My kid is not a big fan of cow's milk. Never has been. I assume he takes after me when it comes to drinking it straight up and cold. Since I didn't grow up really drinking milk in my home it's not that big of a deal for us. It may be part cultural upbringing as we were more accustomed to drinking … [Read more...]
DIY Almond Milk
Are you a label-reader? I am. I'm probably that annoying mom in the grocery store with two bored-looking kids, who's blocking the aisle as I closely examine the fine print on every box, bottle, jar and carton that goes into my cart. The longer the ingredient list, the less likely I am to actually … [Read more...]
FotoFriday – Frustrated
The mac & cheese on the left cost $6.49 and serves 1 The mac & cheese on the right cost .99cents and serves 4. The mac & cheese on the left is gluten and dairy free. The mac & cheese on the right is not. So frustrating. … [Read more...]
This sucks
This. This is by far the most difficult thing we've done with Cuyler.We've made dietary changes with him before. Going gluten and dairy free was tough. But he ate the foods that we were able to switch over to.With grain free - those fallback foods are off limits. I never before felt like … [Read more...]
Take a deep breath
and dive right in.That's what we're doing starting today. I've written before about Cuyler being gluten free and casein/dairy free. I wrote last week about feeling overwhelmed with the next step.Well the next step begins today. We begin GRAIN free. Our naturopath wants him to only eat meat, … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Goodness
I have written before about Cuyler being gluten and dairy/casein free.It has often posed challenges. Especially in the early days. We started back in early 2005 when Cuyler was 2 years old. We noticed changes immediately and knew that this was going to be a long term lifestyle for us. … [Read more...]
2 outta 3 ain’t bad
After my Low post last week I thought I it was time to step back and take an inventory of the good things. There are plenty. Sometimes they get lost behind dark clouds that eventually stream out of the way and the good can be seen once again. One thing I really have to appreciate is … [Read more...]