THE OC FRUGAL FINDER

FREEknds at 7-Eleven!  Simply download the app on your smartphone and grab a free coupon for various food items starting Fridays at noon CDT (or 11:00 am Pacific Time). Go to https://www.7-eleven.com/7rewards/ for more information.

There are a lot of restaurant freebies to take advantage of over the next couple of weeks. Here's a run down of some of the best as well as a few other great offers. Olive Garden :  Free appetizer or dessert  with purchase of 2 adult entrees. Ends 9/18. Panda Express : Buy 1 item from the A La Carte Menu, get a small entree free  (use coupon code NOLINE). Valid for online and mobile orders only. Peet's Coffee & Tea : Get a Mayan Mocha or Pumpkin 12-oz. beverage for free  with the purchase of any Fresh Food, Artisan Baked Good, Warm Breakfast, or Simply Oatmeal item. Ends 8/31. Papa John's : Make an order of $15 or more by 9/13 and apply coupon code WINNING when you check out. Then redeem the  25 rewards points  earned along with coupon code 25PAPA by 9/27 for a free large 3-topping pizza .

Irvine-based Habit Burger Grill is among dozens of restaurants across the country participating in Share Our Strength’s annual No Kid Hungry campaign. For a $2 donation, customers at Habit restaurants will receive a certificate for a free charburger with cheese. The certificate is valid for their next visit through Oct. 14. The donations, which can be made through Sept. 30 , help support the campaign’s nationwide effort to wipe out childhood hunger in the U.S. by educating families on how to cook healthy, affordable meals at home