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18 Healthy Birthday Cakes That Actually Taste Great

by Abigail Matsumoto

The phrase “healthy birthday cake” might sound like an oxymoron, but we’re here to tell you it can be done—and it can taste amazing too. We’ve rounded up a bunch of drool-worthy healthy cake recipes that are still big on flavor. Whether you’re looking for the best healthy chocolate cake recipe, a vanilla cake recipe, or even something vegan, you’ll find it here. Keep reading to get the scoop!

Vegan Funfetti Cake with Vanilla Buttercream

Orchids & Sweet Tea

A vegan birthday cake that doesn’t skimp on fun or flavor: sign us up! This sweet creation by Orchids + Sweet Tea is colorful inside and out, thanks to a healthy dose of rainbow sprinkles.

Carrot Cake Ice Cream Cake

Feasting on Fruit

It’ll be love at first bite with this deceptively healthy cake from Feasting on Fruit. The ice cream is made with frozen bananas, while the cake is sweetened with dates and coconut sugar.

Coconut Flour Cake

Well Plated

This lightened-up cake from Well Plated is a delicious pick for sensitive tummies, and it pairs perfectly with a fluffy coconut frosting. Top it off with sprinkles, and you’ve got a dessert everyone will rave about.

Cinnamon Chocolate Layer Cake

Green Smoothie Gourmet

Take your chocolate cake to the next level with this fabulous recipe from Green Smoothie Gourmet. A dash of cinnamon in the batter adds an extra dimension, and the dark chocolate frosting is a fitting finish. Oh, and it’s vegan and gluten-free!

Vegan Coconut, Orange and Chocolate Cake

Occasionally Eggs

Chocolate lovers, you’re in luck! This vegan treat from Occasionally Eggs is sure to be a hit. The cake is lightly flavored with orange juice and coconut milk, then topped with a heavenly whipped chocolate ganache.

Baby-Friendly Cake

Oh Everything Handmade

Bettina at Oh Everything Handmade whipped up this dessert for her baby’s first birthday—but the delish ingredients can be a hit with kids and adults of all ages. Think applesauce, bananas, cinnamon and nutmeg, with a cream cheese frosting to top everything off.

Chocolate Beet Cake with Chocolate Avocado Frosting

The Pretty Bee

Trust us, you can’t beat a beet cake. With this decadent dessert from The Pretty Bee, you get all of the fiber and antioxidants, but the beet flavor is totally hidden under all that chocolate-y goodness. Add on a super creative (and delicious!) avocado icing and you’re set for any celebration.

Chocolate Quinoa Cupcakes with Naturally Pink Frosting

Making Thyme for Health

How about some quinoa in your birthday cupcakes? Making Thyme for Health gives the traditional chocolate cupcake a healthy twist with quinoa, almond milk, and more. As for that pretty pink frosting? It’s colored using a little beet juice instead of fake dye!

Flourless Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake

Chelsea’s Messy Apron

We’ve got to give major props to this cake from Chelsea’s Messy Apron. Not only does it showcase our fave fall flavors in a healthy way, but it’s also made in one bowl. That means less cleanup, more birthday party!

Best Gluten Free White Cake Ever

Yammie’s Gluten Freedom

Ahh, white cake. There’s a reason it’s a birthday staple. This version from Yammie’s Gluten Freedom has all the traits of the classic cake except for one update: it’s totally gluten-free.

Dye-Free Rainbow Cake

Itsy Bitsy Foodies

Want to give your kiddo a colorful cake but without all those iffy food dyes? Itsy Bitsy Foodies has come up with a way to do it thanks to veggie and fruit juice. The result? Totally wow-worthy and dye-free.

Healthy Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

HelloBee

Chocolate, banana, and peanut butter are pretty much a dynamic trio when it comes to birthday cake flavors. HelloBee makes this fudgy masterpiece with whole grain flour and a cute five-inch pan. Oh, and did we mention the cake is totally free of refined sugars?

Carrot Cake

Love & Lemons

What’s up, doc? Vegan carrot cake, that’s what! For your birthday kid, Love & Lemons has totally vegan-ized everyone’s favorite carrot-y treat. Special ingredients include applesauce, almond milk and frosting that uses macadamia nuts instead of cream cheese.

