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Maggie
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Hi Moms~
Our pediatrician ran a blood test on my daughter for allergies, and it came back that she has a wheat sensitivity--not allergy. However, the doctor wants her GLUTEN-Free for 6 months to see if the numbers come down or not.
Have any of you dealt with "sensitivities" as opposed to allergies?
DD is 5 and has constant headaches and a rash on her bottom--since she has been a newbie. However, my dh is skeptical as to whether drastically changing her diet is going to make a difference, since she is not necessarily *allergic*. I think, in all fairness, he is looking at the financial cost/"inconvenience" of a gluten-free diet as well. 
I don;t know what test she was given. They took a lot of blood and tested for everything from wheat to grass to mold...
Her score was 21. When I asked the nurse what that meant, she said she did not know. All she knew was that the score, to be normal, needed to be below 2.1...but that does not give me a good sense as to whether 21 is high or not.
With that being said, I do want her to be gluten free for a while...
Are there any good recipes for gluten free bread? Granola bars? Muffins, cookies, etc?
Thank you all!!
Maggie
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Maggie, there are several threads on this issue. Search for "celiac disease" "celiac" "gluten" and "gluten intolerance."
Two of my children are gluten intolerant and I have celiac disease. "Pamela's Amazing Gluten Free Bread Mix" is a good prepackaged flour to begin with. You can also buy small loaves of gluten-free breads but they are about $6 a loaf, so it's usually cheaper to make your own. But most of the time, we just eat meals without bread, substituting corn tortillas, rice or potatoes instead. Your town might even have a gluten-free market or a fancy grocery store with a gluten-free section in it.
Headaches and rashes are very common with gluten intolerance. There are many, many symptoms, and some have a lot or even no symptoms. Celiac.com is a good resource also.
God bless,
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GF here.
I have not had success with GF loaves of bread but I have found that homemade GF flat bread (try a google search), cut into sandwich size pieces works for me.I freeze the extra and take out a few pieces at a time.
Cookies and biscotti are easy for a wheatless recipe. My daughters have made a biscotti from the "Hey That Tastes Good" website that is delicious. If you make both an GF and non-GF sweet-the GF treat, which is more expensive will go farther.
Rice is my mainstay-long grain,brown. I purchase it in bulk and freeze it in baggies. It mixes well with pasta sauce and is cheaper than GF pasta.
I now cook rice kind of like pasta-add to salted boiling water, cook until al dente, drain using the lid of the pot, cover an let sit. In about 10 minutes it should be just right. If it isn't , just add water and boil again, drain.... If it is over cooked it is good for breakfast with milk, fruit and brown sugar.
Hash brows are a good replacement for toast when you run out of bread.
Chex cereals are GF and the sweeter varieties might be an easy option for a packable snack.
Since we use few prepared foods, GF is not more necessarily more expensive just more work if I do 2 starches.
We now eat more rice and potatoes. Since I am the only GF person in the house I often find myself making 2 starches to add to soup or sauces.
One of the cutting boards in the kitchen is considered GF and I do not use any of my wooden spoons for GF foods.
I felt better after 2 months of a GF diet; it took my sister and brother 3 months.
Good luck and I hope your daughter feels better.
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My son likes some of the breads in The Gluten-Free Gourmet Bakes Bread. I believe his favorite is the four-flour bread. You might want to see if your library has the book--if not, I can send you my version of the recipe. PM me if that would be helpful.
Oh, and The Gluten-Free Gourmet Cooks Fast and Easy (I think that's the title) has a recipe for a muffin mix that makes putting together a batch much easier (and faster, hence the title,  )
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