Allergy Food report ADDED Carthay Circle Disneyland 5/2015

[bookgirl]

Just thought I’d pop in as I was in Orlando this week and had two allergy/food things to share.

I went by Port Orleans French Quarter and had the GF/DF beignets.
The ‘chef’ came out and I ordered them from him. I just did a three piece order and he went in the back to cook them and said he’d get them out at the same time as my other order. (I also order a non-allergy order of 3). They did come out within a few minutes of each other.

They were just okay, but to be honest I had the regular ones at POFQ a few years ago and had the exact same opinion. (I’ve had actual beignets in NOLA and they don’t compare).

However being new to the “I can’t eat much of anything I ate before” club, I will say it was great to have a treat that was familiar and safe to eat and that were made well. They were thicker and slightly tougher than a regular beignet and were heavy on the cinnamon (?). I don’t remember cinnamon in the regular ones but my mom said hers were not overly spiced. They were warm, soft, sugary and hit the spot for a mid afternoon snack.

They had the small cartons of Vanilla flavored Soymilk as well so I had that with them. Coffee would have been better but it was way too hot for coffee and iced coffee was not an option.

Between the two (pastry and sweetened soymilk) it was a very sweet snack and I only ate two of them. (did try the one later but cold they were not very good, I’d say unless you’re going to eat them hot then pass). So not great but good and tasty and worth the trip over to have them.


I only had one other ‘allergy’ related meal while there. (we were offsite for a tournament so had a full kitchen and I ate every other meal or snack from food we bought and/or prepared ourselves)

Asking on the Orlando Area board/threads I was trying to find a restaurant that did local fish, my step dad adores fish, but would also work for non fish eaters like mom and me. (I am not allergic to fish/seafood I just don’t like it and neither does my mom).

Some locals pointed me in the direction of Columbia in Celebration. (about 15 minutes from our offsite resort in Kissimee) It's a Spanish/Cuban mix that is mid range in price and served a great casual meal in a very atmospheric location and theme.

http://www.columbiarestaurant.com/celebration.asp

This was a great experience. They have a huge menu and they do have a separate GF menu (I am actually allergic to wheat not gluten).

http://www.columbiarestaurant.com/gluten_free.asp


I had the pork.

Roast Pork “A la Cubana”

Generous slices of roast pork with a delicious
marinade. Served like back home in Cuba with
black beans, white rice, yucca and platanos.

This was really good. Tender pork, and perfect fluffy rice and the beans were also tender without being mushy. The marinade/sauce was really heavy on the garlic but good. The Yucca also had rosted garlic on it. (this was a new thing for me) Not sure I liked it, but didn’t hate it. Texture of a potato but a little more fiberous, but the garlic did overpower the rather bland base taste. Plantains I had once before and they were much like I remember, sweet and soft with an almost nutty flavor. I’m not sure how these are usually prepared but the waiter kept telling me they were safe. It may have been lost in translation but I think he was either trying to tell me they didn’t coat it in wheat or that it was fried on it’s own.


I also had a few bites of my mom’s 1905 Salad. I was trying my best to avoid the cheese, but I can tolerate small amounts of dairy with out breaking out. The salad was a good basic salad (the dressing was a little oily for my taste but still good). The ham and Spanish olives in it were excellent.

1905 Salad

The Columbia’s legendary salad
tossed at your table. Crisp Iceberg
lettuce with julienne of baked ham,
natural Swiss cheese, tomato, olives,
grated Romano cheese and our famous
garlic dressing. The award-winning salad
won honors from USA Today as “One of 10 Great Places
to Make a Meal Out of a Salad.” The signature salad,
named for the year the restaurant was founded in Tampa’s
Latin district of Ybor City, was inspired by immigrants to
the Cigar City: Romano cheese from the Sicilians and the
famous garlic dressing used by Cubans to marinate fresh
roast pork, plus Florida tomatoes, iceberg lettuce*, julienne
of baked ham and Swiss cheese. In the 40s, Tony Noriega,
who ventured to New York City during the Depression to
find work, added a “secret ingredient,” Worcestershire
sauce, to the recipe.

My mom had the small (in reality it was a really big) 1905 and a Tapas plate of pork spare ribs with onions. She also had a side of the “Good” rice. That’s a rice made with sautéed onions. She said it was wonderful.

My step dad had a special menu item that was not listed which was an Atlantic Salmon with olive and tomato relish, yellow rice and peas. He said it was okay, which for him means it tasted good but he didn’t like all the olives, it was covered in olives.