Kid-Approved Healthy Cake

Chocolate Covered Katie

This cake from Chocolate Covered Katie has been kid-tested and kid-approved. It’s light and fluffy like any good birthday cake, but it’s also got its fair share of fiber, selenium, manganese and protein. Don’t forget the healthy strawberry frosting!

Fig Newton Cupcakes

Amy’s Healthy Baking

Ready to give a classic cookie a whole new twist? These Fig Newton-inspired cupcakes from Amy's Healthy Baking are 100% whole wheat and made without refined flour or sugar—but they still have the same great flavor you know and love, thanks to a fun figgy filling.

Flowerless Whole Meyer Lemon Cake

The View From Great Island

You will love this delicious Flowerless Whole Meyer Lemon Cake from The View From Great Island. An entire lemon, peel and all, is used in the recipe, so you will not be missing any flavor!

Almond Flour Banana Cake

One Lovely Life

This Almond Flour Banana Cake from One Lovely Life is a tasty way to use up older bananas and make a healthier cake. This recipe is paleo-friendly, healthy and it will make everyone happy!

Gluten Free Angel Food Cake

Veggie Balance

If the typical birthday cake isn't your thing, then this Gluten Free Angel Food Cake From Veggie Balance is a sweet and light way to celebrate. This recipe is also dairy-free and nut-free!

— Taylor Clifton, Abigail Matsumoto & Susie Foresman

 

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Kelly Clarkson Files to Legally Change Her Name amid Divorce

by Tinybeans Team

The celebrity mom who famously broadcast live from her living room where she was quarantining alone with her kids continues to keep it real. Kelly Clarkson filed to legally change her name to Kelly Brianne—her first and middle names—”because it more fully reflects who I am.”

The Texas native, 39, filed for divorce from Brandon Blackstock, 45, in 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences.” The estranged couple share daughter River, 7, and son Remington, 5, and Clarkson was stepmother to her husband’s kids with ex-wife Melissa Ashworth, Savannah, 19 and Seth, 14.

She’s not sugarcoating how hard divorcing Blackstock, who she shares joint physical and legal custody of River and Remington with, has been. “It’s tough… it’s just a difficult thing because we’re in different places, and it’s like, we both agree on the main things, but it’s a hard thing when you’re not together all the time,” she explained on her talk show in February 2021.

Clarkson also said that she’s encouraging her family to feel all of the complicated emotions that go along with a divorce. “We have a lot of help as far as therapists or child psychologists because we want to do it right,” she continued. “As long as you make sure it’s about the children and their best interests, then we’re both on board.”

Life as a single mother has also been a learning curve for the singer—especially during a pandemic. She called into The Kelly Clarkson Show and spoke with guest host Taraji P. Henson during the Feb. 15 episode, and she was every mom in those 5 minutes. “I thought we were done with quarantining, and I’m so tired. I broke a nail. I’m so broken. This is me broken. My almond milk just expired. America, this is what I look like. You’re welcome.”

Someone give Kelly Brianne an emery board and our number, because we’re pretty sure she could be our new best friend.

—Shelley Massey

Featured photo: DFree via Shutterstock

 

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Kelly Clarkson Jokes That She’s ‘So Broken’ as She Quarantines with Her Kids

by Karly Wood

Kelly Clarkson is all of us at this point in the pandemic: “I thought we were done with quarantining. I’m so tired…I’m so broken.” In a recent episode of her talkshow, in which she is actually a guest, she syncs up with Taraji P. Henson to share how things are going now that she’s stuck at home with her kids.

Donning a robe and eye mask, Clarkson is pretty open about her nail situation, expired almond milk and how she retreats to her favorite movies and shows to escape it all once the kids are in bed. “If you catch me watching ‘Pillow Talk’ by Doris Day it’s a dark moment I’m having.” Same, girl, same.

Like every other household in America, Clarkson’s two kids are entrenched in Encanto glory and pretty much only eat beige food. “Our third night in a row to watch Encanto, ha!” she’s tweeted. It’s refreshing to say the least.

We aren’t the only ones skipping the makeup, giving into copious amounts of screen time and tossing our kids french fries whenever they want! On top of all that, the singer, songwriter and talkshow host is also knee deep in home renovations, because why not?

She shares that her house looks like it’s full of “Dexter kill rooms” and that she still has her fully decorated Christmas tree still up. “There’s a lot going on,” she confesses. Why not just keep the tree up and decorate it for different holidays? Not a bad plan, Kelly.

