What is a Gluten free and Casein free diet???!
Question: And what foods contain gluten and casein? If someone could find a list for me, that would be wonderful. My son was diagnosed with autism and I'm thinking of starting him on this gluten free and casein free diet which I hear helps quite a bit with autistic children's behaviors and language.
Answers: And what foods contain gluten and casein? If someone could find a list for me, that would be wonderful. My son was diagnosed with autism and I'm thinking of starting him on this gluten free and casein free diet which I hear helps quite a bit with autistic children's behaviors and language.
Foods containing gluten and casein are foods made with wheat (flour) and dairy products (milk). The list is more extensive, but this gives you a general idea of what gluten and casein are. You can also find some info about GFCF on the websites www.tacanow.com and www.generationrescue.org. Following is an answer I posted to a parent yesterday that wanted to know how our child did on the diet and what they can eat and where to get it. I hope it helps...
...We have had wonderful results from the diet. The key is to do both parts (gluten free and casein free) and be strict about it. If there are infractions, the negative behaviors and/or symptoms will return.
Our child eats hamburgers (no bun) and french fries, steak, baked potatoes, grilled chicken, chicken and noodles, chicken nuggets, potato chips, chips and salsa, spaghetti and meatballs, french bread, chili, vegetable beef soup, lasagna (no cheese of course), organic peanut butter, organic green beans, organic corn, organic peas, organic pinto beans, organic apples, organic oranges, organic pears, organic applesauce, waffles, pancakes, cookies, brownies, cereal, cereal bars, pretzels, almond milk (comes in regular, vanilla, and chocolate) and La Croix carbonated water with lime flavor (we add Stevia to this and make our own Sprite), and I have some recipes for peanut butter cake and peanut butter ice cream that I am going to try soon. Everything listed above is gluten, casein, and soy free.
This is where we get these foods.
At Whole Foods Market (formerly Wild Oats) we get :
- Wellshire Kids GFCF chicken nuggets (the bag only states
GF but they are also CF).
- Cascadian Farms makes organic frozen french fries,
fruits and vegetables.
- Muir Glen makes GFCF tomato products like spaghetti
sauce, tomato sauce, salsa, etc.
- Van's GFCF waffles
- GFCF French Bread Mix
At Kroger grocery store we get :
- Almond Breeze Almond Milk
- Van's GFCF waffles
- Enviro Kids GFCF cereals and cereal bars
- Bob's Red Mill makes GFCF pancake mixes, brownie
mixes, flours and all sorts of stuff for baking
- GFCF cookies (can't remember the name brand)
- Lay's All Natural Plain Potato Chips
- Tostitos All Natural Tortilla Chips
- Laura's Lean ground beef, steaks, and roasts with no
hormones or antibiotics
- Perdue chicken breast with no hormones or antibiotics
(you can get this at most grocery stores or Walmart)
- Private Selection (Kroger brand) Organic Peanut Butter
- Organic fresh fruits and vegetables
At Walmart we get
- Organic canned green beans, corn, peas, pinto beans,
applesauce
- All Natural Eggs
They carrie Perdue chicken breast and may have Lay's All Natural Potato chips also.
At our local health food store we get the noodles made by Tagliatelle and La Croix water.
I would suggest you take several hours to browse through the health food store of your choice. Make sure you read labels. Our local Kroger has worked hard at getting in special items we have requested.
You can find lots of GFCF recipes on the internet and a couple of good books you might want to check out are Special Diets for Special Kids by Lisa Lewis, Ph.D. and Special Diet Celebrations by Carol Fenster, Ph.D.
We don't eat out much because you never know what ingredients are in the food. We have went to Wendy's and our son gets a small chili and plain baked potato and has had no problems. You can look up nutritional information about restaurants on their websites. I know McDonalds lists all the ingredients in their food (example: grilled chicken breast and french fries at McDonalds are not gluten free).
Good Luck.
http://www.gfcfdiet.com/
Sincerely,
Doc