AT HOME A1C TEST with LAB RESULTS IN LESS THAN A WEEK!
So, there are a few words we've made illegal to say in the Brown home..."stupid", "can't" and other normal profanities. However, the "can't" word is really biting us in the *^%$ (oops, bad word). Kylie is such a stickler about our bad words. Even normal sentences like... "The muddy shoes can't come inside" we find ourselves substituting "can't" for another.
The kids and I drove to California yesterday and this was our yummy trail mix we made that saved the day! |
Untitled from Kim Brown on Vimeo.
"Chevre", which is made from goats milk, is a perfect cheese for pairing with our garbanzo bean chips. There's a recipe for the chips in a previous blog......
HOW? To make those incredible salmon steaks we pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Then we pat the salmon all over with a paper towel (that gets red of the fishy smell). Kylie puts sea salt, pepper, and rosemary on top and we put it in the oven for 20 minutes or less. Or until its flaky. It all depends on how you like it cooked inside. Sadly, we are all out of salmon from "FISH HUGGER" (link to the right). We can't wait for him to get back from Alaska so we can stock up again as much as we can. 
One of the books I read during our "recovering period" was Jenny McCarthy's book called "Mother Warriors"!!! It's a fantastic read and I highly recommend it! She helps you realize that contrary to our medical communities belief, AUTISM CAN BE REVERSED! Also, there are causes that need to be addressed! During that time it gave us hope that our struggle with Type 1 may have the same potential! I also got very excited when I read that the treatment plan for her son included the SAME FOOD THERAPY as ours! 
Suck it up boys and girls whatever you ate today is your "diet" for the day. Whether you like it or not you are on a diet. Everyone is. We're all trying to find a diet that is sustainable and the ultimate goal is to eat in a way that brings out the best in us (all the time/for life). Your diet can either bring you health or take it from you. Every bite counts (scary but true). Lets support each other in finding good recipes that bring out the best in us. Lets fuel our bodies with great foods locally grown, toxin free, organic, and what WE like to label.... "FREE". 
You can call them whatever you want...dessert balls, truffles, snacks.... and you can make them a billion different ways! Our most recent recipe is below - it turned out great. I'll have to have Shannon Albert give us her recipes as well because Kyle can't get enough of those! Shannon definitely inspires more of our sweet tooth goodies! 
Did anyone watch Oprah this week? I usually do when Dr. Oz is on! Anyway, my favorite part was on SUNSCREEN!! This is the coolest info ever!! 
Our family toured a museum last month while we were visiting extended family in Texas and right in front of me was a very interesting exhibit! It read "10,000 years of Genetic Engineering". Boy did I read that through!! I'm so against genetically modified grain I can't even tell you. I understand why we do it, that's not hard to figure out. We need more room for more crop for faster turnover for better yields....... the problem is the "why we do it" has NOTHING to do with our health and what scientists don't know sure does hurt us. You can take a crop apart nutrient by nutrient but can you put it back together? Nope! That's why we have a God!!! DONT mess with the CREATION......and we have definitely been messing! I took a picture of my favorite paragraph (below).......it reads: 
There's a very yummy crust at the bottom of each parfait! I made the crust the night before - stuck it in the fridge and in the morning added goat milk yogurt and blueberries with a teensy bit of raw honey! 
So I host these "FREE" BBQ's in efforts to get people together and inspired in a few different ways. Those who attend are challenged to think outside the box and bake or cook "FREE" (grain free/cow milk free/sugar and fake sugar free) and if you don't bring something you get to sample! Also, I line up a guest speaker to come and educate about a new health topic or inspire us to be more health conscious in some unique way. We had our second BBQ this past Sunday and it was GREAT! 
Kylie has a new FRIEND...... and so do I :) Stephanie (mom) and Iris (4 years old) are so excited to learn our new strategies to Living Without Type 1! Iris will be starting the diet very soon and we are greatly anticipating the results. Mom will be tracking with a blog that we'll link to this. 
Little individual hummus packets from COSTCO! yippee - perfect for dipping cucumber slices, bell pepper sticks or any other veggie you prefer! Great for packing a lunch or snack
You know how children really love limitations and boundaries, and even though they kick and scream it’s important to instill those boundaries and to keep consistent with the ones you set in place? Deep down inside they yearn and need them. Now, why would anyone grow out of that desire? I know I haven’t. When it comes to food staying within the boundaries set in place for the betterment of you and of others brings a surprisingly non-burdensome freedom!
I’ll start with comparing myself to a time when I was not under the obligation to know what I’m putting in my mouth and why? Honestly, was I “free” or not free? Free to eat what I want at that moment but imprisoned by the consequences we all start to face either now or later. Here’s what I call…..Grocery Store Freedom: Now a days the options we all have are ENDLESS and going through the grocery store without limitations or boundaries makes me feel like an undisciplined child.
I would not consider myself “free”. Not knowing what I was doing and under no limitations, without any knowledge of what real food really is was a hell of a lot more chaotic than it is now. I was more confused and undisciplined than ever, especially when it came to covering (with insulin) the foods Kyie would eat. There was No rhyme, reason, or limit that made any sense. Actually, without the limits, “overwhelmed” is the better word to describe me. When it comes to picking food for your child with Type 1 the structure is even more needed. Food choices are DIRECTLY related to a rise or fall of blood sugar levels in a type 1 patient and in a non-type 1 person. Quality matters - LIMITS MATTER!
