Gluten Free Foods

Does anyone know of any products I can use? I am looking for a butter, bread and yoghurt that are both gluten and dairy free. I live in Melbourne, Australia, so if you know where i can find these it would be greatly appreciated!

The best kind of dairy-free yogurt I have found is made with cultured coconut. It is made by a brand called So Delicious. I don't know if this is available to you in Australia or not but it is worth a try.

The reason I suggest this is because soy is not the health food people think it is. Plus it is a main allergen so if you eat too much of it, you can become allergic to it as well.

The coconut yogurt is very yummy!

You also might want to try goat yogurt. It is not casien free but has less of it than cow's milk. It is much easier to digest but it depends upon your body and your tolerance level.

As far as bread goes, the best thing you can do is make your own. I am sure you can buy gluten-free ingredients in Australia but if you can't, there are many websites you can order supplies from.

The best GF cookbooks for bread making I know about are by Bette Hagman. You can order them from Amazon. I like her Gluten Free Gourmet Cooks comfort Foods, but she also has just a bread book that I would like to get.

The GF breads are very good! Not like store-bought frozen GF bread. It may take some time to get it right but Bette makes it very easy.

I also wrote a blog post about how to bake gluten-free:

http://www.heartofcooking.com/2008/11/how-to-bake-gluten-free/
There are a lot of tips in there.

As far as butter goes, the best thing I have found to substitute is called Coconut Butter. It is made by Artisana. It is so yummy, but a little sweet. (no sugar though). You can spread it on your bread and its great.

good luck to you!
Sarah
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Does Autism go away with age? My 3-year-old daughter is going through an evaluation process since she has a speech delay. We have had her on a Gluten/Casein Free Diet for 13 days now and has not shown any improvment in her speech. Will she just eventually learn how to say more sentences over time? Do adults have autism??? I'm so confused and desperately want answers. Thanks for any help.

There are many adults with autism as autism does not go away with age. Autism is a pervasive development disorder which means you are born with it and will have it for the rest of your life. The reason not so many adults have a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder is because it is a relatively newly discovered condition. When the adults of today were children ASD was not used as much as not a lot was known about the condition. These children were given other labels that we would not use today or would come under the heading of an ASD. My own father has been seen as eccentric all his life but at the age of 70 was diagnosed as having Asperger syndrome. We know understand his eccentric behaviours and can to a point understand them. Some people on the autistic spectrum do improve and special diets and therapies can sometimes help but they will never cure an ASD. Accept your daughter how she is and make the most of her. My own daughter has an ASD and is one of the most interesting and funny people you could wish to meet, I wouldn't want her any other way. Good luck with your daughter.

tried a Gluten/Casein Free diet. If so, did you notice any changes in behavior?

I tried it with my High functioning PDD-NOS child for a little over one year. We were very strict with it.

In short I saw no changes attributable to the diet. But it did make my child stand out as "different" at school and camp and that in itself can be a bad thing.

That being said please realize it is very difficult to determine WHAT is causing changes in a child's behavior. AND hopefully a child in the autism spectrum will be provided other interventions that will be working too! In addition to that the child is maturing and constantly learning.

I say people should try it if they like but unfortunately it is no the magic people make it sound.

I have heard it works with better with lower functioning kids.

Best of Luck to you and your child!!:)

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