Re: food advice Jayne Update! LOL!

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Hello everyone..

 

Welcome to all the new folks, I'm Jayne - Mom to three, wife to one - former

dedicated poster who's slacked off!   LOL! 

My husband, , is Active Duty in the Air Force, 21 years - and just returned

from Iraq in mid - July ( his 5th time over...).  is our youngest - 9

1/2 yrs old, diagnosed with Autism at 5yrs, Hashimoto's, GF, and going in for

surgery for undescended testicles on Oct. 2nd... - long story... I will post it

later...

 

. our oldest, 17 in a few weeks,  is taking his driver's test on

Thursday....as much as I'm nervous about it, I'm so ready to have another driver

in the house!

 

is playing soccer for the 2nd year in a row after taking a hiatus during

our LOW of the initial years of the autism diagnosis.  So far it's going great -

as long as we can keep him from tackling his team mates or opposing players 

LOL!

 

Emma, newly 12 and now in Middle School!  YIKES!

 

Food ---

 

Holly - I know what you mean about the expensive cookies, eats K-Too's

everyday - at least 4 a day - sometimes more!  They are the fake Oreo and they

cost over $5 a package! 

UGH!  I wish he would eat a different cookie....or a homemade one...he's so

finicky! 

 

He lives for milkshakes as well....I only buy natural vanilla bean or chocolate

Breyers ice cream - the only one with true natural ingredients.

 

FYI - is only GF not CF yet....Mama just needs to make that plunge...

He's been GF since February with instant fantastic results.

 

For those of you starting out... if your child loves pretzels the first best one

is by Glutino - they are little pretzel twists that even I love, they have a

very buttery taste. 

 

Like Holly, we started by replacing snack foods with GF snack foods.

 

It's do- able.  Really, it is.  The whole family benefits as we no longer eat

out!  Makes me plan more - which really is a good thing.

 

Special Diets for Special Kids

http://www.amazon.com/Special-Diets-Kids--/dp/1885477449  is a great

book to read - I learned so much about why GF was the best route for

just by reading that.  It's in a very easy to understand presentationand it has

tons of recipes to boot!

 

Holly, I buy the Gillians GF Bread Crumbs (Wheat Free, GF, and Dairy Free) and

make the chicken nuggets from that.  I buy natural, boneless, chicken breasts,

cut them into cubes, dip them in a bowl with beaten egg, roll them in the

crumbs, then fry them in about an inch of oil in a pan - browning them on all

sides - you know when they're done...

Yes, they are fried...but so are frozen regular nuggets!  LOL!

 

I drain them on a paper towel and then usually freeze them.  They reheat in the

oven like regular chicken nuggets and voila - the fav food - ready to go with

the fries!!! 

 

 

A little update about me.... I was diagnosed with Lupus a few months ago after a

very rough spring and summer.  I am learning how to go to bed early... (smile) -

I've always been the one who stayed up getting everything done once the kids

were in bed!  Some of my best work has been done in the midnight hour! 

 

I have been on a medication, Plaquenil, for over a month now and it seems to be

helping finally.  It's a very slow acting medicine.

 

I have a follow up in November with my Rheumatologist - we are keeping an eye on

my kidney's as we discovered I have an antibody only seen in Lupus but only 30%

of lupus patients have it - those with it are at increased risk of renal

failure...NOT what I need!

 

Some days are better than others but for the most part, I'm doing MUCH better

now.

 

I miss you all and read the digests...hoping to be able to post more now that Im

feeling a little more like myself.

 

I hope everyone is well.

 

Donna - haven't seen much from you on the digest - how are things with the

clan?  The cafe?  How's that adorable grandson of yours?

 

Sherry - what about you guys, how's these days...  And you?  Your

Fibromalasia?

 

I'm hoping everyone's health is good in their houses, I know we each go through

so much not just with our children with Ds/Autism but there is always something

ELSE going on under our roofs! 

 

I think of you all so often!

 

More later...I hope... I hate to promise! 

 

Jayne

 

check out the view from my shoes at

www.wickedbusymomto3.wordpress.com

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Hi Jayne,

My name is Leilani, and I'm a new member. I was just reading your message and I

saw some food suggestions.  thank you for those, Im getting ready to start

changing my son's diet and hope that we will see him improve.  I've been putting

it off because i was so overwhelmed, but everyone has been so helpful.

Definantly going to try the chicken nugget recipe, maybe if I slip them into a

Mc's happy meal box, it will be easier to get noah to try them. LOL!  Any

recipes would be helpful because the whole family is going to make the switch

and Daddy is going to put up the biggest fight, I already know it.  So, if I can

get some tasty recipes to try, maybe he wont be so resistant and Noah will see

that and model. Take care, Leilani

Re: food advice Jayne Update! LOL!

Hello everyone..

