Monday 2/12: 

Lunch: Corn Dogs

Rationale: I love my Corn Dogs & I really can’t complain about them at all, especially they’re dairy-free!

Dinner: Tai Pei Shrimp Fried Rice & Mike & Ike’s

Rationale: I really enjoy eating Tai Pei Shrimp Fried Rice, plus eating some Mike & Ike’s I really can’t complain at all!

Snack: Owyn No Nut Buttercup Protein Shake & a Pack of Sugar Cookie Pop Tarts

Rationale: I love the Protein Shake & I love the pack of Sugar Cookie Pop Tarts! It makes the protein shake much better with the Poptarts of course! Even though I can do without the Poptarts. 

Tuesday 2/13:

Lunch: Corn Dogs

Rationale: I can’t stop eating these Foster Farms Corn Dogs! Perfectly dairy-free as well!

Dinner: Walmart Deli Popcorn Chicken, Fritos, & a TastyKake Iced Honey Bun

Rationale: This is the meal of Champions. I love Walmart Deli’s popcorn chicken. Fritos & a Honey Bun makes it much better!

Wednesday 2/14:

Lunch: Corn Dogs

Rationale: I love eating these corn dogs, I can’t stop it!!!

Dinner: Banquet Sweet & Sour Chicken & TastyKake Glazed Honey Buns

Rationale: I love this meal as well! Banquet Sweet & Sour Chicken is dairy-free & I really enjoy eating the Banquet Sweet & Sour Chicken meal. Add TastyKake Glazed Honey Buns & I’m really happy to eat this meal for dinner!

Thursday 2/15:

Lunch: Corn Dogs

Rationale: I have a corn dog addiction! These are the only brand of corn dogs I know that are dairy-free! Fried Hot Dogs are pretty good because I do enjoy eating hot dogs!

Dinner: Culver’s: Chicken Tenders & Fries

Rationale: I went to Culver’s with some of my co-workers & friends. I love eating their Chicken Tenders & Fries. My food is hot & fresh all the time! I personally love Culver’s it is easily one of my favorite fast food restaurants of all time!

Snack: Sugar Cookie Poptarts

Rationale: I really love Sugar Cookie Poptarts, they’re one of my favorite flavors of Poptarts. To some people’s surprise it is dairy-free!

Friday 2/16:

Lunch: Culver’s: Jumbo Butterfly Shrimp, Fries, Carrots, Mike & Ike’s, & Gummy Tic Tac Toe Pieces

Rationale: My Brother & Mom got me Culver’s! Since I had it last night I really can’t complain because I can eat more options at Culver’s! Their Shrimp is amazing & it is always hot and fresh! I normally don’t get it because their Chicken Tenders are so amazing! I ate Carrots & my Valentines Candy that my Mom gave me!

Dinner: Homemade Pizza

Rationale: My Mom Made Pizza using Rhodes Rolls! It was pretty good & I ate a lot of the pizza.

Saturday 2/17:

Lunch: Leftover Homemade Pizza

Rationale: I finished all the leftover pizza I had last night! It was awesome to eat it before I headed off to work!

Dinner: Asian Cafe: Sweet & Sour Chicken, Fried Rice, Green Beans, Potatoes, Jello, & a Fortune Cookie

Rationale: I love Asian Cafe in Marysville, Ohio. It’s a buffet if you sit in & a carryout place. I got the buffet & I can walk to it from my work. I love everything about this restaurant! Good food, nice service, & no allergic reactions, what more can you ask of a restaurant!

Sunday 2/18:

Breakfast: Chocolatey Chip Pancake Poptarts

Rationale: I normally don’t eat breakfast since I don’t go to work until the afternoon. I went to Church so I ate breakfast. This was the first time I ate these Poptarts that are surprisingly dairy-free. I thought these Poptarts would have dairy in them for sure! I’m glad they didn’t because these Poptarts are really good!

Lunch: Tres Potrillos: Carnita Fries w/ Chips & Salsa

Rationale: Everytime I go to Tres Potrillos my local Mexican restaurant in Marysville, Ohio I always get the Carnita Fries. Pork & Fries they never disappoint. I really love this place & my family does too, they want to come here! I got to eat Chips & Salsa because they give you Chips & Salsa as an appetizer at no charge, which is pretty cool!

