GFCF Macaroni and Cheese This is a “recipe” I made up using the new Daiya cheese. You can adjust the amounts to taste, but I wanted to have some kind of measurements. I make this in the morning for my daughter and then put it in her thermos for lunch. When I do that, I […]
Below are a few new recipes we like. Still need to add them to my cookbook recipes. Bruschetta Bread 1 to 2 tomatoes (I like using Roma), seeded and diced 3 TB olive oil 1 TB fresh oregano (or ½ TB of dried) 2 TB chopped fresh basil (or 1 TB dried; tastes better using […]
After 5 years on the Feingold Diet, we are going back to stage 1. Stage 1 is where you start at for the first 6 weeks of the diet and you eliminate high salicylate foods. After the initial 6 weeks, you can add back in stage 2 items one at a time and watch for reactions. […]
Feingold approved candy: Yummy Earth candy drops – pomegranate and root beer flavored, Sunspire Sundrops (like M&M’s), Yummy Earth suckers, B-Fresh bubble gum (Solar Moon Melon, Spearmint), St. Claire’s tarts (like sweet tarts), Yummy Earth gummy bears, Enjoy Life Choco Boom Bar (like a Crackle bar). Not pictured (they were already casualties): Surf Sweet gummy […]
On one of the boards I’m on, someone asked for a posting of a diet diary. I didn’t have time to list out each day yet, but below is a list of what my kids typically eat at the moment. For my GFCF kids (my son occassionally has soy): Meals Applegate hot dogs (beef, turkey, and […]
On February 11, 2008, Channel 2 News Chicago interviewed Cody and I for a 3 minute special they were doing on artificial dyes on the 10 o’clock news. They came out to our house for about 3 hours. Above is a picture of Cody in front of a spread of Feingold acceptable foods that they […]
I started this blog because I have kids with issues! 🙂 Because of that fact, I have run into many other moms who have kids with the same issues and don’t know what to do about it, or have had no success in treating their kids going the mainstream route (Ritalin, anti-seizure meds, ABA (therapies […]
Note: I posted an updated shopping list as of March, 2012. This is a separate list from the one below. I’m leaving this list below b/c there are some items that we no longer eat now b/c of allergies (to dairy) that I did not list in the newer shopping list. But, there are some newer products that are listed in the 2012 […]
The Feingold Diet is mainly an ADHD diet, although it has been shown to help a variety of other symptoms. On this diet, we eliminate all artificial colors (like red #40, yellow #5, blue #1, etc. that you read on ingredient labels), artificial flavors (one common one is vanillin used in many chocolate foods), and […]