Here are a few favorite GFCF ideas that have worked for us... Favorite muffinsHere is our muffin recipe he eats 1-2 a day in his lunch box(it's our variation of Elaine's SCD muffins)2.5 cups almond meal (= 10.4oz) or combination of other nut flours, note: don't give the same nuts every day or child may develop an igg sensitivity OR 4.4oz pecans -ground + 1.5 cup almond meal optional ..25 to.5 cup fresh spinach leaves, or canned pumpkin, or 0.25 cup honey 0.25 cup coconut butter= coconut oil (or sunflower oil) depends on which fatty 3 large eggs (or .66 to .75 cup of 6 egg yolks and the rest egg white - depends on if you child needs more egg yolks per fatty acid 0.25 tsp baking soda optional - .25 cup dried blueberries (or raisins) or soy free CF chocolate chips Note: to differentiate muffin type: can sprinkle chopped nuts, cinnamon, etc on top Tip: (I sometimes premix the 2.5 cups almond meal – from www.almondstogo.com with the baking soda into baggies so it’s faster to make once a week) Substitute .5 cup of cocoa for .25 cup of the almond meal and voila - chocolate cupcakes! And the matching cookie recipe....Same batter, but add some soy free chocolate chips or (or GFCF m&ms but they have soy), or just some raisins or dried blueberries. Just Blueberries (see www.justveggies.com or go to Whole Foods) are really good, no sugar added!Mix nut meal, baking soda, honey. Oil. Eggs…(I use a food processor for speed). Hand stir in the chocolate pieces. Scoop onto a cookie sheet (mine are large air-bake alumium cookie sheets covered with parchment paper). Then sprinkle each cookie with dried fruit (some ideas above) Bake at 350 degrees F for 9 minutes. Let sit in oven for another 20 minutes. Zucchini muffin LOD - Carob option for special occasion4.4oz raw pumpkin seed -ground up in food processor1.5 cup white rice flour (variation 1 cup rice flour, .5 cup coconut flour) 0.5 cup steamed, pureed zucchini (with skin) - measure after it's pureed in food processor, or 1 large zucchini grated 0.33 cup honey 0.25 cup coconut oil 3 large eggs 0.5 tsp baking soda Makes 15 muffins. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or 325 F FOR LONGER. If "chocolate" special occasion cupcakes are needed, sub 2Tbsp of the rice flour with 2Tbsp of carob powder. This results in about .4 tsp of carob per muffin. Zucchini or Banana muffin 2Same as above except ingredients are:4.4oz pumpkin seed flour (ground pumpkin seeds) 1 c white rice flour 0.5 c coconut flour (ground coconut flakes) 0.33 c coconut oil (can use virgin for a coconut flavor, else use refined) 0.5 tsp cinnamon 0.33 c honey (can sub with 0.5c brown sugar + 2Tbsp pear juice + 1 mashed ripe banana) 3 large eggs 0.5 tsp baking soda 1 large ripe banana mashed or 0.5 c grated or steamed/pureed zucchini Hint - if you use grated zucchini - these also make good cookies Banana muffin - LOD4.4oz raw pumpkin seed -ground up in food processor or 1.25 cup almond meal1.5 cup white rice flour (variation 1 cup rice flour, .5 cup coconut flour) 2 ripe bananas- mashed = approximately 0.5 cup 0.5 cup brown sugar 2 Tbsp pear juice 0.25 cup coconut oil (if Palm oil shortening use less) 3 large eggs or flax goo - 1/2 cup boiling water mixed with 2Tbsp ground flax, then cooled in the fridge til gel like 0.5 tsp baking soda Makes 15 muffins. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or 325 F FOR LONGER. ..will rise more with eggs, less with flax goo Carob chip cookies LODmake zucchini or banana muffin recipe above, but drop onto a graesed cookie sheet or parchment paper.To make the carob chips: mix 1 tsp of toasted carob mixed with 1 Tbsp shortening and 1 Tbsp powdered sugar or cream or sugared honey as "carob chips". After mixing, I put this into a thick (ie freezer style) quart size plastic bag and cut the tip, squeeze out into chips onto a plate, Freeze for 1-2 hours. Then use a spatula to remove off of the plate and place into a bag in the freezer. When ready to use, put into the top of the cookie before baking. Only use 3 "carob chips" per cookie Recipe makes 28 "chips" Kathy's Banana GF/CF/NF/SF/EF/RF Muffins3 organic smashed bananas1/2 cup of safflower oil 1/4 cup of