Allerfree Recipes

So before I start the discussion about the supposed superfood Spirulina, I'd like to take you on the journey of grocery shopping affordably and organically. Done.... that's it. I don't know how. Our grocery bill has been quite honestly more than our house payment by plenty and we cannot afford it. So I'm beginning to delve deeper into the world of budget cutting and cheaper food. We can do this together! I started by deciding that avocados, while a extremely healthy favorite of many in this family, are too expensive for regular consumption, and have been (very sadly) demoted to treat food. We also are using far less plant based milk, which cuts down, but mainly because my children will only drink the full sugar junk. We try not to do tons of sugar, but i'm not convinced they get enough calcium, B12 and other stuff based on the level of picky. I'm continuing to work on cutting down by leaving out processed foods (though the occasional Gardein nuggets pop in). We ...

I am soooo ridiculously horrible at keeping up a blog! This has been a crazy half of a year for us! I had surgery (nothing serious), and found out that we will soon (7 or less weeks) be welcoming our third (and possibly final unless I forget how not so fun this pregnancy has been), and we had our first trip to the ER due to Jake's allergy (preceded by 3 other reactions that were not as serious). Let's just say that having seen what happens when my sweet baby has a reaction/anaphylaxis, I am not that crazy paranoid mother who whips out wipes and cleans at a restaurant like it's my job. (and yes, apparently often better than those who job it is!) And, btw, Jake ended up being fine. Though I learned that Benadryl is not a substitute for an epi-pen, AND that it is most likely, that at the end of a ridiculously long wait in the ER (though made shorter by a mama exaggerating the truth a teech), when you finally know your child is fine enough to not be there (but have been infor...