Benedryl.....again.....it does not save lives.  So sad.

No words. But good reminders for all of us with teens, especially those going away to college.

https://www.today.com/parents/after-daughter-s-peanut-allergy-death-parents-teach-teens-t146930

This girl was a freshman. She died at school. Her parents now want to bring awareness to the importance of talking to rommates, friends, RAs about allergies and treatment of anaphylaxis.

That is awesome!

I'm not sure if this is the best thread for this, but I wanted to share that Drake University has gone peanut and tree nut free in the cafeteria. They're going to start a top allergen free station this year.

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Five day cooler worked great!!  Had everything portioned and frozen in deep freeze.  Didn't take too much this time because I wanted to try it out first but everything was still frozen solid when we arrived!  Going to take much more next time.
Thanks everyone for all the advice and great ideas!!

I portioned out a veggie lasagna for DS; I cut it up, wrapped it in freezer paper, then placed in a freezer ziploc bag.  I traveled 6 1/2 hours with a full cooler and everything was still frozen solid.  Just make sure the cooler is packed to capacity and as CM said, that everything fits together tightly.

And - if something is just slightly defrosted, it is still safe to go back into the freezer.  It might alter the texture slightly, but it is still safe to cook and eat.

We'll be going up in a couple of weeks, and I'll be cooking up a storm in preparation.  Can't wait to see my boy. 

That is the one and it is huge!  (OK, the 75 quart is bigger but still)  Just warning.  If I fill it, which I do for softball tournament weekends, I can not lift it alone!  And it takes up lots of room in my van...but it is the size I need.

I bought it at Target and they had some smaller ones that were more square with wheels and some smaller ones that did not have wheels.  I have also seen these coolers at Walmart and Dicks Sporting Goods.

Here's the Walmart page:  http://www.walmart.com/c/kp/colman-xtreme

I would be willing to invest in a better cooler.  Would make me feel better about food staying frozen while traveling.

I typed in 5 day cooler on Amazon and this came up

http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-62-Quart-Xtreme-Wheeled-Cooler/dp/B000G68GP4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411411877&sr=8-1&keywords=5+day+cooler

Is that what you use?

Thanks!!

I travel with frozen food all the time.  Recently I bought one of those 5 day coolers.  They are not kidding.  Those are amazingly insulated!  I can go a weekend in a hotel with DD and the food in containers is still mostly frozen!

No matter what your cooler choice is,  I always put a towel across the top before I close it and when you put it in the car, my trick, cover that with one or two thick blankets.  It keeps the air around the cooler cool and the direct sun from the car windows at bay.

One more freezer ?---  As mentioned before, her freezer is small and don't think it is practical to take a whole frozen lasagna.  Would like to portion and freeze individually but realize might be harder to keep frozen this way.  I was thinking of portioning into either quart freezer bags or freezer paper and then small containers.  Thoughts?  thank you so much for all your help!!  I'm new to trying to travel with frozen foods!

   Sure thing!

One other trick I've learned from road-tripping with frozen meals is to use freezer bags filled with cubed/crushed ice as "cold packs" which are completely disposable. 

Thanks, CMDeux! So glad to hear that works for you!   So,  I am thinking I will make a few things tomorrow and then put in deep freeze.  They should be very well frozen by Sat then.  I have also read that wrapping in brown paper bag or newspaper helps? 
Also going to bake healthy muffins (and some not so healthy:) to take!

We've done a three hour transit that way in a cooler bag, nonuteen.  It should be fine-- just make sure that you have containers that 'nest' or pack together fairly tightly, and make sure that they are frozen COMPLETELY SOLID.

I also found that double-bagging in a zippered, insulated tote bag was one of the most successful ways of keeping things frozen.

Going to visit DD this weekend.  First month away is going well but she is finding it hard to make time to get to grocery store and am afraid she is surviving on very little. 

Would like to make and freeze a few items to take to her.  It is around a 2 1/2- 3hr drive.  So would I just pack the frozen items in a cooler (actually what I have is a large insulated bag?  would that work) with lots of ice.  Would it still be frozen when I get there and ok to put back in the freezer?  Her freezer is VERY small so only thinking of taking a few meals.