Dinner: Lunch Meat Crescent Rolls, Peaches, & Oreos

Rationale: I love these Lunch Meat Crescent Rolls that my Mom makes. Pepperoni & Ham put it in the crescent rolls put it in the oven. It’s an easy meal for my Mom to make me. Plus they had egg & cheese casserole. Which doesn’t do well with my dairy allergy & my not so severe egg allergy. I can eat eggs baked in cakes or other baked goods! My Mom did make me something I can eat. Which I appreciate that! Eating Peaches & Oreos puts this meal as a really good meal.

January 2024

Welcome to Ben Alexander’s Eats of the Month. I’m going to share my favorite dishes I ate this month! I will explain why I chose them and how they can be allergy-friendly for you!

Food #1: Six Hundred Downtown Pizza

Rationale: Six Hundred Downtown Pizza is a pizza place in Bellefontaine, Ohio. I went with my Young Adult group at my Church. We went tubing at Mad River Mountain in Bellefontaine, Ohio & we decided to eat here. Personally I love their pizza. It was hot & fresh. It was really good even when I had it the next day. My Mom put the pizza in the oven along with my dairy-free cheese. I personally recommend eating here. They did such a great job in dealing with my allergies. I did have some confusion with the menu & they did a great job in clarifying and double checking to make sure my food was dairy-free. If you have allergies just communicate to your waiter/waitress & you should be fine eating here at Six Hundred Downtown Pizza.

Food #2: China Wok

Rationale: I love their sweet & sour chicken along with their fried rice & beef & broccoli. It is a really good to eat. I also love their sweet & sour shrimp, but my family never orders it for me, they don’t like the smell or taste. That’s fine, but I really enjoy this Chinese restaurant in Marysville, Ohio.

Food #3: Owyn Protein Shakes

Rationale: Owyn is a plant protein shakes. I have had the Chocolate, Vanilla, and No Nut ButterCup Protein Shakes. I really do love these amazing protein shakes. This month was the first time I have ever had a protein shake in my entire life because most protein shakes have whey in it. Whey has dairy in it so that’s a no-go for me since I am extremely allergic to dairy. I saw these at my local Walmart. Unfortunately I haven’t seen them where I found them. I know there other plant protein shake mix that is dairy-free I’ll have to check out sometime in the future. 

Food #4: Chipotle Chicken

Rationale: I really love their chicken. I got the burrito bowl & it was really good! I normally get the steak whenever I go to Chipotle. I got the chicken because I had $10 on a chipotle gift card & the chicken made the bowl less than $10 so I decided to eat the chicken. I really do love that chicken! I like Chipotle a lot. It is a great mexican fast-casual restaurant that I really enjoy to eat at. Plus it is allergy friendly & never having an allergic reaction eating at Chipotle.

Food #5: John Soules Southern Style Chicken Sandwich

Rationale: I found these at my local Walmart. They’re dairy-free & I really enjoyed eating them. I had no allergic reaction & I really can’t complain about them at all. If you find these at your local retailer I would pick them up & eat them for a quick dinner!

Monday 1/29:

Lunch: Popcorn Chicken

Rationale: It was a quick lunch and I was able to enjoy some dairy-free popcorn chicken before I headed off to work.

Dinner: Tai Pei Beef & Brocolli & Mike & Ikes

Rationale: I like the Tai Pei meals that you can get at Walmart & I haven’t had any Mike & Ike’s for a while so I decided to eat some & they’re really good!

Tuesday 1/30:

Lunch: Beef & Bean Burritos

Rationale: It was perfect for a quick dairy-free lunch! The burritos weren’t packaged with any cheese or dairy products.

Dinner: Wolf brand Chili, TastyKake Chocolate Cupcakes, & Haribo Funtastic Mix

Rationale: I was feeling sick so I decided to get some Chili & it didn’t really help my sickness because I worked until the end of my shift & I came home and took my temp and I was running a fever!

Wednesday 1/31:

Lunch: Culver’s Chicken Tenders & Fries, peaches, & gummy bears

Rationale: It was an awesome meal whenever I was sick and I needed a pick me up meal. My Dad went out and got Culver’s for me.

