It's been a few days since I've posted. We were moving right along without gluten (mostly Caleb but we have definitely minimized our own gluten intake), until this weekend hit. Yesterday, an Amish family we met this summer at the Farmer's Market gave us some of their homemade cinnamon & pecan rolls...we didn't get a chance to tell them we were going gluten-free & who could say no to that?
We also went out to eat tonight. It was a family style buffet. Caleb tried to keep the gluten to a minimum, but his favorite part of the meal was the walleye (which was breaded).
I noticed his tics a little bit yesterday, but today they were much more noticable...mostly blinking but also some neck jerking.
I know if he has any type of gluten intolerance, especially Celiac's, he shouldn't have gluten. Period. I am hoping the longer we do it, the easier it will get and we won't feel a need to "cheat". I began perusing the cookbooks I bought again & it looks like there are some really great recipes in them. I just need more time! I was able to flag some pages in the Quick & Easy recipe book that I would like to try this week & next, so that is a start.
I have gotten Caleb more involved with helping to prepare dinner so he feels more ownership in what he eats. He has gotten really good at peeling & cutting carrots, as well as quartering potatoes for our crockpot roast dinners. He also helped make Ranch dressing a couple days ago. I discovered that he really doesn't care for pasley & the recipe I have calls for a good amount of it. I'm going to use half of what is called for next time. I've even made it without parsley before & it was good. One of the recipe books has a ranch mix recipe that calls for a number of ground spices that you mix with sour cream & milk, so I'm going to try that soon.
All in all, it's been a bit of a challenge lately, but we're going to start the week off on the right foot again & hope for the best!
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