Comments on: Transitioning a Child to a Gluten Free/Sugar Free Diet http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/10/06/transitioning-a-child-to-a-gluten-freesugar-free-diet/ Whole Food Nutrition made Simple & Affordable Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:53:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pretty Girls Gallery http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/10/06/transitioning-a-child-to-a-gluten-freesugar-free-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1177 Pretty Girls Gallery Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:14:32 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=441#comment-1177 I have gluten allergy since childhood. I am always on a Gluten Free diet and i use guar gum in some of may baked foods. I have gluten allergy since childhood. I am always on a Gluten Free diet and i use guar gum in some of may baked foods.

]]> By: acnemelanie http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/10/06/transitioning-a-child-to-a-gluten-freesugar-free-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1081 acnemelanie Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:13:01 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=441#comment-1081 i have an allergy to Gluten and most of the time i use guar gum or xanthan gum for baking. these gums are good substitute for wheat. i have an allergy to Gluten and most of the time i use guar gum or xanthan gum for baking. these gums are good substitute for wheat.

]]> By: Chef Rachel http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/10/06/transitioning-a-child-to-a-gluten-freesugar-free-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 Chef Rachel Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:13:27 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=441#comment-1041 great post. I love your ideas and will send parents I work with to your site to read this. I see so many parents do allergy diets for their kids and try so hard to make starchy look like, taste alike products for their picky children. They spend so much money on their experiments and if the kids do eat the pancakes, waffles, breads, cookies, muffins....sometimes the only things I'm told they will eat, they miss out on meats and veggies and fruits and good fats. great post. I love your ideas and will send parents I work with to your site to read this. I see so many parents do allergy diets for their kids and try so hard to make starchy look like, taste alike products for their picky children. They spend so much money on their experiments and if the kids do eat the pancakes, waffles, breads, cookies, muffins….sometimes the only things I’m told they will eat, they miss out on meats and veggies and fruits and good fats.

]]> By: Rebekah http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/10/06/transitioning-a-child-to-a-gluten-freesugar-free-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1040 Rebekah Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:37:37 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=441#comment-1040 Wow, how come I just now discovered your blog? Wow, how come I just now discovered your blog?

]]> By: carrie http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/10/06/transitioning-a-child-to-a-gluten-freesugar-free-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1036 carrie Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:49:39 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=441#comment-1036 Andrea, The great thing about sunflower seeds is that they sprout very quickly, about 12 hours or so! So if you started early enough in the morning, you'd have them ready by suppertime! I love Nourishing Traditions as well as Paleo Food! I can imagine garbanzo bean flour would make a great crust; almost like a falafel! Carrie Andrea,

The great thing about sunflower seeds is that they sprout very quickly, about 12 hours or so! So if you started early enough in the morning, you’d have them ready by suppertime!

I love Nourishing Traditions as well as Paleo Food!

I can imagine garbanzo bean flour would make a great crust; almost like a falafel!

Carrie

]]> By: carrie http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/10/06/transitioning-a-child-to-a-gluten-freesugar-free-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1035 carrie Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:46:50 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=441#comment-1035 Jen, That is great news!!! I think the gradual approach is a very realistic one, and thanks for chiming in from that perspective (as you know we had no choice but "cold turkey"). I know, it's amazing how quickly my carb addict became a veggie addict!! Jen,

That is great news!!! I think the gradual approach is a very realistic one, and thanks for chiming in from that perspective (as you know we had no choice but “cold turkey”). I know, it’s amazing how quickly my carb addict became a veggie addict!!

]]> By: Andrea http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/10/06/transitioning-a-child-to-a-gluten-freesugar-free-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 Andrea Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:57:19 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=441#comment-1033 Carrie- Thanks for your response! I will try soaking the flour, we'll see how that works. I do also want to try your sunflower crust recipe- now that you mention it, I remember seeing it not too long ago. I think I may have been a little intimidated by the sprouting, but now that I've been in the low carb/wheat free world for a couple months now I think I'm ready to get a little more complicated! I was very surprised that the crust I made came out so great. I've tried a couple of different variations using just garbanzo bean flour and they never worked. I also don't really enjoy the flavor of it by itself, though it was awesome mixed with the almond and arrowroot. I was really concerned the almond meal would make it taste to almondy, but it didn't at all. As for other recipes, Sally Fallon's book called Nourishing Traditions is a great resource which I've seen you mention, and then http://www.paleofood.com is nice as well..probably the best as far as clean/paleo recipes. It's simple and straight forward and separated into categories to make things easy to find. Carrie-
Thanks for your response! I will try soaking the flour, we’ll see how that works. I do also want to try your sunflower crust recipe- now that you mention it, I remember seeing it not too long ago. I think I may have been a little intimidated by the sprouting, but now that I’ve been in the low carb/wheat free world for a couple months now I think I’m ready to get a little more complicated!

