yayyy to all the gluten/casein free folks!

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Was reading today and I came across this website. Since it is National Autism Awareness Day, I thought I’d share. I have looked at Jenny McCarthy’s info about her treatment of her son’s autism with diet. This article kind of coincides with her info. With what I understand from this article, yayyy to all the gluten/casein free people! Way to go you guys!

http://bodyecology.com/autism.php

[Anonymous]

Thank you for posting this info! I love what Jenny is doing to raise awareness for Autism!!!! This is going straight to my blog…thank you!

[Anonymous]

Since we’re on the subject. I know that the Splenda I add to my sons Elecare has gluten from the maltodextrin in it. I’d like to swtich to Zylitol. Thoughts?? I’ve seen plain zylitol and zylitol with steevia (sp.?) added. What’s the difference?

[Anonymous]

I am not sure about the one that you mentioned, but have you looked into Organic Blue Agave? It is 1 and 1/4 times sweeter than sugar and it is a low glycemic index sweetner so you don’t have to worry with the blood sugar spiking at every feeding. And, it is completely natural which is always nice. 🙂 We use it instead of sugar or “fake” sweetners.

[Anonymous]

I am not sure about the one that you mentioned, but have you looked into Organic Blue Agave? It is 1 and 1/4 times sweeter than sugar and it is a low glycemic index sweetner so you don’t have to worry with the blood sugar spiking at every feeding. And, it is completely natural which is always nice. 🙂 We use it instead of sugar or “fake” sweetners.

It is gluten free and vegan.

[Anonymous]

maltodextrine does not contain gluten—it is safe for those on a gluten free diet.

we use xylitol products for our teeth because it is supposed to help to maintain the good bacteria in the mouth.

i like to use stevia as a sweetener sometimes because it does not leave a funny aftertaste——it is considered a food supplement.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the info! From looking at your signature, you’ve got a LOT of experience with celiacs!

I had just been reading about the ingredients in Splenda and the article I read noted that maltodextrin can be derived from several different sources (rice, corn, potato) in the United States. From what I gathered, in Europe, the maltodextrin is derived from wheat, and has trace amounts of gluten. There have been a few cases in the US of celiacs having reactions to the maltodextrin in foods, b/c the foods were manufactured in the UK. My ds is not a celiac, so it’s not like life or death for him, but the article I posted about autism and the link to diet REALLY has me intrigued.

The xylitol sounds like a better choice than the Splenda, to me. Especially if it’s good for the chompers!

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[Anonymous]

Thanks for posting this Kristin. My son Ben is GFCF (gluten free casein free) and we are doing the exact same biomedical and nutritional treatment for him as Jenny did for her son Evan. Ben began to develop Asperger’s syndrome over the last year, and also has symptoms of SPD (sensory processing disorder), OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), and ADHD. We have seen wonderous improvements in him since starting the diet only 4 months ago, and implementing supplements. His SPD is pretty much gone, and we’ve seen a great reduction in his symptoms of OCD and ADHD. I truely believe that he can (and will) recover from Asperger’s and his related symptoms, and I have DAN! and people like Jenny McCarthy to thank.

I am thrilled with the attention Jenny has brought to the subject of autism and overall awareness of autistic spectrum disorders and the dangers than many of our children face today.

[Anonymous]

We use both xylitol and agave nectar in our house a lot. Xylitol can come from 2 sources, either corn or birch. We use Smart Sweet brand that is derived from birch, since Ben cannot tolerate corn. It is only available online, as far as I know, as all of the xylitol I’ve seen in stores is derived from corn.

Xylitol is great! It can be used 1:1 in replacing sugar in recipes. In other words, if a recipe calls for 1 cup sugar, you can sub with 1 cup xylitol. Stevia on the otherhand is much sweeter than sugar, so you only need a miniscule amount to equal a large amount of sugar. That makes it difficult to bake with, since it significantly affects the volume in the recipe. For that reason, we don’t use it. Xylitol is also great for preventing tooth decay. Just a note though, xylitol is toxic to dogs, so if you use it and have a dog, don’t let the dog consume it!

Agave is also wonderful! We use it instead of pancake syrup or corn syrup, and to sweeten fruit smoothies, etc.

[Anonymous]

Great post!

I am trying to get Kade on the GFCF diet to help with his SPD (actually his pedi thinks he has SPD, we’ve not been eval’d by a dev. ped yet) but it’s hard so far since he has so many aversions/issues with food and trying new things. We do use Agave Nectar to bake with though, and it’s great!! I discovered it at Trader Joe’s a few months ago when I thought Kade was ADHD and just acted up after eating sugary foods. It’s all natural, I recommend it!

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