{Baked} Gluten Free Macaroni Monster Eyes #HorizonTreats #Ad

Gluten Free Macaroni Monster Eyes: An Easy to Make & Fun Treat for Kids for Halloween This post is sponsored by #HorizonOrganic. All opinions are my own. Read the full disclosure here.
One of the reasons I love Halloween so much is getting to create fun and ghoulish treats! 
The main goal of my posts has always been to focus on the can-haves instead of the cannots, by creating smiles and fun with food. It's something I've done for my own Little Miss since she was first diagnosed with food allergies and later a gluten intolerance.
Being a typical child, one of her favorite foods is macaroni and cheese. So, I wanted to create a fun bite sized treat that I could pack her for lunch or even serve up at a Halloween party as a delicious bite. 
These Baked Gluten Free Macaroni Monster Eyes are easy to make and your kiddos will smile and laugh as they pick them up to eat! All you need is one box of Horizon Organic Gluten Free White Cheddar Cheesy Mac, shredded cheese, and sliced olives. 

Halloween Made Easy: Cupcakes for Two #Recipe with @EnjoyLifeFoods Baking Chocolate Snack Packs + Giveaway! #SnackFreely

Gluten Free & Top 8 Allergen Free "Cupcakes for Two" Recipe + Baking Chocolate Snack Packs Giveaway! This post is sponsored by Enjoy Life Foods. All opinions are my own. Read full disclosure here.
Anyone who has tried Enjoy Life Foods #1 Selling Allergy-Friendly Baking Chocolate knows it's hard to resist not eating them straight from the bag.
That's why their new Baking Chocolate Snack Packs are perfect for those chocolate cravings. Throw them in your purse, pack them for lunch, or bake up something delicious. Like my "Cupcakes for Two" recipe that is gluten free & top 8 allergen free. Just grab one Snack Pack and follow my easy steps!
{Giveaway} Make sure you enter below for a chance to win some for yourself! 

Tips for a Safe & Happy Halloween with Food Allergies

Tips for a Safe & Happy Halloween with Food Allergies: Don't Be Scared, Be Prepared! This post is sponsored by Nice 'n CLEAN. Read my full disclosure statement here.
This time of year the stress level of a food allergy parent skyrockets. Food centered holidays involving parties at school, church, with friends, and with family. I'm often asked how we handle them, especially Halloween. My answer: Don't be scared, be prepared!
Little Miss is now eleven and we have never shied away from participating in Trick or Treating. Since a young age, we have always had a plan in place and I've taught her how to handle situations. 
That being said, it's important as parents we are prepared with how to deal with situations as they arise and should your child come in contact with an allergen. Always carry epinephrine auto-injectors, inhalers, antihistamines, and Nice 'n CLEAN Antibacterial Hand Wipes. 

Halloween Lunch Box Ideas using #UdisGlutenFree!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Udi's Gluten Free. The opinions and text are all mine.

Halloween has to be one of my most favorite times of year, especially when it comes to creating fun lunches!
The fall, crisp air... lots of baking, yummy smells, hooded sweatshirts, football, and decorating (even in the lunch box). 
I'm going to show you eight easy lunch box ideas using Udi's Gluten Free products that can bring your kiddos both a laugh and a full belly!

Lunch Made Easy: Halloween Ideas for Kids

'Twas the week of Halloween, as the children prepared.  Costumes and buckets and goodies to share.  There were scary ghoblins and spooky ghosts,  but the tiny princesses were eager most. Going door to door, teal pumpkins in sight. Clinching each other hands, in fear of a fright!

Lunch Made Easy: Happy Halloween!

Right now, it's raining and thundering outside. It's suppose to continue through tomorrow (Halloween). 
1) That stinks for taking photos - no natural light, lol, and 2) Trick or Treating might be a bust if it's crummy weather. Boo!
At least we can have fun with lunches, right? RIGHT! Woo!
For Little Miss' Halloween School Lunch, I made her an EasyLunchbox filled with vampires, bats, and creepy crawlies. What could be better than that!? ;)

Lunch Made Easy: Halloween Ideas

As I've said before on the blog, I love Halloween.

We enjoy making cute & scary foods + Little Miss is so creative coming up with costume ideas each year. 

School lunch is always a fun way for us to "celebrate the spookiness" with creative touches - by use of colors, foods, picks, and cookie cutters to take it up a notch.

Here's one of our recent Halloween lunches {gluten free & allergy friendly}:

Halloween Cute Food & Party Table Decor Ideas #AllergyFriendly #GlutenFree

I love Halloween.

