Week 5 - Day 7

(May 14, 2011)

This morning, my husband made Jeannette scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast.  She had an activity today, so she needed the extra protein to keep her going.  The kids were going over to my parents house tonight, and my dad suggested making pizza for them.  So I went out to the store and bought an Amy's  gluten free, dairy free pizza for Jeannette so she could eat with them.  For lunch, Jeannette had 2 rice cakes with soy nut butter and some carob chips sprinkled on top.  I tried to get her to drink her water, but she didn't.  I just can't seem to get her to drink enough water.  It's still such a challenge.

While I was at the store buying her the pizza, I stumbled upon a liquid probiotic that I thought would be good for her to take.  Seeing as she's supposed to be increasing her intake of the probiotic and it's hard to do that in powder form, I thought she would be able to take this easily.  It was strawberry flavored and it looked decent.  I also bought her some red clover tea to try.  Based on this book, it says to drink the tea a couple times a day.  It says it's safe for kids, so I thought I would try it.  Lastly, I found some vegan chocolate chip cookies.  They're supposed to be dairy and gluten free.  They looked like something she would be able to eat.

Before the kids headed to my parents, I made a few recipes from a cookbook I bought; No Whine with Dinner from the Meal Makeover Mom's.  I made the grab and go granola bars, and fudgy brownies (recipes below).  The grab and go granola bars called for cranberries.  She's not really supposed to eat the cranberries b/c of the sugar content, but they add a bit of sweetness.  Instead of chocolate chips, I used unsweetened carob chips. This was one recipe that I felt I could adapt for Jeannette.  The fudgy brownies I also made, I adapted.  These brownies called for black beans.  It also called for unsweetened cocoa, so I thought that would be okay.  Instead of sugar, I used the xylitol as a sugar substitute.  The brownies came out just as the kids were leaving to go to my folks, so she didn't get to try them.

On the way to my parents, I made Jeannette drink her supplement shake so my parents wouldn't have to worry about it.  My dad made her the pizza and he said that she didn't really care for it.  She ate the first piece without a problem, but the second piece she had a tougher time getting down.  She did eat some raspberries though.  It's the first time she's had raspberries in 5 weeks.  I was glad they gave them to her. For dessert, she had some of her special fudge.