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Gluten free and casein free diet

A MyAutismTeam Member asked a question 💭
Centerville, IA

I need ideas for a 2 year old for the gluten free casein free diet. Simple recipes, easy and fast. We have a busy life and no time for baking for 3-4 hrs a day. Any suggestions would be great. He loves soy yogurt, dry GFCF oatmeal, cocoa and fruity rice cereal, hot dogs, BBQ Chips and the most recent thing added was grilled chicken. Need more meal ideas. He is allergic to strawberries, peaches, and apples. And he won't eat veggies. Thanks.

June 28, 2012
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Members shared practical meal ideas for a toddler following a gluten-free, casein-free diet, with several recommending brands like Udi's... Read more

Members shared practical meal ideas for a toddler following a gluten-free, casein-free diet, with several recommending brands like Udi's bread, Enjoy Life cereals, Applegate organic meats, and Daiya cheese as reliable staples that save time for busy families. Many members suggested creative workarounds for picky eaters, including hiding vegetables in smoothies with fruit and juice, making pizzas on corn tortillas with soy cheese, blending meats for easier consumption, and using almond or coconut milk as dairy alternatives. A recurring theme was the importance of meal prep strategies like freezing quinoa pasta for grab-and-go options, keeping pre-made pancakes refrigerated, and using digestive enzymes when eating out, all while acknowledging the real challenge of balancing dietary restrictions with the demands of daily life.

A MyAutismTeam Member

My 2 year old is off, gluten, casein, soy, wheat, and dairy... I use Almond milk, enjoy life cereals mixed with so delicious yogurt (strawberry/vanilla), organic bananas, cantelopes, applegate organic bacon (1 slice) with Udi's white bread slice, and I get organic strawberry spread earth balance butter (red kind) for the bread, daiya cheese in blocks, also applegate organic hotdogs, organic ham, "allie's amazing" pancake mix, they last a week refrigerated. He eats all this for breakfast! He is a pig! lol ...I have to cook white rice and applegate gluten free chicken nuggets, or quinoa pasta with butter and garlic salt he eats it up! I also love Namaste products... pastas are great and they last if frozen and then you can bring with you! If you have to eat out and no choices are available you can use gluten ease by enzimedica. It reduces the effects of wheat and gluten etc. for that meal... I have a pinterest and I post all the meals we use or products he loves! It has been difficult because I am always on the go! My daughter is a figure skater and training is an hour away and we do ABA every morning, gymnastics, reading therapy, speech and I am a disabled veteran and I am in severe pain often but that actually motivates me to move around more! Good luck I hope I helped!...lol

July 22, 2012
A MyAutismTeam Member

Jazmin try to replace items like Nutella which is not gf with coconut coco spread. Coconut yogurt is already with vanilla and you can add apples or peaches, raisins. I would hide the veggies in his food. Some people bake them and make them Crunchie for texture. Daiya cheese is a good replacement for cheese if you are going for casein free. I would bake fries with no seasoning. There is gluten in some of the seasonings will he drink a smoothie with apples and maybe add kale for example?

August 31, 2014
A MyAutismTeam Member

We LOVE Schar!! You can find it on Amazon. Udi is also great.

June 28, 2012
A MyAutismTeam Member

My son is gluten free, and he likes Greek yogurt with honey, GF bread with Nutella. Almond butter is good too on toast. He likes rice pasta with Parmesan cheese, and French fries. He won't eat veggies unfortunately, but loves bananas and apples. I too need more ideas for my picky eater !

July 26, 2014
A MyAutismTeam Member

My pinterest is...http://pinterest.com/lucybourque/

July 22, 2012

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