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Hi.
My 13 yo dd began a gluten and dairy free diet 8 days ago. she hasn't had a stomach ache in 5 days! For years she had them very regularly. I wish I'd put her on this diet years ago.
I wondered if some of you could help us through the transition. We found some corn and rice based pasta. I am picking up Eziekel bread today. We pop popcorn in olive oil the old fashioned way.  She doesn't care for rice cakes. I found a gluten free chocolate chip cookie she likes. I don't remember the brand, but there is a bunny on the box. She is tired of eggs for breakfast and salads without her favorite dressing (Ranch).
She likes fruit, but often gets a mild allergic reaction (itchy throat) whenever she eats apples, oranges, strawberries, pineapples, etc.
My OB is in "the city" so I'm frequently close to Wegmans, Trader Joes and Whole Foods stores.
Any recipes, brands to look for or suggestions for meals would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
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Kathy,
I picked up the "No Grain Diet" by Joseph Mercola at the library this weekend. I think we could benefit with some dietary changes here, too. My 13 dd , 18 and 10 dds for that matter always are complaining  about stomach aches. I am also reading "Eat Fat Lose Fat" for changes.
I'm at a loss for breakfast for the 13 dd. She won't eat eggs or yogurt.. and trying to convince this weight conscience girl that some fats are good for you is difficult. She usually skips breakfast.
What dressing do you use? Is this what she packs for lunch?
Are you changing the diets of other dc also?
I am interested in responses, also. I am overwhelmed and thinking I just need to get myself on the right path first
I used to use spelt flour and bean flours many years ago..I need to ckeck out my old Kitchen Mill and see if it is usable.
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Hi Tammy! Leah is doing so well! She hates the diet, but is so happy to be pain free. I can't believe the fast results. I told her she might need to be on the diet a month before we knew anything.
I also told her at the end of the month we could slowly re-introduce milk products. Do you think it is still too early to do this? Should I give it another week?
For lunch she packs vegetable salads with grilled chicken or tunafish. Sometimes she packs refried beans with slasa in a tub and corn tortillas in a baggie. She also makes pasta salads winth "Quinoa" wheat free pasta. She'll make these salads with tuna and seasonings or cooked chicken, vegetables and Italian dressing. She brings cucumber or carrots also. She eats Jello, rice krispie treats and pop corn for snacks. I made the O Henry bar recipe I found here today. I hope she likes them.
At breakfast she eats poached fried and scrambled eggs. She has alway liked eggs for breakfast, but she loves variety (she misses pancakes and french toast, not to mention an occasional bowl of cereal). Tomorrow she'll be able to try Ezekiel bread. She's looking forward to a breakfast sandwich. 
Leah is not very weight conscience. Sometimes she'll complain that this or that part of her is too big. But she doesn't dwell on it. I assure her she is just right, that she is active and eats a well balanced diet.
For dinner, I try to cook what she can eat. This past Friday we had spaghetti. I cooked Leah an individual portion of corn pasta spaghetti. She ate the veggies, but was sad to pass on the garlic bread.  I know some people take out the gluten for the whole family. Right now I think this is just too expensive a route to take.
I told Leah that when I was on the Adkins diet and I was not eating any bread I couldn't stand the smell of rolls and bread. All I could smell was uncooked flour. Of course, I've adjusted right back into it. 
She has been a real trooper. She just can't believe how great she feels! I think the change from what she's used to is so hard. Also, this diet requires alot more work. She wakes up in the morning cooking eggs and boiling noodles, chopping meat, etc. Lots of work! Cereal is just so easy!
I'm going to check my library for "No Grain Diet". Thanks for the reccomendation. Keep me posted with your results. Good luck with L!
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A few ideas that have worked for me:
Lindberg Brown Rice Rice cakes--they actually taste like something.
Pamela's mixes for quick breads, waffles, muffins, pancakes and yeast breads. I slice and freeze in baggies since it does not keep well. I use it when ever we need bread crumbs so I can eat with the family. Go on their website for dairy free recipes. When I make a batch I free the muffins for later use.
Polenta for when the family is having pasta-I buy the tubes of polents in the frig section of the grocery and use pasta sauce on it.
A rice cooker. We eat more rice now. I freeze serving size portions so I always have stuff for when there is a gluten on the menu. With the rice cooker brown rice always tastes great.
Puffins cereal--watch for it to go on sale
SOme Cool whip is GF and dairy free.
My brother is very sensitive. They changed toothpaste and he was very sick, watch out for those hidden sources.
Did not like the rice pasta's, would rather have the polenta.
I thicken with brown rice flour for gravies and sauces--just happens to be what is on hand.
My sister has a child very sick with allergies. The food allergiy network has great resources, might want to do a computer search.
Potato oven fries, potato chips and most tortilla chips.
Good Luck, Glad she is feeling better. Since I switched I rarely crave a crusty loaf of bread, it just made me feel so lousy.
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Viv,
Thank you! I took notes from your post!
I didn't know she could eat potato chips. She has had french fries, don't know why I didn't think of chips!
Polenta. You mentioned you buy this is a tube in the refrigerated section. Do you boil it like pasta? Can I find it in any grocery store or do I need to go to a specialty store?
Pamela's mixes. Can I find these anywhere?
A rice cooker sounds like a great idea. I've always thought these such a waste of money and space. I think I've just changed my mind!
Thank you, thank you!
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Polenta, regular grocery and I heat it in the microwave or in a frying pan with extra spices.