Dinner: China Wok: Sweet & Sour Chicken, Beef & Brocolli, fried rice, & gummy bears

Rationale: It gave me vegetables plus China wok is always hot and fresh so it can get rid of the fever. Getting Albonese Gummy Bears is an added bonus as well!

Thursday 2/1:

Lunch: Wendy’s: Chicken Nuggets, Fries, Peaches, & a pack of Sugar Cookie Poptarts

Rationale: It’s Wendy’s, It’s been forever since I ate Wendy’s. My brother offered to go get something for me & I decided Wendy’s was the best thing for me in the moment. Add Sugar Cookie Poptarts & Peaches to the mix & your good!

Dinner: Buffalo Wild Wings: Boneless Wings, Tater Tots, & Carrots

Rationale: I wasn’t feeling good at all, I didn’t even finish 12 wings, which would’ve been easy for me most nights. Oh well, at least I got leftovers!

Friday: 2/2

Lunch: Leftover Buffalo Wild Wings, Carrots, & a pack of Sugar Cookie Poptarts

Rationale: It was a leftover meal & I can’t complain at all!

Dinner: Homemade Pizza Bread

Rationale: My Mom went to Walmart and bought a couple loafs of bread, then put pizza sauce & toppings on it, then it went it to the oven to bake, then into our mouths! Personally I like Pizza Bread it’s easy and convenient!

Saturday 2/3:

Lunch: Leftover Beef & Brocolli from China Wok

Rationale: It was really good & there is no complaining from me at all!

Dinner: Jack Daniel’s Tennesee Honey Liquor Boneless Pork Ribs

Rationale: They were really good! I would highly recommend eating these delicious delicacies. I found them at my local Walmart & you might be able to find them at your local retailer.

Sunday 2/4:

Lunch: Red Shed BBQ: Brisket, Pork, Fries & Green Beans 

Rationale: BBQ is really good & I will say Red Shed’s fries are really good! I personally enjoy their fries. Add BBQ to it & you have yourself a great meal!

Dinner: Chicken Toritilla Soup & Grandma’s Pumpkin Bread

Rationale: I’m still not feeling good at all & I needed something to warm me up & Chicken Tortilla Soup did the job. Grandma’s pumpkin bread was a nice surprise as well. I loaded that thing up with honey & it was well worth it!

Monday 1/22: 

Lunch: Chicken Strips

Rationale: It was a quick lunch for me! Plus Kirkwood Chicken Strips from Aldi are really good. 

Dinner: Chipotle: Chicken, white rice, & beans (black & pinto) & TastyKake Boston Crème Honey Bun

Rationale: This was the first time I ate the Chipotle chicken. I pretty much always get the Steak. I had $10 on a gift card and I could only afford the chicken. I’ll be honest, the chicken was pretty good. It does remind me of blackened chicken a lot. The Honey Bun was good as well. 

Snack: Owyn Vanilla Protein Shake

Rationale: it was awesome to see there is protein shake without nuts in it. It is dairy-free and this was my first ever protein shake I ever drank. It was pretty good and I highly recommend you try it. 

Tuesday 1/23: 

Lunch: Chicken Strips

Rationale: A quick lunch and I’m going to work!

Dinner: Tai Pei Chicken Fried Rice and two TastyKake Honey Buns

Rationale: I thought this was a really good dinner for a cheap price. It was around $5-6. 

Snack: Owyn Chocolate Protein Shake

Rationale: I really enjoyed the Owyn Chocolate Protein Shake. It was really good! 

Wednesday 1/24: 

Lunch: Sausage, Peaches, & gummy bears

Rationale: My Mom made homemade Sausage with my dairy-free cheese and pizza sauce. Add peaches and gummy bears you have yourself a meal

Dinner: 3 banquet chicken nugget & French fry meals and two TastyKake Honey Buns

Rationale: I was really hungry and I enjoyed the nuggets and fries. Plus add TastyKake Honey Buns, you just can’t lose. 

Thursday 1/25: 

Lunch: Popcorn Chicken

Rationale: Kirkwood (Aldi Brand) popcorn chicken is a go-to for me since it is dairy-free and is quick and convenient as well. 

