Jump to content
RemedySpot.com

Re: Dr. Goldberg's diet

Rate this topic


Guest guest

Recommended Posts

Yes, " enriched wheat " is exactly what he's talking about. Just remember that he

recommends it primarily as a vehicle to get protein into the kids, not as a food

staple. Things like pancakes, waffles, French toast, etc., should be limited to

once every two weeks.

HTH,

Donna

>

> After meeting with Dr. Golberg, we have switched from a GFCF diet to the one

he recommends. I am still confused about starches and snack options. Is

enriched wheat flour OK? Even the cheap white bread has this in it and I can't

find anything that doesn't. Is pasta and white rice OK?

> Thank you-

> Colleen

>

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Colleen,

Cheap white bread is generally OK... pasta and white rice are generally OK,

too.

Here¹s an old link to something Dr. G posted called ³The Do's and Don'ts of

the Diet²...

http://www.nids.net/diet.htm

The link is VERY old... many things have changed, such as his attitude

toward nuts (I¹m not sure what he would say regarding almond milk now... for

my kids it would be a no-no). He also nixed Cheerios a couple of years ago,

and cinnamon, and tapioca a while before that.

He may have you send him your child¹s diet for a week (with all of the

ingredients). Sometimes that can help him pinpoint something that might be

bothersome.

That¹s all I can think of for now,

Caroline

After meeting with Dr. Golberg, we have switched from a GFCF diet to the one

he recommends. I am still confused about starches and snack options. Is

enriched wheat flour OK? Even the cheap white bread has this in it and I

can't find anything that doesn't. Is pasta and white rice OK?

Thank you-

Colleen

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Does anyone know if Dr. G still allows processed (Skippy, Jif) peanut butter? I

haven't given it to my son in several years because I thought he might be

reacting to it, but back then he was eating it about three times a week. I was

thinking that if Dr. G allows his patients to have it, and I limited it to once

every two weeks, maybe it would be okay. Poor really misses those PB & J's.

:(

TIA,

Donna

>

>

>

>

> Colleen,

>

> Cheap white bread is generally OK... pasta and white rice are generally OK,

> too.

>

> Here¹s an old link to something Dr. G posted called ³The Do's and Don'ts of

> the Diet²...

>

> http://www.nids.net/diet.htm

>

> The link is VERY old... many things have changed, such as his attitude

> toward nuts (I¹m not sure what he would say regarding almond milk now... for

> my kids it would be a no-no). He also nixed Cheerios a couple of years ago,

> and cinnamon, and tapioca a while before that.

>

> He may have you send him your child¹s diet for a week (with all of the

> ingredients). Sometimes that can help him pinpoint something that might be

> bothersome.

>

> That¹s all I can think of for now,

> Caroline

>

>

>

>

> After meeting with Dr. Golberg, we have switched from a GFCF diet to the one

> he recommends. I am still confused about starches and snack options. Is

> enriched wheat flour OK? Even the cheap white bread has this in it and I

> can't find anything that doesn't. Is pasta and white rice OK?

> Thank you-

> Colleen

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yes, he does. Elijah is reactive only if he has too much, so I limit it to 2 to

3 times per week. can't have it at all due to eczema. Noah has it a

couple of time a week as well. Just stay away from the natural, unprocessed

peanut butter, and hopefully that will work for .

Robyn

________________________________

From: DonnaB <donnaaron@...>

Sent: Mon, February 1, 2010 9:45:22 AM

Subject: Re: Dr. Goldberg's diet

Does anyone know if Dr. G still allows processed (Skippy, Jif) peanut butter? I

haven't given it to my son in several years because I thought he might be

reacting to it, but back then he was eating it about three times a week. I was

thinking that if Dr. G allows his patients to have it, and I limited it to once

every two weeks, maybe it would be okay. Poor really misses those PB & J's.

:(

TIA,

Donna

>

>

>

>

> Colleen,

>

> Cheap white bread is generally OK... pasta and white rice are generally OK,

> too.

>

> Here¹s an old link to something Dr. G posted called ³The Do's and Don'ts of

> the Diet²...

>

> http://www.nids. net/diet. htm

>

> The link is VERY old... many things have changed, such as his attitude

> toward nuts (I¹m not sure what he would say regarding almond milk now... for

> my kids it would be a no-no). He also nixed Cheerios a couple of years ago,

> and cinnamon, and tapioca a while before that.

>

> He may have you send him your child¹s diet for a week (with all of the

> ingredients) . Sometimes that can help him pinpoint something that might be

> bothersome.

