Guest guest Posted October 28, 2001 Report Share Posted October 28, 2001 Hi Michele, We are starting the GFCF diet too. We are having the same problem. My Son is living on Corn Pops and Potato Chips. He won't drink much water either. He got a bad cold and was just drinking 7-up. Yesterday I made his favorite - Sloppy Joes'. We bought Gluten-free buns. He would not even touch it. Getting it to his mouth was impossible. He has lost 5 pounds. I am really getting worried. Anyone, is this normal. Thank, Maureen\ ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2001 Report Share Posted November 1, 2001 Hi Maureen, I know how you feel. is turning down old favorites as well. I certainly hope he doesn't lose weight too; he can't afford to. This morning he did try a gfcf bagel though, but it sat there a while before he'd touch it. Dinner's have been the toughest to get down him so far & there's not much he'll eat so a lot of the recipes don't work with him. I do get upset when I see him turning down old favorites though, & wonder, like you said, if that's a normal part of this transition? Blessings, Michele (, ASD, 7yrs, Logan, 3.5yrs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2001 Report Share Posted November 1, 2001 This is pretty typical. He is addicted to the gluten so when you offer him something without it, he may reject it at first. In time he will either give up or forget what food used to taste like. I understand the younger they are, the faster they accept the substitutes. My suggestion is to make his previous favorites that do not have the gluten & casein. Make a list of his previous favorites and stick to ones that either are GFCF or can be made GFCF without a great difference. Bread/buns are just not the same and will take some time to get used to. My 2 year old son has been on the diet for about 2 months. There are some meals that all he eats is a banana or raisins. Other meals he will eat and eat. The other night I made some tamale pie which he used to love. I just found out he is allergic to corn though. What I did is make the filling before adding corn (ground turkey, green pepper, onion, tomato sauce, chili powder), set some aside for him then added the corn and cornmeal topping for the rest of the family. I then served the corn-less filling to my son on top of rice and the tamale pie to the rest of the family. He loved it. Maybe you could try the sloppy joe mix on top of rice or mashed potatoes? My son's other favorites are GFCF chicken nuggets (from 's book) with tater tots, GFCF pizza w/ sauce, canadian bacon & pinapple (I don't even try to substitute cheese - just add lots of toppings), GFCF spaghetti, scrambled eggs (I might add bacon bits, diced ham, green onions, mushrooms, zucchini etc. to vary the taste & get veggies in him) and fried rice (using wheat-free soy sauce). I have tried to give him a PB & J on GFCF bread but he did not like it. Instead of trying to make it look the same, I decided to do something different so it is a new thing. I took one slice of bread, spread peanut butter on it then jelly on to of the peanut butter. Walla! An open-faced PB & J. He loved it! Tonight I am going to try mashed potatoes with carrots mashed in. We'll see. The more I try, the more I can add to his list of foods he will eat. I also gave up on finding cookies he likes. Instead I give him jello, Gerber Graduates Fruit Snacks or canned fruit as a treat. Hang in there. It is tough but well worth it. > Hi Michele, > > We are starting the GFCF diet too. We are having the same problem. My > Son is living on Corn Pops and Potato Chips. He won't drink much water > either. He got a bad cold and was just drinking 7-up. Yesterday I made > his favorite - Sloppy Joes'. We bought Gluten-free buns. He would not > even touch it. Getting it to his mouth was impossible. He has lost 5 > pounds. I am really getting worried. Anyone, is this normal. > > Thank, > Maureen\ > > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2001 Report Share Posted November 1, 2001 My 4 yr old nephew eats only mac and cheese,mini ritz cheese and crackers,bryan hot dogs, frosted flakes,scrambeld eggs and drinks geber juices, tea and water. my mom and I are thinking about trying the diet but don't know how to start and we are afraid he will stop eating what little he eats now. Any suggestions? I'm only able to help my mom 2 days a week because I live 3 hours away but I come weekly. So if I don't get back to answer I will eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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