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Gluten Free Casein Free Recipes
To give you an idea of what a gluten free casein free life is like I wanted to give you an idea of what my kiddos eat in a day, or at least what I offer. Wether Tristan eats it or not is another post!
The Gluten Free Casein Free Diet
Many people ask me how difficult it was to cut out the gluten and casein from Tristan’s diet. It really wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. And judging from Maya’s gigantic smile in the picture its yummy too! The first month is difficult because you have to get used to reading the label on everything and finding alternatives. But once you get over the learning curve its pretty easy. We try really hard to eat a clean diet: no processed foods, no artificial flavors or colours, organic when we can and not a lot of sugar so that definitely made the transition easier. Luckily I stay home with the kids and I have the time to make almost everything for them from scratch. Odum and I still eat gluten and dairy as its a bit expensive right now for us to all eat this way.
Breast IS Best for Mom, Baby and the Environment
I have been pregnant or nursing since December 2005. That’s 4 years folks! I’ve had a long and successful run of breastfeeding with both Tristan (15 months) and Maya (17 months and still going). But sadly I think my nursing career is coming to a close. So I’ve been thinking back lots about breastfeeding and how far I’ve come.
Going Vegetarian For Sustainable Eating
This is a guest post written by Kelly Basford who can been seen writting regularly on her blog thealmostcarlessfamily.
So, you’ve made the effort. You’ve de-toxed your bathroom cupboards and laundry liquid. You diligently reduce, re-use and re-cycle. Your fridge is full of organic produce and your car is gathering dust in the garage while you cycle everywhere. Pretty much done all you can right? Well there is still one very important thing left on that green list, and for some it is the most scary and impossible sounding extremism there is. That’s right, I’m talking about going veggie.
Veggie Dish Anyone?
Its amazing how green it is to be a vegetarian. I used to think it was just a Hollywood fad and for people who where worried about animal cruelty, but it’s actually an incredibly green thing to do. Not eating meat saves energy and water. Meat is the least energy efficient food and according to Renee Loux in Easy Green Living beef requires 35 calories of energy for every 1 calorie it provides. Not very sustainable.
Does The 100 Mile Diet Reduce Your Carbon Footprint?
A couple of days ago I was attending a talk at the University given by a fellow graduate student discussing the issue of sustainable farming. It was an interesting talk that went over the history of human farming practices and how farming can develop sustainably in the future. But the most interesting part of the talk was the discussion where many people had some very interesting ideas and questions about farming. And what I found most interesting was a brief discussion of the 100 mile diet.
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