starting GFCF diet--help! So Overwhelmed!

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Any info would be helpful--lists of things we can give our grandson

jacob who is 6-places to order stuff --- I have looked on the GFCF site

but still so overwhelmed-This site has been so helpful to us-what can

he have???? Thank you all so much==Angel

[Guest guest]

Hi, take a deep breath. Do you have a Whole Foods near you? Or Trader Joes?

Both have lots of gfcf foods. If you want to order online Allergygrocer.com is

good. Have you seen 's book 'Special Diets for Special Kids' (order on

Amazon or try the library) really helpful. Taca.org has a long list of gfcf

foods and what stores you can buy them at. I'm, going to give you some ideas of

what my son eats. Best advice I got was to find or make the gfcf replacement

for a food he already eats.

Breakfast- organic,no nitrite, gluten free sausage, bacon or Canadian

bacon,trader joes gluten free frozen waffles or panckake/waffle mix, trader joes

mango fruit leathers, fruit, ricera blueberry yogurt (WF), Health Valley Corn

cereal, gluten free hash browns, fried egg

Lunch?Dinner- my gfcf chicken nuggets (or buy Belle and at WF), rice pasta

or other gfcf pasta with tomato sauce (mine can't eat), organic, no nitrite, gf

turkey breast on gf bread with gf mayo, cape cod potato chips, glutino pretzels,

tings, veggie booty, cut up carrots, cucumber or raw green beans, Edys

strawberry popsicle or you could have gfcf cookie.

Snacks, applesauce, popcorn, rice crackers, Ians ABC gf froz french fries, etc

Watch out for sugar, MSG and any other artificial colors or preservatives. Buy

organic produce when you can.

When we started which we did cold turkey...my son went on strike and rather than

try the new stuff he just sulked and ate a lot of a few foods which were safe

but in no way a healthy diet (fritos, gf french fries, soy yogurt (?) I let that

go for a week or so. Then gradually he was hungry and his taste buds changed

and he try the replacements, we tried a bunch, found stuff he liked (you can

return anything opened to WF for a full refund) and we will come up to a one

year anniversary in Oct. He has gained weight, his feet have grown, his pants

are too short - none of those worries panned out. We saw great behavioral

changes too. Good luck, wirtie me back if you want more help, Alison M

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From: " angel " <angel_amundson@...>

> Any info would be helpful--lists of things we can give our grandson

> jacob who is 6-places to order stuff --- I have looked on the GFCF site

> but still so overwhelmed-This site has been so helpful to us-what can

> he have???? Thank you all so much==Angel

>

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[Guest guest]

If you have Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe's in your area get their

gluten-free and vegan lists of products. www.happycow.net lists veg-friendly

restaurants and health food stores. www.glutenfreeregistry.com lists

restuarants with gf items/menus. We like Bette Hagman's " Gluten-Free Gourmet

Bakes Bread " cookbook.

S S

starting GFCF diet--help! So Overwhelmed!

Posted by: " angel " angel_amundson@... angel_amundson

Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:20 pm (PDT)

Any info would be helpful--lists of things we can give our grandson

jacob who is 6-places to order stuff --- I have looked on the GFCF site

but still so overwhelmed-This site has been so helpful to us-what can

he have???? Thank you all so much==Angel

[Guest guest]

What is he currently eating? If you post, I can offer possible subs.

You may find these link helpful:

http://free-mealer.blogspot.com/

http://free-mealer.blogspot.com/2008/05/gfcf-diet-what-why-how.html

http://www.talkaboutcuringautism.org/gfcf-diet/gfcf_diet_10_weeks.htm

GFCFKids

http://gfcfblog.blogspot.com/

Links which identify legal/illegal ingredients

http://gfkitchen.server101.com/FoodstoAvoid1.htm

http://www.gfcfdiet.com/unacceptable.htm

http://www.csaceliacs.org/gluten_grains.php

http://www.wheat-free.org/wheat-free-flour.html

sources:

Whole Foods grocery store

Local health food stores

www.allergygrocer.com

www.Glutenfreemall.com

in MD

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[ ] starting GFCF diet--help! So Overwhelmed!

Any info would be helpful--lists of things we can give our grandson

jacob who is 6-places to order stuff --- I have looked on the GFCF site

but still so overwhelmed-This site has been so helpful to us-what can

he have???? Thank you all so much==Angel

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