Comments on: Food Allergies

By: TammyBissell

TammyBissell — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:36:32 +0000

@Karin H,
find someone that will test him!! or do your own elimination diet. avoid all Soy for a month and then let one type in at a time and watch for a reaction which could be tummy issues or skin itches, etc. I have different parts of my face and neck that breakout depending on what I’ve eaten. Of course it took along time to figure out what caused what but once I realized everytime I ate blueberries I would breakout in the same spot. I started to put it all together.
I started out gluten free and later realized that Soy was worse for me than gluten. But most gluten free snacks have soy of some sort. So as they say plain and pure food is better but I”m with ya sometimes it is nice to just have a cookie without baking it first.
also recommend reading “Louder than Words” by Jeannie McCarthy. it focuses on Autism but can be helpful for others like me.

By: Jac

Jac — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:21:09 +0000

GF cooking is the rule in our home too. It’s easy and cheap to cook boiled 3 lbs of boiled potatoes and keep ready in the fridge. Same with rice. Simple suggestions are to serve boiled or baked potatoes, yams, squash with many meals. One of our favorites is to stir fry 1 lb. ground meat with herbs, 1/2 cup broth and a tablespoon of catsup. Tastes much fancier than it sounds and it tastes yummy over potatoes or rice. GF bread can be really awful, as well as awfully expensive. But GF muffins, pancakes and cookies taste pretty good! Keep hardboiled eggs in the fridge, for quick protein food too. Happy shopping!

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:38:50 +0000

Do you have recipes that are sugar free? Just wondering incase I could not find the links. My husband is a diabetic so we are trying to eat everything with Splenda now. However, a lot of sweets are hard to make. For example, making a sugar free chocolate cake is a nightmare.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:12:42 +0000

My daughter is anaphylactic to eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shelfish, and sulfites. I would love for there to be a place for these as well, please.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:17:40 +0000

We are GF and dairy free for a family of 6. Only 5 of us need to be on this, but I am not going to make 2 meals so we are all on it. I make almost everything from scratch. See if you can join a Co-op. you will most likely have to order by the case(depending on how your Co-op works you may be able to split cases with other), but in my case it comes out to be $1-2/pkg cheaper per PACKAGE than the grocery or healthfood stores. Especially, Bob’s Red Mill products! And that is the brand we use most for the flours that I use in their
bread,cookies, etc.

By: Karin H

Karin H — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:26:04 +0000

Thanks so much…you confirmed what I have been thinking but was too afraid to put into words.
I have friends who say they cannot afford GFCF for their kids, but by doing most of it from scratch, it really is do-able.

By: Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom

Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:46:37 +0000

@Karin H,

Hey Karin,

When we were GFCFSF (we are currently just CF with limited gluten), I did not give them soy lechitin.

As for your pediatrician, get a second opinion perhaps?!? You want a supportive pediatrician as you walk this path! Ask your friends or others with autistic kiddos who they recommend and who they trust.

Erin

By: Karin H

Karin H — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:07:26 +0000

My 4 year old has autism.
He is, at this point, gluten free and dairy free.
Soy is in EVERYTHING!!! Does soy lethicin cause issues?
And our pediatrician is hesitating to let us test him for food allergies or sensitivities.
Any suggestions?

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 06:04:55 +0000

@Karen, my son has corn and milk allergies and i've been needing help.

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:36:41 +0000

@Karen, Yes, peanut/tree nut allergies are a great concern in my household. Would love to see some recipes that omit these!