All in all, Liam's transition to a GF diet has been a smooth one... the one thing he's been really sad over is not sharing bagels with his grandparents who have been visiting since just before Christmas... this was a special thing between them.. Fortunately we've found GF bagels that almost mimic the feeling... so Papa puts one in the toaster beside his so that they can share time if not the bagel...
The other sad thing was finding out that MacDonald's french fries are not GF (surprising I know..but they use some sort of beef flavoring which has gluten in it)... Liam loves their play place and what's a trip to the PP without FF... but fortunately Chik-fil-A and Burger king fries are still on the acceptable list...
For me as a mom and a frugal one at that, its been relying on ready-made treats because I haven't taken the leap into buying all the ingredients to make my own from scratch... but since I didn't make a new years resolution yet this year - I am resolving to make GF cookies and bars for Liam this week... from scratch... and then we'll try to work up to using the bread machine :)
Now don't get me wrong - I totally want to plug some great brands of ready made GF foods - Enjoy Life foods has been our mainstay - Liam loves their cookies, snack bars, bagels, bread and I'm sure I'm forgetting something :) There hasn't been a product of theirs he's disliked... and the best part is he can share those with his little friend who has other devastating allergies to milk and eggs because they free of the TOP 8 ALLERGENS , not just GF!
He also really loves Glutino bars and they've got some mixes that I'm trying out... and they also make Gluten Free Pantry items which we're trying this week
and finally - to offset the dreaded tearful Publix trip without cookies, we've adopted Pamela's chocolate chip and Shortbread cookies as the ones most resembling his former shopping treat...
All in all, he continues to thrive on this new diet so we're going to stick with it...
As an aside, another mom and friend who has a son with autism shared this link with me that I thought some of you might be able to use too: http://gfcf-diet.talkaboutcuringautism.org/index.htm
Happy Friday and I hope everyone has a great weekend!