––Karly Wood

 

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Best Whipped Cream for Allergy Sufferers

By Lauren Beach

The final thing to top off your dessert shopping list is whipped cream! Here’s our allergy-friendly whipped cream guide, featuring 17 options to grab in the store.

Photo: Spokin

DEDICATED FACILITIES (Allergens Vary)

1. Truwhip
Product: Truwhip Vegan Whipped Topping
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Peanut, Tree Nut, Milk, Egg, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat, Gluten
Contains: Soy
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: Peanut
Allergen Statement

2. Truwhip
Product: Truwhip Original Whipped Topping
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Peanut, Tree Nut (except Coconut), Egg, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat, Gluten
Contains: Coconut, Milk, Soy
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: Peanut
Allergen Statement

NON-DEDICATED FACILITIES

3. 365 Organic
Product: Oat Based Whipped Topping
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Top 8
Contains: No Top 8
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: None Stated

4. Food Heaven
Product: Heavenly Whipped
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Top 8
Contains: No Top 8
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: None Stated

5. Forager
Product: Dairy-Free Whipped Topping
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Peanuts, Tree Nuts (excluding coconut), Milk, Egg, Soy, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat, Gluten
Contains: Coconut
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: None Stated
Allergen Statement

6. Reddi Whip
Product: Coconut Milk
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Peanuts, Tree Nut (except Coconut), Milk, Egg, Soy, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat, Gluten
Contains: Coconut
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: None Stated
Allergen Statement

7. Gay Lea
Product: Coconut Whipped Topping
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Peanuts, Tree Nut (except Coconut), Milk, Egg, Soy, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat, Gluten
Contains: Coconut
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: None Stated
Allergen Statement

8. 365 Organic
Product: Non-Dairy Plant-Based Whipped Topping
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Peanuts, Tree Nut, Milk, Egg, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat
Contains: Soy
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: None Stated

9. Reddi Whip
Product: Original Dairy Whipped Topping
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Peanuts, Tree Nut, Egg, Soy, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat, Gluten
Contains: Milk
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: None Stated
Allergen Statement

10. 365 Organic
Product: Whipped Topping Peppermint
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Peanut, Tree Nuts, Egg, Soy, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat
Contains: Milk
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: None Stated

11. Clover Sonoma
Product: Lightly Sweetened Whipped Topping
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Peanuts, Tree Nut, Egg, Soy, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat
Contains: Milk
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: None Stated
Allergen Statement

12. Natural By Nature
Product: Classic Whipped Cream
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Peanuts, Tree Nut, Egg, Soy, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat, Gluten
Contains: Milk
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: None Stated
Allergen Statement

13. Lucerne
Product: Original Whipped Topping
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Peanuts, Tree Nut, Egg, Soy, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat
Contains: Milk
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: None Stated

14. Great Value
Product: Original Dairy Whipped Topping
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Peanuts, Tree Nut, Egg, Soy, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat
Contains: Milk
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: None Stated

15. Reddi Whip
Product: Almond Milk
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Peanuts, Milk, Egg, Soy, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat, Gluten
Contains: Almond, Coconut
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: None Stated
Allergen Statement

16. Cool Whip
Product: Cool Whip Original Topping
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Peanuts, Tree Nut (except coconut), Egg, Soy, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat
Contains: Milk, Coconut
Precautionary Label: None
Facility Dedicated Free From: None Stated
Allergen Statement

17. So Delicious
Product: Coco Whip Coconut Whipped Topping
Ingredients Do Not Contain: Peanuts, Tree Nut (except Coconut), Milk, Egg, Soy, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat, Gluten
Contains: Coconut
Precautionary Label: Produced in a facility that also processes other tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, and soy. We have a rigorous allergen testing program and apply strict quality control measures in an effort to prevent contamination by undeclared food allergens.
Facility Dedicated Free From: None Stated
Allergen Statement

 

This post originally appeared on Spokin.com.

Latte-fueled mother of two who works from home. Passionate about food allergies, gardening, cooking, art, and keeping the magic in childhood.

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14 Potato Recipes You Haven’t Tried Yet

by Aimee Della Bitta

Hear us out: potatoes just might be the perfect food. They might seem boring at first glance, but there’s an endless number of ways to prepare them, from mashed to baked to french fried. No holiday meal is complete without spuds, so we’ve rounded up some of our favorite potato side dishes. Read on to find your family’s new favorite.

