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Neurospicy Eating
Do you get tired of seeing mommy blog after mommy blog share their pristine kitchen and cute cut out vegetables and feel a little bad about yourself? Let's not. The reality is: that's not real. So here's where I get down and dirty about my real life attempts at nutrition for myself, my ADHD spouse, and my autistic toddler.


Strawberry Toddler Prayer Cake
This is a cake I made during a delerium of being sick and did not measure anything. But I had strawberries to not waste.
thefemmeautisticco
Aug 92 min read


To ARFID or not to ARFID
I'm going to preface this with: I'm not an eating disorder therapist. Here is a great one: Ash Isenhower - ash@hellometherapy.com Food is hard. Food is harder when you're the one in charge of it and your entire household is full of picky eaters, including yourself. Recently, I was talking with another parent friend and we got on the topic of ARFID which is something that's been on my radar with an autistic toddler. I was assured: not yet. But food is hard. And I'm always worr
thefemmeautisticco
Jul 91 min read


Butternut Squash Mac n Cheese with a sleep deprived toddler
Yes that is a helmut on the counter next to the cheesy butternut squash mac n cheese.
thefemmeautisticco
Jun 12 min read
Chia Seed Banana Bread
So my kid eats like they ley me eat when they were in the womb: hot Costco chicken, dairy, carbs, fruit, and Orgain protein shakes. Except now, they barely eat any of that and wanted an ice cream cake for breakfast this morning. And look, I put my heart and soul into my baking for this kid. My kitchen is a mess. And I no longer have the energy to feed myself anything but a protein shake or maybe some black bean and cheese dip and chips. I might even get lucky enough to have s
thefemmeautisticco
May 212 min read
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