This new diet has been a challenge--but I feel like its been a good change. We are not eating processed foods & more fruit & vegetables. We are slowly getting a hang of it & I still need to act on getting the school snacks to be gluten & dairy free as well. And I will admit the first week I think we were all starving:) but Eli is actually trying his dinner & most of the time eating it all. Without the many snacks around the house--when it comes to meal time he eats!
I told chad we are going to be on this diet for a long time. I then asked Chad, "how long do you think a long time is?" He says, "a month." I just laughed & said, "Nope. A year." So I will also be sharing recipe favorites as we find them & hopefully inspire other parents to give this diet a try for their child if they feel it just might help.
If any one is thinking about this diet for their child-The Autism Research Institute has some great tips to get started.
One thing about Eli that I hope will change for the better with this diet is being more alert & aware of his surroundings. For example, our family went to my dads on Saturday night & they had pizza for everyone. Chad & I knew we could get away with eating pizza with Charlie. We brought chicken for him & he ate veggies but I know an average 4 year old would say--"hey that's not fair, I'm eating pizza if you guys are!" But we didn't get any protest, everyone around him ate pizza. And he LOVES pizza. That might seem funny to some that I want him to protest & it's not like he never does protest BUT I wish he stood up for himself more often--especially by using full sentences. Someday. I know it.
No comments:
Post a Comment