MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'diet holidays'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:54:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879744&cid=t_220019_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F3wxOhQ7MZ7A%2F Halloween wasn’t this big a deal when I was a kid.  Sure, it was a very exciting few days while we planned costumes and imagined all the candy we were going to get, but it was never the season it now seems to be.  I’m not sure whether Halloween is so much on my mind Photo/Jill Cornfield because we’ve all become Halloween-mad, or because of the kids or because autism makes it a bit of a project.  Whatever the reason, I’m glad to find that there are literally thousands of tips online for surviving and even enjoying the day (or week or month). One Place for Special Needs likes to post lots of videos among its resources.  If, unlike our family, you’re lucky enough not to own your own DVD or video of “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” yo... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879744 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:48:46 +0100 2879744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2571110&cid=t_220019_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fd-tips-for-4th-of-july.html Happy Fourth of July Weekend, Everyone! In light of yesterday’s post, I felt I should offer some sort of assistance in dealing with the inevitable onslaught of food this holiday weekend. This information is adapted from a great piece by John Crowley, my co-host over at DiabeticConnect, and applies to just about any big-food holiday (aren’t [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2571110 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:00:32 +0100 2571110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512513&cid=t_220019_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F6Nxn6XKbvAo%2F Alex would soon smile at the songs (flagship: theme from the cartoon “Arthur”) on the MP3 player from me, and would explore the picnic basket from Jill, and give surprisingly passing notice to the huge Elmo card from both of us (Ned had handmade Alex a card earlier in the day). But, the closing of Alex’s birthday weekend reminded me yet again that my inspirations for decoration, like most of my ideas that last, come from nowhere. Birthday chocolate chip cookies. Image: Jill Cornfield Yesterday, Jill and I too tired to head out at 6 p.m. and buck the crowds leaving a Fifth Avenue parade, decided to do birthday brownies for Alex. Then Jill got the lightning bolt to serve, instead of brownies, birthday chocolate chip cookies! Some ideas are just right the instant you hear th... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512513 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:25:09 +0100 2512513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405891&cid=t_220019_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FlP8z5tf6fpo%2F Our Mother’s Day picnic breakfast went pretty well. We have a new basket that I thought would be too big and bulky, but it’s fine. Alex ran away a couple of time (even leaving the area a couple of times) but he seemed to have a good time. We brought a bat and some balls, and he was interested in playing with them on and off. Only trouble was, he really didn’t want to sit with us. And, stupid us, we forgot to bring some kind of picnic dishes. Alex likes having his crackers on some kind of plate. He thought the Frisbee would make a fine plate; I suggested a container lid, and he was OK with that. Not too big, not too small I’ve begun to think we should get Alex his own picnic basket.  After all, he learned to eat hot dogs by playing with a little toy hot dog. Eventua... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405891 Mon, 11 May 2009 15:15:13 +0100 2405891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405892&cid=t_220019_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FcGjA948UUVU%2F Sometimes Jill says she’s the worst mother in the world. Other times she simply says she’s the worst mother in the world for an autistic child. She yells. Her Times is splayed all over the dining room table, and that probably does nothing to maintain Alex’s sense of order. Yes, Jill may be right, but only at terribly rare moments. Her average as an outstanding parent in both categories is at least as good as mine, and in fact a lot better. She’s the one who picks them up from the bus, sits through Ned’s trumpet lessons and signed him up for youth soccer, and she’s the one remembering to get only the strawberry yogurt, the Hebrew National hot dogs, and the Utz Extra Dark Pretzels for Alex. She has a number of greatest hits as a mom: Alex’s toilet... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405892 Sun, 10 May 2009 15:05:34 +0100 2405892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074310&cid=t_220019_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FyxCBntHJlxs%2F So you know how we made sure to have a very lowkey Thanksgiving and also to keep things real simple and understated for Charlie’s birthday, a holiday involving days off from school and an event that has been known to cause Charlie some serious consternation? In 2008, both of these days passed well and quietly for us, largely because we strove to make them Super No Big Deal in the biggest way. So you think I’d have applied the same tried and true formula to Christmas and New Year’s. Granted, since we take a 3000 mile airplane trip from New Jersey to California, and (as we traveled on Christmas Eve day, due to Charlie’s having his last day of school on December 23rd) no sooner had we landed and gotten to my parents’ house then we all got into a rented minivan an... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074310 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:07:40 +0100 2074310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074338&cid=t_220019_134_f&fid=35137&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdiabetesupdate.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fholiday-excess-is-nearly-over-and-diet.html I am seeing people all over the web posting messages blaming themselves for being weak, sinful and worthless because they have been eating all the same holiday fare everyone else eats and seeing their blood sugars soar.In fact, they are doing exactly what everyone else does this time of year. All that is different is that they have diabetes and blood sugar meters so they KNOW what the impact is on their bodies of this season of "holiday joy."There are a lot of factors that have nothing to do with personal worthlessness which have been driving us all to eat: It's dark. It's cold. Millions of years of evolutionary pressures have taught our bodies to store every bit of nourishment we can get this time of year because it is going to be four long months until the first green shoots appear, and ... Diabetes Update blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074338 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:26:00 +0100 2074338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2046917&cid=t_220019_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FbIsqSGMhVes%2F Ping, ping, ping. There’s nothing quite like it—those rhythmic twirpings that say, “The food is microwaved.” Charlie having become quite proficient at making his own afterschool snacks thanks to this modern technological innovation (and the phenomenon of frozen food), it’s a sound heard often at out place around 3pm, every weekday. Imagine the response to hearing 49 microwaves set to play Jingle Bells—-now that’s some holiday cheer. Tags: asd, asperger syndrome, autism, christmas, frozen food, geekery, gizmo, Holidays, jingle bells, microwave, pdd-nos, snack, TechnologyShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2046917 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:00:09 +0100 2046917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1990889&cid=t_220019_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F8oVuTuoUYUo%2F Ignoring the advice of those Martha Stewart-ish types who preach the gospel of “thou shalt get the shopping done early in the week before the actual national holiday hits, Charlie and I went to the store at 6pm on Wednesday night. The aisles were crowded and, while Charlie at one point started pushing the cart on his own, I took over. As it’s just going to be the three of us for Thanksgiving —- and only one of us really has a hankering for turkey—we got a turkey breast, small and compact, and walked past the freezer bins with 10- and 12- pound birds. Well, I think Charlie’s not that into turkey, based on previous years. Sometimes, change happens overnight, seemingly. How else to account for why Charlie said “no” to everything in the sushi section, ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1990889 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:37:28 +0100 1990889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1538033&cid=t_220019_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F318350812%2F Composer Allen Shawn writes about a birthday meal for his 59-year-old twin sister, Mary, who has lived in an institution for the mentally retarded in Maryland since she was 8 year old, in last Sunday’s New York Times magazine. For years and years, the meal has been the same—”chicken salad, tomatoes, rolls with butter, iced tea, ice cream and cake”—-as Shawn’s 99-year-old mother has wished. At a birthday meal when their mother “would not last much longer,” Mary comes to the apartment she has not lived at for so many years: Escorted by an aide, Mary arrived dressed in a snappy striped shirt and pink summer pants. She had a particularly comfortable, confident air. In fact, it was as if she knew her way around. Although she asked where the bathro... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538033 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:17:13 +0100 1538033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1230382&cid=t_220019_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F234759467%2F In anticipation of Valentine’s Day, the February 13th New York Times had an article about romantic relationships that persevere in the face of great differences—-vegetarians/vegans falling for carni/omnivores: Sharing meals has always been an important courtship ritual and a metaphor for love. But in an age when many people define themselves by what they will eat and what they won’t, dietary differences can put a strain on a romantic relationship. The culinary camps have become so balkanized that some factions consider interdietary dating taboo. True love does find a way, though—-I’ve been a vegetarian since I was in high school but when you’re the mother of a growing boy (I have just one inch over him still), you do end up finding yourself frying him... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1230382 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:43:02 +0100 1230382