Dinner: Tai Pei Orange Chicken, TastyKake Honey Bun, & TastyKake Chocolate Cupcakes 

Rationale: the Tai Pei orange chicken is always good, plus it has rice & veggies in it as well. I love TastyKake’s honey buns and their Chocolate Cupcakes are really good as well. I really can’t complain about dinner. 

Snack: Starburst

Rationale: my work had candy and I was able to eat some starbursts. They’re dairy-free and they’re easily a top 10 candy for me. 

Friday 1/26: 

Lunch: Beef and Bean Burrito, Cape Cod Potato Chips, Peaches, & Gummy Bears

Rationale: It was my off day from work so I was able to prepare a nice lunch for me. 

Dinner: Chicken and Salsa Nachos

Rationale: My Mom made Chicken & Salsa. Which simply you just put Chicken and Salsa into a Crockpot and there you go. Easy dinner and it is really good as well. 

Saturday 1/27:

Lunch: Leftover Chicken & Salsa Nachos

Rationale: I ate these and went to Mad River Mountain with my church’s young adult group tubing. It was a good meal and can’t complain

Dinner: Six Hundred Downtown Pizza

Rationale: This is a pizza restaurant In Bellefontaine, Ohio and it is really good. They did an excellent job in making sure my food is dairy-free. I’m working on an Allergy & Restaurant Review for Six Hundred Downtown, please follow all my content so you can see the allergy & restaurant review. 

Sunday 1/28:

Breakfast: Strawberry Milkshake Poptarts & hard candy

Rationale: This was the last pack of the Strawberry Milkshake Pop Tarts since the box is now empty. It is a quick and surprisingly dairy-free breakfast. My church friend gave me this candy. It was interesting but it reminds me of a jolly rancher or a lollipop because it is really hard candy. 

Lunch: Tres Potrillos: Pork Carnitas French Fries w chips & salsa

Rationale: I had this at a local Mexican restaurant in Marysville, Ohio. My food was served by a robot. Then there was a person who grabbed our food in the robot and gave us our food. I’ll have to do an allergy & restaurant review on this restaurant someday. Make sure your subscribed to all my platforms and you should know when the allergy & restaurant review is posted. 

Dinner: Leftover Six Hundred Downtown Pizza!

Rationale: I really do love this pizza. My Mom put it in the oven & I was able to enjoy it. Plus I was able to eat my dairy-free cheese as well!

Monday 1/15: 

Lunch: Leftover Chicken Tortilla Soup!

Rationale: At that point I was still sick and wanted to stay safe and eat dairy-free chicken tortilla soup that my Mom made. 

Dinner: Homemade Pizza that my Mom made, carrots, & my Grandma’s Pumpkin Bread

Rationale: When my family makes food they know my allergies plus it is really good, and I can’t complain at all. 

Tuesday 1/16: 

Lunch: Leftover Pizza

Rationale: A quick lunch and I’m going to work!

Dinner: Campbell’s Soup & Sour Patch Kids

Rationale: My friend at work gave me Sour Patch Kids, which are dairy-free. My work decided to give all its staff Campbell’s soup, one was sirloin steak & potato soup the other was a chicken noodle soup. I don’t have the exact names of the soup, but I was still struggling with sickness and having soup definitely helps with the cold. 

Snack: Grandma’s Pumpkin Bread

Rationale: I wasn’t full from the two bowls of soup at dinner so I decided to eat some pumpkin bread!

Wednesday 1/17: 

Lunch: Corn Dogs

Rationale: They’ve been a go-to for me! I really enjoy these dairy-free corn dogs!

Dinner: Arby’s: Chicken nuggets, curly fries, & apple turnover

Rationale: It’s Arby’s and I love their dairy-free apple turnovers & I couldn’t resist the chicken nuggets and the curly fries. 

Thursday 1/18: 

Lunch: Corn Dogs

Rationale: it is hard to find dairy-free corn dogs, but Foster Farms big corn dogs are dairy-free. That’s why I keep eating them! 