I was very surprised that the crust I made came out so great. I’ve tried a couple of different variations using just garbanzo bean flour and they never worked. I also don’t really enjoy the flavor of it by itself, though it was awesome mixed with the almond and arrowroot. I was really concerned the almond meal would make it taste to almondy, but it didn’t at all.

As for other recipes, Sally Fallon’s book called Nourishing Traditions is a great resource which I’ve seen you mention, and then http://www.paleofood.com is nice as well..probably the best as far as clean/paleo recipes. It’s simple and straight forward and separated into categories to make things easy to find.

]]> By: Jen http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/10/06/transitioning-a-child-to-a-gluten-freesugar-free-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Jen Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:27:33 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=441#comment-1032 My little carb addict is getting better and better with our gradual approach. She often doesn't finish her "breads" but is great about fruits and veggies. We had broccoli and cauliflower cooked with butter and sprinkled with cheese the other night and as both my kids inhaled it they announced it was just like a treat. thanks for your ideas and encouragement! Jen My little carb addict is getting better and better with our gradual approach. She often doesn’t finish her “breads” but is great about fruits and veggies. We had broccoli and cauliflower cooked with butter and sprinkled with cheese the other night and as both my kids inhaled it they announced it was just like a treat.

thanks for your ideas and encouragement!
Jen

]]> By: carrie http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/10/06/transitioning-a-child-to-a-gluten-freesugar-free-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1031 carrie Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:48:47 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=441#comment-1031 @Pampered Mom, Oh, i feel for you!! I have thanked my lucky stars many times that we are okay with almonds and eggs; and I realize that this isn't true for everyone! Thanks for sharing your perspective; I realize that my suggestions are predicated upon a reliance on eggs and nuts! If I didn't have eggs and nuts, I would do exactly as you are, emphasizing quality, properly prepared whole grains (brown rice, sorghum, millet, quinoa, etc.). We have to do the best we can with what we've got for sure! And hopefully, as your family continues to heal, you will be able to gradually add in eggs and use coconut flour soon! Best, Carrie @Pampered Mom,

Oh, i feel for you!! I have thanked my lucky stars many times that we are okay with almonds and eggs; and I realize that this isn’t true for everyone! Thanks for sharing your perspective; I realize that my suggestions are predicated upon a reliance on eggs and nuts!

If I didn’t have eggs and nuts, I would do exactly as you are, emphasizing quality, properly prepared whole grains (brown rice, sorghum, millet, quinoa, etc.). We have to do the best we can with what we’ve got for sure!

And hopefully, as your family continues to heal, you will be able to gradually add in eggs and use coconut flour soon!

Best,
Carrie

]]> By: Pampered Mom http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/10/06/transitioning-a-child-to-a-gluten-freesugar-free-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1030 Pampered Mom Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:42:23 +0000 http://www.organicthrifty.com/?p=441#comment-1030 Unfortunately we're facing multiple food sensitivities so coconut flour is out because of it's heavy reliance on eggs. I have yet to find a recipe using coconut flour as it's main flour that doesn't need eggs. I'm actually a bit disappointed in this since I have a pound of it in my freezer. At this point I'm hesitant to try almond flour just because we haven't yet gotten the test results back to see if almonds are a safe choice. For now I've been working with your standard GF recipes, but sticking with whole grain flours and arrowroot for the starch. Not ideal, but better than all the white stuff typically used. If almonds end up being ok I'm definitely looking forward to using the recipes over at Elana's Pantry! Unfortunately we’re facing multiple food sensitivities so coconut flour is out because of it’s heavy reliance on eggs. I have yet to find a recipe using coconut flour as it’s main flour that doesn’t need eggs. I’m actually a bit disappointed in this since I have a pound of it in my freezer.

At this point I’m hesitant to try almond flour just because we haven’t yet gotten the test results back to see if almonds are a safe choice. For now I’ve been working with your standard GF recipes, but sticking with whole grain flours and arrowroot for the starch. Not ideal, but better than all the white stuff typically used.

If almonds end up being ok I’m definitely looking forward to using the recipes over at Elana’s Pantry!

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