Boulder's Sun Cups

Our kids can't eat these, but they are MUCH closer to something they can eat than any other. For those that can tolerate sugar, sunflower seeds, chocolate, and dairy, etc... these may be a good alternative to mainstream candies. GMO free is a HUGE plus in my book! 

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Boulder's Sun Cups makes candies without peanuts, tree nuts, gluten and GMOs

From the article:

"...most parents worry about their kids eating too much candy.

Others have to worry about their children eating any candy at all, since it might have or be contaminated with peanuts or tree nuts, both of which can cause life-threatening allergic reactions in children with allergies. Those looking for alternatives can turn to a Boulder company, which makes Sun Cups -- a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup-type confection made with sunflower seed butter -- as well as several other candies.
David Lurie remembers how his company's best selling product, Sun Cups, came to be.
In January of 2009, he got a call as one of the founders of Seth Ellis Chocolatier from a man who insisted on coming to see him.
"He walked in and handed me a jar of sunflower seed butter," Lurie says. "He said, 'Can you make a Reese's cup? You're peanut, (tree nut) and gluten free."
The candy was for the man's son who was allergic to both. Lurie told him to come back in a week and set to work with his chocolatiers.
Sun Cups, which are free of peanuts, tree nuts and gluten, are being prepared for wrapping. The cups are also non-GMO certified. ( CLIFF GRASSMICK )
"The next day I made a cup and fell in love with the product," Lurie says.
The man who brought him the sunflower seed butter, his wife and their son came in to taste the product. The man took a bite and gave it to his son, who loved it.
"The husband and wife started crying," Lurie says. Their severely allergic son had never experienced the simple pleasure, since most candies are made in factories where peanut and tree nut residue may contaminate even candies made without those two substances."

Mama’s Soothing Homemade Cough Syrup via Mommypotamus

Mama’s Soothing Homemade Cough Syrup

Note: This recipe is not recommended for babies under one year old.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup organic buckwheat honey, raw honey, or local honey
• 1/4 cup organic extra virgin olive oil
• 2-4 tablespoons organic lemon juice or raw apple cider vinegar

Optional Add-Ins:

• freshly grated ginger
• onion
• chopped garlic
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Mama’s Soothing Homemade Cough Syrup