At this year's Kids With Food Allergies Expo, I had the chance to try a bunch of different allergy-friendly snacks and treats. Aidan can't eat any of them now, but I think it's my motherly duty to try them all. For later. And for deliciousness.
The first sample that I tried was Divvies Sugar Cookies.
The Company: Divvies sells allergy friendly cookies, cupcakes, gourmet flavored popcorn, and chocolates. There's even a cookbook!
The Website: http://www.divvies.com/
The Allergy Factor: The entire facility is free of peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, and dairy. The Sugar Cookies I tried noted that they contained wheat and may contain soy. "May Contain Soy" in this case means that there is possible cross-contamination with soy lecithin and/or highly refined soybean oil. This makes it probably okay for most soy-allergic people, but please ask your doctor, not your blogger.
The Look: They look totally normal! Just like you'd expect a sugar cookie to look. There's even a dusting of sugar granules. I caught myself thinking that it looked just like a real cookie. Duh. It is a real cookie. A really safe one.
The Smell: It smelled great. Sweet and vanilla-y. This was exciting - a lot of allergy-friendly and specialty prepackaged foods don't smell like anything, and I find this really disappointing.
The Texture: This is probably the second most important part to me. A cookie needs the right texture. Too soft, and you've got mush. Too hard, and you've got dessicated charcoal. Only Chips Ahoy can get away with serving me a jawbreaker and keep me coming back for more. Divvies really got it right. Just the right amount of crunch, while still keeping enough of a moist, chewy cookie texture. Not too hard or dry. I think I'm in love.
The Taste: Drumroll Please? They're delicious! Seriously, they're really good. And I've heard the other flavors are even better. They really do taste like a sugar cookie - maybe a little bit less sweet than most prepackaged sugar cookies, but still very, very good. No weird aftertaste either, which I'm always half-expecting from "specialty" foods.
The Final Verdict: I do not have peanut, egg, or dairy allergies - and I'd definitely still choose these over other cookies. In fact, it's a new goal of mine to try EVERYTHING Divvies has to offer! Those cupcakes are calling my name :)
The first sample that I tried was Divvies Sugar Cookies.
The Company: Divvies sells allergy friendly cookies, cupcakes, gourmet flavored popcorn, and chocolates. There's even a cookbook!
The Website: http://www.divvies.com/
The Allergy Factor: The entire facility is free of peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, and dairy. The Sugar Cookies I tried noted that they contained wheat and may contain soy. "May Contain Soy" in this case means that there is possible cross-contamination with soy lecithin and/or highly refined soybean oil. This makes it probably okay for most soy-allergic people, but please ask your doctor, not your blogger.
The Look: They look totally normal! Just like you'd expect a sugar cookie to look. There's even a dusting of sugar granules. I caught myself thinking that it looked just like a real cookie. Duh. It is a real cookie. A really safe one.
The Texture: This is probably the second most important part to me. A cookie needs the right texture. Too soft, and you've got mush. Too hard, and you've got dessicated charcoal. Only Chips Ahoy can get away with serving me a jawbreaker and keep me coming back for more. Divvies really got it right. Just the right amount of crunch, while still keeping enough of a moist, chewy cookie texture. Not too hard or dry. I think I'm in love.
The Taste: Drumroll Please? They're delicious! Seriously, they're really good. And I've heard the other flavors are even better. They really do taste like a sugar cookie - maybe a little bit less sweet than most prepackaged sugar cookies, but still very, very good. No weird aftertaste either, which I'm always half-expecting from "specialty" foods.
The Final Verdict: I do not have peanut, egg, or dairy allergies - and I'd definitely still choose these over other cookies. In fact, it's a new goal of mine to try EVERYTHING Divvies has to offer! Those cupcakes are calling my name :)
This is awesome! Thank you so much for the rave review! xoxo Divvies
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