Gf Bread And ? About Canola Oil?

[kimber]

Hi

My 21mnths old has been having symptoms I think are related to wheat/gluten (his dad is very sensitive but hasn't been tested)

So, until we can talk to his Dr more at his 2yr check up, I m trying him on a gluten-free diet and so far so good

I picked up energy for life bread and it is a little tough to work with..very crumbley?

Is there a bread that you can rec?

Also, i picked up a list of gluten-free products from WF and is notes that canola oil is gluten free but not always rec for people on a gluten-free diet?

I always use canola oil on my son's rice pasta...does anyone have any info regarding canola oil?

can I continue to use it..should I avoid it??

Thanks, Kim

[hez]

You might try Kinnnicknnick (sp) bread or the Whole Foods bread. Both types I like. From my experience gluten-free bread is a bit crumbly but you do get used to it. I think it helps to toast the bread.

I have never heard to not use canola oil, sorry no help there!

Hez

[nettiebeads]

canola oil is gluten free but not always rec for people on a gluten-free diet?

I always use canola oil on my son's rice pasta...does anyone have any info regarding canola oil?

can I continue to use it..should I avoid it??

Thanks, Kim

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[lovegrov]

Canola oil is gluten-free. I too was told to watch out for it but quickly learned it was not a problem.

richard

[kabowman]

Canola oil is one of the two oils that I use, the other being Extra Virgin Olive Oil. I read in the last few months, can't remember where, that some of the regular olive oils can be "watered down" with vegetable oil and rather than wonder, rather than skimp, I just use the extra virgin which I prefer anyway.

[Indea88]

My toddler 26 months has been recently diagnosed as well. His father has Celiac and wont follow the diet I know the frustration. The best gluten-free bread Ive found is from Food for Life Brown Rice bread, its pretty dense and doesnt crumble. I use a sandwich maker to heat it and it works well with chicken,turkey sandwiches. My son wont eat any kind of rice pasta. I feel like he lives on GR waffles, cereal and chicken, turkey sandwiches...

[kimber]

Thanks for your response

Can I ask what your ds symptoms were??

My ds seems to have some but not all of the classic symptoms..so I am not sure if he is a true celiac or just extremely wheat/gluten sensitive

I hear ya about how tough feeding them is..my son is also dairy/soy free!

He mostly eats

Fruit:banana, grapes, apples, raisins, watermelon, etc

Envirokiz cereal

Envirokidz rice bars (loves these pb and berry)

Pamela's cookies (PB are his fav)

Whole foods shoestring ff and tator totts (w/ ketchup)

Rice chex and oatmeal

Grilled chicken/hamburger

bread with pb/jelly

sorbet

rice pasta

I also don't get men...I never thought his bathroom trips seemed Ok to me

How can u eat something that would make you feel like that..

I am urging him to get testes

His mother (my mil) has had a ton of unexplained GI problems for a long time now

They are both good height/weight though?

Thanks, kim

[krisb]

I just bought EnerG bread. It is pretty good. My boys did not complain at all. It wasn't crumbly. I also made Gluten free Pantry bread mix. It was easy and came out pretty good. That wasn't crumbly either.

My Husband is also giving me a hard time about getting tested. He has all the symptoms plus uncontrolable diabetes. It's so annoying.

[Indea88]

My toddler had never had a formed stool. Everyone in the family was saying oh we had to put him in the tub/shower" he had diarrhea up his back spilling over the diaper." I said no way is this ok somethings wrong... I breatfed for the first year so I thought it had to do with breatfeeding but when it continue into the second year I knew something was going on. I also kept making comments to family that he looked pale, with dark circles under his eyes, thin. I was anemic after he was born because they had cut my bladder during the cesearean so I had wondered if he might have anemia because I was severly anemic but my familt kept saying hes fine he looked okay. I wasnt convinced. my instincts were telling me something with him.Hes been GFx 4 months and Ive finally seen a weight gain even though the pediatrician never picked it up and said he was 50 percentile for weight. His hemoglobin was slightly abnormal 4 months ago not too bad but I think we caught it early. I was a nurse and had remembered the signs and symptoms from learning about Celiac in school and my son was beginning to fit this picture. Now his dd thats another story. when we were dating I remember him almost not making it to the bathroom. 10-12 trips to the bathroom a day. He said he was told he had IBS. I thought this poor guy. Then his mom tells me hes been like this since he was an infant! Go figure? Whats up with my MIL? Now since my childs diagnosis hes having a hard time running from the reality of his problem. We shall see. I just wish he would go gluten-free/ I would it would be better for all of us...

[Claire]

My toddler 26 months has been recently diagnosed as well. His father has Celiac and wont follow the diet I know the frustration. The best gluten-free bread Ive found is from Food for Life Brown Rice bread, its pretty dense and doesnt crumble. I use a sandwich maker to heat it and it works well with chicken,turkey sandwiches. My son wont eat any kind of rice pasta. I feel like he lives on GR waffles, cereal and chicken, turkey sandwiches...

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Have you tried him on the Tinkyada pasta. Thanks to this group here I just found this and it is very good. I find it needs to be cooked longer than regular pasta to get it to a nice el dente.

Sorry to hear that your husband or anyone would not go gluten-free if they know they have Celia. Does he not realize what can happen to him down the road if he doesn't get this poison out of his body? I have a serious neurological disorder caused by exposure to gluten. I was not being defiant, I didn't know that gluten was my problem. I was diagnosed with a food sensitivty to all grains except rice and oats. I eliminated all the big offenders - breads, cakes, pies etc. Gluten was never mentioned. Only this year did I get to the celiac/gluten connection. Sometimes I would eat cookies or crackers but in very limited amounts. I cut back until I was symptom free. Not enough. Now - 15 years later I have this problem that limits my life, endanges my safety and threatens my future independence. Your husband needs to know that this is not a disease to be trifled with. There are things far worse than gluten free - like a bunch of nasty diseases that spin off of celiac - and this major threat to the nervous system. Claire