will help you find local stores that carry Dairy-Free, Egg-Free, Gluten-Free, Wheat-Free products. This list is only a guide to assist in your shopping for products available to you in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia area. This information should not be considered medical advice. Great Cookbooks: Special Diets for Special Kids by Lisa Lewis (Author) "In 1991, when he was three and a half years old, my son Samuel received a diagnosis of PDD- NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not otherwise specified.)..." Special Diets for Special Kids, Two by Lisa Lewis (Author) "There is a little question that the rate of autism has been climbing, although the reasons behind the increase are the subject of vigorous debate..." Whole Foods Market is the world's largest retailer of natural and organic foods, www.wholefoodsmarket. com/stores/list_stores./index.html www.wholefoodsmarket.com/specialdietsSpecial Diets Our Special Diets pages provide store-specific shopping lists and overview information for those on special diets. We believe that food should bring pleasure along with good health, and these guides are intended as a resource to help everyone experience as many healthy, natural food choices as possible. Store-Specific Shopping Lists * Dairy-Free * Gluten-Free * Gluten and Casein-Free * Low Fat * Soy * Low Sodium * Sugar-Conscious * Vegetarian Trader Joe's, Our logo assures that the products it is on contain NO artificial flavors, colors or preservatives; NO MSG; and NO added Trans Fats. In addition, ALL Trader Joe's private label products are sourced from non-genetically modified ingredients. No Gluten Ingredients Used Products in which no ingredients or sub-ingredients contain gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley and their derivatives such as malt or spelt. Click here for product list. Low Sodium Products that contain 140 mg or less of sodium per serving. Click here for product list Fat Free Products that contain less than .5 gram of fat per serving. Click here for product list. Vegetarian Products in which no ingredients or sub- ingredients are animal derived from meat, poultry or fish (may contain eggs or dairy). Click here for product list. Vegan Products that are free of all animal products and /or by-products, including meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, honey, gelatin, lanolin, confectioner’s glaze and carmine. Click here for product list. My Organic Market, (MOM's) offers only the best in 100% ORGANIC produce, natural and organic grocery items, and a full line of supplements and beauty products. Stop by and experience one of the areas most unique health and natural food stores. Locations: MOM's - My Organic Market, www.myorganicmarket.com Frederick, MD 21703, (240) 566-1444 Columbia East, MD 20794, (410) 799-2175 College Park, MD 20740, (301) 220-1100 Alexandria, VA 22305, (703) 535-5980 Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 816-4944 www.generationrescue.com Find a local mentor for biomedical interventions www.healthfulliving.org/recipes/recipes/index Gluten Free Casein Free recipes Institute for Asthma & Allergy,11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 414, Wheaton, MD 20902, 301-962- 5800;5454 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 700 Chevy Chase, MD 20815, 301-986-9262, www.allergyasthma.us The Complete Food Allergy Cookbook – Marilyn Gioannini 9 Simple Steps to a Healthier Family Diet (DVD) Mary Romaniec, author of Autism is Treatable, shared this with me when I did this with our son. I learned that he had a dairy sensitivity and had no problems with Gluten or Casien. Remember to talk to your doctor before starting this. Week 1 - 2 When I mentored families the first thing I suggested to begin the diet was to remove all milk based products. So for the first two weeks this is the only focus. Further I don’t recommend replacing these items with fully soy based products like soy milk or soy yogurt as soy has a molecular structure similar to casein and should be kept to a bare minimum in order for the child to not become sensitive to the soy (many children on the spectrum are sensitive to soy). For milk replacement: Rice Milk (check to be sure they are gluten free too) Almond Milk Darifree For butter replacement: Margarines that do not have whey like Earth Balance, Organic Smart Balance and Non-Salted Fleichmann’s. Ghee is also a choice. Even though it is a dairy derivative the casein protein has been removed. For ice cream replacement: Sorbet Frozen fruit bars as long as there is no cream in them. Further it is recommended by physicians who work with children with autism to add in a calcium supplement to make up for the possible lack of calcium in their diets initially. It also may help to avoid eye stemming like rubbing or poking at the eyes. During the first two weeks of the diet I encourage parents to read up further on the WHY to do the GFCF