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January 7, 2016 by: Gina

Going Gluten-Free? 5 Reasons It’s Challenging

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Going Gluten-Free? 5 Reasons It’s Challenging

Going gluten-free or dairy-free can help relieve symptoms that are common in kids with special needs. The autism diet can have benefits, but it’s not easy. Part of my mission is to help parents with kids that can benefit from this diet. This post contains affiliate links. As far as I can tell, that means everyone who has tried this lifestyle. If you have a child

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January 20, 2012 by: Gina

Review: “Special Diets for Special Kids, Vol. 1 & 2”

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A few weeks ago, I was in my local library and found a copy  of Jenny McCarthy’s “Louder Than Words”.  As I thumbed through it, I saw that she owned “Special Diets for Special Kids” by Lisa Lewis, Ph.D.  How cool to know that the recipes that helped her child are the same that I’m using! If your child is on a special diet, this

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October 31, 2011 by: Gina

Have a Gluten-free, Casein-free Halloween!

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Ok, stumped on what to do for Halloween with a restricted diet? My friend, Jessica, has a few tips: Trick or treat like normal, then when the “loot” comes home, offer them a bigger present in exchange for the candy. (I’m pretty sure this wouldn’t work with my kids, at this point!) Make your own healthy candy treats.  Google gluten free, casein-free candy. Sort and

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October 4, 2011 by: Gina

Kids Going Gluten Free? Why You’ll Benefit Too

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Wonder how moms will also benefit from going gluten free along with their kids? Check out my video:   Tweet Share Pin StumbleShares 0

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August 4, 2011 by: Gina

GFCF Cooking Together: Learning Can be Fun!

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AADigest Exclusive Reprinted with permission from a 2011 column on “GFCF Cooking Together with Kids” offered by the Autism Asperger’s Digest magazine. This selection is featured in the July/August 2011 issue. Find previous GFCF Cooking Together articles at the Article Library page of the AADigest website, www.AutismDigest.com This post is cross-posted elsewhere.. The kitchen is a natural learning environment. From organizing ingredients, to creating lists,

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June 13, 2011 by: Gina

Not So Bad, but Not So Great

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So in my continuing battle to improve the brains and social skills of my children, I feel a lot of times like I do today: that it’s uphill and it’s not getting anywhere.  I have obstacles to overcome, such as: a definite lack of time. This is an issue that will improve soon, but even then I might just be too dog-tired. everything’s complicated. Going

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May 26, 2011 by: Gina

Gluten-free, Casein-free, here we go, round 2! #gfcf #autism

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So Monday we started the kids completely casein- AND gluten-free.  It’s been: harder than I thought easier than I thought then, much much harder again The challenge of creating foods my kids will eat send me back to Amelia’s first days of full time school last year. Not an easy trip at all, and I went through a series of breakfast failures til we landed

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January 6, 2011 by: Gina

Candy, Caseins and Chaos: Lessons learned from week 1 of a restrictive diet

Filed Under: parenting, what to eat Tagged With: casein-free, GFCF

As you’ve read, Chris and I decided to foray gently into the restricted diet arena with our kids by first eliminating caseins. It was a BUSY week, happily filled with an unexpected visit from friends, and we did not get to grocery shopping until New Year’s Eve.  Caseins are found in dairy, and since we are not so big on dairy, it was pretty easy

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