Still Nutty: Days 3-5

Because my memory will surely fail me, I must tell you (and me) that the past few days of our journey have continued to go well.

Thankfully, I have several lovely ladies who are farther on this journey and have graciously opened their research files and hearts to me.  And thanks for all of your feedback!

One thing I am learning -- You can't unlearn what you have learned.  What does that mean?  Well, if you don't really want to learn about some of our food in the good ole USA, then you may want to cover your eyes, put your fingers in your ears, and click away.  Don't begin the journey.  It will freak you out.  And then there's no turning back.

The past few days, we have enjoyed hamburgers and homemade sweet potato fries, chunky Italian "spaghetti", breaded chicken tenders (in almond flour) and salad.   And we tackled our first baking experiment this afternoon - Cinnamon Almond Cookies.

My friend warned me that goodies baked with almond flour (our go-to these days) and honey would be much more filling.  She was right!  The kids (and I) stood in front of the oven drooling.  I gave each of them one warm, chewy cookie.  They all LOVED them and didn't ask for another snack until dinner.  Trust me.  This is extremely rare.

Today, we noticed that Caleb's hyper and obsessive behavior was very minimal.  I am simply noting our observations on this journey and am not making specific conclusions just yet.  But we are all feeling much better.

Caleb is not even aware of the diet change.  He has quit asking for milk (he used to drink around 4-6 cups a day), has eaten fruit for his school snack every day, and he even came to me this morning and asked for a banana.  Five days with no dairy, gluten or sugar for him.  That made me super excited.

Miss Eveley is probably having the hardest time.  She is a good eater and enjoys most fruits.  But she knows something is up!  She is skeptical of everything I put in front of her.  It's a little funny.  But I couldn't allow her to eat certain things in the house while preventing Caleb from eating the same.  That would not have worked!

After school yesterday, she sheepishly told me that she "had" to order chocolate milk in the cafeteria because she was a little thirsty, but she thought it would be okay with me.  And today she has been moping about some of the changes and begging me to take her to Chucky Jesus this weekend.  {I'm still trying to decide if I'll correct her on that.  It's too funny and cute for now.}  One of the cookies changed her attitude pretty quickly.

And, now, to pan out so you see the true reality of our little kitchen...