Divvies

My DD is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, and eggs and has eaten Divvies cookies safely. The cookies are yummy too. We've had the chocolate chip and oatmeal chocolate chip.
I cannot wait to try their cupcakes and popcorn.

The kids and I enjoy them - we have had the chocolate chip and the chocolate chip oatmeal.
However to me they taste a little "different" from regular cookies - I think it is because they are egg free. We don't have to avoid egg.
The kids love that they are individually wrapped, so not like the home made ones they are used to!
I heard you can buy them at Disney but did not see them when I was there.

We haven't tried them as of yet but I would feel absolutely comfortable doing so. They have listed their procedures on this board before and I was quite impressed!
I only wish there was a store around here we could buy them instead of it being mail order.

We've had Divvies many times (cookies) and my PA, TNA, egg allergic daughter has had no problems. The owner has a child with multiple food allergies and will answer any questions you have. The concern brought up here in the past was whether or not the chocolate chips might have been cross contaminated with milk for someone with a milk allergy. Mark from Divvies addressed those concerns. It was never determined whether or not the Divvies were the cause of the problem.
I feel completely comfortable buying them for my DD. I think they taste great. Next time I am going to order some popcorn.
Have fun at Disney!
Nicole

Thanks everyone. It did make me a little concerned when I read that post about the choc. chips.
I am going to look for them and hopefully we can give them a try before we go on vacation.
I have read their website and it is very impressive.

I`m the one who posted about the chocolate chips. First of all, the cookies taste fantastic. We have tried chocolate chip, oatmeal chocolate chip, and three flavors of popcorn. They all taste like the real thing. Dd did have a reaction after eating Divvies chocolate chips. They were sent off for testing and tested below the limit of detection. Mark was great about answering questions, but the website did imply at that time that the Divvies were made in a milk free facility and that turned out not to be true of the chocolate chips they sell. I asked dd`s allergist to do a challenge with the chocolate chips in his office, but he said no, it was too risky. I did not want to eliminate Divvies from her already restricted diet unless it was absolutely necessary. The allergist felt that the chocolate chips caused the reaction, but it was never proven. Another person on this board posted about a rash that her child had that went away when they stopped letting him/her eat Divvies. It is on the Reactions thread.

M reacted to the new version of the molasses with dozens of tiny facial bumps. (I briefly thought we'd hit puberty overnight, as the old Divvies were a special occasion mainstay for us!) The new, non-hydrogenated oil (a primary ingredient in the molasses cookies) is a Spectrum product.
When I called before our first purchase of the new version, I was assured that there was *no possibility* of cross-contamination re. the new oil. I didn't question further - obviously should have. Spectrum reps have in the past told me that they couldn't guarantee the safety of the product in any size other than (IIRC) a 55 gallon drum. They produce peanut, walnut, avocado and a slew of other oils.
Divvies was relying on Spectrum's assurance, not Spectrum's non-manufacture of peanut/treenut products. Significant difference. Doesn't work for us. To me, "no possibility" means exactly that - not "they say they clean their equipment".
Sue
*Sorry if this sounds a bit terse. PC is in a drafty room today -- trying to be brief as I am shivering! Divvies are very good - we liked 'em enough to order a *number* of boxes as what we meant to be an auto-Divvies order.
Just really believed, incorrectly, that they had a "no nuts here" supplier for their ingredients - just as Carefulmom believed to be true re. dairy and the chocolate chips.
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I wanted to order the cupcakes for my sons birthday at school...he never gets to take somethign like that. But thye were too freaking expensive! I would have had to order 2 dozen, so $50 for 24 cupcakes, OUCH!!! Maybe some day we can order them...after I hit the lotto!!
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Chanda(mother of 4)
Sidney-8 (beef and chocolate, grasses, molds, weeds, guinea pig & asthma)
Jake-6 (peanut, all tree nuts, eggs, trees, grasses, weeds, molds, cats, dogs, guinea pig & eczema & asthma)
Carson-3 1/2 (milk, soy, egg, beef and pork, cats, dog, guinea pig)
Savannah-1 (milk and egg)

We were at Disney World after New Year's.
I bought DD a couple of the Divvie's cookies, which she wasn't a real fan of, and a bag of the caramel corn, which she loves.
The goodies were at the Main Street Bakery in the Magic Kingdom. Someone here had said where to find them.
I looked at their website to see how much to ship here, couldn't get Canada to come up. I emailed, the reply came very quickly, and this is what he said.
'Hi,
We do ship to Canada...just call us to make arrangements. We have been
sending many more items down to Disney and they should have more shortly.
Are you there now on vacation?? I could send some right down to you if you
would like...just let me know.
Regards,
Mark Sandler'
Pretty good customer service, I thought.

Quote:Originally posted by M'smom:
[b]M reacted to the new version of the molasses with dozens of tiny facial bumps. (I briefly thought we'd hit puberty overnight, as the old Divvies were a special occasion mainstay for us!) The new, non-hydrogenated oil (a primary ingredient in the molasses cookies) is a Spectrum product.
When I called before our first purchase of the new version, I was assured that there was *no possibility* of cross-contamination re. the new oil. I didn't question further - obviously should have. Spectrum reps have in the past told me that they couldn't guarantee the safety of the product in any size other than (IIRC) a 55 gallon drum. They produce peanut, walnut, avocado and a slew of other oils.
Divvies was relying on Spectrum's assurance, not Spectrum's non-manufacture of peanut/treenut products. Significant difference. Doesn't work for us. To me, "no possibility" means exactly that - not "they say they clean their equipment".
Sue
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That`s exactly how I felt when I found out the chocolate chips are made in the same plant as milk containing chocolate chips, which did not agree with what was on their website at the time. At least let me make a decision based on correct information.