Meet Mama B!
Hello! I am “Mama” B (aka Rachel)! I became “mama” as soon as my first born, Ashley, could speak! My heart melted as soon as I heard this little word from her sweet little mouth! Since then; “Mama” has stuck! All three of my children call me “mama” so naturally when I decided to create my Gluten Free blog; I wanted to be known as “Mama B”.
There are lots of great mamas out there sharing amazing food tips and recipes! When I find great information; I want to be able to share their information with you too! My passion is to help others find gluten free recipes and tips easily; as it was not easy when we were first diagnosed with gluten intolerance to find information.
I have been blessed to be a full time mama since we welcomed our third child, Ayden, into our lives. Before then; I worked full time with a horrible commute that did not allow me to be home to spend a lot of time preparing and cooking a huge meal. I found that I needed to utilize the crockpot to ensure my family had healthy home cooked meals to eat before heading out for sports!
We are the typical American family with teenagers involved in multiple sports; including select sports. Year round training, games and team bonding activities, limits mama time so I have to get creative sometimes! Being gluten free does not allow for quick drive through meal opportunities if we all want to feel good and eat healthy. On occasion we will stop by a Jimmy Johns for an “unwich” or a Subway for a gluten free sandwich or salad.
Now a days we have the one pot/ pressure cookers to help decrease meal prep times when we stop on our way home to grab groceries for dinner. Lots of great kitchen gadgets available to help deliver healthy, simple, home cooked meals to our family dinner table!
Thank you for welcoming me into your kitchen to help you make healthy food your kids will enjoy and bring your family back to the dinner table where you can spend time together.
As the saying goes…. TIME is LOVE!
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MEET MY “A” TEAM!
ASHLEY, AUSTIN & AYDEN
ALL THREE OF MY CHILDREN; AND MYSELF, ARE GLUTEN INTOLERANT.
We were initially diagnosed when Ashley was five years old and Austin was three.
At first it was overwhelming and stressful; learning what eating “gluten free” meant and becoming educated in a time when gluten free was not easy and stores were not gluten free friendly. It has become my passion to help our family live gluten free, eat healthy and have fun making memories while we do it!
Ashley loves to bake, play soccer, hang out with her friends, play softball and go shopping! She is usually the one inspiring us to make dessert as a treat and makes the best pancakes in the house! Ashley is a beautiful person inside and out; I am so proud to call her my daughter! She is our little miracle baby!
Austin loves playing baseball, goofing around with his little brother, playing video games and has become quite the helper in the kitchen since taking a Kitchen Academy class in school. He is an exceptional student, dedicated athlete and amazing big brother! I couldn’t ask for a better son!
Ayden is the glue that holds us all together! Our little blessing in disguise; finding out we were pregnant with him in my early 40’s! He is so much fun and full of energy; always wanting to help and do it himself! He loves learning and never ceases to amaze us with his ability to figure things out so quickly! He can do more on my phone than I can! LOL! This little boy has my heart wrapped around his little finger; reminding me how precious time is and how important it is to enjoy the little things in life!
As the saying goes; enjoy your time with them as they are little; because you are going to blink and they will be graduating high school and moving out to college! I didn’t believe that to be true; until after having Ayden, then I realized how much my first two have grown up! I did not have the opportunity to stay home with them like I do with Ayden now; so I have realized how fast time goes and how much I missed not being home with them.
I love my time with my kidlets more than anything! My husband and I are truly blessed to have three amazing children that love hanging out at home, dancing in the kitchen, being silly and being a family! We spend as much time as possible with our “A” Team!
