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    What do I make with these CSA ingredients?

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    Thanks everyone!

    I will freely admit to being raised in a house where the only seasonings were salt, pepper, and celery salt. Onions and garlic weren't ever an option. I didn't start learning to cook until my early/mid-thirties. I'm also one of those people who find cilantro tastes and smells like soap. Ugh.

    I roasted everything (minus cilantro) with some onion and garlic, blitzed it in the blender with tomatoes,  lime, salt, and the cilantro, and have put it aside for Thursday night's grilled chicken dinner. My husband will love it. My SIL said my house smelled like tacos, so that is a good sign!

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    what do you feed a kid who only wants to eat junk food?

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    9 minutes ago, mommyoffive said:

    Smoothies are always my go to for get a healthy boost. 

     

    Yes! I do this, too. Bananas, frozen berries, cut apples, whole fat greek yogurt, whole milk. I've been known to throw in some shredded kale, if no one is looking...

    3 minutes ago, fairfarmhand said:

    Also, my 12 yo gets pickier and more contrary the hungrier he is

    Yup. This makes it so much worse.

     

    OP, I could have written your post about my own DS11. From getting pickier, to wanting more junk, to behavior issues when he's hungry. I also *hate* it when he makes his own, because he makes such a mess! But, I have to remember that it is good for him. We have set aside days where we make individual pizzas (homemade dough or french breads from the market), sauce and cheese. We make two weeks' worth and I wrap and freeze them. He can pop one in the oven himself, and often makes one for DS6 as well. He will sometimes make his own grilled cheese, and has roped DS8 into helping him and sharing. 

    My only other advice is that we have a set "replacement meal' for any kid who doesn't like what's for dinner...it's a spoonful of peanut butter or hummus (depends on the kid), wheat thins, and a piece of fruit. They have to get it themself.

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    Other university faculty... is it just me?

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    I'm going through a version of this right now.

    About 75% of the freshmen class at my uni is required to take a basic algebra class (problem solving, linear equations, functions, basic stats, etc). Because there are so many sections (and so many instructors) of the course, we use a an online content & homework management system to standardize the material as much as possible, and we start using it in week #4 in my class. They were told in our zoom meetings in weeks #1, 2, &3, and reminded again by email blast yesterday, that they need to sign up for the system. I will see my two sections tomorrow, and all of this week's material (which they are supposed to start working on BEFORE we meet) is in the system. I just checked, and over half of my students have not yet registered and set up their accounts. Which means that they have not yet started interacting the material. Which means I will stare at many, many blank faces tomorrow when I ask if there are any questions about the concepts & ideas before we break into groups to practice and extend on the material. UGH.

    I just don't wanna.

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    Adult Ear Infection

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    3 hours ago, Ktgrok said:

    Are you taking anything else? You need to get the fluid to drain, to relieve the pressure, and the antibiotic can't do that. So i'd be taking Sudafed (the good kind you have to sign at the pharmacy for) regularly and using a steroid nasal spray  and taking Mucinex and taking ibuprofen. (you can get the 12 hour combination product Mucinex D that has the sudafed in it or get the two products separately. Again, the on behind the counter at th pharmacy, if you are getting the one with sudafed already in it. The Sudafed and the steroid nasal spray and the ibuprofen help clear the eustachian tubes so things can drain and the Mucinex helps to make the mucous less sticky, so it drains more easily. 

    I came to recommend everything that Ktgrok did.

    I had an ear infection when I was pregnant with DS3 and I couldn't take anything good and I honestly wished for death for a few days. It was horrible. I ended up with drops that went directly into my ears (so the meds weren't systemic). I wouldn't wish that pain on anyone! (FWIW, I had temporary hearing loss in that ear for +/-6 weeks, which was really disorienting because I have extraordinarily acute hearing normally.)

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    I can't believe this

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    1 hour ago, Mom2mthj said:

    I am sure the teachers are paid somewhat less in Catholic vs. public schools because our PS teachers are unionized.

