http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ Gluten Free Forums for Elana's Pantry en Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:02:05 +0000 http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/celiac-with-kids#post-3275 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:24:31 +0000 Tgowland 3275@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Experts say some celiacs won't show symptoms their entire lives but will still get the villi and other damage - I would say to stay on the safe side and have them avoid it...esp if they are likely to have sensitivities to it. Our son is not celiac but generally does better without it and I do all I can to avoid it all costs. </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/celiac-with-kids#post-3232 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:56:02 +0000 thehutchins 3232@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hello,<br /> My husband has Celiac disease, and so far two of our seven children show definite symptoms of Celiac. </p> <p>My question is, do you allow your children that do not show signs/symptoms of Celiac to eat gluten outside the home? We are strictly gluten free inside the home, but I do allow some of my kids to have the occasional pizza at school, or cake at parties.</p> <p>I've been told two conflicting opinions on this topic... my doctors have told me not to worry about being too strict on diet for the kids not presently showing signs of Celiac; that I might in fact cause an intolerance to wheat unnecessarily. On the other hand, I've had a friend with Celiac disease, who has done much research, that all of my kids are "ticking time bombs" and need to be entirely gluten free their entire life; sypmtoms or not.</p> <p>Does anyone have any advice? </p> <p>Thanks so much,<br /> Lori </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/waldorf-school-kindergarten-snacks#post-3119 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 07:21:40 +0000 kareyann 3119@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>I am a Waldorf Mom as well, and find that Susan R. Johnson's information very enlightening. She is a pediatrician, naturopath, and a Waldorf teacher. I have seen her lecture at our school, and she is truly a magnificent woman.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youandyourchildshealth.org/youandyourchildshealth/articles.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.youandyourchildshealth.org/youandyourchildshealth/articles.html</a> </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/waldorf-school-kindergarten-snacks#post-2215 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:14:00 +0000 elana 2215@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hmm, that's a tough one. You might want to investigate Sally Fallon's work. She may have some good ideas about this. She seems to be more accepted in the Waldorf community. Good luck! </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/waldorf-school-kindergarten-snacks#post-2023 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:36:27 +0000 midwestMama 2023@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Elena:<br /> It appears that your boys go/went to Waldorf school. Mine are starting this year.</p> <p>I am interested in helping my own Waldorf school, and perhaps others, understand and implement gluten-free classroom. This is my son and daughter's first year in an early-childhood Waldorf classroom and I am preparing to enter a dialog about gluten-bearing grains, soaking grains and alternative, low-allergen snack foods that will continue to support the weekly rhythm and experience of food preparation by and for young children.</p> <p>I am seeking supporting information and resources to share with our school about how Waldorf teachers have implemented gluten free experiential rhythm. Perhaps, even grain-free.</p> <p>Thank you in advance for your time and help. </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/gfcf-anyone-else#post-268 Tue, 12 May 2009 21:34:03 +0000 elana 268@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Kim,</p> <p>Your daughter is so lucky to have such a caring, thoughtful and resourceful mother. What a great job you are doing in such a challenging situation.</p> <p>Elana </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/gfcf-anyone-else#post-263 Mon, 11 May 2009 06:50:37 +0000 Kim 263@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Wow! You all gave me such helpful information! Thank you so much. The websites were super helpful.</p> <p>Leila, in response to your last question, my daughter can have organic dark chocolate, but I have to watch the labels because it has to be pure dark chocolate. I found these chocolate bars and chocolate chips made by Enjoy Life brand at a natural foods store in my area (this is a great brand for us--it was the first one I found!-Samantha, I agree that this is a great site) and these chocolates are 100% safe for her. She loves them. My new favorite thing now is making chocolate chip cookies for her. </p> <p>I have found a clinic in St. Cloud, MN called the Williams IntegraCare Clinic, my daughter sees a doctor there who is an Autism specialist and the whole clinic focuses on natural healing. They are so wonderful. They have a website where you can shop for things like probiotics and other herbal healers. (<a href="http://icareclinics.com/" rel="nofollow">http://icareclinics.com/</a>) I suggest you check it out. </p> <p>Anyway, it's been tough, and I feel for anyone who is going through this. I just can't seem to wrap my head around how this happened--I never even knew what Autism was until my daughter began acting oddly and someone pointed it out to me. I also have a 5 month old daughter and I have taken every precaution with her--I get so scared that she will have problems too. She eats only organic rice cereals and baby foods and i purchased a baby food maker from Williams-Sonoma so I can make her foods when possible. I want to buy a juicer next so I can make her some juices. She is very different from my first daughter. She is healthy and I think that is why--she doesn't know pain like her big sister does. My oldest has leaky-gut syndrome, which is an abundance of yeast and other crud in her digestive system that causes cramping and other problems.</p> <p>I also have her working with a speech therapist, Teri Peterson. She is so fantastic and very passionate about healing children like my daughter. She wrote a book for children that teaches them how to imitate the noises around you and it also helps the parents to interact with the child. My daughter likes this book, but she's not quite ready to make all of these sounds yet--she just likes it when I do it. But, thanks to Teri, she is super close! I can't wait for her to talk! </p> <p>Well, you have all been so helpful, and I love this site as well--I have never been on a recipe site that has links right to the ingredients--that was the best part for me! I wish you all the best and I encourage anyone who has more information on Autism, GFCF diets, or just stories to tell to do so because it sounds like there are others who need this information as well, and I love to read about it--it kind of gives me some hope that things will work themselves out eventually. Thanks again.