Keep Things Moving

Did you know that having a bowel movement 2-3 times a day is normal?  Well, not my daughter.  She's lucky if she has one once a day.   It's important to stay hydrated and even if you are consuming enough fiber through fruits and vegetables, it's recommended to add a fiber supplement in the form of organic ground flaxseed.  Flaxseed helps you eliminate each day, but it also removes the toxins that have built up in your colon walls. -The Candida Cure

I just listened to a podcast by the Meal makeover moms and they did a whole segment on flaxseed and wheat germ.  They had some good recipes that I want to try.  I've also started grinding my own flaxseed and freezing it to keep it fresh.  I'll grind up about a cup at a time, then freeze it.  When I'm ready to use it, I take it out and add it to smoothies, muffins, cookies, baked goods and it can also be used for breaded chicken.  Anyway I can get more fiber and good omega's into my kids bodies, the better.

This morning, Jeannette had her standard brown rice cereal for breakfast.  For lunch she had 2 rice cakes, soy nut butter, carob chips sprinkled on top, raspberries and chocolate coconut milk.   For snack she had popcorn, Nut Thin almond crackers and she tried some mozzarella cheese.  The nut thins are gluten free! yeah!! She tried them and liked them alright.  I also figured I could start to reintroduce organic dairy.  She tried the cheese and said she liked it, but wanted me to buy the mozzarella cheese sticks that you can peel away at.

For dinner, I made spaghetti squash.  We baked it for an hour in the oven.  My husband and I had a different kind of sauce, while she had her special sauce.  Our sauce had meatballs in them, and she wanted to try one, so I let her.  She said she liked them a lot, so I let her eat one and then a half of another.  I don't know if she was extremely hungry or not, but she scarfed down dinner and wanted seconds.   I shouldn't have given her seconds.  She also had her supplement shake.  Well, while she was sleeping, she vomited.  What a mess that was to clean up.  There was chocolate and red sauce all over her bed, the floor and herself.  I have no idea what her body reacted to.  My daughter NEVER gets sick like that and I can count on one hand the amount of times that she's vomited.  I was stumped.  Could it have been the cheese from earlier, the meatballs because she doesn't normally eat meat, or a combination of everything and eating too much?  I just don't know.