Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Our family had a blast, and our three girls with PKU had so much food to eat. As you can see, Genavieve loved her food and ate a good majority of what was on her plate before I took the photo LOL.
I can still remember when Breanna was first born. I was so worried about what holidays would look like for her. Growing up holidays always meant spending time with family, but it also meant eating lots of food until our bellies were overflowing. In the first few months I let every scenario run through my head. I was so worried and stressed, and then I realized that there is a lot of foods she can have.
In our house we make several dishes that can be eaten by everyone; whether they have PKU or not, and this year was no different. As you can see the girls plates are full, and there are smiles on their faces. I think this year the only thing they couldn’t eat was the turkey (I made them a “low protein” version of turkey), and the stuffing. Everything else on our table they could eat. The best part is no one thinks the things I make are weird either. Even the times when we have newcomers to our house (aka when boyfriends come for the first time).
So if you are worried about holidays and your child being different or not being able to participate fully....have no fear it can be a positive experience, but it does take a little work and prep. Then again in our house I am the mom so the work and prep is always on me during the holidays LOL
If you are an adult reading this and you hate the holidays (like I hear so many adults saying) my question to you is why? I understand that not everyone knows about PKU and not everyone eats the same foods, but there are so many foods you can eat so why not step up and offer to bring food to share? Then when you sit down to a meal and dishes are being passed you will be able to grab some of the same foods everyone else is eating.
And I just realized I forgot the cranberry sauce - Ugghh LOL
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