Question about GFCF and sugar

July 10, 2001

Hi everyone,

I'm new on this list... pretty much just lurking, and learning as much as I

can so that I can convince my family of the need to put my 3.5 year old

son, Hunter, on the GFCF diet.

Here's my question: Are any of your kids GFCF and also don't get any sugar?

Right now, we have Hunter on what I call a " healthy diet. " He does not get

anything that is processed or refined. Basically, all of his foods are

natural. A typical lunch/dinner: homemade beef stew (just potatoes,

carrots, beef, and corn), mashed potatoes with butter, some pureed baby

veggies, plain yogurt mixed with a chopped up banana and pureed baby fruit,

plain applesauce mixed either with stevia and ground cinnamon OR with

banana and pureed baby fruit, and either a GFCF cookie (it's the only kind

I could find that was sugar-free, and it just so happens that it's also

GFCF) or a few organic cinnamon graham crackers. Hunter eats really well;

he's not picky. We've been " sugar-free " (with the exception of natural

sugars like you find in fruits) since end of April, and if/when we do go

GFCF, I would like to continue this. Many of the recipes I've seen call

for sugar... is there a substitute? I know I could probably just use

honey... but I was curious if anyone else also does not let their child

have sugar.

Thanks,

Marcie

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