Rice Cakes for the win

I had a few minutes ALONE in Walmart today as I grabbed a few things for work. This is a luxury that only happens about once every 6 months...

While I was there I stumbled on a little gem called rice cakes. I'm sure these have been around for years, but humor me. I've never tried them in my life and thought they looked disgusting. But they were dairy, egg and gluten free, and when you came upon a rare thing, you try it! 

I slathered on some peanut butter and the child went to town. 

He loved it. I'm planning on trying hummus as well as jelly as toppings for a change. I got the lightly salted kind and they are actually pretty good plain! Crazy how much it tastes like popcorn! 

And being the awesome mom I am, I won't brag about how it took him forever to eat it, giving me a chance to cook our dinner! ;)

$2.00 for a bag of these bad boys. This will be a new household staple! 

As hard as it is most days, I am actually enjoying finding new things to eat and branching out. I bought plantains and red potatoes today as well- look for another post next week! :)

Dinner 9.9.13

Dinner tonight for Kaleb was a win. It included the chicken strips I posted the other day along with a new find, Ore Ida Simply wedges in roasted garlic and herbs. (They were so good!) It also included some frozen berries!

We have made an appointment with a dietician next week so hoping that will give us more ideas of different things to eat!

New lifestyle/Grocery finds

It's been 48 hours since Kaleb has given up wheat and gluten. And I can happily say, the child has not had diarrhea once!! We've finally figured out what's been causing his belly problems and are on our way to learning this new lifestyle!

We took a 30 minute road trip yesterday to Kroger in Owensboro. Shopping at a store you aren't familiar with for a diet you know nothing about with a fussy toddler in the cart was no small task. I was so overwhelmed. Kaleb's avoidance list now includes milk, egg and wheat/gluten. We did find some great items that were a little pricy, but thankful we found some things the child can eat! Just wanted to share a few of them. 

For breakfast this morning, Kaleb had Van's flax waffles. They were $3.39 for a box of 6 waffles, but Kaleb loved them! 

Then at dinner, he had new Perdue chicken tenders. He gobbled them up! They were $4.99 a package that has probably 10 tenders in it! And if you can tell in the picture, I totally forgot to pull the coupon off! :-/

We also found a few other things but I'll blog those as I use them to cook!

This journey has definitely helped my once picky palate become more open to trying new foods. (The silver lining in all this!) We are slow learning but I enjoy finding new things to buy and cook for my sweet boy!

Thanks for all the prayers through this journey! I'm looking forward to blogging my adventures in shopping and cooking allergy-free!