They both also had the Cuban bread which they both loved.

We skipped dessert, we were all full and we actually prefer ‘dessert’ later, not right after the meal. He ate all his, my mom and I took leftovers back to the room and had them the next day.

Anyway hope this helps someone looking for a new dining experience.



ETA:

Just realized I should have included one more.

We flew into Tampa so stopped off at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino so my parents could gamble. We decided to eat at the HR Café.

They did not have a GF menu so I winged it.

I had the Pulled BBQ chicken sandwich (minus the bread). It came with fries (it says seasoned but they are not seasoned anymore), beans (didn't eat) and a citrus slaw (which I did eat, no mayo, I have always avoided slaw since I'm not a cabbage fan but I was hungry and I'm trying to expand my palate it wasn't bad, didn't like it on it's own but was good on top of the pulled chicken). This was a tasty meal, but I did have a small breakout so maybe the BBQ sauce got me, but it really tasted good. LOL

 

[bookgirl]

Thought I might add some notes from my Janurary trip on meals. I thought I had posted my October trip as well. I might try to recreate that.

 

[bookgirl]

I pretty much ate breakfast in my room every morning as breakfast is the hardest meal for me to eat at and avoid allergens, plus I’m not a morning person and I didn’t want to waste park time eating at a CS. I did ask for a microwave for medical needs but they could not provide one. (I had one at Wilderness Lodge and I’ve been told that the Moderates can also provide them on a limited basis). I ended up using the toaster and microwave at the food court. There is some cross contamination risk, but I’ve had very little problem with this at home (no one else has allergies) or at most restaurants. So it was only a small risk.

As for coffee, well I admit it; I have a small travel hot pot. It’s about the size of a thermos from a kid’s lunchbox. It heats water (and I mean heats it up super hot) and you can do a pour over for coffee but I just bring VIA packs or Folgers coffee singles. Works a treat and I love it. Usually I do cold coffee but it was just too darn cold on this trip and I wanted hot coffee in the morning. I had brought small almond milks with me and Splenda for my coffee so I was set. I did bagels (toasted the night before) or grits for breakfast and the usual assortment of snack items. I also had an OJ from a kids meal that I had one morning and I bought two Chocolate Silk Soy Milk for treats.

As mentioned I do have food allergies, and at home most of my days are 90 to 100% allergy free. (I can tolerate small amounts of some allergens in some specific situations and sometimes there is just no workaround) On vacation it’s just hard to control your food that much. The bonus here is that I do have some tolerance. I react topically (rash/burning or stinging mouth) for the most part and the worst that will happen is I get a rash that is itchy. So I know that I can be a little more relaxed and not sweat the small stuff.

I also got sick with a respiratory thing about 5 days before coming and my allergist god bless her gave me a Zpack and a 9 day large dose Steroid. I was going to be out of town an additional 5 days past my WDW trip and we wanted to make sure I didn’t get sicker while out of town ( I was actually pretty much well by the first day and never got worse). Steroids counteract my rashes. So any slip ups had a built in booster.

I did try to avoid allergens but I didn’t fuss over small exposures and I had a few treats that I normally might have skipped just in case.

I’m allergic to the proteins in Wheat, Oatmeal, Rye, and Buckwheat. I am not allergic to gluten nor am I a celiac. I tend to eat GF at restaurants for convenience but have to watch as Buckwheat is a major component of many GF items.

I am allergic to Dairy. I have been able to eat it occasionally but I have had flare ups after having milk (like in coffee) or uncooked cheese. I’ve had it in trace amounts cooked into other items but try to avoid that as again, if I have too much I seem to break out and it’s not an exact science. I do seem to be able to tolerate goat or sheep’s milk cheese in small amounts.

Eggs are pretty much the same as Dairy. No straight up eggs, no egg coatings, no custards, but I’ve had eggs cooked in bread and as long as I don’t eat multiple exposures day after day, I can tolerate it.

I have Oral Allergy Syndrome to Pineapples and Strawberries. This is only tested in the raw form. I have had pineapple cooked and seem to tolerate it much better but still can cause burning tongue. So I try for minimal exposure.

I had planned out about 3-4 ADR’s but ended up canceling them all about a week out. I decided to wing it as park hours were short and I just wanted to maximize my time. I would just tour and when I got hungry I’d check out what was available. I actually did almost exclusively CS meals. There were dining times available when I checked but if I didn’t like the times I just skipped it. I had decided to eat at all new places this trip, and I don’t think I ate anywhere I’d eaten before. Well I did eat at my resort more than once but every other place was new.

