Gluten Free Diet is Driving Me Nuts August 15, 2008

I put my son on a gluten free diet to help with his autism symptoms (the behaviors associated with autism).  Grant it, it has been working BUT gluten free products are so expensive and not really that tasty.  Its been quite difficult planning meals and making sure he is getting the same meals we have to make sure he’s not feeling left out.  Now I have started him on a casein diet (dairy free)along with the gluten free (GFCF diet-gluten free casein free diet) which has been recommended by various DAN (Defeat Autism Now) doctors. 

Now since I am event planner extraordinaire, I’m always thinking about birthday parties, anniversaries, etc.  I just realized the other day that he can’t eat birthday cake because of the gluten content in flour and he can’t have ice cream cake because of the casein content in dairy.  So now I’m on line trying to find a bakery that makes pretty good cakes, rolls, bread, etc so that my son can have a birthday cake like a typical child.

We tried gluten free bagels.  Not only were they ugly and look unappetizing they were literally hard like a potato.  My son LOVES bagels so when he saw it’s gluten free substitute he played with it for a little while and finally took a bite and literally spit it out of his mouth.  I truly sympathized with him since my son loves bread, bagels, waffles, etc.

On the bright side, he likes the soy ice cream and the gluten free cones, and the gluten free ginger snap cookies but everything else like the bread, waffles, and bagels he seems repulsed by.

So I will begin my journey to finding the tastiest gluten free casein free foods for my son.  If anyone has suggestions please let me know.  Thanks.

Organic Coupons June 12, 2008

This and That Thursday (Product Finds and Resources)

Today’s “product find” comes from a dear friend and Sister In Christ.  Her blog is House of Titus (you can find the link on my sidebar).  Some of the ladies from our church are transitioning to more organic and natural products but the cost of healthy food is atrocious.  So ”House of Titus” emailed us the link to Mambo Sprout’s website where we can find coupons for organic and natural products.  Check out the website and be sure to sign up to receive your coupons by mail or you can print them out.  God Bless:)

 www.mambosprouts.com 

Princess Amira June 5, 2008

Yeepee…I found it…An African American Princess Party Package! 

I’m getting a head start on planning my girls birthday party for this year (since their birthdays are only 4 DAYS apart).  My 2year (soon to be 3) is the ideal “girly girl” she always talks about being a princess and at times introduces herself as Princess Amber. 

I really wanted a princess themed party for the girls but wanted my daughters to know that there are African/African American Princesses.  I want them to be able to identify with the characters at their party.  Ultimately I wanted my girls to know that God made them beautifully and the skin that they have is something to be proud of and not ashamed of.  Unfortunately, there aren’t many “African Princesses” being portrayed or characterized in the mass media for little girls to look up to.  So in my search to find an African American Princess Theme for my babies I found this website: www.uzurikidkidz.com

                                                 

I am so excited about my new finds.

Hey, if you own, know of, or make any Afrocentric products please post a comment on this post with your website and I will review it and setup a link to your webpage on my blog.  I’m all about supporting up and coming businesses:)

Posting Schedule May 30, 2008

Since I am a scatter-brain I thought it would be wise to come up with a blogging schedule to help guide me as well as my readers.  Now please don’t hold me to this schedule if I decide to sway a little.  I will try to stick with the schedule the best I can:)  So here it is:

MONDAYS- Money Saving Mondays (Financial Tips)

TUESDAYS-Tell It Like It Is Tuesdays (My Thoughts On Anything and Everything)

WEDNESDAYS-What’s Cooking Wednesdays (Recipe)

THURSDAYS- This and That Thursdays (Product findings, resources, information)

FRIDAYS- Health & Fitness Fridays (These Posts will consists of information about things that could help us live more healthy, organically, etc)

SATURDAYS- Saturday Spirituals (Share some devotionals)

SUNDAYS- Supper Sundays (Give you an idea of the things I plan to cook for supper throughout the week and possibly some recipes to go with that)