I have recently talked with a few moms who feel keeping their child on the diet is to hard.. or that they will not be getting enough nutrients. I would like to share with you what my daughter eats on a typical day.
Breakfast
1. cereal, pancakes, waffles..
Lunch
1. Chicken nuggets, tuna patty's, hot dogs, (leftovers from dinner sometimes) ;)
with some veggie and fruit..
Dinner
1. Meat loaf, chicken and dumplings, hamburgers,
chili, ... potato and a veggie again..
Snacks..
wow.. I love .. love .. love a good muffin.. so I try to mix up some often. For snacks Lacie would have
fruit, muffins, cake, cookies, chips, nuts, ....
NOTICE anything?? .... its the same food your feeding your kid right now.. The only difference is
the way the food is affecting your child.
I know you want the best for your child! So do I.. =)
Cooking gluten/casein free is not has hard as you might think! Here is a list of the items I use to cook with.
To make the chicken nuggets I use Orgran all purpose rice crumbs, one egg, salt, pepper, and one can of hormel chicken white meat. I mix them all together make them into the shape of a chicken nugget and put in on my all ready warm skillet ... I use extra virgin olive oil... brown on both sides an YOUR DONE.. wow.. I know..
For my basic all purpose flour I use a mixture of differnt things.. IF your new at this.. I would not suggest you buy the all ready to use flour.. One its expensive two they taste like crap!
I use
2 cups millet flour
1 cup sorghum flour
1 cup cornstarch
1 cup potato starch
1 cup tapioca flour
This flour blend is the best I have ever tasted!!! I got it from a cookbook called Gluten-free baking classics by Annalise g. Roberts
You will definitely want to pick this up!! Because she will tell you how much Xanthan Gum you will need for each recipe.
This post is becoming to long.. haha.. ok ... if you have any question or would like to know a specific name brand that I use of something please ask!
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- About me... Well,.. I'm a wife, mom, daughter, friend, worshiper of the one true God. I love my life. I feel blessed and want to share my joy with others.
My Autism story
My journey with autism began January 2009. My daughter Lacie had been behind. Making no progress in any area. She screamed all the time, and nothing could soothe her. Jan. of 09 Lacie was 21 months old. She had no language. She did not wave, or say goodbye.. She did not look anyone in the eye.. She would watch t.v. or stare off into space for hours..To tell you the truth that was all she did ever. As she got older and could walk around she was lining up her toys.. and flapping her arms most of the day.
I knew she was behind. I knew I needed to do something, but I didn't know what? Her pediatrician told me she was fine. Other mom's told me she was fine. I think the other mom's were just trying to make me feel better. Even still with all of this.. I knew.
No one wants to believe something like autism could be touching your child. We all dream from the moment we see two pink lines on that home pregnancy test of what a beautifully smart and healthy child we will have. We anticipate
the delivery, and long to hear the words "mommy".
That January my heart sank as I talked to my mom and she told me about the gluten/casein free diet. As she talked to me about Lacie being behind and her behavior. I didn't want to hear this. I didn't even know what gluten or casein was. How was I going to feed her? Where would I find food that didn't have gluten and casein in it? AND more importantly. NO, my daughter is isn't autistic... so why would this diet help her? ... Later that night I searched everything my self. Looking for the answer. I eventually found my self on You Tube.. looking at videos of other autistic children, and a wave of emotion hit me.. That was lacie. My beautiful little girl was just like these children. After months of depression. Sleepless nights, and days filled with uncontrollable crying. I with the help of my brave mom started finding the cure for Lacie. I was determined to find my little girl lost inside herself.
I found everything to read and learn about the diet, and supplements to give her. With in months she started making eye contact!! She started trying to talk .. and point!!! She wasn't screaming all the time! and best of all she wanted to be around me, my family, and others!! She was budding!
I took Lacie to see a development specialist. They told me yes she is behind, but to get any help from them she had to be 28% behind.. Lacie was only 25% behind. They wanted me to come back to have more testing done.. to see about autism. I didn't take lacie back because I didn't want lacie to have a label, and I knew that after more time on the diet she was going to be "normal".
And today I'm proud to say that she is "normal"! Whatever that really means.
I knew she was behind. I knew I needed to do something, but I didn't know what? Her pediatrician told me she was fine. Other mom's told me she was fine. I think the other mom's were just trying to make me feel better. Even still with all of this.. I knew.
No one wants to believe something like autism could be touching your child. We all dream from the moment we see two pink lines on that home pregnancy test of what a beautifully smart and healthy child we will have. We anticipate
the delivery, and long to hear the words "mommy".
That January my heart sank as I talked to my mom and she told me about the gluten/casein free diet. As she talked to me about Lacie being behind and her behavior. I didn't want to hear this. I didn't even know what gluten or casein was. How was I going to feed her? Where would I find food that didn't have gluten and casein in it? AND more importantly. NO, my daughter is isn't autistic... so why would this diet help her? ... Later that night I searched everything my self. Looking for the answer. I eventually found my self on You Tube.. looking at videos of other autistic children, and a wave of emotion hit me.. That was lacie. My beautiful little girl was just like these children. After months of depression. Sleepless nights, and days filled with uncontrollable crying. I with the help of my brave mom started finding the cure for Lacie. I was determined to find my little girl lost inside herself.
I found everything to read and learn about the diet, and supplements to give her. With in months she started making eye contact!! She started trying to talk .. and point!!! She wasn't screaming all the time! and best of all she wanted to be around me, my family, and others!! She was budding!
I took Lacie to see a development specialist. They told me yes she is behind, but to get any help from them she had to be 28% behind.. Lacie was only 25% behind. They wanted me to come back to have more testing done.. to see about autism. I didn't take lacie back because I didn't want lacie to have a label, and I knew that after more time on the diet she was going to be "normal".
And today I'm proud to say that she is "normal"! Whatever that really means.
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