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My Daughter And I Are Looking For Help!

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bonjovigirl
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Hi,

My daughter has been diagnosed with a wheat allergy. Her allergist has recommended we cut her to ONE serving of wheat a day. She is NINE years old and a VERY picky eater.

I have looked at all the labels of everything she eats, and of course, found WHEAT. Can anyone give me suggestions on what I can feed her??? It seems everything she wants is all the stuff she can't have. I have NO idea what foods to buy for her. She eats very few veggies and fruit, and like myself is a big bread and pasta eater.

I know I have to cut her down on this stuff, but what do I give her as an alternative?? Please, if there is anyone who can help, I would be eternally grateful. Just a list of foods that are ok to give her, and subsitutes would be so helpful. I have looked on the internet, but have not found the right site yet that gives me any help.

She is taking Singulair, Lartadine, and Armour Thyroid now, plus drops under her tounge three times a day.

Thank you so much everyone for your help. My daughter Ashlyn and I appreciate your help.

DeAnne

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These are two companies that make bread products. Kinnikinnick has great white breads, great donuts, great pizza crusts, great chocolate chip muffins, decent bagels. Shipping is reasonable at $10 per order.

Chebe is a bread mix. We use it in a variety of ways.. I prefer the garlic onion flavor. We sometimes chop up pepperoni, put in Mozz. cheese, garlic salt, pesto, and bake them in the shape of sticks for pizza sticks. We have a side of sauce for dipping. You can also make great "hot pockets". Stuff with anything you like. My kids liked diced ham and cheese, melted inside the hot pockets. You can also wrap it around a hot dog for corn dogs.

robbiesmom Rookie
robbiesmom
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Hi There!

Sorry to hear about you daughter-is she just wheat sensitive or actually celiac? I would actually try to leave her bread in tact and reduce her intake to one slice a day if she is just sensitive-does she eat Cheerios or and other whole grain cereal? My son reacted the worst to his breakfast cereal-he is a cheerios freak! When he cut those out he improved a little right away. Also when we stopped giving him Club Cracker Sticks it helped-we did find out he is a Celiac however and are experimenting with the Kinnickinic breads and Chebe products. Also he eats Vans gluten-free Waffles and loves them! Just some ideas! Sara B)

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The link above has some lists you can check. gluten-free pasta generally isn't all that bad but I personally think gluten-free bread stinks so I just don't eat it. However, you might find something your daughter likes.

richard

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tarnalberry
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If she is allergic to wheat, and not gluten intolerant, you can use oat flour to replace wheat flour in a lot of baking items, which can be a big help. Commercial breads are unlikely to provide what you need, and as richard pointed out, gluten-free breads aren't all that great so some of us just don't eat them.

It will take some time learning to read the labels, but the easiest/cheapest option is to stick to naturally wheat (or gluten) free foods that are prepared from scratch. It's more work, but that just makes "fast" recipes all the more valuable. :-)

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Hello and Welcome, DeAnne:

Have you been to a local health food or natural foods store yet? Most places carry a variety of both wheat free and gluten free items. You should be able to find cookies, pasta and breakfast bars and cereals that meet your needs. Newman's Own makes wheat free cookies that are sometimes available in mainstream grocery stores. You may also be able to find rice pasta, cereal and gluten free waffles in a mainstream grocery store. I suggest contacting customer service of your local grocery store chain and inquiring what products they have available. Most grocery chains have a dietitian who can help you.

Here are some websites where you can find more gluten free items:

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