 

[bookgirl]

I did end up with one ADR for my second night at the new Tratorria del Forno over at the Boardwalk.

AMAZING. This new restaurant had not even been on my radar. Italian is the type of restaurant I’ve had the most trouble eating at so hadn’t even thought about it. But on the disabilities board someone mentioned a food blog from an Orlando resident called GF in Orlando.

http://www.gfinorlando.com/

She gave this place a great review. They not only offer GF pasta but they use GF breading and they brown without wheat flour.

I noted my allergies on my ADR (as well as having a small card that listed my allergies along with what exposure I could handle as in the paragraphs above. The waitress gave me the regular menu as well as their allergy menu, which is still pretty extensive (though only for Gluten no other allergies)

The chef came out quickly and we discussed my options. (besides the allergies I’m picky about a number of things in a sensory type of way, but he was great about those as well)

I decided to start with a salad and not any of their more traditional appetizers, the few that were safe were not ones I particularly liked, and he also said he would not trust any of the bread items as at least one of their GF breads had buckwheat. So no oil and bread either.

I started with the Italian Salad minus the croutons. This was whole romaine lettuce leaves, tomatoes, olives and sheep’s milk Pecorino Reggiano with a house dressing. (Onions are not listed on the menu and it comes with raw ones. I don’t like or eat onions. But they were really nice and brought me a new one). It was a very tasty salad. It would have been better with a little salt and pepper but there was none on the table and the waitress didn’t reappear until I was half way through so I didn’t bother to ask.



As an entrée I went with the Braised Beef Bolognese. This tasted so good. I was expecting a traditional texture of sauce but it was a vegetable sauce pureed with whole muscle beef so instead of a chili like texture it was more of a roast beef with thick tomato sauce. The beef was tender, the tomato sauce was thick and flavorful (full knowledge he did tell me that onion and bell peppers were in the sauce but it was cooked down and pureed and I was fine with that).



It was served over GF spaghetti that was cooked to perfection. Anyone who eats GF will tell you the difference between al dente and mush is about 30 seconds with these pastas but this was great. To top it off was the Pecorino and miniature basil. It was a huge portion and I could not finish it (I was left with a still large chunk of beef and some sauce and just a little pasta) so I had them box it up as I was going straight back to the resort.

I did skip dessert as none were really suitable for me and besides I was just plain stuffed.

 

[bookgirl]

I ate at the Food Court three times. (allstar movies)


On arrival night I grabbed dinner in between MK and heading out to EMH at DHS.

I chose the Turkey Platter. I did not really stick to the allergy thing this first night. I was in a hurry and just wanted to get food and eat.

So I ordered on the down low and did not mention allergies.

I had sliced turkey (this was real turkey and not a processed loaf), mashed potatoes (pretty sure dairy) and steamed veggies which I later learned were prepared with butter. OOPS. I did not get the bread and I asked for the gravy on the side and used some but not the whole thing.





On (Wed or Thur) I ate this dinner again only this time I did stick to my restrictions. I had turkey, with a double order of veggies prepared without dairy and again no bread. Well I see in the picture that they gave me a gluten free roll but I don't think I ate it.



Both nights the turkey was moist and well seasoned.

The veggies were broccoli, carrots and cauliflower and were steamed but still firm. The only difference I noted between the buttered ones and the plain ones was that the plain ones were under seasoned as far as salt or pepper or any spice. I think the butter seasoning was probably a blend that held ALL the seasonings for the veg.

The one night I had the gravy it was nothing to write home about, but was good, a basic turkey gravy, a little on the thick side.

In all both turkey meals were tasty and were not subpar or food that I feel I settled on.

The other food court meal I had was the night after I ate Italian. I took my left over Bolognese. I ordered a kid’s pasta meal. I had them give me plain pasta (no sauce or meat) a double order of plain veggies (again no butter and they needed salt) instead of the bag of carrots and grapes you usually get and a bottle of orange juice.



I basically put my leftovers on my pasta (penne) and put it in the microwave. The leftovers plus the kid’s meal made a great meal. And the Bolognese was just as good a day later.

I had water from my water bottle with all these meals. (I saved the OJ for another day).

 

[bookgirl]

As far as Counter Service I ate a number of them over the days.


