Recipe Ideas for Toddler with Wheat Allergy
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Anonymous
| My 14 month old DS cannot eat wheat. He is slowly beginning to have milk products, soy and eggs. I am having a very difficult time coming up with creative food ideas for him as it seems most toddler foods contain wheat. Does anyone have any suggestions or know of any books or websites that might be helpful? TIA! |
Anonymous
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At that age he can eat most adult foods - no need to get specialized toddler foods.
We eat wheat/gluten free. Schar pasta is good, and cooks well. Be sure to rinse well after cooking. They have long pasta and different types of noodles. There's also a quinoa/rice pasta that we like - but I forget the brand name. Udi's bread, bagels, etc are awesome. I like their whole grain stuff. Whole Foods should have them, as do most Giant Food stores and Wegman's. Glutino has some good snack products (I like their pretzels and some of their crackers). However, they do contain soy which I tend to limit because I seem to get a reaction if I eat too much of it. Snyder's pretzels also introduced a wheat/gluten free pretzel and they're good (and don't contain soy). Chex is wheat/gluten free now (except the Wheat Chex, obviously). If he likes oatmeal - be aware that most oatmeals are mixed with flour, therefore contain wheat. Get ones that are marked wheat/gluten free. We buy Bob's Quick Oats which are tasty and good for oatmeal or baking. You, of course, can do rice, beans, veggies, meats, etc. Be sure to check ingredients, especially in your condiments - some contain wheat/gluten (especially soy sauce). We buy San-J's tamari sauce which is wheat and gluten free (you can find it at Giant, Whole Foods, Wegman's etc). |
Anonymous
| Forgot to mention - Conte's has a gluten free ravioli. It's pricey, but good and works for an occasional quick meal. Their ricotta and spinach ravioli is really good. I cook it longer then it says to - 10 minutes instead of 6-8. |
Anonymous
| We went through this with my toddler (he outgrew it though). The gluten free pastas are good. Trader Joes has rice pastas. Here are some other things we did a lot of were polenta (DC loved it and it is easy if you buy the kind in the tube at TJ's) and Amy's rice crust pizza. We also did the Schar and Glutino crackers. MOM's on Rockville Pike has a good selection of gluten free products. |
Anonymous
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For baked goods - Gluten Free Pantry's flour mix is the best we've used.
Namaste mixes are good (brownies, spice cake, etc) but pricey. King Arthur actually has some good gluten free mixes, but I wasn't a fan of their regular gluten free flour. |
Anonymous
| Betty Crocker makes a good cake mix that is gluten free. My kids like Ian's GF chicken nuggets, or the Bell's GF chicken nuggets that they have at Whole Foods. WF also has GF fish fillets near the produce and fish sections. GF pasta is available at Giant or Whole Foods. Udi's makes GF bread and granola. Try using crushed up GF corn flakes for breading chicken, or grill it. Eggs and omelets, peanut butter on GF bread, Fruity Pebbles cereal, potato chips or tostito's corn chips, fruit, beans, cheese, Hormel pepperoni...there are lots of options. |
Anonymous
| Mrs leepers pasta, especially the tuna casserole with corn noodles. |
Anonymous
| Gluten Free for Dummies is a great book for people with gluten/wheat allergies. It has lots of recipe ideas. |
Anonymous
| Z pizza has great GF pizza. I like it better than their regular crust. |