maple syrup 4 tsp Egg Replacer 1/3 cup of water 2/3 cup of garbanzo beans flour 2/3 cup of millet flour 1 cup of sweet potato flour 1 cup of tapioca flour 4 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 cup of Vance's Dairy Free mixture (1/4 cup of Vance's Vanilla Dairy Free mixed with 1 cup of water) 1/2 tsp of salt 2 tsp of vanilla 1 tsp xanthan gum 1 1/2 tsp of cinnamon Directions : Stephanie's Pumpkin seed flour cookies - LOD, SCDcontributed by Stephanie Locke(Can be used with SCD Pecan/Almond Meal or any other flour - but only LOD with pumpkin seed) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Hand mix dry ingredients in a bowl- 2 1/4 cups Pumpkin Seed Flour (Trader Joes has 1lb Raw pumpkin seeds for$3.??. lb I grind them up in a coffee grinder. One bag yields 4 cups of flour) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda (aluminum-free) 1/8 teaspoon salt (optional) Hand mix wet ingredients in second bowl- 1/4 cup Ghee melted in microwave (Purity Farms clarified butter, casein-free, available in Whole Foods dairy section) 1/4 cup honey (or 3 droppers of Stevia Liquid available in Whole Foods vitamin section - but will not be LOD and SCD then) to taste 3 eggs (or 5 egg yolks) (Egg whites are similar to gluten in chemical structure. My son has a behaviorial IgG reaction) 1 teaspoon Vanilla (choose your poison here: alcohol or glycerine base: alcohol affects the liver OR glycerine is 1/2 of the hippuric/glycemic problems in my son but can help TMG/DMG) 1/2 mashed banana (omit if allergic, substitute with ground squash, etc.) Pour the dry mix in to the wet mixture. Mix in 1 1/4 cup Golden (White/Green) Raisins and knead into mix. (other color raisins are not Low Oxalate)(omit if allergic) (Trader Joes has 1lb Golden (White/Green) Raisin for $2.??.) (I usually pour in a lot because we can't use honey) Shape into oblong fritters or drop by spoonfuls on to a cookie sheet. Bake 20 minutes. Eat. I adapted this recipe from the SCD basic muffin recipe to experiment with flours that are acceptable for my kids. Pumpkin Seed Flour was just one that seemed to work for both constipation and a STREP infection. My kids were eating up to 12 cookies a day the first week. They now have one with every meal. Black Bean “Chocolate” Cookiesfrom Lynne Watters, developed circa 2006If “Necessity is the mother of invention,” then this recipe shows that “Invention is the necessity of motherhood.” If your allowed ingredient list is pitifully short, and just happens to include the ingredients below, then this recipe might help satisfy those desperate cravings for something sweet and chocolatey. It just happens to have a lot of protein, calcium, and other good things in it as well. It’s a labor of love (some might say insanity), and the cookies must be eaten fresh (still warm from the oven), but they might help make a special diet more tolerable. I start with dry black beans, since I haven’t seen black bean flour available, and even if I found it, we were on a strict SCD diet for 1 yr. 5 months. I soaked and boiled the beans per SCD instructions, but you might find an easier way. * 4 C cooked black beans (not from a can – avoiding metals) * ½ tsp baking soda * 1/8 tsp salt * ½ C plus 4 tsp clover honey (no point in using expensive raw honey, since you are going to cook it anyway) * ¼ C mashed, ripe banana * ½ tsp vanilla extract (containing no sugar) * Ground cinnamon to sprinkle on top of cookies * Parchment paper (the thick parchment from Michael’s cake decorating section works the best, but the unbleached thin roll from Whole Foods can work with a bit more care in removing the cookies) * Tiny bit of butter (or similar goo) to stick the parchment to the cookie sheet (this does not get into the cookies, but is just used as “glue”) Blend first 6 ingredients together in a food processor for up to 10 min. If there are still annoying flecks of bean skin in the batter, you may choose to press the batter through a sieve (this is where the “insanity” part comes in). Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Attach sheet of parchment paper to cookie sheet with a bit of “glue” (like butter, just on the back side where it won’t touch the food). Drop batter by rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheet, maybe 24 cookies total (6x4). Smooth each dollop to make a round cookie shape about ¼” thick. Sprinkle all cookies lightly with cinnamon. Bake about 20 min. (Centers of cookies should not be shiny, but typically are not completely set until the cookies are cooled a bit – some experimentation may be necessary, depending on the temperature of the batter and the calibration of your oven.) Remove cookies from oven and cool about 10 min. with cookies still sitting on the hot cookie sheet so they finish setting in the center. Remove from parchment with thin spatula; eat ASAP before they get cold and soggy. Extra batter may be refrigerated and baked within the next couple of days, but may require extra cooking time if it is colder than the original mixture. Roll cookies -for special occasionstbdRoll between parchment paper or parchment paper and wax paper for easier clean up. Wax paper cannot go in the over though! Links to his favorite packaged foods/mixes/restaurants so far...www.missroben.com coconut oil (for making almond meal muffins), Mi-Del Chocolate Cookie Sandwich (oreo's), cookie mixes, pinto bean flour, navy bean flour, chestnut flourGluten-Free Mall for Gluten-Free Bread dowd and rogers italian chestnut flour http://www.kinnikinnick.com/ 877-503-4466 one of the best gfcf white sandwich bread - makes great toast, also the best hamburger buns, also ener-g crackers - closest to saltines, Alta Montana Chocolate chip cookies www.wholefoods.com EnviroKidz crispy rice bars (peanut and berry), 365 brand rice milk, Santa Cruz organic chocolate syrup, Yorkshire Farms chicken bites (in freezer section near meat counter), Applegate Farms hot dogs - turkey, beef, chicken, spectrum naturals shortening, "rice" pasta, ground chicken/turkey/beef (meat counter) that are good to make "meat puffs" with or meatballs, Vann's gluten free frozen waffles, almond meal (for making almond muffins), clover farms organic eggs, sunflower oil www.glutenfreemarket.com orgran blueberry bar (similar to fig newton), Mi-Del Chocolate Cookie Sandwich (oreo's), also ener-g crackers - closest to saltines (no website) LoriBakes@adelphia.net mom on the GFCF recipes list with her own business, the gingerbread cookies and the vanilla butter cutouts (ccokies) are fantasic www.glutenfree.com orgran blueberry bar (similar to fig newton), Tom's celiac light bread mix (great!) www.safeway.com : saffola margerine (sticks), Mi Del ginger snaps, apples/bananas, honey, peanut butter, syrup www.choclat.com soy free dairy free chocolate chips (I try to not give him too much soy), and chocolate lentils (M&Ms) www.bajafresh.com restaurant - soft chicken corn taco - no salsa (note: maybe cross contamination) www.tacobell.com restaurant - soft chicken corn taco - no cheese (note: maybe cross contamination) www.macdonalds.com restaurant - fries + ask for a plain burger, take your own toasted kinnikinnick bun (note: maybe cross contamination, also some gluten in some of the flavorings, also msg in everything) www.sweetbasilfoster.com yummy thai food in Foster City - my son likes the chicken satay sticks (come with peanut sauce) www.armadillowillys.com restaurant - likes the chicken from the fajitas meal and bites of his dad's bbq ribs. does not like their fries (note: maybe cross contamination) www.inandout.com Really really good, fries amd ask for a "protein burger" no sauce. The protein burger is a lettuce and tomato wrapped around a burger patty (note: may be cross contamination with cheese on the same grill - tell the order taker that your child is allergic to cheese and they will clean the grill area) www.chipotle.com a favorite of ours! the corn soft tacos with meat only or just meat and veggies on a bowl. They offer choices of beef, steak, chicken, pork, or veggie, also rice and beans are choices, it is all made to order. www.sunorganicfarm.com no pesticide almond flour (but not certified organic), www.celtic-seasalt.com/orfruitsprea.html Fiordifrutta organic fruit spreads (no refined sugar) www.tropicaltraditions.com ORGANIC coconut oils , palm