- We notice an immediate decrease in temper tantrums and tantrum like behavior.
- Alex is sleeping better
- Not to be gross or anything but the #2 department of the bathroom - POOP is way better. Before things were either constipated or the runs... wicked nasty runs. Now, he is way more regular
- Trying new foods! Yay to that. Before Alex would pretty much only eat the same things over and over (chicken nuggets, fries, chocolate milk)
Speaking of chicken nuggets - looking for gluten free & casein free chicken nuggets... GO HERE
I've started writing some product reviews over at Epinions.com on gluten free foods that you can buy off the shelf. More reviews to come, but so far here's what I've reviewed.
The Good:
- Pamela's Luscious Chocolate Cake Mix
- Pamela's Incredible Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix
- Pamela's Irresistable Chocolate Brownie Mix
- Glutino Pizza Crusts
- EnviroKidz Organic Gluten Free Peanut Butter Panda Puffs Cereal
- EnviroKidz Organic Gorilla Munch Gluten Free Cereal
- Glutino Pretzel Twists
- Glutino Pretzel Sticks
- Ancient Harvest Quinoa Elbow Macaroni
- Tinkyada Brown Rice Spaghetti
- Real Foods Organic Corn Thins Flax & Soy - Gluten Free
- Orgran Outback Chocolate Animal Cookies
- Glutino Brown Rice Macaroni
- Vance's DariFree Chocolate
- Enjoy Life Foods - "No Oats" Oatmeal Cookies
- Glutino Cinnamon & Raisin Bread
- Nana's Lemon Dreams Cookie Bites
The bad:
- Ener-G Foods Brown Rice Yeast Free, Wheat Free, Gluten Free Bread
- Glutino Chocolate Breakfast Bars
- Glutano Pasta Animal Shapes
The Just OK:
- CherryBrook Kitchen Wheat Free/Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Mix
- Glutino Apple Breakfast Bars
- Enjoy Life Snack Bar Caramel Apple - gluten free & nut free
- Envirokidz Gluten Free Vanilla Animal Cookies
Many Many More to come - I will come back and update this blog post with new reviews as I publish them!
5 comments:
MaryTara, we are just in the planning stages of this, i think we need to try this diet for my Michael to see if it helps, he has major aggression sometimes so im hopin he IS one of the kids that is a candidate for this, thanks for the reviews ! Where do you find the most "off the shelf" stuff ? TTYS,
Jenn :)
And YAY !!!! I just finished TWILIGHT and just started NEW MOON this morning, so not as much info as i was hoping for in TWILIGHT so i now cant wait to read more into NEW MOON, im addicted !!
jenn,
if you want to email me off the blog feel free - I am really an open book with regard to the diet stuff - it HAS made a definite difference for Alex. We live in Brick and I travel all over the place for his food though the good news is.
Stop & Shop on Bridge Avenue (edge of Point & Brick) has a section of gluten free now. They also carry Allergy Free Foods brand of chicken. Shop Rite in Brick is starting to carry more too - snacks and stuff - cookies etc. Thing is that the prices are really ridiculous.
I like 2 of the health food stores on Brick Blvd - one is called Nature's Nutrition in the Drum Point Plaza.. it is owned by people who must be Celiac as they carry almost extensively gluten free. Thing is that you have to also check for dairy free on top of them but it is a great selection. There is also down the street from that Nature's Best in the Lake Riviera/Silverton section.
When I have more time and want to get more groceries - for the family etc I go to Wegmans either in Ocean or Manalapan and also once a month I hit Whole Foods up in Middletown.
If Michael has some favorite foods, chicken nuggets, pizza, macaroni & cheese etc. I can tell you the best subsitutes and brands to use so dont' hesitate to ask. I wish I had someone helping me when I started but so much was 'figure it out by myself'.
These reviews are so helpful! I am so glad you commented so I could see your blog. I made the Pamela's Chocolate Brownie Mix this weekend--the cake version--and it was wonderful! I made it for my mother-in-law's b-day and no one could tell it was GF/CF! Finally something I can make cupcakes out of that everyone will like--yeah! I can't wait to try your other suggestions. Thanks!
The Pamela's cake is the best one. I serve it for all birthdays, not just Alex's and it always gets devoured. At my daughter's birthday party I served it to a ton of kids and their parents and everyone was raving about how great the cake was and flipping out when they saw my son eating the cake because they thought he had gotten into a 'no-no'. When they found out it was the "diet" cake they were really surprised.
WholeAndNatural.com has a large selection of organic and gluten free pastas.
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