Thought I would capture this lovely lunch that Damien made for Tom this morning. It includes banana, apple, nectarine, carrots, celery, 2 hard boiled eggs with pepper and salt, rice crackers and two home made raspberry muffins. What a great Dad!
Well I saved this blog post after writing above, as E had just grabbed said lunchbox off the dining room table and it had gone everywhere - breaking the crackers ..... aaahhhh real life! Anyway I applied the 2 second rule, re-boxed the food and put it in T's bag!
In this lunchbox are the only sweet gluten free treat T likes. We have tried everything - every packet mix plus every recipe made from scratch (with rice flour, tapioca, xanthum gum and other such ingredients). But he has such a picky taste (doesn't like chocolate!). Finally we found a hit with a muffin mix from
Vive Health Food Store in Riding Road, Hawthorne. They have an excellent selection of quality gluten-free products.
This "Well & Good" mix for muffins where you add your own filling. T and all the kids and the adults in the house like these frozen berries from Aldi.
As a mother who is also CFO in the household I highly recommend doing your core shopping at Aldi - I tend to top up with fruit & vegies at the local grocer, and then a minimal shop at Woollies/Safeway or Coles for items not availabe at Aldi - such as sushi making ingredients. I estimate I save between $50 - $75 a week by shopping at Aldi. It takes a bit to get used to as there is not nearly the choice of brands or items you may be used to. However this is what makes one spend less - there is less 'impulse buying' and you don't pay for the big brand names and their marketing spend.
My helpful baking assistants lick the bowl clean!
And the finished product!
They are so popular I have to hide them to make sure some get left for T for school lunchboxes.
Labels: aldi, baking, finances, gluten free
