I’m interrupting my For Beginnners! series to rant (just a bit) about the latest news that Canada will be undertaking an “Influenza Mass Immunization” program in the fall.
Oh, and it gets better. The latest research suggests that pregnant women, particularly in their 2nd and 3rd trimester are hit “harder” with the H1N1 virus. They may [...]
Archive for July, 2009
31 Jul
Swine Flu Mass Immunizations
30 Jul
GFCF the Easy Way
Welcome to Part 3 of a continuing series on the GFCF diet.
There are two ways to start GFCF – the hard way, where you pull everything and go cold turkey or the easy way.
Now, don’t kid yourself for a second, GFCF is still a challenge and you’ll likely spend a lot more time in the [...]
29 Jul
Ignoring the Controversy
There has been a recent study released by researchers at the Mayo Clinic that has found “restrictive diets may not be appropriate for children with autism”.
Well goody. So the researchers took 100 kids with autism and tried them on a strict GFCF diet for 3 months and saw no benefit, right?
Nope.
Well, they must have tried a [...]
27 Jul
Starting GFCF
This is part two in a continuing series on the GFCF diet. Remember, I’m not an expert, just a mom who’s been doing this!
We’re going to assume you read the last post and have gathered up a list of foods your child eats. Take a look at the list. Do you see mostly dairy products?
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27 Jul
Hidden Gluten Sources
Here is the hidden gluten list, borrowed from TACA. I use it all the time.
Abyssinian hard (wheat triticum duran) Alcohol (unless distilled)
Avena Baking powder (verify ingredients)
Baking soda (verify ingredients) Barley
Barley flour Barley hordeum vulgare
Barley malt Beer
Bleached all-purpose flour Bouillon cubes or powder
Bran Bread flour
Broth, prepackaged Brown flour
Bulgur (bulgur wheat/nuts) Caramel color
Cereal binding Cereal extract
Chilton Chorizo [...]
27 Jul
Hidden Casein Sources
I’ve borrowed this list from TACA & put it here because I refer to the list on a regular basis.
Artificial butter flavor
Butter
Butter fat
Butter oil
Buttermilk
Casein (casein hydrosylate)
Caseinates (in all forms)
Cheese
Condensed milk
Cottage cheese
Cream
Curds
Custard
Dry milk
Evaporated milk
Ghee
Goat’s milk
Half & Half
Hot dogs
Lactalbumin
Lactalbumin phosphate
Lactic acid starter culture (may contain milk)
Lactoferrin
Lactoglobulin
Lactose
Lactulose
Low fat Milk fat
Lunchmeat
Magnesium caseinate
Malt
Malted Milk Margarine
Milk (in all forms including condensed, [...]
23 Jul
Making the Decision to Start
This is Part 1 in a continuing series on the Gluten Free Casein Free diet. There is so much more to “biomedical” than just the diet, but for the time being, we’ll start here.
“The best time to begin the GFCF diet was last year.
The second best time is today.”
Making the decision to try a [...]
22 Jul
Oatmeal Cookies
The best thing about these Oatmeal cookies is that I took a “regular” recipe and converted it to GFCF. They make soft, moist, wonderful cookies and no one knows they are Gluten free. Be sure to try it with the applesauce, it is even more moist and flavourful that way!
Oatmeal Cookies
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 [...]
21 Jul
Some Additional Changes
I’m updating my Welcome Back Nathan post with a couple other thoughts:
In the past week, I have noticed he is calmer. More mature & less likely to hit. This is not to say he’s quit whining (a totally normal-kid behaviour), but he is using his words much more than his anger. He [...]
18 Jul
GFCF Shopping
Clearly, I’ve become a “good” shopper because it takes almost no time to get the gluten free, casein free stuff my kids will actually eat. 15 minutes in the HFS and I am ready to check out. This could mean 2 things: 1. There isn’t enough to choose from or 2. My kids are fussy.
My [...]
