Re: Cross contamination

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Oh yeah, don't get me wrong. When Billy has had in infraction it has

been because he snuck something behind my back or the teacher wasn't

watching him carefully enough. I don't use meds or enzymes either,

nor do I want to. I just have seen that if something has the " D "

or " DE " on it, he seems to do fine, that the company is doing a good

enough job of cleaning to remove any potential problems.

I myself have started making and baking just about everything from

scratch too, but sometimes it gets hard not to have

something " instant " around for snacks, and especially breakfast...I

have problems functioning till that first cup of coffee (o:

I think that especially with flours, the cc issue is huge, and so I

have started buying Bob's Red Mill Gluten free line of flours since

he created a mfg facility just for these gf grains -- much like Miss

Roben's does.

I wouldn't want to think of a world without Billy being on this diet,

avoiding gluten, casein, additives, preservatives, artificial colors,

flavors, chemicals....it has made a world of difference in my little

boy and without it, none of his therapies would have " taken " . I

thank God every day for the steps that lead to the engine that is

letting my little boy take off.

Okay, I guess I'm ranting now! (o: But this diet has been a godsend

and I wouldn't have it any other way!

-a mom to Alec 7 (nt) and Billy 4 yo w/autism

>

> On Sun, 27 May 2001 22:45:56 -0000 eazik@y... writes:

> I know that I, and others, would love it if you

> > could

> > let us in on which brands are the best for avoiding all cc issues.

> > -a mom to Alec 7 (nt) and Billy 4 yo w/autism

> >

> Hi a,

> I know at times I seem obessed with this diet and the cc issues,

but LJ

> is doing so well and I am so afraid to have him have an infringement

> (especially since I am so obsessed on this no med and no enzyme

issue

> too) that I am trying to just get it all done and let life go on by

all

> naturally.

> Most of my cookies (like 98% of them) I bake, my waffles I bake too,

> pancakes, etc. I get my flours mostly from Miss Robens as this is

her

> statement about her flours " All flours are milled in a dedicated

mill &

> environment to ensure no risk of cross contamination with gluten

> containiong grains " . All her mixes are with NO risk of croos

> contamination either.

> I buy Applegate Farms for my hot dogs, turkey bacon and cold cuts.

> I buy Papadini pastas for all my pasta needs and use only Contadina

> sauce.

> I buy ground turkey in bulk and always call " The turkey store " and

> " Butterball " or whatever brand I just bought to make sure that no

casein

> or gluten is in the ground turkey. I buy natural organic hens and

> chickens and turkeys at the supermarket.

> Welchs products I use often and Gerber and Beechnut have some baby

foods

> that are GFCF, no cross contam. issues.

> Actually this diet is really gotten easy to me, as I eat along with

LJ.

> I do still have cravings (which I sneak and get when he is at

school).

> For soda I only buy LJ Trader Joes black cherry, juice is Tropicana

> calcium or Welchs grape.

> Ask if you need to know anything else, cause I'll just sit here and

> ramble on and on and be writing a novel before the night is up.

> Happy Memorial Day weekend.

> on Long Island New York

> *

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