Guest guest Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Kotesh, Welcome. I know Dr. G. is fine with the traditional Flintstones kids multivitamins... we just have to throw out the reds. As far as the diet, we have found that the fewer ingredients something contains, the better. If your child is willing, you can throw out the traditional idea of breakfast... it could help... think more meat and veggies. We do a lot of of scrambled eggs and sometimes mild sausage. We do some cereal but try to keep the bowl small. Put stevia or Splenda on top intead of sugar. Dr. G¹s favorite cereal for the kids is Kellogg¹s brand Rice Krispies because it is quite safe as far as ingredients. For school lunch, we do several pieces of meat in one slice of bread folded in half (or a flour tortilla), carrot sticks, beans, celery or even olives. A little fruit. Dinner is often crock pot meat (we have a big family so that¹s an easy way to cook lots of meat for us, and since the meat turns out tender and flavorful the kids like it). We use ³Swansons Natural Goodness² canned broth (try WalMart) instead of regular bouillon, which has more tricky ingredients. Sometimes we cook the veggies in the pot with the meat, sometimes we steam them. Sometimes we shred the meat and put it on a little rice with the sauce. My kids also go wild over pork roasts in the oven, and hams. The diet doesn¹t have to be complicated. A basic diet. Of course, you can still make things that are more work, but you don¹t have to. We make a great pizza with mayonnaise instead of cheese. We put the mayonnaise in a baggie, cut the corner off and drizzle it over the pizza. We also make it occasionally with Manchego (pasteurized sheep¹s milk cheese much like mozzarella) but that is quite expensive (we get it at Sam¹s) and not something to do often (don¹t want to develop a new sensitivity). I hope that gives you a few ideas. Soup is another great option. Best of luck getting started, Caroline G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Caroline, Thanks much for your detail info. It helps a lot. Kotesh On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Kotesh Panguluri <kpanguluri@...>wrote: > Hi All, > > We saw Dr. Goldeberg last Tuesday. He asked us to stop using all the > supplements that we were using in the DAN protocol and asked us to > use regular multi-vitamin with no red ones. I need to know which one do you > guys use? > > He asked us to implement high protein diet with few carbs. Can someone give > me an example of their kid's one day diet with protocol? > > I appreciate your input. > > Thanks > Kotesh > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 I can answer this. We have a red dye and gluten issue, and so we use the Gummi Vites. They are free of all allergens and dyes. You can get them at WALMART and some grocery stores or GNC. > > Hi All, > > We saw Dr. Goldeberg last Tuesday. He asked us to stop using all the > supplements that we were using in the DAN protocol and asked us to > use regular multi-vitamin with no red ones. I need to know which one do you > guys use? > > He asked us to implement high protein diet with few carbs. Can someone give > me an example of their kid's one day diet with protocol? > > I appreciate your input. > > Thanks > Kotesh > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 I hate to be the bearer of BAD NEWS. The purple and orange have red in them also. These also have allergens and gluten. So, you have not elminated the red dye if you just throw out the red ones. Gummi vites are allergen and dye free. Two a day is all you need. > > Kotesh, > > Welcome. > > I know Dr. G. is fine with the traditional Flintstones kids multivitamins... > we just have to throw out the reds. > > As far as the diet, we have found that the fewer ingredients something > contains, the better. > > If your child is willing, you can throw out the traditional idea of > breakfast... it could help... think more meat and veggies. > > We do a lot of of scrambled eggs and sometimes mild sausage. We do some > cereal but try to keep the bowl small. Put stevia or Splenda on top intead > of sugar. Dr. G¹s favorite cereal for the kids is Kellogg¹s brand Rice > Krispies because it is quite safe as far as ingredients. > > For school lunch, we do several pieces of meat in one slice of bread folded > in half (or a flour tortilla), carrot sticks, beans, celery or even olives. > A little fruit. > > Dinner is often crock pot meat (we have a big family so that¹s an easy way > to cook lots of meat for us, and since the meat turns out tender and > flavorful the kids like it). We use ³Swansons Natural Goodness² canned > broth (try WalMart) instead of regular bouillon, which has more tricky > ingredients. Sometimes we cook the veggies in the pot with the meat, > sometimes we steam them. Sometimes we shred the meat and put it on a little > rice with the sauce. > > My kids also go wild over pork roasts in the oven, and hams. > > The diet doesn¹t have to be complicated. A basic diet. Of course, you > can still make things that are more work, but you don¹t have to. We make a > great pizza with mayonnaise instead of cheese. We put the mayonnaise in a > baggie, cut the corner off and drizzle it over the pizza. We also make it > occasionally with Manchego (pasteurized sheep¹s milk cheese much like > mozzarella) but that is quite expensive (we get it at Sam¹s) and not > something to do often (don¹t want to develop a new sensitivity). > > I hope that gives you a few ideas. > > Soup is another great option. > > Best of luck getting started, > Caroline G. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Well, I love them and they work very well for us. I can tell they work because every single time we run out and it takes a few days or week to get to the store and my kids are without them, then they start getting sick. Immediately back on the vitamins and my kids get better. Maybe *Dr G* does not like them because they have no iron? My kids get enough iron in their dietary intake. These vitamins are a lifesaver for us because my kids cannot have artificial dye (especially red) and one cannot have gluten or tree nuts. I swear by them, but everyone has a different opinion. But I do know for sure that al those hard chewable vitamins (like Flintstones) have red dye (especially the orange, grape/purple, and red), as well as a lot of other gunk in them. > > > > > > Kotesh, > > > > > > Welcome. > > > > > > I know Dr. G. is fine with the traditional Flintstones kids > > multivitamins... > > > we just have to throw out the reds. > > > > > > As far as the diet, we have found that the fewer ingredients something > > > contains, the better. > > > > > > If