diet. Lisa Lewis’ book is excellent resource for this, although she and I differ on the implementation of the diet. It is her thought to remove one grain at a time, while I believe it is best to focus on one meal at a time (as illustrated in what follows). Next, I encourage parents to begin stocking up on gluten free foods. Buy ready-to-eat and package mixes only. No gluten free flours yet. Also, it is wise to check out www.gfcfdiet.com just to become familiar with some of the brands considered gluten and casein free. Not all brands of foods and other items are listed but it is a fairly good starting point. You will also be contacting manufacturers of your favorite foods just to see if certain foods are gluten/casein free (i.e. Lay’s Potato Chips and Fritos are fine). What is also nice is a lot of regular grocery stores are stocking gluten free foods on their shelves and even dedicating entire sections of their grocery shelves for these foods. Don’t hesitate to ask your local store if they carry these foods and to request them if they don’t. Week 3 Find five gluten and casein free foods that your child will eat for breakfast and serve it: · Frozen GFCF waffles with margarine and real maple syrup · Bacon and eggs (GFCF Bacon) and GFCF hash browns like Cascadian Farms Cream of Rice Cereal McCann’s Quick Cooking Oatmeal · Many of the Envirokids Cereals with rice milk or almond milk (check to make sure Rice Dream brand is the gluten free version). · GFCF pancakes made from a mix or the frozen kind at Trader Joes. · GFCF French toast made from GFCF bread and dairy free milk. · The margarine mentioned above have a small amount of soy in them which is okay as long as the child is not already identified as having soy sensitivity. · Turkey maple sausage from Wellshire Farms · Bowl of fruit Week 4 Find five gluten and casein free foods that your child will eat for lunch and serve them. Look for ready to eat foods as much as possible, especially if they are your child’s favorite brand. Maintain the breakfast choices foods too. GFCF Hot dog – there is a wide variety of choices out there, but it is always best to contact the manufacturer to be sure. We like AppleGate Farm products for lunch meats and hot dogs. If your child prefers a bun there are also GFCF brands in the frozen section of your health food stores. More than likely they will prefer it without the bun. GFCF pizza without the cheese. Top with AppleGate or some other GFCF meat product or vegetables. If you want a cheese on it, check out SoyMage. The frozen individual pizza crusts from Glutino are excellent. I use a GFCF marinara or a pizza sauce (last check Ragu Pizza sauce was GFCF). · Chicken Nuggets – Ian’s GFCF and Belle and Evans brands are excellent choices for kid friendly nuggets. · Fritos (yes, these are GFCF) Lay’s Potato Chips · Boars Head lunch meats · Tostitos Tortilla Chips · Most juice boxes · Even McDonald Happy meal (hamburger, no bun and French fries are okay if they did not cross contaminate with nugget oil) · Rice pasta with marinara · Fresh fruit and veges (no dips) Week 5 Find five gluten and casein free foods your child will eat for dinner and serve it, maintaining breakfast and lunch choices. · Any meat, starch (like rice or potato) and a vegetable. Just ensure they are cooked GFCF method. · Rice or Corn Pasta and a GFCF spaghetti sauce. Last check Prego Traditional was GFCF. · Chicken nuggets with French fries. I use the fries from Alexandra brand (just the plain or waffle fry version). · Any breakfast or lunch item your child can eat for dinner. Week 6 Replace all snack items with GFCF versions. · GFCF Pretzels · Plain popcorn (no butter) · Fresh fruit · Welch’s fruit snacks · Trader Joes Fruit leathers · Sorbets · ANDI or R.O.C.K. Nutrition bars GFCF Cookies (I love the mix versions from The Great Food Company) Week 7 Replace all soaps, shampoos, lotions, sunscreens, toothpaste, laundry detergent and over the counter medications with GFCF versions. Check with www.gfcfdiet.com to see if your brand is okay or what you should consider as a replacement. This is the area that parents who have tried the diet and stopped say that they failed to implement this part because they did not know that these products could be affecting their child adversely. In fact when many of our kids develop rashes or eczema we find ourselves bathing them in Aveeno Oatmeal bath. This is a gluten item and needs to be avoided. Week 8 Replace all classroom contaminants. I asked a preschool I was looking at for my son if I could purchase playdough for the class instead of them using the homemade version that was all over the tables. They declined and I declined to consider them as a school for my son. The next school complied and offered to purchase the GFCF playdough. As a matter of conscience I felt it my duty to purchase the playdough as long as they were willing to not put out the regular version too. This avoided my son absorbing it