Baking Powder and Cocoa Powder

Here is an update on Asher's food trials: we've declared baking powder (featherweight) a success and have moved on to the next trial: cocoa powder. Cocoa powder enables Asher to have chocolate cookies and cupcakes. It is also rich in antioxidents which is difficult for him to get elsewhere.

When we first approached Asher with the idea of trialing cocoa powder, Asher absolutely immediately said, "NO!" His eyes got big and he said it in a very serious, absolute way. His reaction took both Raj and me by surprise, until we asked him why he felt that way. He's allergic to chocolate, he said, and it will make him sick. It took a good bit for us to talk him through the idea of trialing cocoa powder to see if he is, indeed, allergic to it. We also explained the difference between cocoa powder and chocolate bars, to which he is definitely allergic (it has milk and soy in it).

So, during nap time, Raj went to work making chocolate cupcakes and chocolate cookies. They're absolutely delicious! Apparently, Asher thinks so too because he ate nearly all the cookies AND several of the cupcakes. Cocoa powder is rocking Asher's world.

Let's cross our fingers and toes on this one. On the allergenic scale, cocoa powder is a wild card. We just have no clue at how Asher's body will respond to it.

Raj has been doing an absolutely amazing job in baking! He is figuring out the mixture of rice flour, millet flour, baking powder, and banana (and now cocoa powder) to make some amazing creations. I know that I couldn't do what he's doing. We're very fortunate!