Tradition!

Recently on a PKU facebook page that I facebook-like called "International PKU Recipe Database", there was a question asked I answered it.  BUt I would like to share some further feelings about this subject.  

Here's the Question:

I'm a mom to a 9 month girl with pku what do I do for Easter meals and baskets?

The question is a very good one, sometimes I think that we forget that before we had to deal with our diets that our parents had to.  The whole idea of a strict diet for life is pretty intimidating.  Before us, they had no knowledge of PKU.  And yet, they still learned and dealt with it for most of our childhoods.  ...But that's really a topic for another day.

Now, to answer the question.  Most hard candies (excluding sugar-free) are free in Phe.  And usually there are low-Pro Chocolate Bunnies for sale at one of the PKU food websites.  And peeps are good too!  It's not hard to fill an Easter basket full of goodies.  

When it comes to Easter meals (or really any holiday) if you want to have a traditional meal, just take a special PKU-proof recipe and serve once a year on that holiday.  It becomes a tradition.  And your child will know to expect it on that holiday.  It doesn't matter if the recipe seems "unconventional" for the holiday, if it's a tradition... it's a tradition.   

And traditions are some of the best parts of any holiday.  

Have a great day!