Waffle action!
I made two batters the night before, unsure which would turn out (if any) because I was making them grain free and sugar free. I’m easing myself into a more strict fodmaps free SIBO type of diet. I won’t start officially until after my sister’s wedding but I have all the supplements already so I’m just getting my mental and emotional state in the game. I’m actually SUPER excited about it, even though I’ve heard it sucks. Kyle’s very supportive though and is willing to do whatever to help me help my gut.
The almond flour recipe I used (paleomg) didn’t really work out (it crumbled into crumbs and was impossible to get off the griddle, ugh), but the coconut flour one I used (paleohacks) was amazing! Unfortunately, the recipe only yielded these four waffles though. Small batch much? So I busted out some waffles from the freezer for the kids.
But I very much enjoyed these with some cashew butter. And now I have a few extra for the week ahead.
After breakfast we set off for Muir Woods. As you may recall it’s usually our mother’s day tradition, but this year it’s happening on father’s day. Because we were occupied with my sister’s wedding stuff on mother’s day. Actually the same thing happened last year too with my other sister’s wedding stuff! Next year will be wedding free though, so we can go back to Muir Woods in May. Although, to be honest, going a month later is a huge difference in weather. It was a perfect 75 degrees – a wonderful reprieve from the 110 we have been suffering through in Davis. And in May, it’s usually a chilly 50 degrees under those big tall trees. June in Muir Woods is fantastic!
They were into it before we even entered the park! At least they were able to get some climbing and exploring out of their systems…before they got into the actual redwoods and weren’t allowed to be crazies.
We made it a lot farther in than I expected actually. And just when they were starting to melt down I busted out the snacks.
After we came back out and grabbed our picnic lunch from the car.
Selfie!
Nugget sando that I SHARED WITH P!!! Per the staff, they don’t have peanuts in their dairy so now that we are far enough in with his dairy OIT we can do stuff like this because the risk of cross contamination is gone. Such a huge deal!!!
The car ride back was loooong. And then we realized it was insanely hot and went to swim at a friend’s house for a second before coming home to grill.
Kyle’s been in the mood for skirt steak and the kids sure don’t object. They love steak (and ask for it often). I love it too, to be honest. It’s maybe my favorite cut of beef.
I had wayyyyy more fries off the baking sheet. Oops.
Cheese everyone!
Dessert and OITNB. I’m SO INTO THIS SEASON. I want it to never end, and yet, I cannot watch it fast enough. We only let ourselves watch one episode per night (because we go to bed early) but I would ideally binge watch the rest of the season in one sitting if I had no responsibilities in life.
Best. Juice. Ever.
Usually I don’t love cucumber in my juices, but the apple and other greens are just so good that I love it. I want to go buy more juices now. Hooked on Sun & Soil. Goodbye bank account.
We beat the heat going to open gym that am, followed by a weekly grocery haul and then some outside time before it hit 100. It was still climbing by noon but I was done with being outdoors.
My lunch salad had pecans, avo, bacon wrapped dates, smoked salmon, balsamic dressing, and dried cranberries. Sadly you can only see a bit of that in the pic but it was mmmmmm.
Oh and heaps of carrots on the side.
I decided to use the rest of the herbs from the gobble meal in an egg roll for Monday’s dinner.
And I love love love Nasoya’s wrappers. They work so well. And are idiot proof because even I can roll them and make a plate of this…
Look like this…
AMAZING no? Kyle was stoked. I ran out of wrappers, so he got all the fried ones, which was just as well because #wheat. #tryingtobenicetomygut
But I’m getting ahead of myself. After nap/quiet time we hit up Jamba Juice for an afternoon snack.
Cheers!
Ahhhhhh…refreshing!
And then to target. Because #airconditioning 😉
In truth we needed a couple of things, but the AC was a welcomed perk. I let them play in the toy aisles for 30 minutes because why not?!
And then they helped shlep soil across the store for me because I didn’t use a cart. Ha. It wasn’t mom imposed manual labor, though! I only needed one bag and they both reallllly wanted to “help” so I was like fine, use up some energy! In the end, we left with one bag of soil. And a storage bin. Winter stuff is boxed up, at last!
Dinner prep continued while the kids played at home. Inside, obvs.
I made some rolls with nori since I didn’t have enough egg rolls for us all.
The kids got theirs in a bowl with quinoa and avo.
Turns out, they LOVED my nori rolls and wanted their own, so I gave them some too. Hooray! Now I’ll be wrapping everything in nori. Seaweed for the win.
The stuffing was a cabbage and pork mix, by the way. I followed this recipe for the most part.
They were big fans, but Kyle was the most gaga. He had the fried ones, so it makes sense. He was acting like it was his birthday dinner though so it must have been good. I don’t really fry things that often (splattering oil scares me a bit) so it makes sense that he was excited.
I baked apple cinnamon muffins later that evening (once the temps dropped a bit and I felt like turning the oven on).
And then dessert faced and netflixed.
I would love to hear more about your fodmap free SIBO diet and supplements that you will be starting! I struggle with IBS and have been contemplating doing something pretty strict to get to a feeling decent point. Unfortunately, I haven’t had the best support from my GI doc, so I’ve taken matters into my own hands and am trying to do all my research!
Can you share more about the SIBO diet and what you are doing for food gut health? I’ve struggled with GI issues for years, and primarily eat grain and dairy free. I’d love to hear about what supplements you take!