I tried two new recipes today: Applesauce-Oatmeal Cake and Pumpkin Corn Muffins.
No one liked either one, although we’re planning to take spoons to the browned butter icing I used on the cake.
Experimenting with new recipes that fit into our world is frustrating. On paper, they may look promising, but when no one in our family of six likes them, it’s disheartening.
It’s also expensive. When using tiny little bags of flour that cost several dollars each, each experiment has a financial side to it. We don’t want to be wasteful, yet our goal is to make this diet as easy on our son as possible, finding things that not only meet his dietary needs but taste good to him.
Tonight he told me that he’s feeling really left out, and as much as I try to keep things normal for him at home, and have the rest of the family eat what he’s eating, he’s still missing out on things. It just doesn’t seem fair.
Successes this weekend included the Gluten Free Goddess’ Delicious Bread (made into buns) and Annie’s Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks
The eczema seems to be settling down; hopefully by about Tuesday we’ll be able to reintroduce something and make some headway into figuring out what the real triggers are. We’re a week behind already, but we want to do it right so we don’t have to do it over. At least that’s what logic tells me.
We’ve been following this diet for a month now, and I’m not sure if it’s going to get easier or harder from here on out.
Christy said
It really is frustrating! I can’t count how many tears I’ve cried when something has turned out so badly. It’s funny for me, though, because my step-son (who is kept very much off sweets) thinks even the worst brownie and cornbread batches, that even carb deprived me won’t eat, are great. I don’t know if that means he really has no taste or what!
As for sandwich meat, check out the Hormel Natural Choice deli meats…they use turbinado sugar for the most part, are gluten-free, all natural, etc., and they actually taste good: http://www.hormelnatural.com/products/categories/sandwichmeat.aspx#
Tell your son there’s a lady in Portland who is SUPER JEALOUS that he can eat eggs! I’d die for an omelet right now
Sandra Foyt said
From reading your blog and another, I can imagine that it is quite the challenge to deal with food allergies. Kudos to you for sharing your experience so that others can benefit!
In case you haven’t seen it already, I’d recommend checking out the 9to5to9 blog on food allergies. See http://debralegg.com
minnemom said
Thanks, Sandra, for the note, and especially the link!