 

Welcome to all the new folks, I'm Jayne - Mom to three, wife to one - former

dedicated poster who's slacked off!   LOL! 

My husband, , is Active Duty in the Air Force, 21 years - and just returned

from Iraq in mid - July ( his 5th time over...)..  is our youngest - 9

1/2 yrs old, diagnosed with Autism at 5yrs, Hashimoto's, GF, and going in for

surgery for undescended testicles on Oct. 2nd... - long story... I will post it

later...

 

. our oldest, 17 in a few weeks,  is taking his driver's test on

Thursday.... as much as I'm nervous about it, I'm so ready to have another

driver in the house!

 

is playing soccer for the 2nd year in a row after taking a hiatus during

our LOW of the initial years of the autism diagnosis.  So far it's going great -

as long as we can keep him from tackling his team mates or opposing players 

LOL!

 

Emma, newly 12 and now in Middle School!  YIKES!

 

Food ---

 

Holly - I know what you mean about the expensive cookies, eats K-Too's

everyday - at least 4 a day - sometimes more!  They are the fake Oreo and they

cost over $5 a package! 

UGH!  I wish he would eat a different cookie....or a homemade one....he's so

finicky! 

 

He lives for milkshakes as well....I only buy natural vanilla bean or chocolate

Breyers ice cream - the only one with true natural ingredients.

 

FYI - is only GF not CF yet....Mama just needs to make that plunge...

He's been GF since February with instant fantastic results.

 

For those of you starting out... if your child loves pretzels the first best one

is by Glutino - they are little pretzel twists that even I love, they have a

very buttery taste. 

 

Like Holly, we started by replacing snack foods with GF snack foods.

 

It's do- able.  Really, it is.  The whole family benefits as we no longer eat

out!  Makes me plan more - which really is a good thing.

 

Special Diets for Special Kids http://www.amazon. com/Special- Diets-Kids-

-/ dp/1885477449  is a great book to read - I learned so much about why

GF was the best route for just by reading that.  It's in a very easy to

understand presentationand it has tons of recipes to boot!

 

Holly, I buy the Gillians GF Bread Crumbs (Wheat Free, GF, and Dairy Free) and

make the chicken nuggets from that.  I buy natural, boneless, chicken breasts,

cut them into cubes, dip them in a bowl with beaten egg, roll them in the

crumbs, then fry them in about an inch of oil in a pan - browning them on all

sides - you know when they're done...

Yes, they are fried...but so are frozen regular nuggets!  LOL!

 

I drain them on a paper towel and then usually freeze them.  They reheat in the

oven like regular chicken nuggets and voila - the fav food - ready to go with

the fries!!! 

 

 

A little update about me.... I was diagnosed with Lupus a few months ago after a

very rough spring and summer.  I am learning how to go to bed early... (smile) -

I've always been the one who stayed up getting everything done once the kids

were in bed!  Some of my best work has been done in the midnight hour! 

 

I have been on a medication, Plaquenil, for over a month now and it seems to be

helping finally.  It's a very slow acting medicine.

 

I have a follow up in November with my Rheumatologist - we are keeping an eye on

my kidney's as we discovered I have an antibody only seen in Lupus but only 30%

of lupus patients have it - those with it are at increased risk of renal

failure...NOT what I need!

 

Some days are better than others but for the most part, I'm doing MUCH better

now.

 

I miss you all and read the digests...hoping to be able to post more now that Im

feeling a little more like myself.

 

I hope everyone is well.

 

Donna - haven't seen much from you on the digest - how are things with the

clan?  The cafe?  How's that adorable grandson of yours?

 

Sherry - what about you guys, how's these days...  And you?  Your

Fibromalasia?

 

I'm hoping everyone's health is good in their houses, I know we each go through

so much not just with our children with Ds/Autism but there is always something

ELSE going on under our roofs! 

 

I think of you all so often!

 

More later....I hope... I hate to promise! 

 

Jayne

 

check out the view from my shoes at

www.wickedbusymomto 3.wordpress. com

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Jayne,

What a roller coaster year you have been going through. We all seem to have

a seat on that same roller coaster in different ways at different times.

You must have been going through not feeling well all the time was in

Iraq. Not an easy thing and having to care for the kids. Glad you have an

answer in your Lupus diagnosis and have a medication to help. I will add a

special prayer for you.

has been having a rough year but hopefully as the months pass the team

of us, staff, and doctors etc will find some answers and be able to put some

things into place that will help. was home last weekend and was in a

good mood and easy to redirect and accepting when he knew what was

happening. A lot is environmental at the workshop and losses; he just lost

his developmental trainer at the workshop again #4 in the last 3 yrs, second

one this year alone. We just keep our eyes and ears open and advocate along

the way.

Louise, Mom to who will be 46 Sept 24, DS, Deaf, ASD - those years do

keep rolling around.