Supplements & Whole Foods

I have been doing a lot of research lately about dietary supplements and vitamin deficiencies. Although I am FAR from consistent (thus far) I am trying to incorporate more supplements such as organic, food-based multivitamins, DHA, vitamin K, vitamin D, and vitamin B-12. I'm not sure I need the B-12, but it is water soluble, danger-free. I need to keep a detailed log to determine if it is having any effect on me. On Tuesday when I see my endocrinologist I will ask that she tests my vitamin D levels to ensure that the supplement is, in fact, necessary. It will be interesting...I also make Benjamin take supplements: calcium, multi-vitamins, and DHA supplements...
Ryan eats a "men's" chewable...yes, like a gummy bear for men. No comment...

In my quest to explore new flours I attempted to make pizza with my gluten free mix. It tasted like cheese on cornbread. I soon realized that I had accidentally used almond flour instead of baking mix. Oops! Knowing that, the pizza really wasn't too bad! This means I got some protein into the boys and it wasn't too carb-heavy! (Nevertheless, that mistake will not be tolerated by the hubs in the future.)
I have been enjoying homemade almond butter on homemade wheat/flax bread with local honey...ahhh, that makes me sound so dedicated that you would almost forget that I'm 20lbs. overweight...
This is my 20lbs. of organic apples I ordered. I have made applesauce with about 50% of them. Of course the boys eat my apple sauce like it's cookies, so I never have it around for a full 48 hours. I still have some apples to cook this weekend. In fact, I have to use that little green machine to make the baby's food. I do think this was a fantastic buy at only $10, so I will try to order this from Azure every month.
Here's one of the few things I haven't totally screwed up in my kitchen experiments as of late: baked pumpkin oatmeal. I am really loving this for B and me in the mornings. It's a fantastic hot breakfast with no sugar, all whole, nourishing foods! Now THIS makes me feel like a responsible mother...even on days when B won't touch dinner with a ten foot pole!
I will have to give you the final tally on January food expenses next time I log in. As for now, I am trying to re-focus on "shopping my kitchen." There is so much food in my pantry and freezer. I need to eat through that prior to buying much. I am really looking forward to exhausting my meat supply and buying some lamb from a farm out in Cameron. I have a poultry guy in Hempstead, too. I do kind of miss chicken since we have been out of it for a while. Oh, and FISH! I LOVE FISH! There is an independent fish market in Spring that I might visit. As for tomorrow, I will be at the farmer's market picking up a short list of items to round out our needs for the week. Oh, and I will be baking my first loaf of gluten-free bread tomorrow morning. That will be interesting... I'll do that prior to the FM so that I can pick up some wheat flour if necessary... Good eats to you!