Re: my family on the diet, was: curious about....breastmilk

[Guest guest]

> So, how long has your family been gFCF?/ Have you gotten use to eating

> gluten free breads? Quite impressed, BTW Where is the 7 yr old in

> the line up in your children?...what made you go GFCF?

My kids have been gfcf for 5 years. My 7 1/2 year old is the last of three;

his 12 year old brother(with autism) and 13 1/2 year old sister(ADD) are the

real reason we went gfcf. I thought they all had celiac disease until the

blood test came back negative a few weeks after they were all showing

improvement on the diet. Of course, we hadn't heard about Wakefield's MMR

research or mercury poisoning then, so now I know WHY they need the diet,

then I just knew that they needed it!

My husband still hates storebought gfcf breads, but he eats lunch out, so it

is not much of a problem. My kids aren't crazy about Food 4 Life Brown Rice

or Pecan Rice breads, even toasted-- a staple in our house since I am tired

of baking daily like I did at first-- but they eat school lunches made with

it. I bake a fair amount of muffins, coffee cakes, sweets and such, and they

taste as good as those that contain g & c, so no one complains. (Aside from

personal preferences, like the one who hates spices or zuccini, the one who

can't eat eggs, etc.) My youngest has been eating his own foods since

preschool, so doesn't have a problem with it, as long as I " match " coveted

foods with other, safe ones. ( " Since you didn't have nie's surprise

birthday cupcakes at school today, I'll bake brownies tonight. " ) They are

eagerly chelating, though, in the hope that it will mean an eventual return

to the food the rest of the world eats.

Lorilyn