I'm not one to jump on the bandwagon every time a new this or that comes down the pike, but I do think there's something to this whole gluten and dairy thing. So, I might as well poke around and see what I can find out. I have several friends that have issues with gluten and I'm starting to hear more and more about dairy. Lots of things. Things I don't like. Especially since I love milk..."LOVE" love it. Just to backtrack a bit, I made my own baby food for all three of my boys. We bought a jar of baby food one time on the way to the beach, opened it, smelled it and threw it away then bought a banana and mashed it up to tide him over until we got there. As a result, my kids love fresh fruits and vegetables. I buy organic whenever I can and try to not to use many pre-packaged foods if I can help it. It's hard!! Especially during the Summer when we don't have a schedule and we're eating later which means I'm not putting as much time into preparing meals. So when I was at the grocery store today, I bought a couple of gluten free things to try out on my guinne pig....I mean, my 6 year old. Why him? Well, he has focusing issues. It could just be his fun-loving, middle child self, or maybe there's something else to it. What is gluten, anyway? I know it's in bread and stuff, right? But, is it in peanut butter? Oh, please don't let it be in the Jif!!!!! What about Rice Krispies? Mustard? Ranch dressing? Ragu spaghetti sauce??? Publix rotisserie chickens??? All things I need to find out. But, in the mean time, I bought organic chicken which is currently marinating in the fridge and ground turkey to brown and put into the gluten free pasta I bought to make spaghetti with on Monday. I also bought him a half gallon of Lactose Free Skim Milk. Then, after I got home I looked at it again. It's Lactose Free MILK. >>DUH<< The Lactose isn't what it makes it dairy...the fact that it came out of a COW makes it dairy!! Jeeeez. I paid almost $4.00 for a half gallon of something that somebody's gonna drink whether they like it or not. Anyway, the plan is to make big, jumbo changes for a solid week and see what happens. Limited bread items, even more fresh fruit and vegetables and cutting way back on the milk and revisiting the grocery store to see what my options are. We're not big cheese eaters so milk is the only real dairy product that will be an issue. I've already planned my meals (breakfast and dinner..not lunch yet) through Wednesday so once I figure out the other few days, I'll be set. I'm kind of nervous because I want to take it seriously but it'll be time consuming and I might meet resistance from the troops. I'm anxious to see what the next week brings and what works and what doesn't. The trick is to make it yummy enough that they don't even notice!! I'm looking forward to researching recipies and seeing what I can come up with. Check this link to see one I've heard about and want to spend more time on. ( http://glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com/ ) That said, now that I'm about to wrap it up, I realize that I didn't even address sugar. Let's just say, Mama's about to rock their world.
Oh yeah...I went there!!
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Hey Christi!
Wow. . . good luck with the diet changes! :) You know that I have Celiac, so if you have questions about the gluten free. . . call or message me and I'll be happy to help. :) I have done dairy free in the past also, but not currently (I used to have trouble digesting dairy until my body was healed from the Celiac). I have been doing gluten free for Lukas for a few months also. He doesn't have Celiac yet, but has a strong genetic possibility of getting it one day, and always has loose stools. It didn't seem to change anything with his stools, behavior, etc., so now we're looking to see if it might have some other food intolerances instead. Anyway, once you get the hang of it, it's not hard at all to do at home. A little more expensive, and a little more difficult when you eat out, but definitely doable and it's pretty easy for me now. :) Good luck!!!
Penny
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