Apfed T-shirts and cookbook order

Below are the options and pricing for shirts, cookbooks, and a few other things from APFED. The shipping is $6. As far as I can tell that is a flat fee. We can divide this between each family that wants to order.  Please let me know what you would like to order and I will add shipping once I have everyone's order.  
I also looked at the DUM-DUMS website and we can order single flavors from them. I will be doing this as Liam only likes a couple of flavors and we end up with a lot of dum-dums nobody wants from the bag you can buy at the store. Their shipping is determined by weight and I would be glad to make one order and split the shipping costs here too. If you are interested in this please go to their website and let me know what you would like.
We hope to see you all tomorrow evening at the park! Remember, if it is raining we will meet inside the library.

Extreme Cooking for Exceptional Diets $14
Apfed Hat $15
Youth APFED T-shirt "Got Eos?" $15
(purple- xs, sm, med, lg: blue-sm, med: royal blue-xl)
Adult APFED T-shirt "Got Eos?"
(royal blue- sm, lg, xl)
Youth Phonetic T-shirt $15
(black- xs, sm,med, lg)
Adult Phonetic T-shirt $15
(black- sm, med, lg, xl)
Phonetic Sweatshirt $22
(youth- lg, adult- sm, med, lg, xl)
2008 Adult and Teen EE conference program ($14.00)
Includes copies of speaker slides.
2008 Eos Connection San Diego Program $29
Includes program with speaker hand-outs, conference bag and conference tshirt.

Halloween planning

Yes, already. (I know it is still August, but you know what they say: the early bird gets the best non-food-centered party!)

We have started thinking about Halloween and we plan to repeat our Non-Food Trick-or-Treat and Halloween Party as we hosted it last year at the School of Nursing at MCG. Just as the students shared their talents last year to make the event lots of fun for the kids, they are already chomping at the bit to do it again this October! So, you will all be getting invitations/announcements in the mail in several weeks about the event.

In the meantime - I have a question for you all and the more feedback, the better! Halloween is on a Friday this year. That may mean that many students are not on campus late in the day (we plan to have the event after school, as we did last year). Also, there may be parties/other events that evening for you guys.
So, the question: Would you prefer to have the Halloween event and Trick-or-Treat on Thursday 10/30 or Friday 10/31?

Thanks in advance!!
Katy

Looks like rain....

Plan B for a rainy day:

We will meet inside the library in one of the meeting rooms downstairs.  I do not know the room number but you can ask at the reference desk downstairs and they will be able to direct you.  We will have to leave at 7:45 for the library to prepare for closing.  Of course, if the weather turns out nice and some want to stay longer we can go to the playground.

We hope to see you all there!

Please call or email me if you have any questions.

Melinda Garrett

706-868-1874

testing out email to blog

Testing out the email to blog post feature.  I added pdf & jpg attachments to the email to see if they would make it into the post.  You can add an image that has the standard image file extensions:  jpg, gif, png, etc.  I didn't see anything about adding other types of files - other than linking to those files found on another webpage.

If this works, you *should* be able to go to your control panel and set an email address to email posts to the blog. 

Rice cheese

I have just learned of a rice cheese that is free of the top 6 allergens (including soy and milk!) so I thought I would pass along the info to everyone. Here is the website's address: http://www.galaxyfoods.com/ourbrands/usa/rice.asp

CAUTION: Some of their products contain milk - look for the vegan, soy-free, casein-free!! And , as always, check the labels on each!

I also have a pdf of the order form, which I will share if I can figure out how to put it in the blog. OR, perhaps those of you who are interested in it can ask your local stores (i.e., Earthfare, Publix, etc) if they will start carrying it... then you will all be able to get it locally!

ICD9 Codes

I'm a little behind (again) but wanted to post the link for the press release from APFED about the new ICD9 codes in case you haven't seen it.

Our doctor was very interested in getting a copy - something about "we're the last ones to hear about these things...." 

 

Tasty and Friendly

Ok, so I ran across this recipe the other day. I tried it with the modifications needed for our allergies. They were tasty and easy to make. Do you all remember the no-bake cookies of our youth? Well, they are back, but without the peanut butter. The original recipe came from Karla Erickson's cookbook titled "Kids in the Kitchen" (1980). Here it goes...

1/2 cup canned Coconut Milk
1/2 cup spectrum shortening or margarine
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 cups quick cooking oats (regular can be substituted, I did)
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup shredded coconut
6 Tbls cocoa powder

Combine coconut milk, shortening, and sugar in saucepan. Over medium heat, bring to boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 3 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour cooked sugar mixture over the oats and mix until all the oatmeal is well covered.
Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper covered surface and let cool.
Enjoy!

I have made these twice. The original recipe said to use just 3 Tbls of cocoa. I found that was not enough for my tastes. Tried it again last night with 6 Tbls and oh, boy, yummy. I want to experiment with other dried fruit like fruit bits or something that goes well with chocolate. Good luck and happy eating!