Dinner: Sheetz: Chicken Stripz, Fryz, and a JJ’s Bakery Chocolate Pie & Banana Cream Pie

Rationale: I love going to Sheetz, their chicken stripz & fryz are dairy-free & you can’t really screw around with that! I also had a JJ Bakery’s Banana Cream Pie for the first time & I was really impressed, I like them and would get them again. Plus the classic JJ’s Bakery Chocolate Pie is still really good as well. I had two pies instead of one because I was really hungry!

Friday 1/19: 

Lunch: Two Gom sandwiches, potato chips, carrots, and Grandma’s Pumpkin Bread

Rationale: Gom is a German Sloppy Joe. Gom uses cinnamon instead of Manwich and my family makes that over manwich. I have had sloppy joes and I have to be honest Gom doesn’t taste different from a sloppy joe. 

Dinner: A slice of Grandma’s Pumpkin Bread

Rationale: I was pretty full from lunch and I just had a slice of Grandma’s pumpkin bread. 

Saturday 1/20:

Lunch: Corn Dogs, Peaches, & Grandma’s Pumpkin Bread

Rationale: These were the last two corn dogs in the box that I took a couple of weeks to eat! 

Dinner: Asian Cafe, I got Sweet & Sour Chicken, fried rice, green beans, potatoes, frog legs & a fortune cookie. I did have a plate of Jello as well

Rationale: I love eating here & it never disappoints. I had my usual meal & I was glad that I had the Jello this time because their dairy-free Jello never disappoints.  

Sunday 1/21:

Breakfast: Grandma’s Pumpkin Bread

Rationale: I actually ate breakfast & I had Grandma’s Pumpkin Bread (the very last slice of it)!

Lunch: Mom’s Chili, Peaches, & Gummy bears

Rationale: We had a Chili Cook Off at our Church & My Mom made Chili. I didn’t eat anyone else’s chili because I wasn’t sure if they had dairy in it. I’m cautious because I can see people adding cheese and sour cream in their chili beforehand. I’m very cautious and I don’t want to have an allergic reaction. If you’re in a party type of situation ask the person who made the food, find a family member and hope they bring food, or bring your own food. Those are the three options you have. 

Dinner: Chicken Strips, raisins, & gummy worms

Rationale: I really love the Kirkwood Chicken Strips from Aldi. Add raisins & gummy worms & I would say you got a really good meal right there.

I have eaten at Taco Bell and I have always gotten Cinnamon Twists only. Once we tried to get tacos but they screwed up my order so many times we gave up. Luckily things have gotten better and I was able to eat some food that I wasn’t allergic to. 

Taco Bell Ingredients List: https://www.tacobell.com/ingredients

Cinnamon Twists

Food Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Rationale: There’s a reason I kept ordering these delicious delicacies everytime I go to Taco Bell because they’re really good and don’t have any dairy in them.

Allergy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Rationale: It does contain Wheat as that is the only allergen present here.

Nacho Fries

Food Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Rationale: I really like these fries. I wish they were here year round. When there are commercials when Nacho Fries are back, I’m definitely going to make sure that I’m stopping at Taco Bell to grab the Nacho Fries.

Allergy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Rationale: I unfortunately couldn’t find any allergy information when it came to the Nacho Fries, but I would assume it has gluten in it, so if you have a gluten allergy I would make sure to check Taco Bell’s Website when ordering them. Since it is a limited time menu item they will hopefully have it up again, they should because I was able to see the fries didn’t have dairy in them!

Tacos

Food Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Rationale: Going home and putting my dairy-free cheese in the microwave plus steak and lettuce in a taco, it is really good and I like that I can eat their tacos and not worry about an allergic reaction

Allergy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Rationale: You can customize with any allergy & you can mix and match tacos with your allergies so that is really good. Worst comes to worst you can order the taco toppings then come home and put the toppings on whatever you’re thinking. I got mine without cheese and put dairy-free cheese when I got home because I’m allergic to dairy. Think of your allergies and you can customize a taco according to your allergies.

Nachos

Food Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Rationale: I really enjoyed Taco Bell’s Nachos. I put dairy-free cheese on when I got home and I was able to enjoy the warm nachos. I was really happy with my meal. The chips were really good and I’m thankful Taco Bell has dairy-free nachos.

Allergy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Rationale: There are no allergens in the nacho chips. Taco Bell’s website says no allergens present so that’s good. Anyone can enjoy the nacho chips!

