any recipes for wheat free bread?

Jane - posted on 03/27/2009 ( 9 moms have responded )

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we just found out that my son (who is 2 and a half years old) is severly allergic to wheat eggs, milk, fish and peanuts. While he has never had anaphlaxis shock he has other severe reactions like eczema. One thing that he is very upset that he can no longer eat is bread and I have not been able to find a good recipe to make it at home. He can have all the other grains like barley or oats just not wheat. does anyone have any recipes that they have used in the past that work well? It is difficult to explain to a two year old why all of sudden he can't have the things he loves.....

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Darlajean - posted on 08/09/2009

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{Find at a Health food store} Herbed Wheat Bread- 1 Wellness Forum Whole Bread Mix, 1 Tablespoon powered rosemary, 1 Tablespoon dried oregano, 1 Tablespoon dried dill, Place the whole wheat mix in a mixing bowel. Combine with herbs. Make the bread according to the package instructions. www.saddleup4healthylife.com It help all my childern and me. Read everything on the web-site and listern to the Video. Dr. William Sears, MD FRCP is wonderful Pediation. Their are so many Doctors that support The Childerns Research Foundation, it Blessed us. Darlajean

Kuldip - posted on 04/08/2009

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Just thought - is his allergy something that he could well grow out of or can it be controlled with medication?

Kuldip - posted on 04/08/2009

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Oh no - so sorry to hear that. Is there a dieticiain allocated to your son to help educate you on what he can and cant eat - recipie wise and if there are any specific organisations that can help you like with the coealiacs diesease they have Coeliac UK. He'll need extra vitamins too to make up for the one's he wont be getting. I really feel for you chick - I know it's going to be hard. Is there a name for what he has to make it easier for you to find out info or is just allergies? Keep strong chick! I know you're thinking how would you know - but you need to be strong and take the time to write down a list fo all the things that he isnt allergic to and make a selection of recipies you know you can make out of them and what he can eat so you have something to go on from. That's the way I have to do it with my daughter as she's really fussy about what we buy her and it's so frustrating seeing her not eating. She got picked on at her daycare on the first day for eating ricecake for lunch rather than what everyone else was eating and she was soo upset. It really broke my heart. I felt so helpless but after looking back at my list of what she like to eat I tried to devise another recipie out of it that she will actually eat. My hubby doesnt give a stuff and keeps giving her gluten to eat which makes her ill and I have to deal with her pain. Life is so unfair but I know that if I break down no-one else is going to care. Therefore I owe it to my daughter to toughen up and keep her going. I'll keep an eye out for you for recipies for you and I'll ask around if anyone at work has any helpful info as there are 2 colleagues at work whose kids have allergies and one of my colleagues has coeliacs diesease along with her two sons. I'm hopeful we'll find some info between us. Good luck and keep me posted on you progress. xx

Jane - posted on 04/06/2009

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carn = corn sorry about that

Jane - posted on 04/06/2009

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well it was going alright until I got some more test results back today. We found out that in addition to the eggs, wheat, milk, peanuts, and cod fish family, he is also allergic to tilapia, barley, oat, carn, halibut, apple, potato, pork, peas, green beans, and rice. I am in shock right now, and I have no idea what I am going to feed him for breakfast tomorrow....

Kuldip - posted on 04/06/2009

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Hi Jane,



How's it going with the gluten free diet?



Regards, Kully

Jane - posted on 03/27/2009

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Thank you soo much for everything, today I went to a specialty store in my area that someone suggested and they had a whole aisle of gluten-free stuff which included bread mixes, and a cornbread mix that I am going to attempt to make homemade corndogs with, that is one thing that he absolutely loves so hopefully it will be a success!

Kuldip - posted on 03/27/2009

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I've only just realised that you might not even be from the UK. If you are from the USA then Walmart is the place to visit. Hope this helps. They are the same company as Asda over here in the UK and should have exactly the same wheat free products. Excuse me for having a dumb moment - lol!

Kuldip - posted on 03/27/2009

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Hi Jane, I know its a big shock when you have to suddenly have to change everything your child eats and its hard at first but everything will fall into place. My daughter has Coeliacs Disease which means she has to be on a gluten free diet, thus not being able to eat wheat. It took us a long time to find a bread she was actually happy to eat and I've tried it and it tastes just like normal bread. Nothing like the wheat-free breads from the supermarkets that taste like grinded rice! There is the Juvela Select Fresh bread which you should be able to get on prescription from your Gp which will help with the cost and there is another one called Glutafin Select Fresh bread. Both of these we have tried and tested. You get them in a box of 8 and what we do is keep them in the freezer and defrost the amount needed every few days. Its a small loaf and will easily get used up in 2 days. There are also biscuits available by Tru-Free which you can get from the supermarkets which taste delicious and there are a whole bunch of frozen wheat and egg free products available from Sainsburys like pizza, chicken nuggets, chicken kievs, fish fingers etc. Asda do a great range too but I'd strongly reccomend you try the range at Sainsburys. It's not cheap but you will be so much happier seeing your child being able to eat again. It was distressing having to see my daughter eating wheat free food that wasnt even tasty and she'd watch m son eating and it broke my heart when she once asked him if his food was tasty! Thats when I went on a mission to find the foods that tasted like real food. Took us a while but we got there. And you can make chocolate rice krispie cakes at home which will be fun for the kids to help you make, cottage pie is easy to make by using the wheat free gravy which is available from the supermarkets too. What I also did to make shopping easier was I went round the supermarkets making a list of all the wheat free items and then made my shopping list according to that every week knowing what I neeed to get and where from. It meant shopping aat 2 different supermarkets but it was worth it knowing my daughter ate the same as my son who eats a normal diet. Good luck and don't panic. There is such a big market out there these days catering for people with wheat allergies. Sorry for the essay. xx