through his skin and/or eating it. I also went through the teacher checklist to be sure the classroom supplies were okay for my son’ s use. On the www.tacanow.org website there is a whole section dedicated to teachers and caregivers. It is also wise to discuss with teacher, aides and any other caregivers about the GFCF diet and your wishes to have them comply. Be a staunch advocate and get them on board with the health issues related to their needed support. Most are very eager to learn and help in any way they can. I also had the therapists, aides and teachers on alert to Daniel grabbing another child’s food (very common with ASD kids starting on the diet). Week 9 Begin making GFCF goodies from mixes. Buy lots to have on hand at all times, but only buy one kind at a time in case the mix is not a hit with your child. These can be pricey but the good ones make the transition so much easier. www.reallygreatfoods.com www.causeyourespecial. com www.chebe.com www.glutenfreepantry.com www.mrsrobens.com www.gfmeals.com www.glutensolutions.com . . . just to name a few. So many more choices to be found via the internet. Or even google in “gluten and dairy free baked good” to see what new bakery or food company is now online with the goodies to consider ordering. Week 10 Make a GFCF Meal from scratch. Go ahead and stock up on baking items. Create a separate area for them so as to avoid cross contamination of any gluten foods. We no longer have loose wheat flour in my house for this reason. It is too easy to cross contaminate with flour when it becomes airborne. Here are some of the basics to have on hand. . . · Rice flour Tapioca flour or starch (for thickening sauces) GFCF Baking Soda · GFCF Baking Powder · · Xanthum Gum · · Sea Salt or Kosher Salt (Morton's is not recommended because of chemical processing) · Spices should be switched to GFCF brand like McCormicks or organic · · Tapioca Flour / Tapioca Starch (same thing) · Potato Flour · Potato Starch · · Bette Hagman's Gen. All purpose Sorghum Flour - great for baking homemade breads Brown Rice Flour · White Rice Flour Arrowroot Starch There are others so read the recipes from the various cookbooks and decide what to stock up on. Try one recipe a week at least to develop your favorites. Once again, on the www.tacanow.org website there is an excellent section on GFCF on a budget (meaning completely from scratch). Diet Information Resources * Autism Network for Dietary Intervention- www.AutismNDI.com * Talk About Curing Autism - www.tacanow.org * Gluten Free, Casein Free Diet - www.gfcfdiet.com * Pecan Bread (SCD Diet) - www.pecanbread.com Specialty Food Resources * Cause You're Special - www.causeyourespecial. com * Really Great Food Company - www.reallygreatfood. com * Gluten Free Mall - www.glutenfreemall.com * Kinnikinnick Foods - www.kinnikinnick.com * Gluten Solutions - www.glutensolutions.com * Gluten Free Pantry - www.glutenfreepantry.com * Against The Grain - www.againstthegraingourmet. com (no direct orders, just a list of stores) * Enjoy Life Foods - www.enjoylifefoods.com Nutritional Supplement Resources * Kirkman Laboratories - www.kirkmanlabs.com * Brainchild Nutritionals - www.brainchildnutrionals. com * Nordic Naturals - www.nordicnaturals.com * Twin Lab - www.twinlab.com * Global Health Trax - www.ght.com (makers of Threelac, which can be ordered on National Autism Association website too) July 28, 2009 Vital Signs Regimens: Restrictive Diets May Not Be Appropriate for Children With Autism By RONI CARYN RABIN www.nytimes. com/2009/ 07/28/health/ 28autism. html?_r=1&em=&pagewanted=print Using the Gluten, Casein and Soy-Free Diet for Children with Autism Guest Blogger Holly Bortfeld is a work-at-home mom to two children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ages 14 and 16. She home-schools her son and writes content for the Talk About Curing Autism (TACA ) site, including the popular series, “Autism- On-A-Budget.” Follow Holly on Twitter @TACAnow.
The following are parent suggestions. lf an IEP or 504 plan does not specifically mention dietary/health issues, you are pretty much dependent upon the teacher's willingness to adapt on a case-by- case basis. The USDA issued some guidelines (see www.fns. usda.gov/cnd/Guidance/special_dietary_needs.pdf); although these pertain primarily to food service, the document may provide some helpful regulatory references and links for more information. You might just repeatedly request (every quarter) a preview of the types of food-related activities planned for the classroom, and their dates -- and then send in substitutions for your child. Another way to tackle this is to develop a school health care plan under FCPS Regulation 2104.5 (Health Services—School Health-Related Needs), in addition to an IEP. You can download it from their website at www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/ssaw/healthservices. |
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