Thisistotallyridiculous
kodomokurai
I'm not bothered by the ones spreading awareness for animal abuse in factory farms. I live in a very rural area so I buy almost no meat from a store. All of my meat comes from a farm, a real farm about 15min from my home. Most of my eggs come from there too since October, prior to that I was raising chickens and ducks in my yard, they were very happy in case you were wondering.
Now my problem lies with the activists who begrudge me my lifestyle, the ones who interrupt my dinner or (as an ex friend did) post messages on my facebook wall aimed at me, because I'm not a vegan like her.
I'm making meals for a family that can't have Gluten, Fructose, Sucrose, Sorbitol, or Dairy (proteins, not lactose intolerance). This means I am trying to raise a child that can NOT eat Fruit without getting go-to-the-hospital sick. that means nothing with fruit in it, nothing made with fruit sugars, and nothing made with regular sugar because it comes from a plant. He can have very few veggies and is allergic to dairy proteins also. He only gets protein from meat and eggs. and my husband can't have Gluten. so no breads in the house either. and the dairy protein problem means that nothing, NOTHING with milk or milk by products can be used. So those 'veggie cheese' things y'all eat. He can't have, they have casein in them, it's a milk product and will make him ill.
For someone to turn around and preach to me about the benefits of removing meat and eggs from my diet makes me very angry. I deal with enough and there is enough food my son wants but can not have, to have someone give me s**t because meat is one of the maybe 15 foods my kid can eat without getting physically ill pisses me right the ******** off.
Thank you for understanding and I'm sorry the vegetarians you know aren't so understanding.
Also, Daiya has no casein or any milk products and it's awesome! Your son can enjoy mac n 'cheese' (with rice pasta) just like a regular kid. It makes the best mac n cheese. I just add a bit of almond milk and either Earth Balance or Smart Balance Light (the Light part is important since the other kinds have dairy). Hopefully you can find it in your area, cause it's delicious.
Protein can also come from beans, nuts, and seeds too, so you don't always have to rely on meat for protein. You're probably aware of that but I wasn't sure so thought I'd say it in case. Avocado also has 'more usable protein than a 1 lb steak' - but I'm not sure if it has fructose in it or not.
If those aren't reliable options for you though I understand and I think it's awesome that you take care of where your animal products come from.
I didn't think to look at the light, I only looked at the regular. And the earth balance has sorbitol in it. at least I think it was earth balance, one of them.
Essentially having a fructose intolerance as severe as his means if it's a plant he probably shouldn't have it. He does alright with Broccoli, lettuce, green beans, and zuchini once they've been cooked. Prior to cooking hem even their fructose levels will set him off, and carrots, tomatoes ect. will set him off even after being cooked. Fructose is in almost all plant life.
We've always bought our food from around here, with a kid like mine and a husband like mine it's WAY safer and healthier for us and our budgets to buy from neighbors. Organic 'cage free' eggs and meat at a grocer costs 4 to 5x factory food does. And buying at at a farm only costs maybe 2x what factory produced does. We buy CSA veggies from them all summer too, dealing locally means they bend the rules for us a bit and try not to toss too much fruit into our shares each week so we get mostly usable food.
If you can join a CSA program in your area I highly recomend it. you pay $200ish for (in my area) 10lbs a week of fresh in season fruit and veggies, for 13 weeks starting in June. It's great.
