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	GFCF Moms - please help Hello - we have been casein free since May and Soy free for 2 weeks now.  Yesterday was our first totally gluten free day. I am miserable because my baby is hungry and I can't help him.  I have offered him bell and evans chicken nuggets, quinoa pasta, chicken sausages, hebrew national hot dogs, wendy's french fries, and gorilla munch cereal and he has hardly eaten any of it. For the moms who are doing this successfuly, could you please share ideas/recipes of things that your kiddos will eat happily and consistantly?  I am ready to cook/bake/fry/buy but need some real advice.  My son is usually a very happy easy baby - but since yesterday he is whinning almost constantly and I am almost ready to give him a tortilla!!     Chick fil A french fries saved our lives when we were getting started.  I'll post more later - got to feed DS!Well, corn tortillas are ok.  I am not sure about the Wendy's fries though.  My son is so picky that I actually have to feed him breakfast twice a day.  He eats the gluten free pancakes, home made french toast with gluten free bread, and the vans gluten free mini waffles.  The only thing is that I am not soy free just gluten and casein so I am not sure if these things have soy.  Well, the french toast and pancakes are soy free but I think the mini waffles are not.  But anyway, I give whichever of these he did not eat for breakfast as lunch or dinner.  My son likes Ians chicken nuggets.  Thanks - I will try the gluten free pancakes - is there a brand I should look for?  Also, do you bake the gluten free bread? Wendy's fries aren't GFCF.  The basic fry is, but they're usually cooked in the same oil as other things that have gluten, like chicken nuggets. I've never found a premade pancake, but there are some great waffles you can buy - we use Nature's Path Buckwheat Wildberry.  They are sweet enough on their own that they don't need syrup to be edible. Check out some of the recipes, especially the vanilla bean cake, at www.spunkycoconut.com.  The woman is a genius, seriously. The Kid Friendly ADHD/Autism cookbook has some baked goods in it that are easy to make a fairly tasty.  We usually end up altering the recipe a little (adding cinnamon, vanilla stevia, etc), but that's something you can play with as you go along. Rice Chex is gluten free now (double check the label, there are a few old boxes still on the shelves).  Some other brands to look for: Enviro Kids (cereals and cereal bars are great), Pamela's, and any gluten free mixes.  Thanks Janie - a lot of the gluten free mixes call for milk - what do you use as a substitute that tastes good? ( we can't use soy) [QUOTE=Kara]Thanks Janie - a lot of the gluten free mixes call for milk - what do you use as a substitute that tastes good? ( we can't use soy)[/QUOTE] I'm so glad you're already off soy!  I can save that particular lecture :) What we use for baking depends on what we're making - usually either coconut milk or hemp milk - occassionally it's rice milk.  That's all based on preference and trial and error.  Can anyone tell me what is there in Vanilla essence that is so particularly mentioned that it should be gluten free? We use the regular one and I haven't seen any gluten ingredients on it label. Try to make gluten free substitutes for whatever he likes. It may be crackers, cakes, rice krispy bars etc. There are very few choices in store bought stuff 'coz they will mostly have some soy. You can also try some Jello if he has a sweet tooth. You can make Jello instant pudding with Rice milk. However, that's not good for yeast - but we have to feed the kids something. [QUOTE=Kara] Hello - we have been casein free since May and Soy free for 2 weeks now.  Yesterday was our first totally gluten free day. I am miserable because my baby is hungry and I can't help him.  I have offered him bell and evans chicken nuggets, quinoa pasta, chicken sausages, hebrew national hot dogs, wendy's french fries, and gorilla munch cereal and he has hardly eaten any of it. For the moms who are doing this successfuly, could you please share ideas/recipes of things that your kiddos will eat happily and consistantly?  I am ready to cook/bake/fry/buy but need some real advice.  My son is usually a very happy easy baby - but since yesterday he is whinning almost constantly and I am almost ready to give him a tortilla!!     [/QUOTE]
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