>

> That¹s all I can think of for now,

> Caroline

>

>

>

>

> After meeting with Dr. Golberg, we have switched from a GFCF diet to the one

> he recommends. I am still confused about starches and snack options. Is

> enriched wheat flour OK? Even the cheap white bread has this in it and I

> can't find anything that doesn't. Is pasta and white rice OK?

> Thank you-

> Colleen

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

Link to comment
Share on other sites

He doesn¹t allow my two boys to have it anymore. He cut it from their

diet a couple of years ago.

Your best bet is to ask him directly, as the PB rule doesn¹t seem to be the

same for all the kids.

Caroline

Does anyone know if Dr. G still allows processed (Skippy, Jif) peanut

butter? I haven't given it to my son in several years because I thought he

might be reacting to it, but back then he was eating it about three times a

week. I was thinking that if Dr. G allows his patients to have it, and I

limited it to once every two weeks, maybe it would be okay. Poor

really misses those PB & J's. :(

TIA,

Donna

Link to comment
Share on other sites

PB wasn't ruled out for my boys ... their eosiniphils didn't run high, and food

intolerances didn't seem too bad, but PB was one of the definite things that

would set my son off.

I'm like you in believing if we could just 'limit' it, it would be fine.  The

problem in my household is that if you allow it one day, they want to eat it

EVERY day, and it almost always becomes a problem.  My son refuses to vary his

diet.  What he eats one morning for breakfast will be every morning for many

months to a year or two, until one day he switches to the next thing, and it

will be a year or so before he will change again.  Much the same for what he'll

eat at school for lunch.

It's so stressfull.  He's 10, and he's very angry about my restricting his diet

(nevermind that he is technically the one who has actually restricted it down to

what it is - I just restrict the absolute bad things).  He decided to " not

believe " in his 'allergies', and I busted him for eating things at school like

candies w/the bad food colorings, and trading for chocolate milk.  I can still

tell after a couple of days that he's drinking milk - he gets soooo mean and

oppositional, and usually toward the end of a bad night, while I'm bashing my

head on the wall wondering what in the world caused this miserable evening, I'll

suddenly gasp, look at him, and say " YOU! You had chocolate milk!!!!! " .  It's

almost funny (if I weren't already livid by that time) the guilt, and at least

for a while he will believe me regarding diet infractions again.

I should really fight this limited diet a lot harder than I do, and continuously

expose him to new meats.  He actually may like more meats than he knows.  He

begged for shrimp a few times and did love it - that was wierd and I was happy

about it.   But I have the similar issue about eating the same foods all the

time myself so it's like the blind leading the blind.  Sometimes I think I

should have a chart of many food choices just to remind him how much food there

is out there that he never thinks of and how very little of them he chooses to

eat.  Then I think it'll just stress him out and risk adding guilt - I feel a

lot of guilt about food myself. Coulda shoulda woulda.

And just think ... the diet tends to be easier than most, until you have a

super reactive kid who can't eat anything.

________________________________

From: Caroline Glover <sfglover@...>

Sent: Mon, February 1, 2010 12:00:34 PM

Subject: Re: Re: Dr. Goldberg's diet

 

He doesn¹t allow my two boys to have it anymore. He cut it from their

diet a couple of years ago.

Your best bet is to ask him directly, as the PB rule doesn¹t seem to be the

same for all the kids.

Caroline

Does anyone know if Dr. G still allows processed (Skippy, Jif) peanut

butter? I haven't given it to my son in several years because I thought he

might be reacting to it, but back then he was eating it about three times a

week. I was thinking that if Dr. G allows his patients to have it, and I

limited it to once every two weeks, maybe it would be okay. Poor

really misses those PB & J's. :(

TIA,

Donna

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Donna,

Dr G allowed creamy peanut butter for the last several months for my son Connor,

but very infrequently. many of the allergists say peanut butter is not as bad as

peanuts (Whole) , when I researched it the only difference is in the processing

they remove the kernel that is the seed. I tried it for a month or so, once or

twice a week and I think we had a mild reaction but it was hard to tell. After

the next blood work (if his reaction level is down) I am going to try again.

