For most people, trying out a Whole30 diet means a total overhaul in grocery shopping, pantry stocking, and meal planning and prep. It can feel like you’re starting a new job with all you have to learn and re-learn! But it doesn’t have to feel impossible to reach success – observing others’ Whole30 meal planning […]
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Ask anyone who’s been gluten free for a while and they’ll tell you it’s really not that hard. Katie has some really great gluten free recipes and the list keeps growing! It may seem daunting at first, but after a while you learn to substitute and try new things (remember those baby steps!). Plus there
I was so awful at first at finding Whole30 approved recipes that satisfied! Those first few days of the Whole30 for my husband and low phytic acid anti-cavity diet for me felt like torture. We were hungry, felt deprived, and every meal was a feat of self-discipline and mad knife skills. (Good thing my kids
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My family LOVES chili. I never have to worry about picky eating on chili night. It used to be a staple on our menu. Until we had to work around a multitude of allergies (including tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic and beans). Then it became a once in a while meal for part of the
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I just want ice cream. (Darn. That’s not going to heal my gut.) And chocolate. (That probably won’t cure my candida though.) And yogurt. Heck, just a slice of cheese or a wedge of grapefruit would send me out singing in the rain! Being on a gut healing diet and protocol is HARD work, and
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I never would have guessed my husband would choose to do a Whole30, especially near Valentine’s Day! They say you can’t ever expect your spouse to change, and to avoid entering a marriage expecting that something will get better or that you’ll be able to “reform” your husband or wife to see things the way you
School is right around the corner (I said it…don’t throw tomatoes). Depending on where you live it could be a month, a couple weeks or even days away! Of course that means school lunches are coming too. When you have to manage food allergies, your choices are limited. No more pb&j. No crackers and cheese.
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Kids like to snack. No question about it. And summertime is no exception. You head to the park for some fun, spend the day at the beach or load up the car for a family vacation. Or maybe you prefer staying home and you’re just playing in the sandbox in the back yard. Either way
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One of the hardest things about an allergy diagnosis is taking food away from your child. “Sorry, no more yogurt for breakfast. Nope, no more butter on your muffin. Say bye-bye to that peanut butter sandwich.” Then you break the news. You also have to rotate your food. The raisins you like to snack on
Yesterday I joked about how the D.A.R.E. to keep kids off drugs program was kind of like my hubby and I peer pressuring our friends to do a Whole30 – a diet that cuts out all grains, dairy, legumes, sweeteners, and alcohol. Did you know that some would say gluten and sugar are as addictive
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I’m not gonna lie. Having (multiple) kids with (different) food allergies is not easy. In fact, many days it is down right hard. I can’t cook one meal for the whole family. I can’t just order pizza when I’m sick and have no energy to cook. At the moment I can’t even eat at a
It’s never good news to find out someone you care about has a chronic disease and needs medication. A while ago a good friend of mine was diagnosed with an Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), which usually encompasses Crohn’s Disease, which my husband has, and Ulcerative Colitis. Because of our experience with IBD and our diet
All summer long you are in control of what your kids eat and when they eat. There is an abundance of fresh fruit to serve IF they need a little snack (not when snack time is a mandatory part of their day). Breakfasts don’t have to be made AND consumed in ten minutes in order to
Beans, beans, they’re good for your… Budget. Oh, I bet you thought I was going to say “heart” like in that infamous childhood song. Well, I thought about it, but I am far too mature for it now. Especially while writing a post about about adult topics like budgets, vegetables, and being smart with your time.
Would you like a side of surgery with that? Your call. If you could choose between having surgery and healing, what would it be for you? I’m proud to say that, thus far, I’ve avoided surgery on my mouth in favor of waiting, researching, exploration, and second opinions. Asking questions allowed me to avoid surgery.
Will a low FODMAP diet help IBS? What is a FODMAP? Here’s how low FODMAP for IBS helped one expert. Be sure to download the FODMAP diet pdf below! This is a guest post from Suzanne Perazzini, author of The Low FODMAP 6-Week Plan & Cookbook and Strands of My Life. I thought everyone hurt after they ate.
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I was going to eat chocolate last Wednesday, either way. If I successfully healed my cavities, I’d enjoy some in celebration (and in moderation). If I failed at curing tooth decay, I was going to have a good old-fashioned American pity party – drowning my sorrows in food. As it turns out, I’ve been eating
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I recently took my six-year-old to the pediatrician for his annual check up. The doctor was shocked to see on his chart that the last time he was in the office was his five-year-old check up–a full year ago. “You’re the healthiest kid I’ve seen all week!” she said. I started to wrack my brain
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Food Allergies Are Isolating Whatever the cause (or causes) may be, food allergies seem to be everywhere these days. If no one in your immediate family suffers from them, you probably know someone who does. When my oldest child was diagnosed with food allergies, it wasn’t the end of the world, but it changed our family’s
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If we can regrow/heal bone, why not teeth? When I posted this question on Facebook last week along with my story, the interaction and reactions were pretty intense, so I realized I need to blog about not only the aftermath of my little experiment, but my plan from the beginning. Note: Erm…I was wrong about
