gf/cf

[Guest guest]

I read your post-answer to mine. It is hard to keep my son on the

diet because we can't really afford all the things all the times.

Also can't 'keep him 100%' because I have 21mo old twins that love

regular snacks(so can't afford the whole family to be on the diet)and

sees them eating saltines or vanilla wafers and wants them too.I

cook most of his cookies and snacks and main courses (plus pastas and

all that);he'll eat some of those rice crackers and cakes, and like

them, but (for example) there is NO good subs for saltine. I don't

feel right to deprive my other two of everything because can't

have this or that, or is not supposed to 'see' the foods. I've tried

some of those recipes for crackers, but they just don't do right(jaw

breakers).I have to point out that as a 'good' autistic child he's

picky in his food choices(i.e. he'll only eat Kelloggs corn flakes

and won't like other brands)but he'll eat lots of fruits and veggies

(tomatoes and strawberries and more), and I won't take those away

from his diet for it would become my 'cage'. There is a lot more to

be said, but I won't take all the space here in one setting :-)

Thanx again, Cristina.

[Guest guest]

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I have a 2.5 yo I'm trying to keep to this diet, so I know how hard it is.

I also can't afford to put my entire family on it strictly. But in order

for this diet to work, you just have to keep strictly to it. While they're

receiving gluten and casein, their guts won't heal.

I make all the meals gfcf (except when we have sandwiches, which is rare).

Whatever cookies I buy, I make some for my gfcf kids and me that are gfcf.

But I figure that taking away the wheat and milk products from the rest of

my family is not such a bad thing. So we've greatly reduced the family's

intake of those products that all of us can't eat. We're working on

changing our lifestyle, so to speak. It's the only way to help the kids who

absolutely cannot have gluten and casein.

I've made the graham cracker recipe without brown sugar and less honey,

sprinkled them with kosher salt and they made a decent saltine cracker. The

pretzels I make don't last an hour because everyone loves them, same with

the snickerdoodles (and I used the recipe that's made with corn starch and

potato starch, so they don't cost much to make).

The cereal choices are limited. But I make waffles, pancakes, eggs, muffins

to replace cereal on a daily basis.

Believe me, I know how difficult it can be, and what a financial burden it

can be. I have two kids on it, and myself and I am working toward getting

my next three on it. It's best to change your style of eating, so that no

one feels deprived.

Best of luck to you.

Lolita

>I read your post-answer to mine. It is hard to keep my son on the

>diet because we can't really afford all the things all the times.

>Also can't 'keep him 100%' because I have 21mo old twins that love

>regular snacks(so can't afford the whole family to be on the diet)and

> sees them eating saltines or vanilla wafers and wants them too.I

>cook most of his cookies and snacks and main courses (plus pastas and

>all that);he'll eat some of those rice crackers and cakes, and like

>them, but (for example) there is NO good subs for saltine. I don't

>feel right to deprive my other two of everything because can't

>have this or that, or is not supposed to 'see' the foods. I've tried

>some of those recipes for crackers, but they just don't do right(jaw

>breakers).I have to point out that as a 'good' autistic child he's

>picky in his food choices(i.e. he'll only eat Kelloggs corn flakes

>and won't like other brands)but he'll eat lots of fruits and veggies

>(tomatoes and strawberries and more), and I won't take those away

>from his diet for it would become my 'cage'. There is a lot more to

>be said, but I won't take all the space here in one setting :-)