Life, Gluten Free

MedicAlert Foundation Jewelry

I've seen people wear medical id jewelry before but I never thought much about it. But recently, I have read articles on medical id jewelry for children with allergies. I saw some positive comments about the MedicAlert Foudation, so I decided to go with them.

Below is a picture of the back of Sophie's bracelet, too. I smudged out her medical id alert # in the picture though, for privacy purposes. The smudge mark that you see at the very bottom is where the medical id alert # is printed.

I ordered it over the phone and I was very pleased with the level and quality of service. We choose the Kids Smart Membership:

$15 a year and $14.95 initial setup fee. (Includes MedicAlert ID) shipping & handling not included.

We got to choose a bracelet (stainless steel) - which was included in the membership fee.

The only "con" that I have found so far is the bracelet has a glossy coating on the top that clearly scratches easily. There are other options, including higher priced gold.

But I appreciate the extra security that we have now. It also serves as a red flag, so to speak, for people who don't know her. She wears it all of the time. It has the basic information on the back (her most severe allergies) and then if someone were to call the number, they would be given more information on her other allergies and special dietary needs etc. It just makes us feel more comfortable. In a situation of crisis, it is easy to even forget certain imperative information. When she has had an allergic reaction in the past, I was always sure to give the paramedics all the information that they needed. But, it's always nice for there to be a plan B or a backup, too.

About MedicAlert ID

We're more than a medical ID bracelet - we link your medical ID bracelet to your emergency medical information record supported by our live 24-hour emergency response service that includes a family notification service. Only MedicAlert Foundation is recognized by medical professionals around the world and provides you exclusive benefits such as caregiver notification and management of your medical record including advance directive.

**Note that I was not given a bracelet or a membership for free. I just decided to post a review about this product because we are happy with it and I wanted to recommend MedicAlert Foundation to others who may be in need of this type of jewelry.

Veggie Burgers Supreme

That is a picture of my daughter's lunch today. Avocado, veggie burgers and sautéed summer squash.

She loved it. I love making veggie burgers because they are easy and packed with nutrition. Sadly, I don't have a recipe for you. I make mine a bit different each time, with some fundamental ingredients (like brown rice). Below I will list out what ingredients I usually use, for anyone adventurous enough to try it out without an actual measured recipe. It's really not very hard at all.

Ingredients:

Cooked brown rice

Tomato paste (I often use real tomatoes, but if I don't have them then I put in organic tomato paste)

Vegetables (here's the tricky part, I might use a mix of thawed organic frozen vegetables or I may use carrot/veggie pulp that is left over from juicing or sometimes neither and instead I will simply grind dried vegetables, that we dry in our dehydrator, and use them for the vegetable part as well as the dry ingredient part)

Salt to taste (I put only a little salt, I like to sprinkle some on the finished burgers instead)

If I am using the ground dried vegetables, then it is like flour and I don't need to add other dried ingredients to make it dry enough to form into patties. If the mix has too much liquid, I will simply grind some brown rice into flour and add it until it is thick/dry enough to form into patties. At this point, you should know that it is dry eonugh because it sticks together well and you aren't left with sticky globs all over your hands!

These particular burgers were made with brown rice, but in a slightly different way. I made brown rice cereal (where we grind brown rice finely and cook with water + coconut milk) and since I already had a good bit of that left, I decided to not cook brown rice and use the cereal instead. I would not recommend it though, unless you have some brown rice cereal left over and want to use it. It was too liquidy and I had to add a lot of brown rice flour and vegetable "flour" to make it thick/dry enough to work. They sure did taste good though!

My next goal is to make some vegetable burgers without rice, though. I want to make some veggie burgers that do not contain rice because my mom was recently told she shouldn't be eating rice. I think instead of rice I will use vegetable pulp and potatoes. 

After I took this picture, a little hand appeared and snagged one of the burgers off the plate :)

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