This Nonuttin’ chocolate sale won’t be found anywhere but on Nonuttin’ social media: our enewsletter, our blog and our Facebook page. And it’s only on until December 15 at 9 pm PST.
For every 3 pouches of our 70% Dark Chocolate Chunks OR every 3 pouches of our Semi-Sweet Mini Chocolate Chips you’ll get 1 FREE.
Put in 4 of one product to the cart and 1 will automatically be updated to a free item. Put in 8; get 2 free, and so on. Products are not mix and match for the free item (i.e 2 pouches of chunks, 1 pouch of chips).
There is NO limit on how many free pouches you can get so now is the time to stock up for your baking. Our chocolate freezes beautifully in its sealed pouch too and can be frozen for up to 2 years (even though we bet you won’t be able to keep your hands off for that long).
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We can pick our friends but we can’t pick our families and when you’re dealing with food allergies and intolerances over the holidays, you might just want to hang out with your friends. What is it about food allergies that can cause so many family feuds?
And why is it that all holidays between Halloween and Easter are excessively celebrated with food? From US Thanksgiving on Thursday through to Christmas especially, every get together is frought with minefields that we must safely navigate. These holidays can be the most stressful of all, especially if you gather with family who just don’t understand the severity of your needs. Is it any wonder that some of us just want to hibernate?
I’m the first to say that I’ve been really lucky in that I have great family on both sides who take our family’s food allergies very seriously when we’re visiting. Everybody always goes out of their way to make sure that the food is safe and that we have lots of choice. It’s what has allowed us to sanely navigate our way through many a pot luck family reunion. Even if extended family is not on board, we’ve always been able to enjoy ourselves with what’s available to us from our closest family, away from the main food serving area.
But I’ve heard horror stories ranging from the grandma who leaves the bowl of peanuts out on the coffee table near an allergic toddler to the sister-in-law who gets offended when you can’t eat her wheat laden house specialty. Is it worth it to even go to a family member’s house if they just don’t get it? Will they ever get it? If so, what does it take? If not, is it easier said than done to write them off?
Researchers have discovered that linking specific enzymes in milk can change the proteins, leading to longer digestability. This research was part of changing how milk proteins work in food to increase the satiety of milk products but a side effect is the potential reduction of allergic reactions. Read more at The Food Navigator.
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My husband absolutely loves Halloween and we have more decorations at our house for this event than Christmas and the rest of the holidays combined. We have flying bats, tombstones, skeletons, giant spiders, special lights, candy bowls, chains, cobwebs, sound effects and more. We even looked at an enormous skull for the front porch on the weekend (no, it never made it into the cart). But here’s a secret: I dread Halloween as the parent of an allergic child.
It starts in August with the Halloween candy down every store aisle. This has been handy for nabbing the safe treats that my allergic child will keep at school for unexpected events. But navigating past all of the peanut butter cups and nut filled candy bars is frustrating when they put them anywhere they think they have room. They even put piles in the produce department! Read more »
If you’re unfamiliar with the company Divvies from New York State, they manufacture and package yummy goodies that are all free of peanuts, nuts, eggs and dairy. Offerings include everything from cupcakes and cookies to chocolate bars and candy. The candy and chocolate items are made in their own separate building from the bakery so are also wheat/gluten free.
We’ve partnered with Divvies on different occasions to bring Divvies products to Canada through the Nonuttin’ website although we do not carry Divvies products year round. We’ve found that the products are always delicious, safe (founders Lori and Mark Sandler’s son Benjamin has various food allergies ) and beautifully packaged.
Lori Sandler’s “The Divvies Bakery Cookbook” is no exception. It’s a visually beautiful book, looking as pretty and delicious as a Divvies bakery box full of cookies. But I wasn’t the only one who thought so. I also had my teenage daughters look over the book since we do a lot of home desserts due to our family’s food allergies and my girls are big baking fans. They certainly found recipes and pictures that inspired them to want to bake. And recipes aren’t the only treasure trove in this book; Lori provides helpful tips and personal suggestions throughout the book.
Not all recipes are “baking” but are ideas for fun treats that may help you creatively deal with parties and events where you’re either serving for many or sending that special treat with your allergic child. For example, there is a recipe for chocolate covered bananas – not rocket science but something I’d never thought about serving to kids.
Our family no longer has all of the allergies in the book so in the majority of the recipes, it would be an easy switch back to an egg, for example. However, some of these substitutions listed, including silken tofu or applesauce, would certainly improve the nutrition of many recipes so you might want to try it anyway, purely for that value. I found that some of the substitutions suggested are not available in Canada but Lori has picked well known brand names so Americans should find most items readily available at the grocery store.
Although there are many recipes that are gluten free naturally or could easily be substituted (such as gluten free oats for traditional oats), there are several recipes that would need to have a practiced gluten free flour hand to be free of gluten, dairy, egg, peanuts and nuts. So if you you are just avoiding wheat/gluten but not the other allergens, this may not be the book for you. Overall, multiple allergy fans will find this a book to cheer about! See www.divvies.com for ordering information.
Do you ever wonder why you never see the words allergy free on our products or website?
I began using the term allergy friendly about 6 years ago and ever since then have been correcting those who refer to Nonuttin’ products as allergy free. While I can understand that like “gluten free”, it’s a quick and easy way to refer to products that are designed for those with food allergies, it doesn’t communicate the true reality of food allergies. Read more »
It’s bad enough that we need to convince people in our lives that food allergies besides peanut can create life threatening reactions too. But what happens when even allergy researchers believe that certain food allergies are not as serious? Read more »
Just in time for Easter, we’ve brought in Divvies 4 oz solid chocolate bunnies to bring some joy to your household. Since they’re made in a gluten free, egg free, dairy free, peanut free and nut free environment, you don’t have to worry about anything except whether to nibble on the ears or the feet first.
Divvies products are at Nonuttin’ for a limited time and in limited amounts so don’t miss out. You can also get jelly beans, gummy stars and Benjamint chocolate bars and plain Bingo chocolate bars to make a delicious Easter basket that’s safe for your family.
Allergen Information:
Divvies does make cookies that include wheat and gluten but they are made and packaged in a completely separate building from the candy that we are offering. The only allergen declaration for all of these items is for soy and all ingredients are posted for each Divvies item that we offer.
Some Divvies jelly beans and gummy stars are fruit flavored (natural and/or artificial flavors) so if you have any fruit allergies, please contact us so we can inform you what flavors are in these products.
If you have any further questions, we’d be happy to answer them at mailto:info@nonuttin.com or toll free at 1-866-714-5411.
Shipping Times – Canada
Order at the latest by 10 am March 24 to ensure the treats arrive before the Easter bunny does using ground shipping. For information about ground and express shipping times, please see our Canadian Shipping Policies at: http://www.nonuttin.ca/help.php?section=shipping#canada
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Shipping Times – United States
Order at the latest by 10 am on March 18 using ground shipping to make sure there are no disappointed facese. Please see our US Shipping Policies for information about US Customs and Express Shipping at: http://www.nonuttin.ca/help.php?section=shipping#usa
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