Because I am starting the dry run of my blog webinar tonight, this will be short & sweet…but I didn’t want to miss the chance to post. As you know, the children are off caseins, and the rest of the diet is particular to the food that makes them each go “nutty”.
We’ve had some interesting developments. For example, Zoe’s cheeks have been turning red a lot lately. It’s almost always after food, but it’s all stuff she’s tolerated in the past. OK, most of it is happening after junk food, like lollipops and maybe a few other things. (Yea, still finding Valentine’s Day candy…you know about autism and hoarding/ hiding? She has hiding places I’ve never imagined and she’s SLICK on finding it…even pulls it out of trash!)
Now, I am wondering whether or not to go the full GF/CF route. It will be extremely difficult, but while the changes with Zoe are small…is there a chance they’ll be greater without glutens? This is a big lifestyle change. So much food comes in the bread group. We are lucky that Zoe enjoys fruits for breakfast, but Amelia without her french toast? Or PB&J? I’m not a big cook, much less a baker, so I don’t know how much bread I can honestly find myself making.
My friend Jessica has told me that if a child has leaky gut syndrome, even if they are not allergic to glutens, reducing the offending foods can help a great deal. (No knowing til you try.) Ugh, that’s quite painful! I’m still on the outs trying to collect stools (I swear Zoe has not pooped since Friday – not good!)
In any case, just eating caseins is challenging unless you want the same 3 dinner dishes every night. (Remember that tomato sauce is out too, yikes!) So we need to find cookbooks, and I did find a few sources:
Still not sure which route to go. Life is pretty hectic now and will be for a little while longer at least, but food is important to me. I know, it shouldn’t be, but there you go. Enjoying what I eat should not be impossible, right? Or mindlessly dull. And I know that eating the same thing every day is not good.
We shall see where we go from here!
Alyssa says
Hey, Ive used this cookbook, it has a good amount of background knowledge about the diets as well as recipes. Have lent it out to some families who said it was useful. Not on the GF/CF diet so I don’t necessarily know first hand how well it is but I thought I’d let you know it is around…
http://www.amazon.com/Kid-Friendly-Autism-Cookbook-Updated-Revised/dp/159233394X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298433954&sr=8-1
~Alyssa
admin says
Hi Alyssa, thank you! I appreciate it, i’ll check it out.
Alyssa says
Hey, Ive used this cookbook, it has a good amount of background knowledge about the diets as well as recipes. Have lent it out to some families who said it was useful. Not on the GF/CF diet so I don’t necessarily know first hand how well it is but I thought I’d let you know it is around…
http://www.amazon.com/Kid-Friendly-Autism-Cookbook-Updated-Revised/dp/159233394X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298433954&sr=8-1
~Alyssa
admin says
Hi Alyssa, thank you! I appreciate it, i’ll check it out.
Nicole says
I’ve stopped eating regular or wheat bread but have replaced it with ezekiel bread..they have all kinds of flavors and is wheat and gluten free…and I like the texture and flavor. I’ve noticed a big difference in how I feel with just that simple change. My daughter also is sensitive to wheat/gluten and it seems to help with her regularity in the bathroom.
admin says
Wow, thanks for sharing that Nicole! I’m trying to figure out if they have casein-free as well, may have to email them.
Nicole says
I’ve stopped eating regular or wheat bread but have replaced it with ezekiel bread..they have all kinds of flavors and is wheat and gluten free…and I like the texture and flavor. I’ve noticed a big difference in how I feel with just that simple change. My daughter also is sensitive to wheat/gluten and it seems to help with her regularity in the bathroom.
admin says
Wow, thanks for sharing that Nicole! I’m trying to figure out if they have casein-free as well, may have to email them.