For breakfast Jeannette had pancakes and bacon again. I again had to use the Log Cabin syrup. Because the kids were up so early, by the time 9am came, Jeannette was ready for her second breakfast. She now had 3 slices of cinnamon/truvia toast.
We didn't have grand plans today. We ended up going to play putt putt indoors. After our game, the kids were complaining about how hungry they were. We talked about where we could stop to grab something to eat. I didn't want to be the sour puss in the group, but trying to find something for Jeannette to eat when we're out, on the fly, is nearly impossible. I just couldn't think of one place that we could stop where I would be able to find something for her to eat. Nothing! All the fast food places are not Candida friendly. Go figure. We just went back home so that I could fix her something there. For the second day in a row, she had a soy nut butter rice cake with carob chips on top along with her chocolate coconut milk.
Last night, my friend made his special brownies. Because they were sitting out visible, Jeannette was eyeing them and I could tell she wanted one badly. She got so upset that she started crying. I felt so bad for her. I told her that if she finished all her lunch, then I would give her a tiny sliver of a brownie. It was a very tiny piece, but satisfied her craving. After lunch, Jeannette was complaining of her tummy hurting, so we just stayed at home while the other kids went out for another adventure. Was her tummy hurting because of the crab last night, or the hush puppy, or the brownie that she just had.
It was now close to 4pm and we hadn't left for home yet. Jeannette was getting hungry, so I gave her some brown rice cereal and without thinking about it, I poured the hemp milk on it. She knew immediately that she didn't like it. She said, "mommy, I don't like it, but I'll eat it anyway." What 7 year old kid says that? I threw it out and gave her a fresh bowl which she ate plain, with no "milk." A little while later, I made her supplement shake. That was a pain. When I'm at home, it's easier because I have everything laid out on the counter and I can just grab and mix. Here I had to fish around for everything in the bag. I couldn't just dump all my paraphernalia out on the counter and leave it there for three days.
We ate dinner with my friends before we drove home. She made corn on the cob, crab cakes, tomatoes, squash and rolls. When we sat down to eat I wasn't sure what my kids were going to do. My son totally shocked me and ate two whole ears of corn. He did try the crab cake and had a few bites and was done. Jeannette isn't supposed to eat corn, but she wanted to try it again, so I let her. She had one bite and didn't want anymore. She did try the crab cake and had a few bites. After we ate, we got on the road.
We stopped once for a break. For some reason when we stop at a convenience place, we always end up walking out of there with candy or a slurpee. In this case, we couldn't do the slurpees. I told my son he could pick something else out. Jeannette and I looked all over the store trying to find something for her. Nothing! I decided to buy a mini bag of M&M's and I told her she could have a couple handfuls of them. She seemed to be okay with that. So as we're driving along, I give her a 7 year old handful of M&M's. That accounts to about 6 M&M's. She has tiny hands. I tried to stretch out the handfuls to make them last longer for her. She only had one more handful.
All in all, it could have been a worse weekend food wise. I felt like we did alright. It was a challenge at some points, but instead of blowing her diet completely, I was able to manage the indulgences throughout the weekend. It certainly is a challenge to travel with a child who has so many food restrictions. It's not easy to just run to the grocery store either when traveling. I have no idea what stores will be around or if they will even carry what I need. It takes major preparation ahead of time and constant vigilance throughout the trip.
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