Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Nutritionist

I met with the nutritionist yesterday & was overwhelmed with the amount of information. It is all so confusing....malt (usually contains barley) is bad, but maltdextrin is usually ok. This is going to be a struggle for both Brady & myself. He is such a huge bread lover, that I do not know how I am going to get him to eat bread that does not taste as good. I am hopeful that others with Celiac, or parents of kids with Celiac, can give me pointers as to what brands have worked for them. Because the cost of gluten free (gf) foods are so much more, a loaf of bread can run upwards of $7...we don't have that kind of money to waste!!! Thankfully Brady is a big fruit lover...and fruits are gf, as are vegetables. We did get lots of alternatives that will hopefully be similar to things Brady likes, ramen noodles contain gluten, but there are broths and other noodles that are gf that I am hoping I can make into a noodley soup he will eat!

In addition to going gf, the doctor wants us to go dairy free after 2 weeks. I really hope going gf makes enough of a difference that we do not have to go dairy free...that eliminates so many of our other options & then I would need to figure out a whole new menu!!!

We have not started the diet yet as I want to have enough variety of things for him to eat in the house prior to starting. I also need to purchase a new toast as to not "cross contaminate" his bread with bread that has been in our other toaster. I also need to clean out a cabinet for all his other food supplies, flour, oil, peanut butter, etc., again the "cross contaimination" is something we need to avoid.

I need to call all the shampoo, toothpaste and body wash companies to see if their products contain gluten...if so I need to find gf alternatives to those as well.

It is a long road, but **fingers crossed** we will all make it through healthier....is potty training in our future...I hope so, but only time will tell!!