Bill

From: DonnaB <donnaaron@...>

Subject: Re: Dr. Goldberg's diet

Date: Monday, February 1, 2010, 12:45 PM

 

Does anyone know if Dr. G still allows processed (Skippy, Jif) peanut

butter? I haven't given it to my son in several years because I thought he

might be reacting to it, but back then he was eating it about three times a

week. I was thinking that if Dr. G allows his patients to have it, and I

limited it to once every two weeks, maybe it would be okay. Poor really

misses those PB & J's. :(

TIA,

Donna

>

>

>

>

> Colleen,

>

> Cheap white bread is generally OK... pasta and white rice are generally OK,

> too.

>

> Here¹s an old link to something Dr. G posted called ³The Do's and Don'ts of

> the Diet²...

>

> http://www.nids. net/diet. htm

>

> The link is VERY old... many things have changed, such as his attitude

> toward nuts (I¹m not sure what he would say regarding almond milk now... for

> my kids it would be a no-no). He also nixed Cheerios a couple of years ago,

> and cinnamon, and tapioca a while before that.

>

> He may have you send him your child¹s diet for a week (with all of the

> ingredients) . Sometimes that can help him pinpoint something that might be

> bothersome.

>

> That¹s all I can think of for now,

> Caroline

>

>

>

>

> After meeting with Dr. Golberg, we have switched from a GFCF diet to the one

> he recommends. I am still confused about starches and snack options. Is

> enriched wheat flour OK? Even the cheap white bread has this in it and I

> can't find anything that doesn't. Is pasta and white rice OK?

> Thank you-

> Colleen

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 11 months later...

The great thing about Dr. G's diet is that it's pretty simple.  Shop at your

run

of the mill grocery store - buy what your son likes that does not have whole

grains, oats, berries, red dye, blue dye, or of course dairy.  These days, its

getting the dairy out that's hard, it's in so many things.  However, my son can

eat and does like a Franz brand hot dog bun with all beef hotdogs and sugar free

ketchup.  He can also eat a few low sodium lays potato chips and applesauce. 

He

also does well with chocolate soy milk, yes there is no dairy in it.  He can

have this for a treat about once a week.  He also likes eggs, bacon, bannanas,

orange juice, popcorn, home made chicken nuggets (make sure the breading is

refined wheat and no dairy!)  Even french toast on Saturday mornings if he's

had

a good week with a serving of protein and fruit.  Some kids can eat peanut

butter, but my kiddo isn't one, that's all he wants to eat so we can't have it

in the house.  But he could from a health perspective eat a peanut butter and

grape jelly sandwich on french bread.  Make sure that he is getting another

protein with that meal - that's the challenge for us - he just wants carbs -

he's a dedicated carb addict.

Good Luck - we try to limit the rice too - it just turn to sugar in the body too

quickly. 

________________________________

From: lornajese77 <lorna_77@...>

Sent: Wed, January 19, 2011 7:58:41 AM

Subject: Dr. Goldberg's Diet

 

Hi!

I have been doing the GFCFSGYF diet for 3 years. However my sons IGe is sky

high! Goldberg says I need to change the diet, no rice!!!!!!! Everything is rice

at home. NO GFCF stuff. I need help. does anyone has a document or receipts? ANy

help will be appreciated.

his nurse will not be in until tomorrow and I am kind of desperate!

Lorna

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hi Lorna,

We were in this same boat. We were GFCFSF and our daughter's numbers

were not great. It was a leap of faith (just like everything seems to

be) but we are not seeing any negatives from the diet change. He told

us to limit rice, not cut it out completely. We eat it one time a week

and the biggest starch she now eats are potatoes. I also had to cut out

my baking since it was heavy on rice flour. We have cut carbs out from

some of our meals and no one seems to mind. The best news for us and

that, finally, her numbers are looking better.

I'm not sure what document or receipt you are looking for but I always

knew I could go back to our old diet if we needed to. Nothing is

permanent and if his numbers look good, it will be such a relief to you.

Good luck,

On 1/19/11 10:58 AM, lornajese77 wrote:

>

> Hi!

>

> I have been doing the GFCFSGYF diet for 3 years. However my sons IGe

> is sky high! Goldberg says I need to change the diet, no rice!!!!!!!

> Everything is rice at home. NO GFCF stuff. I need help. does anyone

> has a document or receipts? ANy help will be appreciated.

>

> his nurse will not be in until tomorrow and I am kind of desperate!

>

> Lorna

>

>

Link to comment
Share on other sites

What numbers (titers/levels, etc.) is he looking for?