oil - natural vit e, valencia peanut butter, etc, organic sesame oil in glass, www.digestivewellness.com nut flours, jam www.cooking.com mickey mouse waffle maker, cuisinart blade to make french fries, thermal cooking pot Heat Retention: After 6 hours: 156.2 degree F http://community-2.webtv.net/adowning/FirelessCooking/ Resources and more ideas...http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/02/23/can-foods-contribute-to-infertility.aspx case for gluten-free http://www.tacanow.com/dietinfo.htm california restaurant ideas and morewww.gfcfdiet.com comprehensive list of what's gfcf (see "enter here" at the bottom of the page) http://glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com/2009/11/gluten-free-thanksgiving-2009.html thanksgiving www.autismwebsite.com/ari/ to learn about DAN! Defeat Autism Now practioners/doctors www.vancesfoods.com darifree - not a favorite for us, potato milk, but great in pizza crust, and other recipes http://www.danasview.net/parent3.htm#onlinefood http://home.earthlink.net/~abaantonia/GFCFDIET.htm mom explains why www.Glutino.com www.lorannoils.com raspberry and other fun flavorings Sunview makes "certified organically grown" green seedless raisins www.sunviewmarketing.com www.followyourheart.com they even have a restaurant and a store...good gfcf cheese http://www.barryfarm.com/flours.htm good selection of flours: black bean, white bean, organic buckwheat, fava bean, cassava, Plantain, green pea, rye, teff http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/vendors.html online ordering sites www.gfcfrecipes.com great recipe site www.gfcfdiet.com gfcf status of everything! http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GFCFKids online support group http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GFCFrecipes online support group http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Autism-Biomed-BayArea/ bay area online support group www.instatapes.com to order tapes/audio of the recent DAN conference www.livingwithout.com great magazine for people on special diets www.namastefoods.com mixes that are are gluten, casein, corn, potato and soy free www.specialfoods.com/cellophanebags.html cellophane bags www.cellobag.com cellophane bags http://home.ican.net/~cha/strategies/noah.html picky eater, trying new foods, ideas http://www.organicfruitsandnuts.com organic nuts http://www.enjoylifefoods.com/ soy free GFCF chocolate chips Always drink water with or after sweets... Don't put distilled water into plastic containers, it leeches the plastic faster into the water according to our nutritionist. http://autismone.org/radio/ great, free radio programs, some are on biomed, see the archived shows www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info SCD diet http://www.autism-rxguidebook.net buy a copy of Dr JM's book her to join her amazing discussion group, she is a leading DAN! doctor www.msgmyth.com it is also important to avoid msg for many of our kids as it is an excidotoxin. See the book by blaylock or Battling the msg myth by Angelsey. For example even cream or tartar may contain msg. www.rawfamily.com raw food recipes , smoothies, vinegar-less pickles etc www.almondsonline.com almond flour www.cfsn.com pumpkin seed fine meal (shell and nut together) http://www.goldenfields.co.nz/small_seed_grinder.php small seed (ie pumpkin seed) grinder http://www.chestnutsonline.com NEW Stone-milled chestnut flour http://www.specialfoods.com/flours.html flours: (white sweet potato, water chestnut, malanga, arrowroot, yam, lotus, cassava, artichoke, milo, organic buckwheat), pastas: (white sweet potato, cassava, malanga, yam and milo ), special breads and tortillas, organic Pumpkin seed nut butter www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com phylate free nuts, Freeze dried fruits: (Blackberries - Blueberries - Boysenberries - Cherries (Tart), Cranberries - Raspberies - Strawberries - Mangos - Noni-Fruit), coconut flour, Vegetable Glycerine, Raw organic Cacao , coconut water, wateroz www.futtersnutbutters.com pumpkin seed butter http://store.yahoo.com/saltoflife pumpkin seed butter www.freshsalsa.net http://food4peace.org/catalog_sb.htm