Roasted Garlic and Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes

Chef Ryan Rondeno

Because we know a good thing when we taste one, here is the ever-popular mashed potato with a twist. From chef to the stars and founder of the FoodCulture App Chef Ryan Rondeno comes a wonderfully enhanced version of mashed potatoes with roasted garlic and sour cream. Get the recipe here. 

Baked Potato Fries

Marcus Winkler

Satisfy your craving for french fries by whipping up a batch of healthier baked fries. They come out deliciously crispy and can be paired with pretty much any meal. 

Baked Mashed Potato Casserole

RitaE via Pixabay

For a fun twist on mashed potatoes, try this delish potato casserole. It adds celery and red peppers to the mix, and it’s topped with melty cheese to lure in the little ones. To get the recipe, click here.

Sweet Potato Crisps Salad

A Taste of Pesach

Potato dishes don’t have to be heavy! This salad is topped with crispy sweet potato strips and also has lots of healthy veggies, making it the perfect companion for a heavier meal.

Bourbon Butter Sweet Potato Bites

The Speckled Palate

Sweet potato fans, take note—this genius recipe from The Speckled Palate is a winner. The spuds are tossed in butter and bourbon, then roasted in the oven for a super-indulgent (and easy!) side dish. 

Herby Parmesan Smashed Potatoes

Domestic Gothess

Red-skinned potatoes are our new favorite thanks to this genius recipe from Domestic Gothess. The inside of the ‘taters stays soft and creamy, and the outside gets super crispy—aka potato perfection. 

Sweet Potato Puff

Weelicious

Knock. Knock. Who's There? Orange. Orange Who? Orange you thankful for sweet potato side dishes that look like cupcakes? Your dainty diners will go crazy for these festive treats, and they're a cinch to put together.  Leave it to Weelicious to nail the perfect Thanksgiving side dish.

Not Quite Mashed Potatoes

The Iron You

Let's call it a mockmash! This savory cauliflower puree from The Iron You makes a healthy stand-in for mashed potatoes. It gets its fabulous flavor from the cheese, milk (or almond milk) and a touch of butter, has about one-quarter of the calories of typical mashed potatoes, and best of all, little eaters may not even realize they're getting their daily dose of vegetables. 

Pretty Purple Potatoes

Smitten Kitchen

Finding perfectly hued purple potatoes is the most challenging part of this simple recipe, but if you do, you've got yourself a side dish that will be the belle of the ball (our apologies to the turkey). Pop over to Smitten Kitchen and follow their simple steps to making this stunning dish.

Au Gratin Potatoes

iStock

Pretty as pie! This healthy potato gratin with herbs is creamy without having to actually add cream—and great flavor results from thyme and rosemary. This is a go-to dish if you're going to a potluck-style turkey dinner. Hop over to Food and Wine for the easy-to-follow recipe.

Whipped Sweet Potatoes

Weelicious

These whipped coconut sweet potatoes are made with coconut milk, making them not only creamy and fluffy but also dairy-free. Add a touch of maple syrup, a hint of cinnamon and a sprinkling of coconut "snow" and voilà—they're the perfect alternative to the traditional mashed potato. Visit Weelicious for the full recipe and get whippin'!

Spiralized Potatoes

The Wimpy Vegetarian

Looking like spaghetti but tasting like sweet potato, this side dish is not just delicious to eat but is also fun to make. Have your kiddos join in on the action, since spiralizing fruits and veggies feels a lot like creating the coolest Play-Doh hair ever. Susan, the author of The Wimpy Vegetarian, is the mastermind behind this unique holiday side dish. If you don't have a spiralizer in your kitchen already, you can purchase one here.

Perfect Potato Pancakes

iStock

These simple potato pancakes, made from pre-shredded frozen potatoes, can be fun for more than just one holiday this season. Switch out the flour for matzo meal and enjoy them at Passover too. Find out how to get lucky with latkes here.

Not Fried Potatoes

Taste Food Blog

Taste Food Blog gives the little's favorite fries a healthy and colorful facelift, just in time for the holidays. Giving the russet potato a well-deserved break, this recipe calls for sliced up parsnips, carrots, rutabagas and sweet potatoes. We think these yummy baked veggies will look mighty fine next to the turkey and cranberry sauce.