Our regular store carries Pamela's as does Amazon grocery if you are willing to buy a case.
We are very non-gagety here but cannot do without our rice cooker.
Dniece who has the bad allergies eats meat and potatoes for breakfast, a roll of chicken, some french fries and she is good to go.
When DD tries dairy again you might want to get some lactaid pills or the generic brand, works well if there is a lactose intolerance and not an allergy.
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What about corn bread or cakes (isn't there a corn batter that you fry up like pancakes?) for breakfast?
I made corn bread when a friend with a son on the GFCF diet was here.. I used the cornmeal and then instead of wheat flour used masa (corn flour). It came out great.
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I have two sisters with Celiac Disease and many in my family who tested positive for gluten sensitivity. Some of the best products we found are from Cause You're Special. They have great cake mixes, cookie mixes and pie crust mixes. Also, the best bread we found was from Kinnikinnick. The bread we liked from there is Sunflower Flaxseed. We also liked Van's Gluten Free waffles. Those are available at grocery stores like Kroger and Walmart. Bette Hagman has some great cookbooks that I've used a great deal. Also, The Gluten Free Kitchen is another simpler cookbook that we've used. I found that with a simple gluten free flour mixture, you can pretty much substitute flours in cooking (not necessarily in baking, though). Envirokidz makes several gf cereals. I know it can get very expensive. I preferred to bake more b/c my two dc and dh were eating gluten free. We've since gone off the diet (after five years) but we won't go into that now! I found it very important to really read labels. There is hidden wheat in several products you wouldn't expect. I think all of the Campbells' soups have wheat in them. One more suggestion: Tinkyada makes some great brown rice pasta that I preferred over the corn pasta. It has a more traditional texture to it. Hope this helps!
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oh and speghetti squash is a very good substitute for speghetti noodles.
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Can you help with casseroles?
I am planning on making a turkey and broccoli casserole (with rice of course). However, I usually use a cream soup to bind and keep moist. Any suggestions?
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Progresso makes a mushroom soup that is gluten free, but it is not condensed. You could thicken it with cornstarch or potato starch. I also have used a basic white sauce recipe (from Betty Crocker) but substituted either a gluten free flour or corn starch.
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One of my sisters is marrying a gluten and (cow) dairy free man soon. I think he's been off both for most of his life (multiple family members w/same dx or variations on it). A thought I have is, when/if appropriate, to see whether she can handle certain foods. For instance, my sister's fiance can have cow butter, but nothing else cow-dairy-wise. He can also have goat products. It is something specific about cow protein, though butter is not an issue. If you are able to open up some windows down the line, I'm sure she'd appreciate little "freedoms."
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I'm so glad your daughter is feeling better. There have been a few conversations on this theme.
See Celiac Disease, new diagnosis
Gluten/Wheat Free Cookbook
My son is wheat free, not gluten free, so we oats, but we are also egg and milk free.
We don't do any with cream soups or creamed recipes, so casseroles haven't happened here. But stews and tomato based recipes work.
Sweet rice flour is a great thickener for sauces.
There is a Hormel Natural lunch meats in the refrigerated meat section that are gluten free, and dairy free (and nitrate free). This has been wonderful to add to our "on the go" list and finger foods. No cross contamination from a deli meat slicer, either.
There are some brands of rice crackers that are wheat free. You know you have to avoid soy sauce, which contains wheat, but my son was just so thrilled to add some crackers to his diet.
We're HUGE fans of the gluten free pretzels we find at health food stores. They taste just like wheat pretzels...very yummy. We buy the big bag...can't remember the brand. I'll dig it up if you need it.
Corn chips, tortilla chips, corn tortillas, if made properly can be in her diet. So chips and salsa, guacamole (w/o sour cream), hummus can be a nice snack to bring along. We make tacos from scratch (the mix package has wheat), and can use taco shells, or have made our own corn tortillas, too.
There are frozen waffles that are gluten and dairy free, and that's our choice for "breakfast bread". If you can have eggs, that makes it easier to make cakes and pancakes and with substitute flours.
I've mixed up a corn bread that I like that you can find on my food blog (see my signature).
For lunches for my son, we serve leftover meals, so he'll have chicken and rice or noodles with veggies in a container to reheat and serve. Lots of finger foods, fruits, veggies, raisins, Gorilla Munch, fruit leather, pretzels, etc.
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This book: Special Diets for Special Kids by Lisa Lewis (understanding and implementing a gluten and casien free diet to aid in the treatment of austism and related developmental disorders) has been probably the best book I've seen for gluten/dairy free recipes.
It has bread recipes (need a bread maker), pancake recipes, an awesome chocolate cake recipe, candy, cookies, how to make your own rice flour suitable for breads etc. I love it.  It can get quite expensive buying everything ready made. Especially when you have to feed a growing teenage boy. 
I bought it from Amazon a few years ago and of course I can't remember how much I paid for it. It comes in a binder format so it lays out nice and flat. Mine is very well used and full of splatters. A very good investment.
I hope that helps you out.
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trish wrote:
| This book: Special Diets for Special Kids by Lisa Lewis (understanding and implementing a gluten and casien free diet to aid in the treatment of austism and related developmental disorders) has been probably the best book I've seen for gluten/dairy free recipes. |
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Trish, I'm glad you recommended that book...I was going to do the same. Some great mom sent me some of her books she wasn't using anymore, and that one is really great. I also like Bette Hagman's books, although I can't use many of the recipes because we're avoiding other things.
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