Beginning the GFCF Diet

We are almost there!  We have been eliminating foods and adding in new ones.  Sad to say, but my son's diet has had a lot of french fries in it lately.  But, he is doing better than I thought. 
Today, he had his last Arby's sandwich on a real bun.  The only food left to eliminate is REAL chicken nuggets.  I chose to eliminate this one last because he was eating them almost every day for lunch.  So, I started by not giving them to him every day--just randomly so that if all else fails I will be able to give him something different for lunch. And, I figure they have less gluten than bread products.  We are still in the process of trying to find a substitute.  So, we will try a few more recipes of homemade nuggets, and if that doesn't work I will either be searching Nashville or Memphis for GFCF nuggets--or even worse--ordering them online for a ridiculous price.  But, the plan is to be completely GFCF by Monday.  WISH ME LUCK!  I'M GONNA NEED IT!!!!

So, here is a pic of my first GFCF and peanut free muffins laced with a large amount of carrot pulp and a little apple pulp.  He has only eaten a few bites so far, and now he is off playing now.  But, they are awesome!!!  They taste really yummy!


Also, today when I was at the OB/GYN, I was leaving the exam room and picked up the book I was reading:   Special Diets for Special Kids by Lisa Lewis, PhD.  She asked me how much I had read so far. Then she told me that it is a really interesting book, and I should definately try the diet with my son.  Apparently she is familiar with it and thinks it has some validity. HMMMMM. Great to know!


I'm excited!

You can order a copy of Lisa Lewis' book from Amazon. It's my favorite so far on the gluten free casein free diet with recipes included. Here is a link http://www.amazon.com/Special-Diets-Kids-Two/dp/1885477813