I know for families with food allergies it can be a scary time, but once you learn what works best during "trick or treating" time for your kids, it can be an enjoyable night with lots of laughs and silly costumes.

The same goes for Halloween parties. I love coming up and making cute themed foods and decorating my house for the holiday.

Halloween can be everything from oranges, black, greens, purples, pumpkins, spiders, vampires, ghosts, and more.

Here are some of our favorite Halloween party tips & fun food ideas to make your party a success!

{Enjoy Life Foods Friday} Boom Choco Boom™ Lunchbox Fun #AllergyFriendly #GlutenFree

In case you missed our post last month, we recently partnered with Enjoy Life Foods! Each month we'll be featuring a different line of their amazing allergy free food products. 
All Enjoy Life products are free of the Top 8 Allergens and Gluten Free. They're made in a dedicated facility and have no artifical anything. They're also a member of the Non-GMO project. 
Last month, the task was to come up with fresh recipes and ideas using Plentils for lunch. This month, well it certainly was a challenge... my mission was to figure out clever ways to use Enjoy Life Foods Boom Choco Boom™ chocolate candy bars. 

I love these candy bars. And I mean it, I love them like I want to marry them. They're delicious and addicting. But how was I going to incorporate candy bars into lunch ideas while trying to still maintain a healthy balanced meal? So, I put my thinking cap on and got to work.

Lunch Made Easy: Happy {Allergy Friendly} Halloween!!

To all my food allergy parents out there, first and foremost, I want to wish you and your kiddos a SAFE and Happy Halloween!

 

Here's Little Miss' "Happy Halloween" School Lunch for today:

{Allergy Friendly} Gluten, Tree Nut, & Peanut Free with a Top 8 Allergen Free Treat

 

Lunch Made Easy: Spider Web Pizza & Halloween School Fun

One of Little Miss' favorite school lunches I made her last Halloween was Spider Web Pizza. So, of course, I had to make it again!

 

{Allergy Friendly} Gluten, Tree Nut, & Peanut Free:

 

 

Lunch Made Easy: MOMables Monday - "Silly Batty Sandwich" {Simple Halloween Lunch Box Fun}

Halloween is approaching fast, only two more days to be exact.

Goblins and ghouls, candy and treats.

Checking out the costumes of everyone you meet!

You don't need to get super detailed or spend a lot of time adding a few fun Halloween touches to your kid's school lunch box.

Thanks the MOMables, the sandwich is a breeze so all I had to do was add a fun piece of cheese!

Lunch Made Easy: {Allergy Friendly} Halloween Bento for School + Recipe for {Allergy Free} Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! (Almost!)

 

{Allergy Friendly} School Lunch: Free from ALL the Top 8 Allergens

Wheat (Gluten), Peanut, Tree Nut, Egg, Dairy, Soy, Fish, & Shellfish

 

 

With Halloween fast approaching, my lunch packin' friends and I are having a Halloween Blog Hop today!

 

Make sure to click through all the amazing lunches by following the button towards the bottom of this post to get tons of inspiration for your kid's school lunches.

Lunch Made Easy: {Simple Halloween} Happy Pumpkin Lunch

There are days when simple and fast is best. As parents, we all know how quick the evenings go when we walk in the door from work, and the mornings seem to fly even faster before everyone shoots out the door.

 

Even with little time, adding just a few details can go a long with for a fun, holiday themed school lunch.

 

{Allergy Friendly} Gluten, Peanut, Tree Nut, & Egg Free:  

Lunch Made Easy: MOMables Monday - Dem' Bones {Happy Halloween}

Halloween is fast approaching. Time to start having some 'holiday fun' with Little Miss' school lunches!

Dem' Bones, Dem' Bones, Dem' Dry Bones:

Lunch Made Easy: Happy Halloween Everyone!

Today is Halloween! Finally. :) lol
I have been making Little Miss Halloween lunches for almost two weeks now, sooooo I'm ready for a change up. ;)

They don't really "celebrate Halloween" at my daughter's school, so I've been doing my best to just try and make it fun for her...

Food for Thought: Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

This has to be the easiest pumpkin cupcake recipe... EVER. Just look! Mmm...

Lunch Made Easy: Frightful Friday

So glad it's FRIDAY today!! (And that Monday is finally Halloween! lol)

Lunch Made Easy: Kinda Corny

After today, two more lunches until Halloween (that's also the theme for next weeks Bento of the Week on the Bento Blog Network).

Lunch Made Easy: Going Batty...

After today, only three more "lunches" until Halloween! I am tired and a bleh this morning - here's what I came up with for today: