Ready for another exciting journey into our life??
Our latest bit, surgery aside, is the theory that our autistic child suffers from food-related problems. Surprisingly a visit to a doctor specializing in this stuff revealed that it may not be just my son, as he nailed many of my symptoms without asking me how I felt!
So as he recouperates, we are beginning some big switch-a-roo's around here.
First step: No Dairy. Yup. No milk, of which he drinks roughly a half gallon a day. No cheese, which he could care less, no butter, no ice cream (uh oh!), etc. You get the picture.
What is he going to drink/eat, you ask??
If you haven't explored the world of milk alternatives, it's a scary place!! So far we haven't hit upon a winner. His options are: Rice Milk, Almond Milk, Soy Milk, Potato milk, and Hemp Milk. Yes, Hemp.
In the past, we have tried all of the above with no success. But now that a doc has said it's time, we're going for it. Currently, he's resisting straight almond milk heavily but hasn't noticed regular milk moderately spiked with chocolate almond milk. Hemp milk has some of the best nutritional benefits, so will be what we push him towards the most, once I can get out to the store to get some!
The next step is waiting for his gluten allergy test to come back. Once that happens, boy will his world go nuts. We all live off bread at our house, so that will be a major undertaking. Hopefully we'll have the milk issue settled by then!
Here's my biggest problem - I CAN'T COOK!
Everything I cook comes from a box, bag, can, or is frozen in a box. Or we eat out, which we do a lot.
Anyone out there familiar with dairy-free and gluten-free - I am going to need your help! Here's what I need:
Simple recipes any dummy can follow
Places where I can buy ingredients without these products
Reviews on pre-made dairy/gluten free items that don't taste like cardboard
Ideas on where we can eat out and what we can eat there
I'm sure we'll figure some of this out, but if you can share any knowledge to help jump-start our system, it'd help! In the meantime, I'll raise a glass of hempmilk in your honor as we push our way through the maze of pre-processed, hormone added, sugared up foods in search of more honest, safer foods for our family!
Post your tips in the comments, or email to sheree@ksgreathomes.com
Thanks for your help!
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