Grapes! Jake loves them! I started out with the grapes peeled and quartered. The last two days he's had them with the skins on quartered.
Apple Juice! FINALLY! I found an apple juice without ascorbic acid in an unsuspecting place. My regular grocery store's organic brand. Go figure. Even Trader Joe's Organic has ascorbic acid in it. So Jake had a taste of diluted apple juice today!
"In n Out" French Fries! After checking their web site, then having the girl at the counter assure me that they are only potatoes and oil, no secret flour or anything surprising, we took the big plunge. Jake ate a french fry (or 10) that I did not prepare myself. Oh the smile on his face! Jake felt so big and proud to be eating what we were eating!
Muffins and Cookies! Well....almost... this is taking a little work since millet is really hard to work with by itself. I managed to make some fairly yummy muffins. Then I got a little creative and made very thin muffin tops. They looked just like cookies! They were almost snickerdoodle-like out of the oven. A little crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. The next day they weren't so yummy.. kind of rubbery. Trial and Error. I still need to work on the recipe. I will post it once it is perfected. The great news is that Jake LOVED the muffins and mock cookies! My basic ingredients were millet, applesauce, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder (corn-free), canola oil and salt. I'm working on the magic combination.
We've had so many big passes these past few weeks that I'm starting to feel kind of normal.
I still freaked out this morning when I found him in the kitchen holding a pretzel, though.
Yeah!!! So happy to hear this!! Interested in your recipe...is it from Amanda? Keep me posted on it- ok?? I made one back before peaches and now that I have peaches, I think that will help them be much more palatable. Unfornutly also he had some issues with it- but I wasn't sure what from. It was awhile back so I wanted to try it again soon. Especially since I need something to get him to start practicing those oral motor skills again- he lost a lot on TPN.
ReplyDeleteI can't use baking powder but I can use arrowroot- I wonder how much I'd have to use...hmmmm....oh, crap- I don't know if I can do sugar yet either...urg...
Also, have you tried Plum Organics yet? I've had to resort to that as peaches are not available now and they are corn free in ingredients but packaging could be an issue (and i'm hoping and praying it is not).
I LOVE the pic of Jake eating the cookie!!! So awesome, so glad he is getting such an awesome tiny menu!!