Today, we know what we’re going to eat and what we’re not going to eat. The physical benefits of doing so I understand but the surprise was when the emotional benefits kicked in as well. It has become fun to find new creative dishes with the foods we seem limited with and those precious foods we’ve come to cherish. The “what are we going to eat” dilemma never comes up because the grocery isles have boundaries and the decisions are already made! By choice we do not want it any other way.
Like a child, the limits and boundaries have proven to bring consistency, order, and a sense of simplicity that I didn’t know I yearned for this much! I just pray our children feel the same sense of freedom and learn to love and cherish what we know to be true. We have the option to eat whatever we want and supplement with insulin but that route brings undisciplined imprisonment in every way shape and form! We choose to live “FREE”.
So I care about dirt because my food happens to grow IN it and you all know food counts here at the Brown house! One way to make some really great dirt is to COMPOST! It shouldn't be smelly for those of you already assuming things. It should be oderless if you do it right and if you get really good it should look as rich and black as coffee grinds. (or just put a ton of coffee grinds in it and call it a day) Just kidding! 
I'd like to take a moment and let everyone know that kids tastbuds and likability of foods are SOOOOOO trainable! Let's take J for instance. Here is my son on his third leaf of basil from our potted plant. He picks them and eats them which we all thought was a little weird but.....cool! He also eats and loves brussels sprouts, any veggie/fruit, sockeye salmon, he eats tomatoes like they're apples, and if I serve it for dinner he'll eat most his plate. 
I absolutely love Dill the fresh herb and the dried Dill Weed I have in my spice drawer....oh yeah, and Dill pickles! Needless to say it ends up in a lot of dinners. I'm starting to just add it when I feel like it which I think comes over time with cooking up to five nights a week. You start getting pretty creative..... and with everything better as time goes on. 
By slowing the digestive process, there is a slower absorption of glucose which then requires a slower release of insulin from the pancreas which aids in the normalization of blood glucose after eating a meal. It slows the digestive process because it's made of soluble fiber - That's actually ALL IT IS!!
Angel Hair Pasta
Our Best Seller for Good Reason!!
Servings per Container- 2.3
Serving Size - 3oz
Calories - 0
Fat - 0
Protein - 0
Net Carbohydrate - 0
Fiber - 2.5g
Sugar - 0
Protein - 0
Zero Net Carbs, Zero Calories
Ingredients : Water, glucomannan (soluble fiber), calcium additive.
No soy, gluten, or wheat!
Miracle Noodles are now Kosher!
Here's Jaxon enjoying noodles! Yes I bought in bulk again!
Alright people, nows the time to be taking and overdosing on probiotics! These are your first line of defense! Pretty sure you want a HUGE A army in your gut fighting the bad guys. Whoever has the most bacteria WINS and you want the friendly good kind which you can find in a probiotic supplements or from some good quality food (yogurt...ect) BUT I'd be supplementing right now if I were you! If your army is week - you'll be getting the flu and right now we can't afford to get the flu let alone the swine flu. READ up and protecting yourself and your child. 
Today was our last CSA - we had a GREAT 6 weeks of brussels sprouts, fresh herbs, artichokes, cabbage and more! Next week we'll still be there for our saturday routine but we'll just pay per item (CSA closed for us until the fall). 
I don't know why I cut them into squares..... I have children, they should at least be stars or some other fun shape! Anyway, these little appetizers I found in a French cookbook and they are made out of garbanzo bean flour and water (basically). 
Kylie with her puppy and her Breakfast!
This is my Raw Honey I've fallen in love with! We're trying clover this week - Mesquite was last weeks choice of flavor! Since its raw honey its full of wonderful live enzymes that break it down perfectly in your body! Read below about the benefits of honey and the diabetes parts are in red! Also, that book "The World's Healthiest Foods" is a great refernce. Friends the Littells introduced us to the book and you can look up any healthy food and see why its good to eat, how to prepare it and then of course fall more in love with the food! The more you know the more you enjoy it, look for it, crave it....and fall in love with it! 
Speakers at the First International Symposium on Honey and Human Health, held in Sacramento, CA, January 8, 2008, presented a number of research papers. (Fessenden R. Report to the Committee for the Promotion of Honey and Health) Findings include:
We spent 3 hours at the park today with Friends (Lydia and Caleb and Megan Coate!) As we were walking home I remembered I'm out of almond flour and I'm bringing dessert tonight for a family get together! Okay.......major bummer because I'm wanting to lay the kids down for naps and finish my laundry room project - NOT load them up and go to the stinking store for one lousy item. Pet - peeve which I try my hardest to prevent!! 
We don't eat dairy (well, from the cow) and our sugar intake is usually under 10 grams of real sugar or less per serving. So......how the heck are we going to enjoy ice cream! Well, there's an awesome Chef named Rachel who has our solution. She wrote a book called The Ice-Dream Cookbook filled with amazing desserts and ice-cream made of coconut milk, raw honey or agave nectar and many many variations and flavors! We prep our ice-dream in the morning because it needs to sit in the fridge for at least 6 hours before putting it in the ice-cream maker!
Our family has been using Red Clover this week in our drinks - the kids absolutely love it mixed with peppermint stevia! 
The Farm @ Agritopia is where we get our weekly produce! We purchase a half order for only $14 dollars and it lasts all week. I incorporate the seasonal veggies into our meals and we learn to appreciate and now anticipate each weeks veggies! 
Today Kylie's dear friend Gracie Gile turned 4 - and we all celebrated at Makutu's Island. Of course pizza and cake were provided so we did a little baking before the party. Here's kylie with her cupcake and present while mom carried the cooler. Kylie did great eating her own pizza that the parents all wanted ;) and her vanilla cupcake with chocolate frosting was "delicious"! (Recipe from Elanas Pantry)
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