This food can be fun aside the fact its healthy!

My book available here: http://stores.lulu.com/autismbook1

The gluten free/cassein free diet is good for some chilren on the autism spectrum because autistic children have gut problems. IT is believed that the yeast sticks to their intestinal walls making it permeable. The diet would eliminate that, or lessen it at least 80%. (Though, for some children it has actually made them have more bowel problems because of missing the wheat and everything) --- Its a 'experimental' thing for each individual child...IT works for some and some not. See the bold blue links for gf/cf, etc. dietary stores and recipe sites!!!! :) - some lighter for some reason




Tings Cheese Puffs(Tastes like Cheetos!) Four! Bags! FROM gfcfdiet.com for those with special diets!
Very 'cheesy' Cheetos™ like snack but dairy-free! This taste so much like real cheese curls you could fool anyone. Kosher.

Ener-G Crisp Pretzels FROM plumgoodfood.com for those with special diets! (also has natural as well)
Corn Starch, Potato Starch, Palm Oil, Soy Flour, Salt, Sugar, Baking Powder (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate), Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Yeast, Lecithin from Soy (Emulsifier).


These pretzels are free of gluten, wheat, nuts, rice, milk, dairy, and egg. Low in protein and phenylalanine.


Frito's snacks/Lay's Stax are Gluten Free, however they are made in the same place as their other products, so may contain small amounts of Gluten every once in a while.

http://www.fritolay.com/fl/flstore/cgi-bin/ProdDetEv_Cat_306_SubCat_351852_NavRoot_361689_ProdID_364066.htm


LAY’S® STAX® products are free of gluten.


This site below shows everything from Frozen Foods, to cakes, to bars, to chips and salsa, breads and bagels, beverages, etc. that are GLUTEN FREE!
http://www.celiac.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=25&osCsid=445631e259e746496d5ae25fcf8f8db4 a lot of these products have these labels on them:

So they are, GFM Frozen, Gluten Free, Prepared, Milk Free, Corn Free, No sugar Added, Kosher, Egg Free


For the Recipes!/Books
http://stewartdehart.stores.yahoo.net/noname1.html

This is a first month meal plan with other things, questions to ask restaurants, etc.

By	my GFCF kids "Kate" (PA United States) - See all my reviews

I am still a bit of a novice when it comes to cooking GFCF, we have only been following this diet for a few months now, but this book makes it easy to create meals and snacks that my children will eat. The Wonderful Waffles recipe is better that anything you will find in the freezer section of your local grocery store-GFCF or otherwise-and there are lots of tips & tricks to get more nutrients into your kids. Not only are the recipes good, the info presented on the diet is done in an easy-to-read format. It is all explained in great detail, how it works and why it works. Also, at the top of each recipe, there is a key that shows which allergens are present, a real time-saver for those of us dealing with multiple food sensitivities-you know at a glance. Overall, I am happy with my purchase, I would recommend it to others, especially if you are just starting out on the GFCF diet & need some guidance. -- Get the Book: ALSO: Enzymes for Autism and other Neurological Conditions. Author and parent Karen L. DeFelice discusses the role of enzymes in helping people with autism digest foods that create problems for them. Some parents use enzymes in addition to a gluten-free, milk-free diet or to handle diet infractions.


Recipes to print off---

PaleoFood.com
The Paleolithic Eating Support List's Recipe Collection
Recipes are: grain-free, bean-free, potato-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free.
Ingredients used: meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, nuts, and berries. GREAT SITE!!!!!!!!! (You really get the health and nutrition benefits too! )

A few meals to get you started:

Thank You Chicken Nuggets 8/23/00
The Warfel Family

1 1/2 C GF rice cereal - Using rolling pin crush in a zip lock bag

Mix the below ingredients with rice after ground down.
4 T. tapioca flour
1 C Potato flour
1/2 C shredded coconut
2 T. Aunt Jayne's crazy salt

Cut Purdue chicken into desired sizes, wash and pat dry

Mix 2 organic eggs with 1 1/2 C. of Pacific Rice milk
Dip chicken pieces into liquid mixture and then toss in closed zip locked bag and coat with mixture. Cook in canola oil until golden brown.


Pancakes & Waffles

2 1/4 cups Biscuit Mix
1 Tbl Sugar (Honey is great too!)
1 egg
1 1/2 cup of water.
Vitamins, if desired

Mix biscuit mix and sugar. Add Egg and water, and mix well. I use the heavy duty mixer, and really let it wip this up good! If you use more sugar, you can almost bake this as a cupcake too! Chocolate Bunnies ALMOST Melt about a cup of GFCF Semisweet chocolate Chips* (* www.glutenfree.com sells a semi-sweet GFCF chocolate chip 800-291-8386) , to which a tablespoon of casein free margarine has been added, in a pyrex cup in the microwave. Remove from oven, stir vigorously until melted. If desired, add some Rice Twice cereal and stir well. Pour into plastic molds, chill, pop out, wrap. Repeat in heart shape molds for Valentines, Tree molds for Christmas, etc. note: IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION NOT TO FULLY MELT CHOCOLATE IN THE MICROWAVE AS YOU RISK OVERHEATING WHICH MAY RUIN RECIPE.


