Day 2...

And again, I find it late by the time I can talk to everyone.  But success!  Bethany had a healthy, Vegan-esque day, and we have all the pills she has to take.  They're actually more vitamins and healthy pills - probiotics, a Vitamin B complex (with C), Lopoic acid, some Aloe Vera (to help with "leaky gut" - that always makes me laugh a little, that phrase!), and digestive enzymes.  It sounds like a lot of pills to swallow, and it is - and some of them are BIG.  But Bethany, as she has from the beginning of this experience, has taken it all in stride, with grace and quiet acceptance.  I'm SO proud of her.  She's working so hard, and there are so many layers to all this.

"Onions have layers.  Maybe you're like an onion, Shrek!  You stink like an onion..."

Sorry; it's getting late, and my mind is wandering.  So lets' talk about her diet today.

Breakfast:  another bowl of Cheerios and Soy milk.

Lunch:  She actually bought lunch today, and they had nachos with refried beans - yum!  ("Don't worry, Mom" she said, "I didn't eat any of the cheese!"  See?  Such a good young lady!)  Lettuce, an apple, and some juice.

Dinner:  Whole-wheat spaghetti noodles with meatballs (1/2 oz each, Italian meatballs) in Ragu sauce with soy milk added (for creaminess, though I think it changed the flavor in a not-so-great way).  And a pound of frozen peas, heated in the microwave.  I gave Bethany a piece of Vegan cheese to try with her spaghetti - found it at the local market where I got her Gold Digest enzyme pills - and on its' own, it tasted a bit weird, but she said it wasn't bad in the spaghetti! It just lacked that creamy, firm texture of cheddar - more like tofu.  Which, of course....

I'll try to take pictures for the blog of what the dinners look like, if that will help.  To explain a bit about what we're doing, this is an act of solidarity.  While Bethany has to give these foods up, the whole family will, too.  Unless I have a safe alternative for her!  And actually, the boys and Cody are being pretty good about it.  But we're going to stick it out and pray that her sensitivities can be reversed with all the effort she's making.

As for now, it's too soon to tell.  But remember, no egg is too tough to crack!