    In my experience, the pay differential is due to public school teachers needing to be certified and holding an advanced degree, and the Catholic school teachers needing to merely be Catholic. 🤷

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    Please recommend a vitamin for growing 11yr old boy

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    22 minutes ago, mathnerd said:

    For Omega-3's, my son has been on Barleans Ultra potency formula for many years. It tastes delicious, has different flavors and very easy to take. He takes a spoonful in the morning with a couple of drops of Vitamin D3 drops added to it. Shop around, many stores carry them (Wholefoods, Sprouts: they have sales often) and online stores have them as well. They require to be refrigerated for shipping and I order from vitacost which ships them correctly most of the time. It is OK to leave it outside for a couple of days, but shipping it with ice packs is the best.

    https://store.barleans.com/seriously-delicious-omega-3-high-potency-fish-oil-key-lime-pie-p104.aspx

    whole range of barleans flavors:

    https://store.barleans.com/fish-oils-c31.aspx

     

     

    Thank you! Looks like I'll be headed to Whole Foods this weekend to read labels.

    Please recommend a vitamin for growing 11yr old boy

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    5 hours ago, PeterPan said:

    Nope, no fussing. It's a nothing. I have one of those granny style 4X7 pill holder things, so his breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bedtime vits are all there. 

    Can your child swallow pills easily? My ds takes 2 at a time and I take 4. It really is just a nothing. A small glass of water and they're down. Keeps you hydrated.

    DS11 can swallow pills, no problem.

    I guess it seems like a lot to me (for vitamins) because DS24 has been taking a handful of meds day/night since he was small. Started with asthma and allergy meds, then seizure meds when he hit middle school. I hate pills. To this day, just the sound of the bottles makes me twitchy. But, we do what we have to, to keep them healthy!

    Thanks for the help.

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    Please recommend a vitamin for growing 11yr old boy

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    1 hour ago, gardenmom5 said:

    I really like Emerald Laboratories.  They have versions in 1, 2, or 4 capsules.   I buy the 4 capsules - but only take two.  This is what dudeling has been taking since he learned to swallow and I moved him away from chewables.

    Be aware - there are no minerals in most quality vitamins - because it's so easy for them to build up in the system.

    Thank you! Will check these out.

    Please recommend a vitamin for growing 11yr old boy

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    Posted · Edited by Noreen Claire

    42 minutes ago, PeterPan said:

    Maybe instead of a multi consider a calcium/magnesium supplement? The right kind of magnesium to fit his genetics might also help his anxiety.

    I give my ds calcium, magnesium, flax oil (for his speech), 5HTP (mood, sleep), vitamin D, just some basics like that. I tried him on *half* a tablet of the multi I take, and it was a lot for him. He's only 75-ish pounds, despite his height.

    Have you tried hummus on him? He might need some amino acids. Have you run genetics to see if he has any methylation defects?

    That sounds like a lot to give to a kid each day. (We've only ever taken a multi, a D drop, and an antihistamine daily.) Does he take them without fuss?

    We haven't done any genetics. This kid is over 130lbs, nearing 5'4" tall. He went from tall but petite to giant linebacker.

    Please recommend a vitamin for growing 11yr old boy

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    Posted · Edited by Noreen Claire

    DS11 has hit the always-hungry-needs-more-sleep-grows-like-a-weed-brain-fog season, and I should probably move him from the little kid chewables to a BIG KID vitamin. Can anyone recommend one that they (or, ore importantly, their teenage boy) likes? Does it really matter which vitamin we choose?

    FWIW: He's on the fairly tall side, and has grown about 2 inches since his physical in April. He no longer eats enough fruits or vegetables. He's grown so much in the last two years (height and weight) that his muscle strength and cardiovascular endurance have not kept up, despite three season athletics. He has food allergies (eggs, tree nuts), no longer drinks milk, and dislikes peanut butter. He can't tolerate poultry products of any kind, they make him vomit. (He's been tested, it's not a true allergy. It's weird.) He also has (had?) PANDAS, anxiety, and likely mild OCD. We also have anxiety, epilepsy, ADHD, SPD, and likely autism in this house of seven people. 

    Thanks in advance. 

    Little food tricks that make a difference

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    More baking than cooking, but put your trays with scooped cookies or scones into the freezer for 30 minutes or so, while you preheat the oven. Makes them spread less, rise higher, and be a bit more tender. (Martha Stewart taught me that!)

    I second the splash of vinegar/lemon juice/acid at the end of cooking a dish. Brightens everything up!

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