Happy Thanksgiving! This year I feel overwhelmed with how much my little family has to be thankful for. 2016 brought struggles, tears, lots of love, and baby giggles. On the food side of things, I was nervous about planning a dairy free Thanksgiving meal. How can you make mashed potatoes without sour cream goodness? But for most of the recipes, rice milk or amond milk were used as substitutes and turned out pretty great! My awesome mother in law made the majo[...]
The hardest meal for me to eat dairy free is breakfast. The days of good ol' milk and cereal or a yogurt with fruit are gone! And I can not seem to get into having cereal with any other type of milk. So I have been playing around with some other options and I'm loving this version of oatmeal. It keeps me full and is delicious! 1/2 c. rolled oats 1 c. water 1 T. nut butter of your choice 1/4 c. Dairy/Soy free mini chocolate chips 1. Microwave rolled oats and wate[...]
Ever since we have found out Lucy has a dairy allergy, I hate to say this, but I felt a little shorted on all the good food. I am SUCH a dairy fan and used to eat cheese with pretty much every meal, have a yogurt a day, and maybe even a glass of milk with fruit as a snack. Oh yeah, I was over doing it big time! But honestly, I have felt better than ever since giving dairy up! And it has made losing the baby weight REAL easy. Most things I would have eaten before ju[...]