We just tried the Gluten Free Tyson Chicken Nuggets and they were pretty good (for a chicken nugget). Not bland like other brands. I am not a big fan of Tyson but I thought what the heck lets try them. I like the very short ingredients list and I could pronounce all the ingredients which is good. The one down or two down sides are everything gluten free seems to contain corn as the filler. Next is of course any packaged product contains higher amounts of sodium. Anyway over all - when this busy mom needs to through an allergy friendly dinner on the table quickly - I give this option a B plus. We added some steamed brocolli and some rice pasta with marinara and WaaaLaa - dinnner served! :)
Normally for dessert I will cut up fruit and add a bit of lite whip topping for fun or I will bake a batch of gluten free cookies or brownies. I definately do not prepare a special dessert every night but if the dinner prep has been easy then I will go the extra mile to prepare something fun for dessert. Anyway, tonight I tried a new recipe - Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies (Peanut Butter, Sugar -I used granule stevia instead to keep the glycemic index low, baking soda and egg) - This is the easiest cookie recipe ever. Pretty Yummy as well! :) They are a bit soft and more crumbly than a regular cookie but non the less easy and taste good. I am thinking of adding some small choco chips next time - or subbing with Sunflower butter or almond butter instead of peanut butter. Oh Fun!
All of this thinking about food has led me to start planning our fun summer meals. With the boys out of school soon and us being home all summer I envision lots of meals outside picnic style on a big blanket. The boys will be attending Mommy Camp - Yes - they are stuck with me all summer long. I plan to keep up with a summer curriculum of reading, writing, math and bible study. Physical Education is more my speciality so we will work on swimming skills, gymnastics, sports conditioning, golf, tennis, baseball, soccer, riding bikes, taking walks etc....(shhh and maybe even a little bit of dance) There will be plenty of time for Chillaxin as Brennan calls it.
We goto the library weekly to check out books, movies and now audio books. I love how the boys can not wait to get in the car to hear the next bit of the story we are listening to. I love that they listen so intently to all the details. I heard The Candymakers is very fun with lots of descriptive details about candy - I think every child's delight!
Oh, gardening will also be a part of our summer. The boys take after their Grandma Wallin's love of gardening. They collect all of the empty egg cartons to plant their starter seeds. Brennan gets so excited to water them after school everyday. I am not sure what they have planted, but I guess we will find out soon. The suprise will be fun!
I have big hopes for this summer, house projects (mostly organizing) and finishing up the details to get our girl home. We are preparing for the sweet Princess's arrival all of the time. We talk about her all the time, read books about having a sister and about adoption (Carson is not sure about becoming a big brother but after reading several books he seems much more confident). I would like for the boys to Journal about their thoughts about adding a sister to our family and what that might look like (pictures too!). Lots of mental preparation going on here.
Happy Summer Everyone - Enjoy!
Well, time to sign off for today!
Traci xoxo
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