How we handle Halloween junk- The Sneaky Scarecrow

Halloween always fills me with a mix of emotions.  On the one hand I want my children to get to enjoy the holiday, but on the other hand it’s stressful to have to deal with them getting a bunch of candy they can’t eat.  My oldest (9) has a life-threatening peanut allergy, making Halloween a particularly scary time of year.  When he was a toddler I came up with the idea of the Sneaky Scarecrow.  The Sneaky Scarecrow is similar {Read More}

7 Ways to Make Going Gluten-Free Easier

This month is Celiac Awareness Month!  In honor of that, I plan to do several post about Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance.  Today’s post is all about making the transition to a gluten-free lifestyle virtually seamless.  Going gluten-free can seem very daunting, especially to people who are not well versed in a real food diet.  A diet that is heavy on processed food is also heavy on gluten containing foods, since gluten is an ingredient in many items.  Hopefully these {Read More}

Today is National Celiac Awareness Day

Today, September 13, is National Celiac Awareness Day Why is this important to me?  Well, it is important to me because I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease this summer.  After my diagnosis I had 3 of my 4 children tested (our baby is too young to be tested).  All 3 of my sons also tested positive for either Celiac Disease or Gluten Intolerance. So, what is Celiac Disease?  In layman’s terms, a person with Celiac has an autoimmune reaction to {Read More}