Monday 12/25:
Lunch (Brunch): Cinnamon Roll Casserole and Hash Browns!
Rationale: We always do brunch for Christmas and it didn’t disappoint once again as I made sure all the ingredients were friendly to my dairy allergy.
Snack: Popcorn
Rationale: My family and I were watching Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 and they made popcorn. Not bad at all!
Dinner: Pizza bread and brownies
Rationale: Whether it is Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner my family always makes pizza bread. Grab a loaf, pizza sauce & toppings, put it in the oven and you will have a good dinner that you can customize according to your allergies.
Tuesday 12/26:
Lunch: Leftover Cinnamon Roll Casserole, raisins, and ginger snaps
Rationale: Got to enjoy a great meal before I headed off to work. It was definitely a sweet meal and I love sweet meals.
Dinner: Arby’s: Chicken nuggets, Crinkle fries, and Apple Turnover
Rationale: I always enjoy Arby’s and their delicious food. Never ever disappoints. Plus Arby’s gives me a dairy-free dessert to which I have no complaints.
Wednesday 12/27:
Lunch: Skyline Sloppy Joe Sandwiches
Rationale: It was a leftover night. My parents made this while I was working and I gotta eat the leftovers before I headed off to work again.
Dinner: Burger King: Bacon King and French Fries
Rationale: I really enjoyed a nice meal on my dinner break at work.
Thursday 12/28:
Lunch: Beef & Bean Burrito
Rationale: Another lunch on the go that is dairy-free.
Dinner: Healthy Choice Chicken Stir Fry meal, crispy crown potatoes, and hostess apple pie
Rationale: A cheap dairy-free meal that is healthy and not healthy at the same time. It was a pretty balanced meal in my definition of a balanced meal. Some junk food, some healthy food.
Snack: Der Dutchman Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Rationale: Dairy-free dessert that I just couldn’t pass up.
Friday 12/29:
Lunch: Culver’s: Chicken Strips & fries, and some chocolate crinkle cookies.
Rationale: Culver’s is always good and the chocolate crinkle cookies make it much better.
Snack: IKEA Cinnamon Buns
Rationale: I was surprised to find IKEA cinnamon buns to be dairy-free and I really enjoyed them. I would highly recommend trying it.
Dinner: IKEA: Swedish meatballs, fries, jelly type of thing, and peas.
Rationale: I know IKEA is a furniture store (I had to get stuff for my room in my parent’s house), but it has good food as well and a restaurant inside a furniture store, I will do an allergy & restaurant review on it soon, so stay tuned and make sure you’re following/subscribing/watching/listening to all the platforms I’m on including this website.
Saturday 12/30:
Lunch: Beef & Bean Burritos and Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Rationale: I enjoy this meal, plus it is a quick lunch as well!
Dinner: Asian Cafe: Plate 1: Fried Rice, frog legs, sweet and sour chicken, green beans and potatoes. Plate 2: Jello and a fortune cookie
Rationale: A buffet that serves good food that doesn’t give me an allergic reaction, seems like a great deal to me!
Sunday 12/31
Breakfast: Strawberry Milkshake Pop Tarts
Rationale: A quick breakfast for the morning! I helped out at my local church.
Lunch: China Wok and Brownies
Rationale: I had similar food that I did last night at our local Chinese place. Sweet & Sour Chicken, Fried Rice, Beef & Broccoli. Plus I ate some of my Grandma’s brownies. As they say, you can’t complain about Grandma’s Cooking.
Dinner: Homemade pizza, potato chips, and Skinny Pop Hot Cocoa Popcorn.
Rationale: My Mom made a homemade pizza using Rhodes Rolls as the crust. It was pretty good as she tried making this type of pizza for the first time. I couldn’t complain, plus potato chips and Hot cocoa popcorn, it was very good.
Thanks for reading my content! Happy New Year and I hope you will all have a great 2024.