Most of my food consisted of crackers and applesauce last week. But I did find a great natural option for hydrating while sick which I will share below, and later this week I will be sharing my no-fail waffle recipe that my family loves.
Natural Electrolyte Beverage
I am allergic to food coloring, so that means there is only one flavor of Gatorade I can drink, and it can be hard to locate, especially in an emergency. When I was needing hydration, I turned to Pinterest for a make-at-home alternative. I consulted a lot of recipes, and finally settled on this:
4 cups water
2 T raw sugar
1/2 tsp Himalyan salt
1 cup unsweetened cranberry juice (I used R. W. Knudsen)
I boiled the water to dissolve the salt and sugar and then added the cranberry juice. I drank it over ice, and it was quite palatable. It was very effective because I never got dehydrated which was a miracle. It also didn't leave the awful aftertaste that sports drinks can leave behind. Since it is the combination of salt + sugar in sports drinks that helps them hydrate better than water, this is a perfect substitute that I found to also be easier on the stomach and kidneys.
This Week's Meal Plan
This week I am trying to keep my foods as homemade as possible since I am still recovering and since my kids have a new list of requirements for immunity protocol (more on that later). Basically though, we aren't supposed to be eating from a restaurant unless it is an emergency or we are out of town like we were on Saturday for my baby girl's first dance competition. But that just means I will be finding more simple recipes!
Disclaimer: We deal with sensory disorders and immune deficiencies in our house, so not everyone eats everything I prepare. I am OK with that because it is our normal. Sometimes Mommy is in survival mode, and we just have to do what works.
For my menu plan, I loosely plan breakfasts, lunches, and snacks, but I get more specific with dinners. I may assign days for specific meals, but that is always subject to change. I can't wait to review my new finds next week!
Breakfasts
Homemade waffles, plain egg omelets, sausage, bacon, fruit
Lunches
Dinner leftovers, chicken breasts, cheese/crackers, peanut butter, fresh fruit/vegetables
Dinners
Monday: Homemade pepperoni pizzasTuesday: Couscous chicken soup
Wednesday: Crockpot beef and broccoli with brown rice
Thursday: Crockpot whole chicken, baked potatoes, corn
Friday: Sausage, peppers, potatoes, onions, and squash
Saturday: Crockpot Lasagna
Sunday: Easter dinner with the in-laws
Snacks
Slow cooker pumpkin applesauce, yogurt, fresh fruits/vegetables, chips/salsa, frozen fruit whips
This blog links up with the orgjunkie.com Meal Plan Monday linky party!
Looking forward to ur take on the recipes! Very amusing reading your info. I hope you have recovered from last wks illness though. I enjoy reading as always just wish u had felt better. We put a roast on yesterday morning in crockpot. I rinse it then put salt, pepper, garlic n spread cream of mushroom over it n cut half on onion to put in there n put water in it n stop till it barely covers roast. Cook on high all day n flip it over after a few hrs. We cook mashed potatoes, carrots, green beans or whatever veg. U like on side n rolls n put some of the gravy thats in the crock pot (cream of mushroom) over the potatoes n roast n ketchup as other dipping sauce
ReplyDeleteAnother quick meal idea is chicken fajitas. I get the tyson chickem strips that r precooked. Cook it for a few min. Its in freezer sec. Cook little sliced onions n bell pepper in butter very thinly cut, heat flour tortillas in microwave top it w sour cream cheese n a little hot sauce w knorr spanish rice n corn
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