 

— Aimee Della Bitta

 

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40 Food Allergy Bloggers Worth Following

By Susie Hultquist

We’re sending some special teal love and sharing some of our favorite food allergy recipe bloggers. See our favorite 40 bloggers and our favorite recipes, from eggless cheesecake to a dairy-free version of the famous Levain Chocolate Chip Cookie.

1. Mommy’s Home Cooking
Favorite Recipe: Best Eggless Cheesecake
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Egg. Most recipes can be made dairy and gluten free.

2. Allergylicious
Favorite Recipe: Vegan Strawberry Lemonade Cake
Recipes Always Free From: Top 8, Meat

3. Drizzle Kitchen
Favorite Recipe: Double Lemon Olive Oil Cake
Recipes Always Free From: Gluten, adaptable to be free from the Top 9

4. Gristle & Gossip
Favorite Recipe: Yeast Free Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Milk, Egg, Soy, Wheat

5. Allergy Awesomeness
Favorite Recipe: The Best Allergy-Friendly Chocolate Birthday Cupcakes
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Milk, Egg, Wheat, Gluten

6. Ellie’s Dairy Free Kitchen
Favorite Recipe: Levain Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recipes Always Free From: Milk

7. Strength & Sunshine
Favorite Recipe: Homemade Spaghetti O’s
Recipes Always Free From: Top 9, Gluten

8. The Urben Life
Favorite Recipe: Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower Wings
Recipes Always Free From: Milk, Egg

9. Everyday Allergen-Free
Favorite Recipe: Egg Free, Dairy Free Summer Strawberry Cake
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut (excluding coconut), Milk, Soy

10. Less With Laur
Favorite Recipe: GF/Vegan Coffee Cake Donuts
Recipes Always Free From: Milk, Egg, Soy, Sesame, Buckwheat, Maple, Gluten

11. Lane & Grey Fare
Favorite Recipe: S’mores Cookies
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Egg, Seeds, Gluten

12. Lindsey Lee & Co.
Favorite Recipe: Vegan French Fry Charcuterie Board with 3 Dairy Free Dipping Sauce
Recipes Always Free From: Milk, Egg, Gluten

13. Heather Christo
Favorite Recipe: The Best Pancakes (Vegan & GF)
Recipes Always Free From: Milk, Egg, Gluten

14. From Scratch With Love
Favorite Recipe: Chase’s Vegan + Nut-Free Double Chocolate Cupcakes
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Milk, Egg

15. No Dairy No Cry
Favorite Recipe: Lemon Meringue Pie
Recipes Always Free From: Pistachio, Cashew, Milk, Egg, Beef, White Fish

16. The Nutless Baker
Favorite Recipe: Eggless Cinnamon Buns
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Egg

17. Happy Allergy Family
Favorite Recipe: Allergy Friendly Crepes
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut (excluding coconut), Milk, Egg, Soy, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat, Sesame, Beans, Peas, Beef

18. The Allergy Table
Favorite Recipe: No Bake Figgy Millionaire Shortbread
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Shellfish, Sesame, Legumes (excluding Soy), Tropical Fruit

19. Em’s NutFree Eats
Favorite Recipe: Easy Gluten-Free S’mores Cookie Bars
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Wheat, Gluten

20. Safely Delish
Favorite Recipe: Egg Free Waffles
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Eggs (except recipes noted specifically as “baked egg tolerance”, for egg-allergic people who can tolerate baked-in egg)

21. Sarah and Spices
Favorite Recipe: S’mores Cookies
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Milk, Wheat, Corn, Tomato, Gluten

22. The Fit Cookie
Favorite Recipe: Vegan One Bowl Fudge Brownies
Recipes Always Free From: Milk

23. Allergy Girl Eats
Favorite Recipe: Vegan Potato Salad
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Soy, Lobster, Sesame, Sunflower, Peas, Green Beans

24. Wandering Chickpea
Favorite Recipe: Moroccan Spiced Lentil Burgers
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut (excluding coconut), Milk, Egg

25. Milk Allergy Mom
Favorite Recipe: Freezer-Friendly Waffles Milk & Egg Free
Recipes Always Free From: Milk

26. Egg Free Mama
Favorite Recipe: Grandma’s No Bake Macaroons
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut (excluding almond), Sesame, Round-Legume

27. Plant Based Jane
Favorite Recipe: Tomato & Sausage Pasta
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Milk, Egg

28. Pretty Bee Blog
Favorite Recipe: Gluten Free Scalloped Potatoes
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Unbaked Egg, Sesame

29. The Zestfull
Favorite Recipe: Vegan Chai
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Sesame. We try to provide alternatives for other allergens and gluten-free recipes too.