Allergy Rating of Entire Restaurant: 3 out of 5 stars

Rationale: I always use the kiosk or the Taco Bell app when I order my stuff. My food comes out right, when I order with a person taking my order it tends to get screwed up because they used to have a thing where fresco was the words they communicated when there is supposed to be no cheese and people didn’t understand that and that is why my order got screwed up. I wish they would just say no cheese, but who knows they might’ve changed it. I will give Taco Bell credit and they have made it easier for people like me to eat there and ensure my order is right and that is why I have given it a good rating. Like always be careful and double check the order even though you put it in the order yourself it is a good idea to check, trust me when you don’t double check your food that’s when allergic reactions happen. Overall, I recommend Taco Bell to anyone who wants to check it out.

Monday 1/8: 

Lunch: Leftover Pizza from Pizza Hut!

Rationale: You can’t go wrong with dairy-free pizza!

Snack: Turkey Nachos

Rationale: I ate leftover turkey that my family ate! I was working when they ate the turkey!

Dinner: Chipotle: Steak tacos w/ beans & rice plus chips!

Rationale: Chipotle is awesome, plus if you use the Chipotle app to order you can avoid huge long lines!

Tuesday 1/9: 

Lunch: Corn Dogs

Rationale: A quick lunch and I’m going to work!

Dinner: Chicken Fried Rice Healthy Choice Meal w/ TastyKake Iced Honey Bun & Haribo Sweet & Sour Hearts!

Rationale: I took a risk on the Chicken Fried Rice, my parents avoid eating fried rice w/eggs, but I was fine. My family tried dishes like my Chicken Teriyaki that my sister made with eggs in it. Most of the time eggs mixed into things like cake are fine, but eggs not mixed into eggs like the eggs in this fried rice can cause allergic reactions. Granted, there weren’t a whole lot of eggs in the Healthy Choice meal & that might explain why I can eat it. The Iced Honey Bun and the gummy sweet and sour hearts were a good add to my Healthy Choice meal.

Wednesday 1/10: 

Lunch: Corn Dogs

Rationale: They’ve been a go-to for me! I really enjoy these dairy-free corn dogs!

Dinner: Culver’s: Chicken Tenders & Fries

Rationale: It’s Culver’s always hot & fresh, you can never complain!

Snack: TastyKake Boston Creme Honey Bun

Rationale: I was at Walmart & I saw these honey buns that are dairy-free & I bought it and ate it in the car before I headed home. I’ve had these delicious delicacies for quite some time, they never disappoint! 

Thursday 1/11: 

Lunch: Corn Dogs

Rationale: it is hard to find dairy-free corn dogs, but Foster Farms big corn dogs are dairy-free. That’s why I keep eating them! 

Dinner: Sheetz: Chicken Stripz, Fryz, and a JJ’s Bakery Chocolate Pie

Rationale: I love going to Sheetz, their chicken stripz & fryz are dairy-free & you can’t really screw around with that! I needed to get gas making this an easy decision for me! Getting Gas & eating in one trip is pretty convenient wouldn’t you say?

Friday 1/12: 

Lunch: Taco Bell: Ground Beef, Steak, rice, & lettuce nachos, with Cinnamon Twists, peaches & gummy bears

Rationale: Taco Bell has been a place where my food is made without dairy, there used to be some problems with Taco Bell, but now they’re no longer an issue. Make sure you’re subscribed to my content so you can see what problems I had with Taco Bell & how they can be avoided. Taco Bell has proven to be safe & effective for me. 

Dinner: Homemade sausage sandwiches, carrots, & gummy bears

Rationale: My Mom stuffed my dairy-free cheese inside of sausages then poured over pizza sauce in the sausages! She cooked them in the oven & there I ate them & enjoyed them! Thanks Mom!

Saturday 1/13:

Lunch: Leftover Sausage from last night, peaches, & gummy bears

Rationale: I enjoy this meal, plus adding peaches & gummy bears as side dishes. That’s a great way to use leftover sausage from last night. 

Dinner: Asian Cafe, I got Sweet & Sour Chicken, fried rice, green beans, potatoes, frog legs & a fortune cookie.