DHS

Popcorn at Fantasmic- um it was popcorn. Not much to say here. I did not ask if it was dairy free. I don’t know if it was or wasn’t. Honestly I always assume that any popcorn will come with a buttery flavoring and that it will have a small about of whey and since dairy is a low risk trigger I just try not to overdo it. I bought the small box not the souvenir bucket. I carry a refillable water bottle and drank that.


Frozen Chocolate covered Bananna-It had whey, a small amount listed towards the end of the ingredients list, I really wanted the Mickey Head Ice Cream Sandwich, I had the Banana, whey be darned. LOL They actual had the allergy binder in the cart so that I could read the ingredients of the different choices.





Lunch at the ABC Commissary.

1/3 lb Angus Bacon Cheeseburger - with choice of fresh steamed broccoli, apple slices or fries



I decided to have a simple lunch since I was doing Italian this night. I ordered the basic hamburger with lettuce, tomato, mustard and a GF bun, no cheese or bacon, they take off .75 if you don’t get bacon. This was good. I did notice the buns were different from years before, it was more like the buns that I had at Beaches and Cream in October. I did not ask about buckwheat or egg as that is so hard to accommodate and a small risk. I can usually get wheat/dairy free and I just settle for that. The fries were basic Disney fries with ketchup and malt vinegar (not allergic to barley so malt is not a problem). I had a cup of ice water. No dessert.

Manager was great, they had forgotten my lettuce and tomatoe so when I asked for more he went back and sliced me fresh items so there wasn't a chance of cross contamination.



Animal Kingdom

I took a tour and it came with a snack. I elephant shaped rice crispy treat. It listed milk and did not list GF so I basically just skipped it as it was after lunch.




Yak and Yeti Local Foods (CS)

Teriyaki Beef Bowl - Marinated Beef, Carrots, Snap Peas, Mushrooms in Sweet Teriyaki Sauce with White Rice $10.99



I again decided to eat on the down low and just order something that was close to allergen free but had a small risk. This time it backfired on me. Teriyaki usually has pineapple juice. Not always but I’m pretty sure this did. I’ve eaten canned and cooked pineapple with no reaction before. Less than an hour later I had some itching/burning in my mouth. It was not painful and it caused no long lasting problems but yeah, not cool, and I won’t be eating this again. It was pretty good, I had to pick out some ginormous onions which are not listed on the description, but all in all not bad tasting but I probably will not risk an exposure again.

Drank water


Epcot

Pomsticks in Germany.



This is a bagged snack. It’s basically crispy potato sticks with salt kind of like chips but thicker and matchstick shapped. I’ve had them before and I like them so bought some to have later. It’s a pretty common snack where I live (not the german ones but similar) so yum.


Magic Kingdom

Ice cream Sundae at MK



I had a Chocolate Peanut Butter Sunday, made with Chocolate Tofuttie and Peanut Butter Sauce. This is pretty much the only options other than Vanilla Rice Dream. I’m pretty sure I’ve been told that the fudge sauce is safe but honestly he said it wasn’t and I like PB/Chocolate so that’s what I had.


Captain Cook’s at the Polynesian Village Resort.

Decided to leave MK for lunch over at the Poly, this was a meal where I minimized but didn’t completely go allergen free.



I had heard good things about the pulled pork. I did ask to see the ingredient book for this.


I did order the pulled pork, it looks like it has Miso which can contain wheat but it was low on the ingredients list and seemed to be the only allergen. This is probably why it is not listed as a GF option.

I did not have the cheese or the asian slaw to avoid the dairy and the raw pineapple.

Manager here was great she pulled out the black book of a million pages and let me just read through the ingredients then manipulate the meal the way I wanted, (pork not gf, but let me put it on a gf bun, etc)

GF bun that was the basic bun with only a small amount of cooked egg (did not see buckwheat in this and I think it was the same one I had at ABC commissary).

Fries and a cup of hot water with honey and lemon (I don’t like tea and I don’t like coffee with meals so it was a hot option for a cold day).

The pork on this was really good. It was tender, nicely seasoned, and had a good flavor. The sandwich comes with cucumber and tomato. Not going to lie, I often eat cucumber on sandwiches but it didn’t really work on the pork. I did eat it but if I had this again I’d eat the cucumbers separately.



