Learning the ways of a Vegan...

Needless to say, Addie is on a very restrictive diet. No mac'n'cheese, scrambled eggs, or anything else easy and fun to feed a toddler. She is also very picky. She doesn't like her food to touch, wont eat sandwiches, and doesn't like to try new things. She LOVES meat... especially hot dogs and ham, but I am trying to figure out new things to feed her. We now travel down the "health food" row at the grocery stores, and often visit the nutritional store. We search for vegan foods that avoid milk and eggs. We have found that Addie likes soy cheese (although it does have a small trace of milk and gives her hives), and the mayo and sour cream are pretty comparable to the regular ones. I have made granola bars, found chocolate chips (for cookies), tried tofu, yeast flakes, and other weird things. I haven't been able to add many new things to her diet.. but I am trying. Last night I made chicken broccoli casserole, one for us, one for Addie (with a milk/egg free cream of chicken and mayo). I seriously don't know how vegans do it. That stuff is just not that tasty.

We also broke down and bought a soy milk maker (which also makes rice milk). Rice milk is very expensive at the store. I really don't know why... it takes less than a cup of dry rice to make over a liter of milk. And rice is cheep! I am excited that we don't have to spend so much on rice milk anymore (it was costing as much as diapers!).