Rationale: I love eating here & it never disappoints. I ate slower than usual and I had an hour lunch break before I headed off to work so I didn’t get Jello for my dessert, which is normally a go-to dessert for me. 

Sunday 1/14:

Lunch: Culver’s: Chicken Tenders & Fries, raisins, & grandma’s zucchini and pineapple bread

Rationale: I was sick (hints why I must’ve not eaten as much at the Asian Cafe) and my parents brought me home Culver’s & it was a pretty good meal like usual. My grandma is awesome for baking me this, especially when I’m sick

Dinner: Chicken Tortilla Soup, peaches, & grandma’s zucchini & pineapple bread

Rationale: It is perfect for me since I’m running a cold & coughing off & on. I have had worse colds, but the Chicken Tortilla soup was a good meal idea by my Mom. My Dad went to the store & bought some peaches & to top that off with my grandma’s zucchini & pineapple bread, you can’t really complain!

Monday 1/1: 

Lunch: Homemade Pizza and Haribo Candy Cane Gummies

Rationale: It was a quick lunch that had a holiday type of dessert. 

Snack: Pork Carnitas Nachos

Rationale: My family made this for me and I enjoy pork carnitas in nachos that have dairy-free cheese

Dinner: Arby’s: Chicken nuggets, curly fries, and apple turnover. 

Rationale: I really enjoyed eating allergy-free @ Arby’s. 

Tuesday 1/2: 

Lunch: Pork Carnitas Nachos and SkinnyPop Hot Cocoa popcorn

Rationale: Yes, the SkinnyPop has dairy-free Hot Cocoa popcorn. SkinnyPop has plenty of vegan options for popcorn, & I really enjoy that part of it. 

Dinner: McDonalds: McNuggets and Apple pie

Rationale: The McNuggets & Apple Pie are a go-to meal for me because I can count on this food combination to be dairy-free and taste really good at the same time. 

Snack: pork carnita Nachos

Rationale: it’s so good I had to eat it twice. 

Wednesday 1/3: 

Lunch: Leftover Black Pepper Chicken

Rationale: I ate this as a leftover meal before I went into work. My family and I ate Chinese on New Year’s Eve and I just ate the leftovers today. 

Dinner: Burger King: Whopper w/ bacon and French Fries

Rationale: I really enjoyed a nice meal on my dinner break at work. 

Snack: Oreos

Rationale: I love Oreos that are dairy-free and I can eat them. Seems like a no-brainer to me. 

Thursday 1/4: 

Lunch: Corn Dogs and Skittles

Rationale: it is hard to find dairy-free corn dogs, but Foster Farms big corn dogs are dairy-free. Top that off with skittles and you have yourself a meal. 

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: Buffalo Wild Wings

Rationale: I love Buffalo Wild Wings and a bogo boneless wings, plus hanging out with friends, what’s not to like? 

Friday 1/5: 

Lunch: Leftover Bdubs

Rationale: with it being Bogo boneless wing night I ate this for leftovers, can’t complain at all. 

Dinner: Nachos, raisins, & gummy bears

Rationale: My Mom made taco beef and made it on nachos w/ my dairy-free cheese. Raisins & gummy bears work with it as well. 

Saturday 1/6:

Lunch: Corn Dogs & Gummy Bears

Rationale: I enjoy this meal, plus it is a quick lunch as well! 

Dinner: Southern Style Chicken Sandwiches, crispy crown potatoes, & gummy Krabby patties

Rationale: I found the chicken sandwiches at my local Walmart and I really enjoyed them. I would buy it again. I found Crispy Crown potatoes & gummy Krabby patties, which I eat quite a bit. It is a cheap meal that is affordable. 

Sunday 1/7

Breakfast: Strawberry Milkshake Pop Tarts

Rationale: A quick breakfast for the morning! I helped out at my local church. 

Lunch: Pizza, carrots, & Brownies

Rationale: it was really good and I was able to order pizza that was dairy-free. My Pizza Hut location goes above and to make sure my pizza is dairy-free. Order on the Pizza Hut app and go into the special instructions and type in your allergy. 

Dinner: Nachos, peaches, & gummy bears

Rationale: had leftover nachos from Friday Night top off with peaches & gummy bears makes me satisfied with my meal selection.

