Gluten/Casein Free Recipes?

Do you have any gluten and casein free recipes? I tried searching for some, but only came up with 3
Thanks!

What are you looking for recipes for?

Anything kid friendly! My DS4 was just diagnosed with autism and we'd like to try this diet option before he starts school. I don't know ANYTHING about it really, but it's our only option for now as it'll be at least 4 months before he can be seen by a specialist.

Our four year old loves these Baked Gluten Free Chicken/Fish Nuggets With Honey Mustard Sauce . If you make your own bread you can just grind the crusts in a blender.
We use goats milk, which only has trace amounts of casein 1 which is the usual problem protein.
With it we make yogurt, yogurt cheese, ice-cream and cheese sauce.
You can also make delicious almond milk out of almonds soaked overnight, blended then drained through a clean tea-towel.
Chex Rice is now gluten free if the box indicates it is.

The other thing that you might do is to look at all the recipes that are labeled "free of gluten" by using the recipe sifter. I will caution you, however, that there are some recipes labeled gluten free that aren't. Once you've found all the GF recipes, you can then use dairy free substitutes for any milk in the recipes.

Here's what I found by using the recipe sifter that are GF/Dairy Free.

http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes.php?categ=264%2C5

Hope this helps.

Lori

Lots of great ideas! Thanks! Anybody want to share their favorite recipes, tried and true?

You'll be able to tell if you're careful about hidden sources of gluten or casein, within a couple of weeks if the diet is helping or not.
If you have an asian grocery near you they are the place to get rice flour, potato starch, glutinous (just means sticky it's gluten free), and tapioca starch. I wouldn't rely on just these long term because there's no nutrition in any of them but they're cheap, easily available and kids will eat what you cook with them. If you can by cornstarch bulk that would be the way to go.
This pancake recipe Gluten-Free Pancakes with a milk substitute like almond, rice milk or Vance's dairifree www.darifree.info free looks good.
We eat alot of muffins because I can hide veggies in them this recipe Strawberry Banana Muffins (Gluten-Free) uses the recommended flours. If you make the bread recipe Gluten & Lactose Free Bread (I'd add a teaspoon of baking powder and a teaspoon of baking soda and then you won't have to buy egg replacer which is basically just baking soda anyway)
With the bread and a milk replacer you can make french toast, bread pudding and bread crumbs to make chicken nuggets.
Dinner isn't really a challenge to make GF/CF you just have to replace pasta with gluten free and remember to use a milk replacement. Creamed soups are out for GF/CF but this recipe Gluten-Free "canned" Cream of Celery Soup T-R-L with a milk replacement would work as a replacement in anything you need it for.

Hi JESMom

I've heard and read about the GF/CF diet being a great success for many children. I hope it works for you too

You might like to check out the recipes from bearhouse5. She follows the diet for her children and has had wonderful results. Also have a look at ther website (she has a link to it on her About Me page) as she gives some great info there.


Julie

Try:

http://www.prlog.org/10046708-new-cookbooks-without-gluten-and-casein-please.html
New cookbook "Without gluten and casein, please".
For children with autism, hyperactivity and celiac disease.

http://chat1autism.wetpaint.com/page/Gluten+Free%2FCassein+Free+Recipes!?t=anon
Gluten Free/Cassein Free Recipes

http://autismshare.com/
Welcome to Autism Recipe Share

http://autismchangingtomorrow.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/gluten-freecasein-free-snack-time-recipes/
Autism Changing Tomorrow

http://www.autismweb.com/diet.htm
The Truth About the Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet for Autism and PDD

http://gfcfrecipes.blogspot.com/
Easy gluten and casein free recipes & help for parents and kids dealing with autism and other disorders

Wow! What great resources, thanks! I'm so glad we've got a long weekend so I can really dig in

I'm always open to more info/recipes, so please don't hesitate to add more!

Another site you might find some recipes you can use is here
http://paleofood.com/
All of the recipes here are gluten-free and dairy-free, so should fit within your needs.

Good luck! I know when my daughter started on her gluten-free diet it made tremendous differences in her physically and in her behavior. Before the celiac diagnosis, she had been diagnosed as ADHD. After a gluten-free diet, she was not ADHD at all. Her behavior stemmed from her diet.

Hi Sheynath

One of my closest friends child was the same. The school suggested that he should be medicated. My friend refused to accept this as an option and started on a gluten-free and preservative free diet.

Now no ADHD symptons at all and she has the perfect child. Totally amazing!

Sorry I missed this thread, I have been away for a few days. (And I am still in amazement that I found a gluten-free vegan meal on the menu in a very small coastal town ... and during the off-peak season too )

My son, 18 years old, has been on the GFCF diet for over 6 years now. He has gone from struggling at school and having frequent violent meltdowns to a calm sensible young man, recently winning 4 awards at school (he only has 5 subjects!), having a part time job, a girl friend and performing regularly with a theatre group.

It can take some time for results to be seen as gluten can take some time to be removed completely from their system and some children go through a type of withdrawal with worsening behaviour in the early stages. You may need to keep an eye on soy as many children also have reactions to that as well (my son doesn't have a problem with it.) I also strongly suggest removing additives from the diet as well.

Some of the Yahoo Groups can be of great help and support.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GFCFrecipes/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/gfcfkids/

GFCF Recipes also have a website of tried and true recipes:

http://recipecircus.com/recipes/Writermom77/

There are quite a few recipes here as well:

http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes.php?categ=345%2C264%2C5

Vegan recipes can also be helpful (especially for desserts):

http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes.php?categ=345%2C168%2C264

I have a list of links on my website (some may be a little out of date):

http://www.gfcf.jassinc.com/links.html

I also have a list of helpful books:

http://www.gfcf.jassinc.com/books.html

Three great books to start with (try the local library) are:

"Unraveling the Mystery of Autsim and Pervasive Developmental Disorder" by Karyn Seroussi

and the two "Special Diets for Special Kids" by Lisa Lewis

Both of these books also have kid friendly recipes in them.

Hope that helps a little. I you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Kim

Hi Kim

I was hoping that you would be along soon. Your son has had an amazing turn around.

Speaking of food additives and preservatives - I went to a talk last year from Sue Dengate. She is a true believer of the diet being without additives, preservatives and artificial flavourings and colourings. She was so interesting with the studies and success stories that she spoke of. She was telling of all the children that have had behavioural improvement that now live normal lives.


Julie

You guys are amazing! You'll keep me busy the next couple of weeks reading all of this great info and digging through the many sites! I love it