www.rejuvenative.com pumpkin seed butter www.amoretti.com pumkin seed flour, blanched hazelnut flour, www.grainfreegourmet.com new SCD cookbook www.esalton.com scooby doo waffle maker, 1 qt yogurt maker, free ship over $75 http://shop.bakerscatalogue.com hamburger bun pan, hot dog bun pan, caddy, glass honey dispenser, www.wellnaturally.com organic herbs and spices, rosemary, poppy seed, milk thistle powder, dandelion root, soapbark, www.bewellstaywell.com organic cotton sheets ($125 twin set), shampoo with no SLS, www.terressentials.com vanilla mint chap stick, clay based shampoo www.lehmans.com metal flour sifter, terra cotta bakeware, stainless steel bakeware, www.simplycoconut.com coconut flour http://www.elisa-tek.com food testing for gluten and other allergens, even some home test kits http://www.diffchamb.com/website/Archive/Templates/Item/product.asp?iSecId=723 food testing casein etc. http://giftsofnature.net gluten free oats http://www.azurestandard.com/products/index.php?mode=detail&pid=NF043&search=1&page=2&txtKeyWords=jar&fav=1 wide mouth pint ball jars www.thenourishinggourmet.com several good gluten free recipes www.gfMeals.com will overnight food on dry ice. Researching nutritionhttp://www.immunocapinvitrosight.com understanding cross allergieshttp://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/cgi-bin/nut_search_new.pl to query nutrition values of your child's diet www.nutritiondata.com to query nutrition values of your child's diet www.fitday.com to calculate nutrition values of your child's diet Yeast-Free & Gluten-Free Pizza 3 (more protein version)***You may be thinking that you don’t have time to make pizza crust…but I want to share with you that this is an incredibly easy pizza crust recipe that even my teenage NT son enjoys! So please consider giving it a try…it is a favorite in our home.1 cup Potato Starch (can sub with Tapioca or Arrowroot or Corn starch) Preheat over to 400°. Grease a large cookie sheet or a large or pizza pans, set aside. (or use parchment paper on stainless steel cookie sheet). Note: not good experience with using airbake cookie sheets on this recipe, they don't get hot enuf Note: mix by hand, a food processor will not give best results with this recipe. In a mixing bowl, place the flours, milk, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening, rubbing with the fingers until it feels like peas and flour. (NOTE: at this point you could stop and put the mix into an airtight container in the refrigerator - it will keep for weeks, ready to make at a moment's notice). Pour in all the water and stir until dough has a consistency similar to frosting. Spoon the dough out into the center of the greased or parchment papered cookie sheet or pizza pan. Note: a stainless steel pan is best, the aluminum sheets with a layer of air in between don't provide a hot enough surface for this dough to cook well. Using the back of a large spoon, press out the dough into a 10 inch circle about 1/4 inch thick. It should feel a little like you are "frosting" the cookie sheet (this depends on who much liquid you have added). Remove from the oven and add the desired sauce and toppings. Either slide out onto a cutting board to cut, because you won't want to scratch up your cookie sheet with the pizza cutter (it will make it more prone to stick and also make release metals into the food). OR, cook it on parchment paper. If pepperoni's are turning up at the edges during cooking, try removing the skin before slicing (I like to slice up a bunch in the food processor and keep them sliced in the refrigerator, ready for the next pizza). Our 5 year old and his NT older brother love this recipe with Eden organic Pizza-Pasta Sauce and chopped up pieces of nitrate free pepperoni. (both from Whole Foods). Pepperoni cooks flatter on the pizza and sticks better if you remove the casing before cooking. Yield: 1 pizza crusts 12" diameter Substitutes: Pea Protein powder instead of Quinoa/Amaranth is too crumbly. Adapted from www.bobsredmill.com as contributed by Bette Hagman Other Nutritious pizza Toppings: cooked and crumbled ground meat (even the insides of fresh sausages - already