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

and Daron Freedberg

Sent: January-21-11 3:09 PM

Subject: Re: Dr. Goldberg's Diet

Hi Lorna,

We were in this same boat. We were GFCFSF and our daughter's numbers

were not great. It was a leap of faith (just like everything seems to

be) but we are not seeing any negatives from the diet change. He told

us to limit rice, not cut it out completely. We eat it one time a week

and the biggest starch she now eats are potatoes. I also had to cut out

my baking since it was heavy on rice flour. We have cut carbs out from

some of our meals and no one seems to mind. The best news for us and

that, finally, her numbers are looking better.

I'm not sure what document or receipt you are looking for but I always

knew I could go back to our old diet if we needed to. Nothing is

permanent and if his numbers look good, it will be such a relief to you.

Good luck,

On 1/19/11 10:58 AM, lornajese77 wrote:

>

> Hi!

>

> I have been doing the GFCFSGYF diet for 3 years. However my sons IGe

> is sky high! Goldberg says I need to change the diet, no rice!!!!!!!

> Everything is rice at home. NO GFCF stuff. I need help. does anyone

> has a document or receipts? ANy help will be appreciated.

>

> his nurse will not be in until tomorrow and I am kind of desperate!

>

> Lorna

>

>

Link to comment
Share on other sites

WOW! thanks for your note. It is good to know that someone has seen it work! We

just bought the goats milk and will do more protein adn vegetable. Same here, I

use to bake a lot! especially things containing rice. I am glad you wrote this.

I will jump right in and hope his numbers finally can come down. WHat kind of

milk substitute do you use?

thanks

Lorna

Lorna Ortiz, PhD.

President and Cofounder

Curando el Autismo (CEA)

lorna.ortiz@...

www.curandoelautismo.org

From: mdfreedberg@...

Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:08:41 -0500

Subject: Re: Dr. Goldberg's Diet

Hi Lorna,

We were in this same boat. We were GFCFSF and our daughter's numbers

were not great. It was a leap of faith (just like everything seems to

be) but we are not seeing any negatives from the diet change. He told

us to limit rice, not cut it out completely. We eat it one time a week

and the biggest starch she now eats are potatoes. I also had to cut out

my baking since it was heavy on rice flour. We have cut carbs out from

some of our meals and no one seems to mind. The best news for us and

that, finally, her numbers are looking better.

I'm not sure what document or receipt you are looking for but I always

knew I could go back to our old diet if we needed to. Nothing is

permanent and if his numbers look good, it will be such a relief to you.

Good luck,

On 1/19/11 10:58 AM, lornajese77 wrote:

>

> Hi!

>

> I have been doing the GFCFSGYF diet for 3 years. However my sons IGe

> is sky high! Goldberg says I need to change the diet, no rice!!!!!!!

> Everything is rice at home. NO GFCF stuff. I need help. does anyone

> has a document or receipts? ANy help will be appreciated.

>

> his nurse will not be in until tomorrow and I am kind of desperate!

>

> Lorna

>

>

Link to comment
Share on other sites

We used to use rice milk but Dr. G vetoed that. We tried soy, every

brand available, but she hates them all. She eats her cereal dry but

she doesn't seem to mind it. What she really misses is her hot

chocolate but she really dislikes the taste of soy milk, even masked

with chocolate! We also tried goat milk but she wasn't a fan. She

loves goat cheese though. Once you get past the psychological block of

eating gluten and soy, it is really much easier. Good luck!

On 1/21/11 4:52 PM, Lorna Ortiz wrote:

>

>

> WOW! thanks for your note. It is good to know that someone has seen it

> work! We just bought the goats milk and will do more protein adn

> vegetable. Same here, I use to bake a lot! especially things

> containing rice. I am glad you wrote this. I will jump right in and

> hope his numbers finally can come down. WHat kind of milk substitute

> do you use?

>

> thanks

>

> Lorna

>

> Lorna Ortiz, PhD.

> President and Cofounder

> Curando el Autismo (CEA)

> lorna.ortiz@...

> <mailto:lorna.ortiz%40curandoelautismo.org>

> www.curandoelautismo.org

>

>

>

> <mailto:%40>

> From: mdfreedberg@... <mailto:mdfreedberg%40verizon.net>

> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:08:41 -0500

> Subject: Re: Dr. Goldberg's Diet

>

> Hi Lorna,

>

> We were in this same boat. We were GFCFSF and our daughter's numbers

> were not great. It was a leap of faith (just like everything seems to

> be) but we are not seeing any negatives from the diet change. He told

> us to limit rice, not cut it out completely. We eat it one time a week

> and the biggest starch she now eats are potatoes. I also had to cut out

> my baking since it was heavy on rice flour. We have cut carbs out from

> some of our meals and no one seems to mind. The best news for us and

> that, finally, her numbers are looking better.

