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MotherMoon · 03-02-2005, 10:21 AM

Wheat starch theoretically has no wheat proteins, it is only the starch. But, how can you be sure all protiens were removed during processing? I don't chance it.

Snacks:

Bananas
apples
potato chips
corn chips
most EnviroKids (from Nature's Path) cereals
some Nature's Path cereals
pineapple
oranges
baby carrots (not age appropriate, you could shred them)
homemade cookies (check the special needs forum for recipes)
quinoa
amaranth
grits
eggs
sausage (Beeler's makes a wonderful all natural sausage without nitra(i?)tes)
fruit in general
raw veggies like broccoli, lettuce, etc

My entire family has intolerances to food. So, we avoided some of the stuff we already had intolerances to. But, I did not know my dad had celiac (diagnosed at 3 but told outgrew it, but you can't outgrow it, explains a lot about him). We never avoided wheat. In fact, I baked several loaves of bread a week. But, it turns out Samantha, and myself, probabaly have celiac. www.celiac.com has a lot of information. There is also a Canadian celiac website I actually find better but I can find the link. www.gfcfdiet.com has a lot of info about avoiding gluten and dairy. We are dairy and gluten free.

Candace · 03-02-2005, 10:40 AM

Are you OK with making sushi rolls? (THey're actually VERY easy to make!) You can make several for mealtime, then double wrap the extras and fridge them. They will dry out, though if you don't eat them by the next day. You can put cucumber strips, chives, ginger, avocado, or whatever else you like inside. I have a friend whose ds has SEVERE food allergies to wheat, soy, peanuts, dairy, etc, etc, and she is able to give him this.

You could also wrap a lettuce leaf around some thin carrot sticks or cucumber (very thin to prevent them becoming a chocking hazard) or veggie "lunchmeat" if she's OK with that kind of soy.

Rice crackers (Japanese) might be OK for her. There's quite a variety out there.

You could make fresh guacamole with just avocado, lime juice and salt and let her eat it on some baked corn chips (like Trader Joe's organic chips) Salsa would work too - chop up fresh tomato, onion, garlic, cilantro and add some lime juice and salt - that's a nice way to get some veggies and the garlic should be helpful for her ears I think.

I'd try an Asian grocery store for snacks, too. They don't use a lot of dairy and there are wheat alternatives in many of their snacks. Haw fruit snacks are very common in Chinese grocery stores and my friend's ds is great with those. In Japanese groceries you need to watch for Aspartame since they seem to use it a lot.

Thinly sliced celery and carrots or fruit and veggies should be good, and if she has enough teeth you could give her baby broccoli florets.

michmom · 03-02-2005, 11:26 AM

thank you, mamas! i'm sort of confused, though-- *should* we avoid gluten, too? does that mean avoiding barley, oats, etc. too?

she is definitely "reactive" for lack of a better word, to citrus-- her face breaks out from pineapple and i *think* tomato, so i'm not goin gto feed her those or orages. are there *other* citrus i am not aware of, besides lemons?

where (websites and books?) can i read more about this and about food groups (like which foods have gluten, which are citrus, etc.)? i will go to the gfcfdiet website.

thanks so much, mamas!
alycia

MotherMoon · 03-02-2005, 11:56 AM

Studies show that people intolerant to wheat are likely to develop intolerances to spelt. This is probably for two reasons. Gluten grains have proteins similar in structure and since they can't have wheat, they "overload" on these other grains.

We have a problem with gluten, not just wheat, so we avoid them all, including oats. Some celiac associations now say oats are ok but Samantha's speech regressed on oats.

Candace · 03-02-2005, 11:54 PM

I think all kids break out in a contact rash from the acid in tomatoes (mine do, and all the daycare kids I worked with used to), so it may not be an allergy, but I'm not sure.

MotherMoon · 03-03-2005, 11:46 AM

Try http://www.mealsforyou.com You can search recipes that do not have the allergens you need to avoid.

michmom · 03-03-2005, 02:02 PM

thanks, mamas! candace, you may be right, altough the chiro said she tested positive for a sensitivity to tomatoes, too, and i know she was up all night w/ gas pain after i fed her the whole wheat pasta w/ tomatoes and tomato sauce a few days ago... so it may be the tomatoes, or the wheat, or both. i can always cut it out and then try to add it back in later.

alycia

Liba · 03-03-2005, 02:15 PM

Have him test her for kiwi and strawberry too.

Puffins cereals are good if you can do oats. My kids love them. They are wheat, dairy, and soy free.

We did NAET http://www.naet.com/ for a while. It sounded cooky but Zlata Tova can eat wheat again.

Check it out.

my2girlz · 03-04-2005, 01:07 PM

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Originally posted by Liba
Have him test her for kiwi and strawberry too.

Puffins cereals are good if you can do oats. My kids love them. They are wheat, dairy, and soy free.

We did NAET http://www.naet.com/ for a while. It sounded cooky but Zlata Tova can eat wheat again. Check it out.

My dh is doing a version of NAET too and is being treated and hopefully will be able to eat wheat again. We think it started when he worked the overnight shift about 10 years ago. His dr is a chiropractor/neurologist and also does Kinesiology. Very similar to NAET.