</p> <p>Kim </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/gfcf-anyone-else#post-255 Sat, 02 May 2009 12:28:23 +0000 Samantha 255@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hello Kim,<br /> I have a son with Autism and I know how hard it can be. He will eat his veggies from organic baby food jars. I also try to sneak them in other foods such as the pumpkin muffins (just search squash on this site). I also have a few websites with some good GFCF recipes: <a href="http://www.livingwithout.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.livingwithout.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.eatingwithfoodallergies.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.eatingwithfoodallergies.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.enjoylife.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.enjoylife.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.thecravingsplace.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.thecravingsplace.com</a> (it has the best pancake mix we have found)<br /> <a href="http://www.elanaspantry.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.elanaspantry.com</a> (is the site we use the most)<br /> Good Luck,<br /> Samantha </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/gfcf-anyone-else#post-247 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:37:07 +0000 renatel 247@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Elana has a recipe on her site somewhere for squash fries which are supposed to be delicious. </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/gfcf-anyone-else#post-231 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:08:16 +0000 leila 231@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hi,<br /> I'm a psychologist and have been on a GFCF diet for some time now myself! At the age of 2 some children's taste buds are very sensitive to certain vegetables so that might be one of the reasons why she avoids those kind of foods. </p> <p>The most important thing to remember in adopting a new diet is that it is a lifestyle change and should be taken one step at a time. Donna Williams has written a few books about her own experiences as a person with ASD, I worked with her a few years back and she said the salicylic acid exclusion diet (mentioned below) worked well for her. It might be useful to take a look at one of her books.</p> <p>This blog covers nutrient high foods, this particular post (below) focuses on the problems she's been having with her toddler and the steps she went to resolve them.<br /> <a href="http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2009/04/the-food-and-behavior-connection-with-children-with-a-personal-update.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2009/04/the-food-and-behavior-connection-with-children-with-a-personal-update.html</a></p> <p>Exclusion diets<br /> The gluten free/casein free diet has been found to be particularly useful with people with ASD. This diet is generally a selection of products which are:</p> <p> * gluten free, one of the proteins found in wheat, oats, rye and barley<br /> * casein free, a protein found in mammals milk<br /> * aspartame free, artificial sweetener<br /> * MSG free. Mono-sodium glutamate, a flavour enhancer </p> <p>You probably already know this, but I've included it just in case you didn't know about the last two.</p> <p>This site (below) offers advice for people new to the "allergy" diets, specifically bringing attention to the other names that bad ingredients would go under. As it focuses on allergies it makes no mention of behavioural symptoms.<br /> <a href="http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/allergieshic_special_diets_for_food_allergies.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/allergieshic_special_diets_for_food_allergies.aspx</a></p> <p>Some people with ASD cannot tolerate certain fruits, yeast, sugar, nitrates, high salicylic acid and phenols. The following list is from the cleveland clinic link (above), foods containing salicylic acid include:</p> <p>Fruits such as apples, avocados, blueberries, dates, kiwi fruit, peaches, raspberries, figs, grapes, plums, strawberries, cherries, grapefruit and prunes<br /> Vegetables such as alfalfa, cauliflower, mushrooms, radishes, broad beans, eggplant, spinach, zucchini, broccoli and peppers<br /> Herbs, spices and condiments such as dry spices and powders, tomato pastes and sauces, vinegar and soy sauce<br /> Beverages such as instant coffee, wine, orange juice, apple cider, regular and herbal tea, beer, rum and sherry<br /> Nuts such as pine nuts, peanuts, pistachios and almonds<br /> Some candies, such as peppermints, licorice and mint-flavored gum and breath mints</p> <p>It's a good idea to look on the site and familiarise yourself with the products (this list includes packaged foods, medicine, toiletries and cosmetics) that might contain the salicylate compound and ingredient names to look for.</p> <p>It sounds like a lot and in most cases only certain foods will worsen her ASD symptoms if the salicylate compound is an issue and if ASD is what you're dealing with. A colleague of mine suggests using GFCF organic babyfoods to wean children into this diet. Alternatively, it might be worth booking an appointment with a nutritionist to help you in structuring a diet for her?</p> <p>When you see GF, dairy free and sugar free chocolate do you mean dark chocolate with artificial sweeteners or agave nectar?</p> <p>I really hope this helps!<br /> All the best,<br /> Leila </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/gfcf-anyone-else#post-230 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:44:41 +0000 Kim 230@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>I am very new at this--at everything that is, forums, gluten, casein, etc.--my oldest daughter has been placed on the GFCF diet because of a suspected autism spectrum disorder and I am struggling to find foods she will eat! I love this site--it is a big help with those links right to the special ingredients--if only life was that simple :) I was wondering if anyone else is visiting this site for GFCF diets or if they have children going through this. My daughter is 2--I can't get her to eat ANYTHING! The only things she will eat are gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free chocolate bars and organic homemade french fries. Since I have heard potatoes can feed the bad bacteria inside their tummies, I have been trying to avoid french fry overloads--but its hard when that is all she will eat!! She is so thin!! Any tips? </p>