>

> I'm not sure what document or receipt you are looking for but I always

> knew I could go back to our old diet if we needed to. Nothing is

> permanent and if his numbers look good, it will be such a relief to you.

>

> Good luck,

>

>

> On 1/19/11 10:58 AM, lornajese77 wrote:

> >

> > Hi!

> >

> > I have been doing the GFCFSGYF diet for 3 years. However my sons IGe

> > is sky high! Goldberg says I need to change the diet, no rice!!!!!!!

> > Everything is rice at home. NO GFCF stuff. I need help. does anyone

> > has a document or receipts? ANy help will be appreciated.

> >

> > his nurse will not be in until tomorrow and I am kind of desperate!

> >

> > Lorna

> >

> >

>

>

Link to comment
Share on other sites

thanks!

I guess there are people out there that had the same dilema. I already got so

use to the diet we were following that giving my son goats milk sounded crazy!

Anyways, we are two days now with only protein, fruit and vegetable and his

white rice bread only once a day and goats milk for his cereal. We will see how

this goes. I really appreciate your comments. I feel I am not alone doing this.

thanks

Lorna Ortiz, PhD.

President and Cofounder

Curando el Autismo (CEA)

lorna.ortiz@...

www.curandoelautismo.org

From: mdfreedberg@...

Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:17:51 -0500

Subject: Re: Dr. Goldberg's Diet

We used to use rice milk but Dr. G vetoed that. We tried soy, every

brand available, but she hates them all. She eats her cereal dry but

she doesn't seem to mind it. What she really misses is her hot

chocolate but she really dislikes the taste of soy milk, even masked

with chocolate! We also tried goat milk but she wasn't a fan. She

loves goat cheese though. Once you get past the psychological block of

eating gluten and soy, it is really much easier. Good luck!

On 1/21/11 4:52 PM, Lorna Ortiz wrote:

>

>

> WOW! thanks for your note. It is good to know that someone has seen it

> work! We just bought the goats milk and will do more protein adn

> vegetable. Same here, I use to bake a lot! especially things

> containing rice. I am glad you wrote this. I will jump right in and

> hope his numbers finally can come down. WHat kind of milk substitute

> do you use?

>

> thanks

>

> Lorna

>

> Lorna Ortiz, PhD.

> President and Cofounder

> Curando el Autismo (CEA)

> lorna.ortiz@...

> <mailto:lorna.ortiz%40curandoelautismo.org>

> www.curandoelautismo.org

>

>

>

> <mailto:%40>

> From: mdfreedberg@... <mailto:mdfreedberg%40verizon.net>

> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:08:41 -0500

> Subject: Re: Dr. Goldberg's Diet

>

> Hi Lorna,

>

> We were in this same boat. We were GFCFSF and our daughter's numbers

> were not great. It was a leap of faith (just like everything seems to

> be) but we are not seeing any negatives from the diet change. He told

> us to limit rice, not cut it out completely. We eat it one time a week

> and the biggest starch she now eats are potatoes. I also had to cut out

> my baking since it was heavy on rice flour. We have cut carbs out from

> some of our meals and no one seems to mind. The best news for us and

> that, finally, her numbers are looking better.

>

> I'm not sure what document or receipt you are looking for but I always

> knew I could go back to our old diet if we needed to. Nothing is

> permanent and if his numbers look good, it will be such a relief to you.

>

> Good luck,

>

>

> On 1/19/11 10:58 AM, lornajese77 wrote:

> >

> > Hi!

> >

> > I have been doing the GFCFSGYF diet for 3 years. However my sons IGe

> > is sky high! Goldberg says I need to change the diet, no rice!!!!!!!

> > Everything is rice at home. NO GFCF stuff. I need help. does anyone

> > has a document or receipts? ANy help will be appreciated.

> >

> > his nurse will not be in until tomorrow and I am kind of desperate!

> >

> > Lorna

> >

> >

>

>

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I make pancakes with Potato flour, potato starch, garbanzo/fava bean flour,

banana's, eggs and water... mostly egg a little flour, maybe a little sugar or

ripe banana... and then I add water until it looks the right consistency (they

turn out like crepes.... my son loves them) I use sugar free syrup

if you are concerned about putting the gluten back in... there are still things

you can make with out wheat that don't use whole grains.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...