Contempo Café at the Contempory Resort

Smoked Barbecue Chicken Salad
Freshly tossed with Corn, Tomatoes, Pinto Beans, Carrots, Cucumbers, Barbecue Vinaigrette, Chipotle Ranch, and Tortilla Strips



I had the salad here one late afternoon/early evening. This was pretty tasty and a little different. I did take most of the tortilla strips off as they looked like flour tortillas but I had a couple that hid. I did eat the bbq vinaigrette and chipotle ranch which probably did have whey and maybe wheat. It was an interesting mix of textures between the crunchy veg and the soft pinto beans and chicken. The chipotle was very mild and the vinaigrette was a good blend of smoky and tangy. It was very light tasting but filling. I would totally go back for this. Water to drink.

 

[bookgirl]

I did buy a couple of other items to snack on.

I took a trip over to the Beach Club. Baby Cakes a Vegan/GF bakery used to be in DTD. It recently closed, but she has started offering items again under her name which is Erin McKenna. BC’s gift shop/sandwich area offers these in their cold case.



I got a four pack of mini brownie bites. They came with icing (not a big fan of icing in general), the flavors appeared to be chocolate, coffee and mint. I’m not a fan of choc/mint combos so that one I tasted but ended up scrapping off. The coffee was very mild. The plain chocolate was good. There was a pink frosting that I could not identify. There were no fruits listed and it had a neutral, not actually pleasant taste. I scrapped it off. In all I thought these were worth their high price (around $5) They had that right texture of firmer than a cake, slightly chewy, but not hard or dry. I’d buy them again.



There were two ‘donut’ offerings a chocolate frosted and a cinnamon sugar. These are baked cake type donuts. I found both to be a little moist but not bad. I did not like the cinnamon sugar, I’m not a cinnamon fan and these were very heavy on the spice. The chocolate one was pretty good. It had a ganache type icing not overly sweet and a good balance to the vanilla donut.






I also bought a OMG brownie. Let’s just say dessert fail. It was dry, more cocoa powder tasting then chocolate, and too tough for a true brownie mouth feel. I won’t buy one again. No picture of this.

 

[bookgirl]

Okay just bumping this up because I now have huge pictures. I'm still figuring out sizes sorry.

 

[fireworks fan]

Thanks for the reviews! I'm glad some version of BabyCakes is back.

 

[bookgirl]

Thought I'd add in Carthay Circle Review from Disneyland


We did one ADR on this trip. I had a WOC reservation at Carthay Circle. I have mixed feelings about this meal.

Since I knew I had had several small exposures already I tried to keep this meal as allergy free as possible.

I made the reservation and I noted my allergies (dairy, egg, wheat, buckwheat, oatmeal, rye, strawberries and pineapple).

I arrived and they had no alternative menu, I saw no chef, and honestly I felt completely unsure even about my waiter’s ability to communicate my needs or understand them. We didn’t see a lot of him and had to ask for basics like s&p or the GF bread that had not shown up. I saw a runner more than him.

He basically asked what I was thinking about. Since my mom (no allergies) was getting a steak I asked about the salad, chicken and pretty much just asked what they had available for dessert as there was not one thing on the menu that I could eat as listed. (the WOC menu is a more limited menu than the regular menu).

I was given GF bread. (I can tolerate small amounts of egg in baked goods so GF is usually safe as long as it’s not buckwheat, rye or oatmeal based). This sad to say was pretty much the best part of the meal for me. It was really good white bread, that had a good texture and taste, they brushed it with a high quality oil (it was very light and tasted nice) and it was slightly grilled. My mom tried it and preferred it to the regular loaf served to her. It appeared to be a small loaf or oversized sub roll shape.

The salad was a basic mixed green salad, with goat cheese (which I tolerate better than cow’s dairy so I was happy for that), but even though I assured him that I was not allergic to any nuts he brought both my mom’s and my salad without any sunflower seeds. Small annoyance. The only dressings I was offered were plain oil and vinegar or their Cherry Vinegarette. I went with the cherry since I don’t like plain oil/vinegar on salads, and it was subpar, heavy, not seasoned well and honestly didn’t even taste like cherries.

The chicken sounded great on the menu but I was informed that there was not one sauce in the entire kitchen that was safe. I could only have a plain piece of chicken, I don’t eat any fish and wanted something other than the steak. Don’t get me wrong it was well cooked and seasoned with s&p appropriately, but it was a plain piece of chicken. The side was not allergy safe, so I asked for potatoes,plain rice or broccoli and was told that none of those were available (though I knew all those things were offered on the regular menu) and that they MIGHT be able to do green beans instead. I was done at that point and just said that was fine. He then came out and said oh yeah they had potatoes and broccoli. Again they were executed well but were pretty mediocre and boring.

