ashley Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Hi all - We started the whole family on a gluten, dairy and soy free diet this week and I swear I see changes in my son already! We are super excited BUT it has not been an easy switch, especially since my son (10) is a vegetarian. I'm hoping to get advice on your favorite GFCFSF brands, tricks, kid-friendly recipes, etc. I am blogging our recipes at http://feedingthefamily.wordpress.com and about our personal family story at http://fletcherandlola.wordpress.com Thanks in advance for your advice - I have so much to learn!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeskneesmommy Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 We started GF last August. I saw a big change in my son within 6 days! We are true believers, where were had not been so much before. There is no doubt that he has significant G intolerance. We have since been to an allergist for scratch testing and discovered that he has a multitude of allergies to environmental things as well as food. We have done abx, 2 IVigs and GF. All have contributed significantly, but the GF is the cheapest intervention and available to all! Good luck and so happy to hear it is going well!!! -Kath ashley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr40 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 meat is a good source of fat and b-vitamins. I am not sure that I can recommend being a vegetarian when you have auto-immune issues. this would be a matter of health not of personal choice, philosophy, politics, and what not. also you may want to avoid relying on grains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Thanks, pr40. I understand your concern, but there are quite a few good plant-based sources of fat (avocado, olive oil, etc.) and he eats lots of eggs for B vitamins (plus a daily supplement.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmom Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I have been a vegetarian for 6 yrs. my pandas daughter is also. It is a very healthy and kind way to eat. Of course, as with anyone you should eat a varied diet that includes nuts, seeds, beans and legumes. My favorite resource is theppk website, and ALL if her cookbooks, especially Isa Does It. She is vegan. She is not gluten free, but most recipes you could sub w/ gluten free product. Good luck! ashley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Thanks, dcmom! I'll take a look at the website now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasu Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 We have done a GF and soy free diet, continuing to eat meat. Going CF seems too difficult right now. We have tried to cut sugar too. I have learned this with our family: dont try to do too many "mock" foods, substituting the real thing for some acceptable substitute. Substitution ends up frustrating us, as its a defensive strategy. It never tastes as good as the real thing and ends up reminding us of what we left behind. Often it isnt good period. Instead we try to make foods and dishes that fit the ingredients. To date that means more asian and mexican themed meals. Summer is easier with fresh veggetables from the garden. I checked out your blog and I think we will try the crunchy chickpeas. Kids love crunchy snacks and this is a good and healthy addition to the ubiquitous corn chip. ashley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 We love the crunchy chickpeas, dasu! Hope your kids enjoy. We tried our first "mock" cheese last night, in a vegetable enchilada recipe, and were really pleasantly surprised! We used the Daiya brand which is dairy, gluten and soy free, and honestly liked it better in the recipe than the "real" version! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr40 Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 one advice about CF. you got to do two things to go CF. First, throw out all the CF containing products and do not buy them again. Second, start using coconut products. It is easy to get used to and fat content makes it a great substitute for cow milk products. You can bake with it in place of butter. You can use coconut milk just like you use milk. The only thing that there is no substitute for is cheese, unfortunately. For many people, dairy is among the worst triggers. Do goodle search on dairy and mental illness ashley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 pr40, can you use coconut oil as a butter substitute in baking at a 1 to 1 ratio? That would make my life so much easier . . . We have been using rice and almond milk for the past week, but will try out coconut milk next week, especially if the fat content is higher. I hadn't really thought about that. Thank you!! And yes, while my son hasn't complained, I have definitely missed cheese!! We tried the Daiya brand in a recipe and were really pleased - it is dairy, gluten and soy free but melted really nicely. It gives me hope that we can get a fix of something "cheese-like" when we need it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr40 Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 trader joes has the cheapest version of coconut oil that we could find. at 70 degrees it is not liquid. and, yes, we use it to replace butter, approximately one to one. this oil gives our muffins special aroma and smell, frankly, much better than regular muffins. we put it on bread and it it with jam. we also use it as substitute for other oils and fry with it. ashley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DsMom Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Our Costco has the Nutiva brand coconut oil as well as a very nice assortment of GF items (organic, no BPA canned black beans and kidney beans, organic quinoa, coconut and almond milk - rice milk has too much arsenic for us since we eat more than I like of rice products since going GF) which are HUGE staples for us. PANDAS DS13 has been a Vegi for 6 years now, and is GF since early in with the illness, so I know how hard it can be to feed these kiddos. Just know it gets easier as you go. ashley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dut Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Hello. You may also want to look at paleo recipe sites. The paleo diet includes meats but many recipes themselves don't and all strict paleo recipes should be GFCFSF. There are also a number of recipe maker apps on some of the sites where you can input your ingredients and it will spit out a recipe. I've never tried these so can't vouch for them but it may be worth a look. ashley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyjoy Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 here is one of our favorite gf (grainfree) websites and actually one of my favorite standby recipes on the site http://www.elanaspantry.com/muesli-scones/ ashley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 dsmom, it really helps to know that it gets easier! Thank you!! And thanks to all for the advice - I definitely have a lot to learn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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