I finally got around to it this afternoon. I was able to get what you see below for only $29 out of pocket and that included a 4 years warranty.
I’ve never used a pressure cooker before but there’s a first time for everything. ☺
Emmett and I put everything together. I put the roast and veggies in. We set it for two hours and I went walking.
When the two hours were up, it was cooked perfectly. I think next time, I knock thirty minutes off and only cook it for ninety minutes total.
Anyway, Emmett loved the roast and he actually ate the potatoes. He was afraid to try the carrots but whatever, baby steps. This was progress for him and like I said, we don’t push.
Elliott wouldn’t touch it and of course, Gavin eats anything, so he was really happy.
I think this will turn out to be a really good purchase, even if it was unplanned and less than ideal.
Emmett may never be willing to eat roast again, as per his usual MO but I’ll take the victory today and run with it.
Feeding my kids is always challenging. Groceries are expensive, our budget has been slashed and when you have kids with the sensory challenges like mine do, there can end up being a great deal of waste.
If this new crockpot/pressure cooker can open up options for us, it will have been worth it.
Again, it’s very important to understand that kids with sensory issues will literally starve before eating something that is offensive to their senses. This is very serious. It’s outside of their control and there is very little that can be done to address this. Speech therapy helps but lots of love, patience, and understanding are definitely required.
Do your kids with Autism struggle with feeding issues related to sensory processing disorder? How do you manage? Leave your comments below and we’ll compare notes. ☺
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Great work, Rob. And good for Emmett.
This year it seems that Gavin has lost a bit of ground mentally. It’s too bad. Not too long ago he lost a lot of his tubing for his infusions and throwing away an entire crockpot? Are you (and Lizze when up to it) even able to keep an eye on him with all the hullabaloo that busy, active boys with autism create? Anyway it sounds like the new crockpot is great. Hope Lizze can get her headphones soon.
The crock pot has me confused as to how it got thrown away and no one A) noticed it in the garbage -or- B) noticed that it was missing.
That’s because you’re overthinking it. When it comes to Gavin, you’ll drive yourself trying to figure it out. The reason it wasn’t noticed is because it wasn’t used very often and it apparently went out on trash day. If it’s not something we used very often, we weren’t randomly checking to make sure it was still there. Two years ago, Gavin threw away $300 worth of Google Homes. They were brand new, unopened and sitting in a big blue Best Buy bag. He apparently decided to straighten up, thought it was trash and threw them away. They were sitting off to the side because they were meant for gifts. When I went to get them a few days later, they were gone.
I didn’t notice because I mistakeningly thought that they would be where I left them and didn’t feel the need to check.
Also, to be clear. It’s not like we threw them away in the trash can sitting in the kitchen. They went straight out to the trash can at the curb, the night before trash day. He takes the trash out every Monday night. It never occurred to us to make sure he wasn’t throwing random things away. Now we know and have to be more aware of what he’s doing.
I hope that makes a bit more sense.
Good for Emmett for trying something new. Maybe letting him help you cook more often will get him to try other foods too. I’m curious why Elliott wouldn’t even touch it? What about it was so unappealing to him and would the old standby of covering it in ketchup work? And to Gavin, if he is such a good eater why has he gotten so skinny that the doctors are having him drink ensure? I always associate that with malnourishment in elderly people but I know people of any age can become malnourished. Is his metabolism super high so that he just doesn’t gain weight or is he not eating enough? Judging from my nephews boys at Gavin’s age simply can’t get to eat.
Cant get *enough* to eat.
That’s a lot of questions. Let me see if I can answer them all.
If I asked Elliott why he won’t eat it, he probably couldn’t tell me. Sensory issues wouldn’t make sense to me anyway because it could be seething as simple as it looks too brown or it’s too soft. Sensory issues are tough.
As for Gavin’s weight, no one is quite sure. It could be his metabolism is jacked up. It could be related to his autonomic issues or one of his other health issues. The only thing we tightly control is his fluid intake. His intake is 3,000 ML per day and that has to do with maintaining an equilibrium. He often makes his own meals and there’s quite a bit there.
His body struggles on a good day and so we need to be careful how he gains weight, if he does. Right now, he’s bouncing between 128 and 130 pounds. We can’t seem to get him over that 131 mark.
Out of curiosity, may I ask what it is the boys eat if you don’t cook? I can’t imagine having to purchase pre-made or processed food. Where I live it is much more expensive to do that then to purchase groceries and prepare meals yourself.
There are certain last resort go to’s like corn dogs, cereal, chicken patties etc.
Both my boys go to feeding therapy and its really helped. Every time they eat something new is a win.
I hear you on the food issues. It drives me completely batty. Well done on your victory today. And kudos to Lizze for such a selfless act.
Just read your story. You are a saint, you have a lot’s of patience, the only way with kid’s mind. Brilliant read RT’ing now