A Little Food Allergy Business

From some wonderful food allergy friendly businesses.

I've gotten some press releases and information in my inbox over the last few weeks and I've been remiss in sharing them.  So I'm lumping them all here in one, big, informative post.
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Allermates is a fun looking, kid friendly food allergy awareness product designed to help keep kids safe.  They have fun characters that kids like, but also alert adults that the child has a food allergy and special precautions need to be taken.

You can check out all of their products here.
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Bob's Redmill has a new Birthday Club for kids.

The sign up fee is $30.00 and the money is a donation made to Autism Speaks.

Approximately one week before your child's birthday they will receive a special package from the mill that contains the following:

*one package of Bob's Redmill gf vanilla cake mix
*a recipe card puzzle
*a just their size cooking apron
*measuring cup

To find out more about this program, go to the Bob's Redmill Birthday Club Page.
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Gluten Free Passport has several new apps for your iPhone or Android to help you facilitate your gluten free/allergy friendly dining experience.  These apps currently cost $2.99 each and they include the following:

*gluten free/allergy free Disney World
*gf Chicago
* gf/vegan pizza
* gf meals
And there are several more.  You can check out all the apps on their app page.
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For those with Celiac Disease, a new app called Find Me Gluten Free just might be the ticket.  This app helps find gluten free friendly businesses.  If you have multiple food allergies or sensitivities this app may not work for you, but it may be a great place to start. I plugged in our zip code and found some restaurants in our area that have gluten free menus that I didn't know about.  Hopefully if they can cook gluten free, they can handle other allergies.  I can research it anyway.  But I also saw "Five Guys" listed.  Due to my sons peanut allergy, I know we can rule that one out right away (big barrel of peanuts at the front door... shudder).