In my quest to budget and teach my children budgeting, I try to focus on sales in our food allergy world. When my son was first diagnosed with his enormous list of allergens, I spent whatever it took to keep him safe and nourished. Well, that lead to eating octopus, filet Mignon and all sorts of other fabulously tasty and spendy items. The prince still gets to enjoy those items, but I balance it with stocking up during sales, making homemade foods and better meal planning. It’s actually sport to me now to see how low I can go with my spending! Here are a few sites that are offering some decent discounts right now!
Gluten Free Pantry Mixes on sale too (I’m trying out the bread mix tomorrow
Peanut Free Planet has a few good ones going on until February 22! They also offer a flat rate shipping of $8.99 or free shipping on orders over $100
Navan Foods boasts a clearance section and lets you know exactly how many items are left in stock too.
NoNuttin has a special offering free shipping PLUS 10% off your of $150 or more. My local food allergy savvy friends and I like to order together to take advantage of this kind of offer!
Sometimes, I will pull together with one or two other families and we’ll order together to take advantage of special shipping offers, such as Peanut Free Planet and No Nottin!
I really didn’t think I could budget with food allergies, but now I am understanding I can budget and better yet…give my family incredibly wonderful food! The secret silver lining to life with food allergies is that we are almost forced to eat well since we truly need to concentrate on what we eat.
Happy Shopping, budgeting and eating well-Caroline
One of the hardest things I find about managing both life threatening food allergies and asthma is talking to others. I hate to be the one that might be perceived as demanding, pushing or for asking too much. What I now know, fourteen years later, is that honest, clear information presented with kindness works!..
I happened to be at the Raley’s off Robb Drive yesterday, and noticed they were discontinuing many of their Enjoy Life products. I grabbed every last package of our favorite Mountain Mambo trail mix, at $2.15 per large bag (normally around $6)! They still have cereals, etc, if anyone’s interested!
thanks for sharing! I wonder if the Raley’s near my house is clearing out too…I might need to take a little ride…
Hi Caroline, I just wanted to let you know about our website, MadAlexProducts.com. We have very a good selection of allergy-friendly foods at competitive prices. We also frequently have coupons, sales and discounts through our Twitter posts, Facebook, and our bi-weekly Newsletter.
Our family and staff have lots of food allergies and sensitivities, so we know how expensive allergy-friendly foods can be. We try to keep our prices as low as possible.
Please come check us out when you have a chance!
http://www.madalexproducts.com/index/
Thanks…I’ll check you on Friday!! I’m also on the hunt for smartly priced items, especially in this economy.