can not make their waffles or pancakes dairy free. And the sandwiches need to be cold, unpressed, and modified to become dairy free. 

If you have a restaurant you want me to compile a food list for let me know in the comments below.