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.

Monday 12/18: 

Lunch: Popcorn Chicken & Raisins

Rationale: If you couldn’t tell already I like my Chicken and I love quick and convenient as well. 

Dinner: Egg Rolls, Crispy Crowns microwaveable potatoes, marshmallows, and Gummy Krabby Patty Kabob. 

Rationale: I had the Great Value (Walmart brand) Egg Rolls for the first time and they were really good. The Crispy Crowns, gummy kabob and marshmallows make the meal even better. 

Snack: Marshmallows 

Rationale: the work is handing out free hot chocolate and luckily they have marshmallows on the side, so I took advantage and had some for snack. 

Tuesday 12/19: 

Lunch: Beef & Bean Burrito and Raisins. 

Rationale: It was a quick lunch plus it was pretty tasty as well. 

Dinner: Tai Pei Orange Chicken and Mini Oreos

Rationale: It was a quick dinner and it was tasty as well. There are a ton of people who think Oreos have dairy in them, but they actually don’t, if you look at the ingredients it has no dairy in it.

Snack: Fried Rice

Rationale: My parents had Chinese food as well and they said to eat their leftovers. 

Wednesday 12/20: 

Lunch: Chicken w/ Mixed Vegetables

Rationale: It was a carryover from last night’s leftovers and I got to heat up some nice beef and broccoli, it was very, very good!

Dinner: Banquet Chicken nugget and fries and Gummy Krabby Patty Kabob

Rationale: It was a very cheap affordable meal for me to eat. I can’t remember the price, but it was definitely under $5. Plus it is dairy-free too. 

Thursday 12/21: 

Lunch: Beef & Broccoli 

Rationale: My parents made sure I had plenty of leftovers. It was good and nutritious at the same time. 

Dinner: Heinz Gummy Kabob, Popcorn balls, Banquet Sweet & Sour Chicken, and microwavable french fries.

Rationale: There were lots of great food choices that were dairy-free, so I decided to eat what I could. 

Friday 12/22: 

Lunch: Beef & Bean Burrito w/ a JJ’s Bakery Pumpkin Pie

Rationale: The Pumpkin Pie was dairy-free on its ingredients, it is so cool to find dairy-free pumpkin pie, because that is one of the toughest foods to find that is dairy-free. 

Snack: Huey Magoo’s French Fries

Rationale: I went to get my friend a gift card for Christmas (he really liked it) and I wanted to try the fries while I was going to Huey’s as well. The fries were well seasoned and delicious. 

Dinner: Red Bagged Chicken (That’s what our family calls it), potato chips, green beans, and a pack of Strawberry Milkshake Pop Tarts.  

Rationale: Believe it or not the Strawberry Milkshake Pop Tarts are dairy-free and they’re really good. I enjoy them and they’re really good. All the rest is dairy-free and it was good as well. 

Saturday 12/23:

Lunch: Beef & Bean Burrito and Raisins. 

Rationale: I was looking for a quick meal and I made sure to include a fruit this time. 

Dinner: Healthy Choice Beef & Broccoli, Microwaveable Crispy Crowns (Potatoes), & Oreos

Rationale: My work surprised me with treats and I snacked on Oreos for quite a bit of the day. I had the healthy choice meal to balance out the Oreos and the Crispy Crowns (Potatoes).

Sunday 12/24

Breakfast: Strawberry Milkshake Pop Tarts

Rationale: I was going to skip breakfast when my Dad offered to toast up the Strawberry Milkshake Pop Tarts so I accepted his offer and ate breakfast. 

Lunch: Roosters, Turkey Burger with a order of Tater Tots, Raisins, and a JJ Bakery’s Boston Creme Pie

Rationale: This was the first time I had the Turkey Burger and I really enjoyed it. Dairy-free and Delicious! 

Dinner: Gom, Celery, Tortilla Chips, Brownies, Ginger Snap Cookies, & Christmas Gummies. 

Rationale: It was Christmas Eve, my family normally eats Gom (which is a German Sloppy Joe) or Chinese, though we normally go with the Gom sandwich. It was really good tonight, plus the dairy-free desserts that my Grandma provided me, you just can’t beat that.