pre-spiced) cooked with tolerated spices (ie garlic, tumeric, salt). Good meats are ground turkey, beef, chicken, veal, etc. You can also use cooked sausage meats, even fresh sausages from the meat counter may be cooked and them crumpled on top of a pizza. Yum! My son’s favorite topping is the Eden organic Pizza-Pasta Sauce and chopped up pieces of nitrate free pepperoni. The combination is so good that he no longer asks for cheese on his pizza. Of course in the few few months of GFCF, I would use soy cheese torn into small pieces atop the pizza (Tofutti Motzerilla cheese slices were the best for this purpose). Other ideas: red onion, corn (kernels) and black olives. Pizza - variation 11 cup Corn Starch1.25 cup brown rice flour 1 Tablespoon italian seasoning (green flakes - bulk spices at Whole Foods carries) 1 Tbsp Baking Powder 3/4 tsp Sea Salt 3 Tbsp Shortening (Spectrum shortening, no transfats) 3/4 cup + 1.5Tbsp Water see instructions in above pizza recipe. For Pizza sauce try using 1/3 cup of steamed pureed red bell pepper mixed with 1/4 cup of pizza sauce. This would result in less than 1 Tbsp of tomato puree per serving (even if child eats 2 slices) so it falls within the LOD criteria for ketchup. Also worked for me to use 1/2 steamed pureed zucchini and 1/2 pizza sauce. User LOD legal meats and veggies for toppings. Pizza - LOD variation 2. 2/3 cup Corn Starch |
Special Diets for Special Kids: Understanding and Implementing Special Diets to Aid in the Treatment of Autism and Related Developmental Disorders by Lisa Lewis, Ph.D. One of the first books to explain the gluten-free, casein-free diet and how it can help treat autism. Her explanation of the science behind the diet is not as easy to follow as Seroussi's. However, this book has more than 150 recipes for breads, cakes, candy, chili, macaroni and cheese, etc.
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The Gluten-Free Gourmet Cooks Fast and Healthy: Wheat-Free Recipes with Less Fuss and Less Fat by Bette Hagman and Joseph A. Murray. Hagman is the author of several excellent, gluten-free cookbooks. |
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Also the Bette Hagman GF cookbooks are good. Look for some of these recipes favored by some GFCF moms...(from the comfort foods book) nut butter, cinnamon raisin bread, orange rye bread, dark rye bread, popcorn bread (have to but the special flour online), gingerbread waffles with teff.
Chicken Wings
2lb. Wings
½ cup tomato sauce (check label)
1/4 c brown sugar
1.5 T wor sauce
2 Tbsp oil
1 tsp chili sauce
Garlic powder
Mix all but wings. Add half sauce and toss with wings
Bake at 425 F 25 min
Broil 3 min
Bake
Giving supplements:
Initially, I experienced many challenges in giving my 4 year old supplements. He could not swallow pills (oral motor issues) and I had successfully taught him to drink water as a prefered drink in the first month of Casein Free, as he had been a huge milk drinker prior to Casein Free. I unsuccessfully tried re-introducing juices, supplements in chocolate rice milk, supplements in a chocolate “shake” and supplements sprinkled on his food. These methods all failed in our case. Overtime I found the following worked: I mixed his morning supplements with peanut butter (that he has on gfcf toast) or spectrum margarine - if we are having gfcf waffles. Evenings, I would take mi-Del oreo cookies and open them, put the center in a bowl with some extra shortening and mix with the supplements, then put back into the oreo cookie and freeze. Or I mix in gfcf ice cream and sandwich between 2 gfcf cookies and freeze. Mi-Del chocolate sandwich cookie from www.glutenfreemarket.com or www.missrobens.com ...I add in a little spectrum naturals shortening to stretch it. I pre-mix the several days ahead and freeze.
NOW the story is different, I have slowly migrated him using Dr JM's tough love approach. He now takes most supplements mixed into 2 tsp of pear juice, via a shot glass with sips of water as a chaser.
http://www.dbpeds.org/media/2004AutumnSODBPNews.pdf see pg 26 for how to teach pill swallowing
http://www.houstonni.com/faq/downloads.html getting kids to take supplements