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Charming Smoothie (and popsicles)

  August 15, 2012 - 2:35 pm | August 21, 2012 Uncategorized
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What mother wouldn’t like to get more fruits and vegetables into her kids tummies?  I know I’m always on the lookout for ways to encourage better eating habits in my older son, Mr. Charm. But he’s not always interested in my attempts.  He’ll pick out ‘the good stuff’ and leave … Continue reading →

Tagged coconut milk, fruits, recipes, snacks, top 8 allergy-free

Yummiest Stir-Fry EVER!

  August 14, 2012 - 2:34 pm | August 22, 2012 Uncategorized
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This is the basic recipe for what my husband calls “AWESOME!” I’m pretty sure you can tweak this to your own preferences and it will still remain awesome. Peel a few carrots, then cut them on the bias.  In a frying pan, add whatever oil/fat is acceptable on your diet … Continue reading →

Tagged beef, carrots, dinner, peppers, recipes, spinach, top 8 allergy-free

Potato Pancakes

  August 13, 2012 - 2:34 pm | September 6, 2012 Uncategorized
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What do you eat for breakfast when you’ve eliminated nearly everything from your diet? Well, you look at what you can eat and try to figure something out. We can have white potatos and beef…well, steak and hash browns is a popular breakfast, right? Except, we don’t have any steaks. … Continue reading →

Tagged breakfast, ground beef, recipes, top 8 allergy-free, white potato

Galley Wench

  August 12, 2012 - 12:17 am | August 20, 2012 Uncategorized
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I got up with the kids this morning to let the Geek sleep in a bit (returning the favor!) and started off with our breakfast potato pancakes.  Mr. Charm was playing in the new addition, when suddenly he ran up to me shouting “Murray!” (our cat) and grabbed my hand … Continue reading →

Tagged Ele-care, elimination diet, nursing

Elimination Diet Day 4 – On the Fly

  August 11, 2012 - 12:02 am | August 21, 2012 Uncategorized
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The Geek read my posts from yesterday, and so this morning, he let me sleep in.  Until 1:00 P.M., y’all! Sometimes that man knows me better than I know myself, because my mood is decidedly more upbeat today than it was yesterday.  Exhaustion can drain you of everything, even good … Continue reading →

Tagged Ele-care, elimination diet, Mr. Charm, reactions

A Bad Day

  August 10, 2012 - 11:52 pm | August 20, 2012 Uncategorized
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Today was a bad day for me. We stuck with the diet; it’s already starting to occur to me just how monotonous this is going to get, but I’ll stick with it. I don’t know how to begin to describe why this day was bad.  Lots of little things just added … Continue reading →

Tagged elimination diet, fear, gastroenterologist

Elimination Diet – Day 2 (Mama Gets Strict!)

  August 9, 2012 - 11:45 pm | August 19, 2012 Uncategorized
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Yesterday I got the news that we could use the probiotics on Mr. Happy.  We decided to use the same probiotic on Mr. Charm, since the children’s had corn it in.  So today, my boys both got probiotics in their beverages.  (Mr. Charm had been taking the corny one for … Continue reading →

Tagged elimination diet, gastroenterologist, nutritionist

Our Elimination Diet – Day 1

  August 8, 2012 - 11:39 pm | August 19, 2012 Uncategorized
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Today was the first day of our whole family elimination diet.  I think I jumped into this before I was ready… When I arrived in the kitchen this morning to make breakfast, I realized the only pineapple we had was in the little tubs.  Okay, no problem, those will be … Continue reading →

Tagged allergist, Ele-care, elimination diet, medical tests

So it Begins…

  August 7, 2012 - 11:36 pm | August 26, 2012 Uncategorized
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We visited the dietician today, and she really didn’t have too much to add to our rough draft diet. She made a few suggestions of things that would be good to add, and offered advice on a few things that we might be surprised were allergens – like olive oil … Continue reading →

Tagged beef, elimination diet, nutritionist

My New Reality

  August 6, 2012 - 11:30 pm | August 19, 2012 Uncategorized
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This morning I called both the pediatric Allergist and the GI doctor.  I wanted to tell them about Mr. Happy’s increasing reaction to the Neocate, and our experiment this weekend with dilution. The GI was in labs all day, so his nurse (who was barely comprehendible) took a message and … Continue reading →

Tagged allergist, Ele-care, gastroenterologist, insurance, medical bills, Neocate, reactions
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