30. Nutritionally Nicole
Favorite Recipe: Roasted Rosemary Garlic Chicken with Red Grapes & Brussels Sprouts
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Milk, Egg, Sesame. Can be adapted to be free of the Top 8.

31. Nut Free Wok
Favorite Recipe: Cheung Fun with Shrimp and Chinese Sausage
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut (excluding coconut), Burdock, Papaya, Kiwi

32. Normal Life Mom
Favorite Recipe: Eggless Turkey Meatballs
Recipes Always Free From: Egg, Mustard

33. The Nut-Free Vegan
Favorite Recipe: Chipotle Maple Brussels Sprouts
Recipes Always Free From: Tree Nut, Milk. Often Gluten-Free

34. Food Allergy Diva
Favorite Recipe: Top 9 Free Pineapple Salsa
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Almond, Milk, Egg, Mustard

35. Food Allergy P.I.
Favorite Recipe: Chocolate Moon Cake
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Fin Fish, Shellfish, Gluten. Can often be made Top 9 free through substitutions and alternatives

36. The Allergy Chef
Favorite Recipe: Gluten Free Mint Chip Edible Cookie Dough
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Milk, Egg, Wheat, Sesame, Gluten. Top 8, Top 9 and corn-free recipes available.

37. The Avantgartist
Favorite Recipe: Bone Suckin’ Sweet & Spicy BBQ Ribs
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut

38. Coffee Table Eats
Favorite Recipe: Greek Chicken Skillet
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Milk, Raw Egg, Fish, Shellfish, Beans, Sunflower, Garlic, Onion. Often top 9 free as well.

39. Plantivore Kitchen
Favorite Recipe: Chocolate Lava Cakes
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Milk, Egg, Soy, Fish, Corn, Flax, Gluten, MSG

40. Timmy D Bakes
Favorite Recipe: Eggless Basil Pasta
Recipes Always Free From: Peanut, Tree Nut, Milk, Egg, Sesame

Spokin is a modern platform and app connecting people managing food allergies to resources including food, restaurants, hotels and more. Users have personalized experiences based on allergies & location. With 55,000+ reviews across 79 countries, Spokin helps the allergy community share and connect. The Spokin iOS app is free on iTunes.

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18 Healthy First Birthday Cake & Smash Cake Ideas

by Ashly Grzyb

Sugar-free, oil-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, fruit-filled, paleo—whatever your definition of a healthy birthday cake (and smash cake) fit for a first birthday, we’ve found a recipe you’ll love. Bonus: They taste good enough for grown-up guests. Read on for 18 first-birthday cake ideas that are both smashing and smashable.

Blueberry Banana Ombre Cake

Mark Eleven Photography

Feast your eyes on this! This sugar-free cake, from Jasmin Shannon's Lemons for Days blog, is a stunner both in looks and health profile. The banana cake replaces sugar with maple syrup and packs in almond meal, flax meal, and shredded coconut. The filling is a chocolate ganache made with avocado, cacao powder and almond milk and sweetened with Medjool dates. It's all topped with a blueberry cream that includes cashews and coconut milk. Check out her Instagram for more recipes and health & wellness content.

Coconut and Raspberry Smash Cake

Healthy Little Foodies

Dairy free and gluten free, this coconut and raspberry smash cake from Healthy Little Foodies replaces refined sugars and sweeteners with dates, bananas and berries. It also sneaks in chia seeds, which contain omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, fiber, iron and calcium. Whipping coconut cream with vanilla makes a rich, tasty frosting.

Healthy Cinnamon-Spiced Smash Cake

Oh Everything Handmade

Organic cinnamon applesauce is the secret ingredient that adds sweet spice to both the cake and frosting in Oh Everything Handmade's healthy first birthday cake. The applesauce and bananas make added sugar unnecessary. The cake also features whole wheat flour and egg whites, and the frosting base is cream cheese.