your child is willing, you can throw out the traditional idea of > > > breakfast... it could help... think more meat and veggies. > > > > > > We do a lot of of scrambled eggs and sometimes mild sausage. We do some > > > cereal but try to keep the bowl small. Put stevia or Splenda on top > > intead > > > of sugar. Dr. G¹s favorite cereal for the kids is Kellogg¹s brand Rice > > > Krispies because it is quite safe as far as ingredients. > > > > > > For school lunch, we do several pieces of meat in one slice of bread > > folded > > > in half (or a flour tortilla), carrot sticks, beans, celery or even > > olives. > > > A little fruit. > > > > > > Dinner is often crock pot meat (we have a big family so that¹s an easy > > way > > > to cook lots of meat for us, and since the meat turns out tender and > > > flavorful the kids like it). We use ³Swansons Natural Goodness² canned > > > broth (try WalMart) instead of regular bouillon, which has more tricky > > > ingredients. Sometimes we cook the veggies in the pot with the meat, > > > sometimes we steam them. Sometimes we shred the meat and put it on a > > little > > > rice with the sauce. > > > > > > My kids also go wild over pork roasts in the oven, and hams. > > > > > > The diet doesn¹t have to be complicated. A basic diet. Of course, > > you > > > can still make things that are more work, but you don¹t have to. We make > > a > > > great pizza with mayonnaise instead of cheese. We put the mayonnaise in a > > > baggie, cut the corner off and drizzle it over the pizza. We also make it > > > occasionally with Manchego (pasteurized sheep¹s milk cheese much like > > > mozzarella) but that is quite expensive (we get it at Sam¹s) and not > > > something to do often (don¹t want to develop a new sensitivity). > > > > > > I hope that gives you a few ideas. > > > > > > Soup is another great option. > > > > > > Best of luck getting started, > > > Caroline G. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 There is no artificial dye in Gummi Vites and so it must be something else. I was reading a lot of the posts on this forum and I wondered if anyone else here had a child diagnosed with mastocytosis (from the rashes). My son had this and we now have him on antihistamines two to three times a day. The rashes are gone. Luckily one bump stayed around and after 4 months, we had it biopsies and it came back as a Mast Cell tumor. There is a test you can do on the hives to see if it is Mast Cell disorder. It is called the *Darier's Sign*. If you rub and irritate the wheal and it gets bigger and starts to look herpetic (like a blister) than this is not a normal rash; it would be mast cell disease and that has a lot of triggers AND is related to immunity. Motrin and Tylenol are triggers. (That is when you have to go to liquid calcium for fever relief). There are many triggers and also one has to be careful about anesthesia. We have to always carry EpiPens with us. > > > > Hi All, > > > > We saw Dr. Goldeberg last Tuesday. He asked us to stop using all the > > supplements that we were using in the DAN protocol and asked us to > > use regular multi-vitamin with no red ones. I need to know which one do you > > guys use? > > > > He asked us to implement high protein diet with few carbs. Can someone give > > me an example of their kid's one day diet with protocol? > > > > I appreciate your input. > > > > Thanks > > Kotesh > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 My son is 13 and Dr. G recommended we use One A Day Teen Advantage for Him. I don't know if they contain gluten and they are blue... I haven't seen any problems from them and we've been on them for about a year. They are pretty big, but I break them in half. Also have to confess that I've been blessed with a child who takes any med/pill like it's candy! HTH, > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > We saw Dr. Goldeberg last Tuesday. He asked us to stop using all the > > > supplements that we were using in the DAN protocol and asked us to > > > use regular multi-vitamin with no red ones. I need to know which one do you > > > guys use? > > > > > > He asked us to implement high protein diet with few carbs. Can someone give > > > me an example of their kid's one day diet with protocol? > > > > > > I appreciate your input. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Kotesh > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Assuming you meant *Centrum* or in that family of vitamins, then I can tell you they contain gluten and do not advertise it on the label. But if you do not have a problem with gluten, then I do not know. > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > We saw Dr. Goldeberg last Tuesday. He asked us to stop using all the > > > supplements that we were using in the DAN protocol and asked us to > > > use regular multi-vitamin with no red ones. I need to know which one do you > > > guys use? > > > > > > He asked us to implement high protein diet with few carbs. Can someone give > > > me an example of their kid's one day diet with protocol? > > > > > > I appreciate your input. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Kotesh > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Again, there is red dye in more than just the obvious red colors. > > Bill, > > Dr. G said those were OK for our older son for right now (he weighs 105). > We still use the Flintstones for the younger one. > > How big is your son? Do you give him the whole thing or break it into a > smaller dose? > > I¹d love to switch our youngest to those if we could. There¹s the dye issue > and I hate wasting money by throwing the Flintstones reds out. > > Caroline > > > > From: Bill klimas <klimas_bill@...> > Reply-< > > Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:26:23 -0700 (PDT) > < > > Subject: Re: Re: Diet - Example > > > I do not know if this was the best choice but after reading dozens of labels > I choose Centiium adult Vits because of the lack of dyes. Anyone have a > reason why this was a bad/good choice? > Bill > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 Im curious about vitamins too. We are switching from the DAN protocol (MANY MANY supplements) to Dr. G, but the idea of Flintstones vitamins is throwing me. I see that it has soy and food dyes which I know my son reacts horribly to. Wondering if anyone has tried or heard Dr. G talk about: EveryDay™ Multi-Vitamin - Hypoallergenic http://www.kirkmanlabs.com/ViewProductDetails@Product_ID@224@Product_Group_ID@1.\ aspx Ingredients are a little different. Bill, is that Centrum you use? which one? thanks!, Sloan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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