GFCF and Vegetarian? Am I dreaming?

Question

We are vegetarians and my son has been having HORRIBLE behavior issues that I have been able to curb almost completely through an elimination diet.

I have seen reactions to phenols (bananas, peanuts), yeasts (anything yeasty in the slightest), soy, corn, and all sugars.

The problem is, he is only 3 and I am having a very very hard time giving him any sort of variety of foods. Some days, all he eats is pancakes (Homemade with Sorghum flour) with sunflower seed butter because he won't eat any of the other foods I offer him.

It was hard enough getting him to eat varied foods before. Now I'm just going mad.

I can't seem to find any resources on GFCF and Vegetarian. It's always one or the other ... or there are GFCF which also happen to be vegetarian but use Soy or Corn (which he reacts to)!

Please help :)

-Kathryn

Answer 1

What you are looking for is a Vegan low carbohydrate Diet foods

Most of the low carbohydrate diets would get rid of wheat and Barley first. Of Course, the Vegans consume no milk so the diet is Casein free as well.

You are right, almost all the Gluten free or low carbohydrate diets depend heavily on Soybean products, Soybean products are high in protein and no gluten

If you can not use Soybeans, visit Indian Stores. They have Besan (Chickpea flour), Bajra (Millet flour), Jowar (Sorghum flour), Kuttu (Buckwheat flour), White Rice flour, Brown Rice Flour, Moong Atta (Mung Bean Flour), Urad Atta (black Bean Flour).

You are looking for more than just Gluten free, because Soybeans, Oats, and Corn are all Gluten free, but not suitable for your needs.

You need to get an allergy test done to determine specific peptide chains to be avoided. I am not sure if that can be easily done.

Answer 2

It sounds like you have a real problem on your hands here. There are so many things to be careful of that I'm not sure if my suggestions will be helpful.

I have found a couple websites that may be of use located down below under the "source" line.

-Bean Burritos with GF tortillas with salsa, rice, and guacamole  

-Spinach salad with a vinaigrette dressing with nuts or seeds on top

-Vegan Pizza made with Rice or Sorghum flour with pizza sauce and veggie toppings.

-Scrambled Eggs (if he is ovo-veg)

-Sunshine Burgers http://sunshineburger.com/index2.html

-Pasta made from rice- or jerusalem artichoke-flour (can be found in some health food shops) with dairy free pesto sauce or marinara

-ETC.