We attempted gluten-free playdough this afternoon. It is a hit! In fact, I think I like it better than "normal" homemade playdough... Jasmin quickly discovered that the taste isn't that great though :o)
Going gluten-free as a household certainly has made Jasmin a happier, healthier child, but it is taking a lot of getting used to! It requires a thorough vigilance: not only must her food be not made with gluten, but neither can it be touch any gluten-containing foods, nor even be cooked with the same utensils without thorough cleaning! The hardest part is going out and remembering to take food for her along! The big test will be this next weekend when we attend the Annual Cambodian church conference... a weekend worth of meals and snacks to remember!
I guess it is good for us - we eat more made-from-scratch foods, are forced to be health conscious all the time (no cheating allowed!), and mommy has to finally conquer being organized and on top of things in the kitchen. But right now there isn't all that much inner resource to rise to the challenge... after all, moving house, dealing with needed back surgery, one child ready for toilet training, a new "family" job - each one needs a fair bit of inner strength to cope with! We are managing though, and even having fun as we do have many wonderful friends and family to help.
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