Today I have another fantastic resource for you from Future Horizons! Lisa Lewis, Ph.D., has written some insightful materials about the effects of diet on children with ADHD, autism, celiac, food allergies, etc. Future Horizons has put two of her popular books into one volume–Special Diets for Special Kids: Volumes 1&2.
Here’s what I love about this book: Continue reading
I have a confession. I miss Cheetos. Yes, I know they have no nutritional value. Yes, I know they’re not good for me. I still miss them from time to time. That, and Bavarian cream donuts with chocolate frosting.
But I digress.
Once on Twitter I made a comment that I missed Cheetos, that I wanted a crunchy cheesy snack. Enjoy Life Foods’ Chief Marketing Officer Joel replied, “Just wait, we’re working on something new.”
Oh, the suspense!
Then I got The Email…”Would you like to test these for us?” Are you kidding? Of course!
When the Enjoy Life Foods box arrived (which Dr. J has been able to identify and read for over a year), I opened it in the leasing office where I picked it up. I thought, why not have a taste test with folks who don’t HAVE to eat gluten free (or some other special diet). Enjoy Life Foods sent me one bag of each of the four flavors–Light Sea Salt, Garlic & Parmesan, Margherita Pizza, and Dill & Sour Cream. Three non-food allergy adults tried them, and they all liked them! Margherita Pizza and Garlic & Parmesan were the winners of that taste test.
Do you know what I love about Enjoy Life Foods besides the fact that they ask me to taste test for them? I love that they listen to their customers. I’ve left notes on their Facebook wall, and they reply! I’ve had conversations on Twitter with their Chief Marketing Officer (yes, he’s working on getting Meijer to carry my favorite product!). I’d say that’s good customer service.
But, enough of that. You want to know what we tested! Continue reading
“Mommy, can we test the Enjoy Life cookies?” Meatball asked this question every day until, quite sadly, I had to say, “There aren’t any left.” I almost felt like we needed a moment of silence, they were that good!
First choice, with thumbs up from Meatball
Enjoy Life Foods sent us four boxes of their new crunchy cookies to taste test. Dr. J now recognizes their label! He wanted to taste test the Double Chocolate first, and of course this chocoholic mommy did not protest!
Remember, Enjoy Life Foods products are free of the top 8 food allergens. Could that kind of product make a double chocolate cookie that tastes “real”? Continue reading
Dr. J is on a gluten-free/milk-free diet to help reduce his autism symptoms. He is EXTREMELY sensitive to gluten, and I am hyper-vigilant to make sure he doesn’t get any. The rule is: Feed him gluten, you take him home for two weeks!
He is also sensitive to milk and corn. These are not quite as bad as gluten, so I will occasionally let him have gluten-free chocolate chips that have a bit of milk. Every 6-8 weeks I’ll let him have a tablespoon of cheese on gluten-free pizza or a couple of cups of salted popcorn.
I bake with rice milk. Until I run out of rice milk, that is… Continue reading