This crispy pizza crust tastes so delicious that your guests won’t know it’s wheat and gluten-free. You can hold a slice in your hand and it won’t crumble! For a fantastic, fat-free Pizza Sauce, see page 53 in the book. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In medium mixer bowl using regular beaters (not dough hooks), blend the yeast, flours, dry milk powder, xanthan gum, salt, gelatin powder, and Italian herb seasoning on low speed. Add warm water, sugar (or honey), olive oil, and vinegar. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. (If the mixer bounces around the bowl, the dough is too stiff. Add water if necessary, one tablespoon at a time, until dough does not resist beaters.) The dough will resemble soft bread dough. (You may also mix in bread machine on dough setting.) Put mixture into 12-inch pizza pan or on baking sheet (for thin, crispy crust), 11 x 7-inch pan (for deep-dish version) that has been coated with cooking spray. Liberally sprinkle rice flour onto dough, then press dough into pan with your hands, continuing to sprinkle dough with flour to prevent sticking to your hands. Make edges thicker to contain the toppings. Bake the pizza crust for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Spread pizza crust with your favorite sauce and toppings. Bake for another 20-25 minutes or until top is nicely browned. Serves 6.



SAMPLE Breakfast:
Gluten & Casein free cereal & milk. There are many different kinds that the health food stores carry. Milk is substitutable by potato milk, almond milk, rice milk or soymilk..

Ener-G and Kinnickinnick mail orders carry GFCF donuts. (Make sure you specify GFCF when ordering.) Several companies make GFCF English muffins.

Eggs are a great source of protein, bacon and sausage can be bought nitrate free, and rice or millet, toast with CF margarine and low-sugar jelly.

There are many GFCF muffin mixes available and several health food stores carry fresh baked versions and there are recipes for lots of flavors in cookbooks mentioned in this document.

Mail order and local health food stores carry GFCF bagels or you can make them yourself with GFCF ingredients and freeze them

GFCF Waffles are available at many stores. Van’s products or other GFCF mixes are available at health food stores, by mail order, or from recipes you make from scratch. Both GFCF pancakes and GFCF waffles are a snap, and freeze well.

Millet or rice bread make excellent GFCF French Toast. Mix GFCF vanilla and eggs and potato milk.( Potato milk may be deleted) . Fry toast in a little bacon grease.

Potato milk, soy or rice milk and watered-down juices are fine.

LUNCH SAMPLE

Boar's Head Lunchmeat (some are not GFCF - see list)
Lay's Potato Chips
Fritos Corn Chips
Tostitos Tortilla Chips
Fruit Juice http://gfcfdiet.com/Beverages.htm
Hot Dogs ( Ball Park, Kahn's, Hebrew National Reduced Fat) No Bun Needed but available see below
Peanut Butter (Example: Jiff, Skippy)
Jelly (Example: Welch's 100% Grape Jelly)
GFCF Breads (Health Food Stores) Kinnikinnick & Glutino www.Kinnikinnicks.com; www.glutino.com
Cascadian Farms French Fries (see list)
Fruit Leathers (read ingredients)
Fresh Fruit & Vegetables

DINNER SAMPLE

Sample Dinner

Meat
Potatoes (no prepackaged with mixes) Cook to GFCF standards
Rice (no prepackaged with mixes) Cook to GFCF standards
Rice Spaghetti Noodles (Health Food Stores & On-Line purchase - see Directory)
Vegetable (Fresh is best but frozen without any added ingredients is acceptable)
Earth Balance or Fleischman Light (read labels!) for "butter substitute (see Directory)

Dinner is the easiest meal, generally. A plain cooked piece of meat with potato or rice and vegetable always works. Freeze meats individually so they are quicker to defrost. Cook a chicken breast in a little corn oil or GFCF bread crumbs and bake. Meatloaf with GFCF crumbs goes well for the whole family. Also, cook GFCF meatballs in large batches and freeze them to use as needed. Rice or potatoes or even GFCF pastas work well as sides. GFCF Pizza can be made several ways. Get a GFCF flatbread, top with GFCF pizza sauce and melt Soymage, SLOWLY. You can also make your own crusts from scratch or mixes that are GFCF.


A few beverages to get you started:

Julius's!!!

"Julius" recipe by Lisa S. Lewis 1 cup orange juice*
2 TBL. dehydrated egg white (e.g. Just Whites)
1/8 cup sugar
1/4 cup dry Darifree
1 heaping cup ice
Blend on high for 30 seconds or so. *If OJ is not tolerated, try pineapple juice.



A few desserts to get you started:

Crunchy Apple Coffee Cake

Ingredients:
1 Package 'Cause You're Special! Classic Muffin and Quickbread mix
1 C Whipping cream
1 Egg
2 C Chopped, peeled apple
2/3 C GF brown sugar, firmly packed
½ C Walnuts or Pecans, chopped (optional)
1 tsp. Cinnamon
¼ C Butter or margarine, melted

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 9" - 10" round cake pan or 8" x 8" x 2" pan.
Combine Classic Muffin & Quickbread mix, whipping cream and egg in large bowl. Stir until moistened. Spread half of the batter evenly in greased and floured pan. Top evenly with apple.
Combine brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon in small bowl. Mix well. Sprinkle half the mixture over apple. Drizzle with 2 Tblsp melted butter. Drop remaining muffin batter by spoonfuls over brown sugar mixture. Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar mixture; drizzle with remaining butter.
Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes uncovered. Then cover with aluminum foil and continue to bake 30-35 minutes. Cool 20 minutes. Serve warm.
Creamy Apple Bars

Ingredients for 1st Step:
1 Small size (14.8 oz.) package of 'Cause You're Special! Moist Yellow Cake mix.
1 Stick of butter or margarine

Blend until crumbly. Reserve 2/3 cup of mixture. Press remaining cake mixture into 9" x 13" pan. Slice 3 apples (peeled and cored) and arrange over crust.

Ingredients for 2nd Step:
1 Egg
8 oz. GF Sour Cream

Pour over apple slices.

Ingredients for 3rd Step:
¼ C GF brown sugar
1 tsp. GF cinnamon

To reserve cake mix add:
Sprinkle over top of sour cream mixture. Bake at 375°F for 40-45 minutes. Serve warm or cool.