Living La Vida Mama

If you’ve ever tried to decorate an SCD birthday cake, then you know how hard it can be. After years of subpar birthday cakes, I finally...

It’s that scary time of year again when SCD parents search desperately for alternatives to mainstream Halloween treats. Here’s one option...

This super simple — and frugal — recipe is easy to adapt to you (or your kid’s) tastes. You need only one ingredient: Dried chili peppe...

With kids home from school for the summer, finding SCD snacks can be hard. And if your SCD kid is prone to losing weight, as mine is, it’s e...

Here’s another meal plan to get your month started. Hope it helps. And I’d love to hear about your meal plan successes in the comments below...

Happy New Year! Not only is it the beginning of a new week, it’s the beginning of a new year, the time when many of us vow to get into sha...

Photo used under Creative Commons from gamene Without whining about all of the details, I’ll tell you that I spent 17 hours this past weeken...

Hello, my fellow frugal friends. The last time I tried to buy baking powder at the local grocery store, they were only selling a brand with ...

I feel a little guilty that I didn’t even try to make SCD Easter candy this year, but we did at least do Easter baskets. 1. Real Easter eggs...

I can make coconut milk (and puréed soups). Today I was making what we call coconut-lentil soup. Its real title is Indian-Style Lentils, a v...

I can make applesauce and fruit leather. You can choose to make raw or cooked applesauce, and raw or cooked fruit leather. Since my daughter...

I can make almond milk. Since kids on the SCD (Specific Carbohydrate Diet) can’t drink milk due to its lactose content, it can be handy to h...

I can make almond flour—and save a lot of money! The last time I checked my closest Whole Foods, almond flour was about $14 per pound. Howev...

I can make high-calorie, high-nutrient smoothies for my daughter who needs extra calories and iron. Smoothies have almost as many variations...

As a SAHM with a child who sometimes has behavioral challenges, it’s easy to get into a rut, especially after a bad day. Yesterday was one o...

I can make Shrek Juice. Shrek Juice is our version of a green smoothie/green lemonade. My SCD girl and I love it. I adapted the recipe to ma...

Remember, I am not a medical professional and I am not offering medical advice for you or your children; I’m just sharing with you the chall...

Posts of some of our SCD experiences are below. For recipes, please click on Recipe in the label cloud. Our SCD story, how we found it, why ...