GFCF Diet... Getting Started? | Autism PDD

Try asking at your health food store..usually they have a whole section of glutien free products: bread/cookies/baking mixes/crackers even pasta:)www.gfcf.net is suppossed to be a good place to get meal ideas

www.tacanow.com

click on GFCF on the left side of the screen.

Here are some sites

http://www.danasview.net/recover.htm

http://www.gfcfdiet.com/

http://www.paleodiet.com/autism/

forker
Okay... I'm considering this (again).

I'm not concerned about dropping Cassein - Bug doesn't drink milk at all... (He just doesn't like it).

But what about Glutten? Isn't it in EVERYTHING?

AND... What am I supposed to give Bug as a calcium supplement?

Any good resources (books, web-sites?) that you can recommend?

Thanks!

Celiacproducts.net go to there web sight for address and info

Hello, I'm new to the site.

I am going to jump right in and ask my question, because I am going nuts.

My 4.5 yr. old, PDD-NOS son was recently diagnosed with a gluten allergy and a cheese/yogurt (not all casein) allergy.

The doc recommended that we try a GFCF diet for at least a couple of weeks.

Gluten free I can do. CF, not so much.

Which would be manageable if my son wasn't such a picky eater. His PDD-NOS is extremely mild and his only two remaining "symptoms" are the food issues and the potty training. ABA was just phased out because he's so social and behaves appropriately for his age. He will be mainstreamed in kindergarten next year. Meanwhile, he is very thin and is on Pediasure (which also contains some casein!!!) to keep the calories up.

We've tried those powdered supplements that are CF, but he won't drink them because they're too gritty. My son is a trip, I mean that in the best possible way.

The thing is, even if I could ground that up enough to suit his tastes, it wouldn't be covered by our Regional Center (we're in CA., Sacramento, the complement of services is quite good, they even cover Pediasure but not this stuff). And it's wayyy expensive and a budget buster.

And naturally, his fave food in the whole wide word is Mac and Cheese. He loves cheese, period, esp. American Cheese.

He hates anything that smacks of that "soy" taste. We were told he *can* eat goat cheese, but even the "mild" forms of it have that nasty taste that I know he will not touch with a ten foot pole.

I know there are tasty alternatives to gluten-laden pastas out there. We discovered corn pasta, and it's great; it soaks up the flavor of whatever is put on it.

THe challenge is finding tasty casein-free products for a very picky eater.

I am wondering if we can make him a mac and cheese with American cheese. Most ACs are made of oil and other lovely ingredients...and do not contain milk unless specified. Not the healthiest thing in the world, but I'm more concerned about not disrupting his diet at this point.

I'd appreciate anyone's insights. I've seen some recipes online for M&C made with cheese from nuts, and, aside from the time factor, I am highly doubtful that my son would eat that. He's that particular.

Also, if anyone knows of a genuinely tasty GFCF alternative to Cheese Nips, I'd appreciate that, too.

Thank you for any help you can give us.

Something you can try
is Whey Isolate

Whey is what is left over
after the casein is removed for cheese making
it is very healthy and full of protein

HOWEVER
there may be still traces of casein
so you may have to contact manufacturers
to see if their Whey Isolate is casein free

make sure to ask for whey isolate
and not whey concentrate
there is a difference

regards
forker

If you go to www.celiac.com they have alot of resources...

My father is a "celiac" His diet is a pretty rigid one. Many products say "gluten free" but still have traces of other products such as oats/barley etc...these grains are often harvested in the same fields with the same equipment and processed in the same buildings as the gluten free foods...so if you are a true "celiac" you need to stay away from alot of stuff...

Also, alot of things you'd think to be gluten free are NOT..(ex: french fries,,are potatoes--but alot of places bread them before baking or frying)

If your son likes mac n cheese...try using some of the gluten free (rice or veggie type noodles out there) and use REAL cheese-the kind that you get sliced in the deli,,or most organic cheeses don't have any oils,etc added..just read carefully..

good luck with whatever you choose!!

kelly