Banana Smash Cake With Blueberry Frosting

Kristine's Kitchen

Free of butter and refined sugar, this cake is made from whole wheat flour and gets its sweetness from banana, maple syrup and applesauce. And you can thank frozen blueberries and heavy whipping cream for the lovely lavender color. The cake is sized for two 4.5-inch spring form pans, but alternately could make about seven cupcakes. Get the recipe at Kristine's Kitchen. 

Sugar Free Carrot & Date Cake

Things for Boys

Another cake without refined sugar, this one plenty of sweetness from good-for-you ingredients such as dates, raisins and shredded coconut. Get the full scoop on this carroty concoction at Things for Boys. The recipe is perfect for a 6-inch round cake with enough left over to make a few cupcakes for immediate family.

Baby-Friendly Cake, Four Variations

Baby Led Weaning Ideas

For kids with food allergies, this cake from Baby Led Weaning Ideas has you covered. In addition to a vanilla cake recipe that's solely free of sugar, there's a variation that's also free of dairy, eggs, gluten, soy and nuts. Both can be modified to include strawberries or chocolate. And there are lots of tips and suggestions (and even a video!) to help you bake the perfect cake. 

Healthy PB & C Cake

Hello Bee

Who doesn't love peanut butter and chocolate? This healthy cake from Hello Bee is made with whole spelt flour (you can also use whole wheat) and has a yummy, fudgy flavor despite not having added refined sugar. The frosting is made from cream cheese, honey and peanut butter, and you can sub Greek yogurt for the cream cheese (the recipe tells you how).

Honey Oat Smash Cake

Yummy Toddler Food

Free of gluten and refined sugar, this cake is super moist and has a Greek yogurt-based frosting. Hearty oat flour and sweet honey come together in a flavorful cake with a fresh fruit garnish that your child might be so busy nibbling on, they'll forget they're supposed to be smashing the cake. Find the recipe at Yummy Toddler Food; Sarah Crowder from Punctuated with Food created this cake. 

Healthier Chocolate Cake

The First Year

No added sugar, butter or oil, but there is chocolate! This moist, rich cake from The First Year get its crowd-pleasing taste from chocolate chips, bananas, Greek yogurt, honey, peanut butter and cocoa powder. Party on, chocolate lovers!

Paleo First Birthday Cupcakes

Detoxinista

These paleo cupcakes are free of oil, dairy, grains and nuts but packed full of fiber-rich coconut flour. Detoxinista dreamed up these applesauce cupcakes topped with unsweetened coconut whipped cream that party guests young and old will enjoy.

Vegan First Birthday Cake

Kitchen of Eatin'

This chocolate vegan cake with vanilla frosting from Kitchen of Eatin' is free of dairy and eggs but full of flavor. Natural ingredients like unsweetened almond milk, apple cider vinegar, evaporated cane juice, coconut oil and unsweetened cocoa powder make the cake tasty and rich. The frosting isn't sugar-free, but it is healthier thanks to coconut milk and coconut oil.

Fruit Tower Birthday Cake

Catherine McCord via Weelicious

Your baby will marvel over the beautiful colors in this healthy, no-bake cake alternative. Use your child's favorite fruits for a sensational, and Pinterest-ready, dessert. Catherine over at Weelicious shows you how to make this Fruit Tower Cake. 

Apple Spice Cake with Maple

Simple Bites

Loaded with 2 cups of chopped apples, this Apple Spice Cake has no processed sugar and is sweetened with maple syrup and brown rice syrup. To create the gorgeous ombre sugar-free frosting, color your cream cheese frosting with varying amounts of beets and strawberry puree. 

Cheerios Cake

Posh in Progress

If cake decorating isn't your specialty, look no further than a Cheerios box for a fun decor idea your child will love. The whole-grain oats cereal has much less sugar then traditional candy toppings, and it lends a whimsical touch to your cake. Try this yummy Sugar Free Cake with cream cheese frosting from Stacey at the blog Posh in Progress. Then open a box of Cheerios and get creative!

Cashew Cream Frosting Cake

Vintage Mixer

Tickle your tot's sweet tooth with this low-sugar carrot cake with cashew cream frosting from Becky at the Vintage Mixer. The tasty frosting is made by blending raw cashews, coconut oil, honey and vanilla and is perfect for smearing all over your happy baby's face.