Free-Range Chicken Breast Glazed
with Adobo Sauce and Ancient Grains




Weird picture and I'd given my mom a few potatoes and half the broccoli but this was my plate not even a random leafy garnish.

Dessert was a fail as far as an experience. I’m not a big dessert eater but as it came with the meal I was interested in trying. I was told flat out that it would be a bowl of blackberries and raspberries. There were no accommodations available. I like blackberries, but again just boring, it was some washed berries in a white bowl.

Mom had iced tea and I think I had a coke

For $60+ and advance notification I wasn’t expecting miracles but I was expecting at least some effort. There was none. It was a mediocre meal that I could have bought at any chain style restaurant or fixed myself. There wasn’t even an attempt to make it look interesting. That is not what I have come to expect from Disney, and maybe I’m spoiled because WDW has been so good about having accommodations (even when I was offered a basic fruit for dessert or a piece of grilled chicken, the chef at least presented it prettily on a plate with some kind of flair or some kind of flavor profile).

My mom was satisfied with her meal, but like me she was underwhelmed by the experience.

Her salad came with ranch and besides the missing seeds it was fine.

She was not overly fond of the bread but I told her about the fried biscuits and we ordered them as a side and she really liked them.

Her steak was okay, not a great cut of meat but considering she likes WELL DONE, it was not shoe leather and that is again an ability of the chef to execute well.

It came with black bean chili, and a mango salsa which she did not like. I’m not sure about those combinations because they don’t seem to go together at all, but anyway, I shared my sides with her. We ended up taking about half her steak and half the fried biscuits back to the room, which we had for lunch on Tuesday along with some items we had brought from home like WF bread, chips, and GF cookies.

Her dessert was a chocolate crème brule tart. It’s not a classic presentation but she said it did taste good but was very rich. She ate about half of the very small piece and that was more than enough.

So for $142 + tax this was a meal that was way overpriced and a disappointment…..however the package ended up being well worth it.

There was one WoC show. We had a FP. By the time that came about it was cold she was tired and she was about at the end of her endurance. She was not sure she’d be able to last another 1 ½ hours to stay and see the show. I decided to go off to try the swinging gondolas on the wheel and she stayed in the general area to go to the FP Area, a wonderful CM let her sit on the benches after they cleared them and then allowed her to go on down to the FP area for our package (above the big Handicapped area) and they had sectioned off two benches for those with needs. They gave her a paintbrush card and allowed her to sit there on the bench instead of standing around in line. When I came back (after stopping off to buy hot chocolate since I knew she was cold) they let me go down and sit with her (I did stand up when they opened up the lines) and the CM was really good about shooing people off the benches and saving them for those with a medical need. Eventually I did end up sitting next to her as there was room and it was a great viewing location.

So despite a bad meal experience the WoC FP (and a couple of great CM’s) made it possible for my mom to see the show, so in the end I don’t regret the WoC package, but I will probably not eat at Carthay Circle again.


Happiest place on earth

 

[bookgirl]

I did have other stuff on this trip but honestly, I didn't do a very good job of avoiding allergens. I was there Sun-Wed and Thursday (usually takes me about 48 hours to react topically) I broke out in a small itchy patch on my leg that lasted about a week, so for me pretty minor, but still it happens and it was because I tend to slip on vacations.

I was probably only avoiding about 70-75% of exposures.

I had half a corn dog (possible wheat/egg), cup of cheddar broccoli soup (dairy and probably wheat), cheddar bacon flavored popcorn (dairy), half a chili dog (no bun but possible oatmeal/wheat in chili), and we had hot chocolate one night.

 

[bookgirl]

Just an FYI for those who may have limited milk options but have fou fou coffee tastes, I am an iced coffee drinker in the summer and I found this to be really convenient. It does have splenda in it but as such I only had to mix up a couple of squirts of this in ice water then add my almond milk (shelf stable ind. packs that travel in checked bags) and it was the perfect iced coffee. I had this in a disposable cup on my walk to DLR in the mornings. This is on my travel list from now on.

Found at Walmart for about $3.60. I got about 8 servings out of it. It does not need refrigeration. It also comes in Caramel and Vanilla

 

[larissawbb]

This was a really well done review and I'm grateful you linked to it.