I often get asked questions about traveling with children and traveling with food allergies because traveling is my job. So just in time for our holiday travel season I thought I would write a complete post with my best tips and advice on the matter. Yes, you can bring food. … Continue reading
The kids and I are home again, thank goodness! Walking in the front door felt like wrapping up in a cozy quilt on a cold day…HOME. The kids were happy, too. Mr. Charm had to explore every inch of ‘his’ terrain to make sure all his toys (tupperware, pots and … Continue reading
That’s the million dollar question, folks! A couple weeks ago, I was looking for a vegan muffin recipe to try out for Mr. Charm. As a reminder, he now must avoid dairy, egg, and fructose…I have muffin recipes but they all call for large quantities of sugar, maple syrup, honey, … Continue reading
When Mr. Charm turned one, I made him a dairy and egg free chocolate smush/eat cake and some homemade chocolate ice cream. He wouldn’t eat any of it. In fact, his face was straight up “UGH!” That winter, I found a dairy free hot cocoa recipe that tasted AMAZING. He … Continue reading
When the Geek and I met, we lived in different states. When we decided to marry, we had to decide where we wanted to live. It didn’t take me very long to decide that Houston was NOT where I wanted to raise my family. It’s my hometown (we moved here … Continue reading
Mr. Happy has been teething. He actually cut his second tooth last week! Here’s the problem: he’s a rotten teether. Mr. Charm was great – we hardly ever knew he was teething. It was as if he thought to himself “Excruciating pain in my mouth? Whatev! I have people to charm … Continue reading
The kids and I had to come down to Houston last week to take care of some family business and we are staying with my parents. My parents are WONDERFUL about their grandchildrens’ food issues; last year, Mom and I even made the entire Thanksgiving dinner allergy-free for Mr. Charm … Continue reading
Due to our heavy food issues, our geographic isolation, and my current ‘not 100% comfortable’ level of dealing with any food I don’t make myself, my kids and I are sort of shut-ins. We don’t go out much, except to run errands. They don’t go to daycare, they don’t … Continue reading
We’ve seen great improvement in Mr. Charm since going fructose free. He’s much better behaved, and his verbal development is speeding up. Now, it seems, he wants to communicate verbally, whereas before he was content with using his few words combined with gestures to get his points across. We’ve also … Continue reading
You may have noticed that since we’re on a dual elimination diet in our house, we eat a LOT of potatos. So, I thought I would share with you the spoils of our latest potato buy: What? You DON’T buy your potatos in 50 lb bags? We get 10% off … Continue reading
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