Blueberry Velvet Cake

I Heart Chocolate Milk

Blueberry muffins meet birthday cake! If your child is a blueberry fan, make this beautiful Blueberry Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting, courtesy of Tanya at I Heart Chocolate Milk. Use a sugar substitute to make a sugar-free version of this recipe. And if you don't want to use artificial coloring, add a little blueberry puree to your cake batter or choose an all-natural food coloring.

Banana Cake with Greek Yogurt Frosting

Hello Bee

Familiar flavors create a cake your child will love to nibble while smashing. This banana cake from Sarah at Hello Bee combines bananas with maple syrup and tops them with a sugar-free Greek yogurt frosting sweetened with honey. Color your yogurt frosting with a fruit puree of your choice.

Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Vanilla Pound Cake

Natural Sweet Recipes

Pound cake is the perfect choice for your smash cake (get it?). This Vanilla Pound Cake from Naturally Sweet Recipes is free of gluten and dairy but full of vanilla, protein and healthy fats. The ombre frosting is colored pink with strawberries. This recipe makes enough for a smash cake plus a larger cake for grown-ups.

Note: Babies under age one shouldn’t consume honey. So if you choose a recipe that uses honey, don’t serve it to younger guests. 

It will get messy, but that makes for the best photos! Make sure to capture all the first birthday moments—and share them with your family and friends near and far—with the Tinybeans app. The secure platform puts parents in total control of who sees and interacts with photos and videos of their kids.

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Target’s Good & Gather Expands with New Plant-Based Line

by Karly Wood

There’s yet another reason for a Target run! Good & Gather, the bullseye retailer’s number one food and beverage-owned brand is getting a major update and it’s all about the plants.

Good & Gather Plant Based is a new line packed with everything from breakfast and snacks to dinner products that are so delicious, you’ll hardly miss the meat. Starting out, there are more than 30 items, with most coming in under $5.

photo: Target

Some of the tasty items you can expect to find include meatless patties, almond milk and Everything Seasoned Cashew Dip & Spread which are already available. Coming this fall, you’ll also be able to get your hands on salad dressings and creamers.

Rick Gomez, executive vice president and chief food and beverage officer, Target, “Good & Gather Plant Based reinforces the brand’s commitment to products that prioritize great taste and quality, with the value only Target can offer. Guest demand for plant-based offerings is incredibly high and continues to grow. By adding Good & Gather Plant Based to our curated assortment of plant-based offerings, we’re giving guests more of what they want and making it easy for them to discover the joy of food every day.”

You can head to your local Target or target.com to start shopping the Good & Gather Plant Based line now.

––Karly Wood

 

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We’re Screaming for Ben & Jerry’s New Non-Dairy Ice Cream

by Karly Wood

You don’t have to love dairy to enjoy Ben & Jerry’s newest flavors! The company’s certified vegan, non-dairy almond milk and sunflower-butter products have five new options that are the tastiest yet.

You can now shop 19 total flavors in Ben & Jerry’s non-dairy frozen desserts, making the company the number one producer of super-premium ice cream without animal products. So what new tasty treats can you enjoy?

photo: Courtesy of Ben & Jerry’s

Get ready to pick up:

  • Change the Whirled: a sunflower butter caramel base with fudge chips, graham cracker swirls and chocolate cookie swirls that is created in partnership with Colin Kaepernick. All of Kaepernick’s proceeds will go to Know Your Rights Camp, a non-profit organization that fights systemic oppression against Black and Brown people.
  • Phish Food: a chocolate base with caramel and marshmallow swirls and schools of smiling chocolate phish
  • Karamel Sutra: a chocolate and caramel base with fudge chips and a soft caramel core
  • Stephen Colbert’s Americone Dream: a vanilla base, fudge-covered waffle cone pieces and a caramel swirl
  • Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Dough: a combined caramel and chocolate base with chocolate cookie swirls, chocolate chip cookie dough and peanut butter cookie dough

“Ever since we launched our first Non-Dairy flavors, we wanted to provide some of our classics and a few unique flavors that are only available as Non-Dairy,” said Dena Wimette, Ben & Jerry’s Innovation Guru. “This year, we were honored to partner with Colin Kaepernick while also tapping into our Top 10 flavors with Americone Dream, Phish Food and Tonight Dough. All of the delicious and none of the dairy!”

You can find the new products at retailers nationwide for $4.99-5.49.

––Karly Wood

 

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