New family recipes! No cheese, no gluten

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Hi all,

First time poster here. Our son has recently been diagnosed with gluten and dairy intolerance via blood results. Any recipes you would like to share for us ??

Perhaps TMI and beside the point of this thread but I’ve had endless stomach issues my whole life (in line with my mother side of the family). I have never been able to pinpoint what exactly it is I react to - although I avoid everything containing lactose and cooked onions.

Would therefore hugely appreciate recipes that would work for our family of 5: 6 year old boy and 4 year old twins.
My only safe meals so far are

-yellow dahl
-noodle and vegetable stir fry
-ginger beef
-sushi (but the kids aren’t keen)

HELP!

there are lots of alt cheeses now. Applewood vegan has a great melt for toasties (gluten green bread better now too) and cathedral vegan cheddar is so good too for kids.

for kids I would go jacket potato and beans, poss with vegan cheese.
buy lentil pasta zen-b is a good brand and then you can always rustle up a quick pasta
tostadas/wraps can be gotten gluten free too.
chilli and rice
shepherds pie/lentil pie

Also worth googling ‘Jain’ curries as they cook without garlic and onion.

Has your son actually been diagnosed as coeliac? Coeliac disease runs in families - if you have a parent with it you have a 1 in 4 chance if having it. Lactose intolerance and other intolerance e.g to nightshades go hand in hand with coeliac disease because of the damage caused in the gut.

Check out Becky Excell - all GF recipes plus ways to remove dairy.
Also if it's lactose intolerance, you can get lactose-free dairy including milk, butter, cream etc called Lactofree by Arla.

Definitely think about lactose free versions of things- makes it super easy.
Otherwise think about what you normally have and think about how to de-gluten and de-lactose it- we have curries with tofu, Buddha bowls, fried rice, make GF pastry and make pies, jacket potatoes (lactose free cheese for them), sausage and mash
Once you get going it’s not as bad as you think it will be!

OP- Have YOU been tested for coeliacs or other intolerances yet? If not, it might be worth pursuing this as it can be genetic.

I have a GF friend and generally make summer rolls. Lots of youtube videos on how to roll them. You can add almost any veg/meat/meat alternative you like. I generally make them vegan (although I'm not vegan/veggie) with carrot, cucumber, coriander, mint, lettuce and spring onions and serve with my cheats satay sauce.
In a jar, mix about 2T peanut butter, 1 tea GF soy sauce, 1 tea sesame oil, optional 1 tea sweet chilli sauce. Shake and add water until its a thin, honey consistency.

Spaghetti bolognese by replacing the pasta with spiralized courgettes or using GF pasta

Lasagna with veg slices instead of pasta sheets
Edit- I missed the no lactose part! Lasagna with no bechamel then?

Meat and 2 veg type meals would generally be safe, easy and kid friendly.

Green beans and/or broccoli roasted with olive oil and some garlic.
Corn on the cob, you could brush it with a plant based butter alternative or oil and some seasoning to make it more interesting
Carrots, sweetcorn and peas
Sweet potato wedges

For the meat you can do fish fillets, chicken breast with a tomato sauce or garlic (plant based) butter filling, roasted chicken drumsticks are usually a hit with kids, my DD loves a good bit of roast pork so as a quicker option I sometimes do the pork belly strips which take 35-40 minutes in the oven, would be less in an air fryer.

Thanks so much for all the replies guys! Really appreciate it. I’ve been doing all the lactose milk/cream alternatives + gluten pasta etc but my son not being able to have any sort of milk has meant milk ALT altogether which has complicated things.

Re testing no I haven’t been tested personally and I’m quite puzzled by what exactly I react to. My husband has recently started making (normal) bread daily and our son doesn’t seem to react to it. Didn’t want to go into details but his blood result’s basically showed clear intolerance to milk protein but nothing towards gluten but dr said that’s understandable as he’s not been having gluten for the months prior.

I just feel very confused and would love to be able to cut out whatever I knew would upset my sons (and my) gut but haven’t figured it out yet. I could for example have a cheese platter and no problems but I wouldn’t dream of having Mac and cheese as I would get seriously ill. Sorry this is really boring!

Gluten and dairy free Yorkshire puds and pancakes. I use cornflour in place of the flour and oat milk in place of normal milk. For mashed potatoes I mash them and then whisk an egg yolk in to them to make them creamy. I think you can use olive oil too but I've never tried that one so don't know what it would taste like.

Egg fried rice - this salmon recipe is our favourite https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/salmon-egg-fried-rice

Thai prawn curry https://www.myfussyeater.com/thai-red-prawn-curry-kid-friendly/

unfortunately I don't remember any good recipe I usually like to keep simple so I prepare buckweat with some oil. As I said very simple and kids can get bored pretty easily so I would recommend buying gluten free dairy options and looking up some recipes online https://europroduct.ge/

I have recently come up as dairy and gluten intolerant.

I'm not great on the bread but I find the frozen rolls are pretty real bread like.

I just have rice / potatoe based meals where previously I would use pasta as again I don't particularly like gf pasta. I also find it goes horrible after being in the fridge so no use for a pasta salad.

They are plenty of dairy free yogurts and cream etc.

I find the hardest is grabbing a quick meal when out or a sandwich if I don't make lunch for work.

Check out Asian style of cooking (but check on sauces… for example swap out soy sauce for Tamari that’s GF)

Nothing wrong in keeping it simple with meat and 2 veg! Or fish…?

I have heard that sometimes people think they're gluten intolerant when actually they're yeast intolerant. Might be worth considering?

Agree with a PP, lots of meat and 2 veg type meals. We do chicken tray bakes or roasted chicken served with new potatoes and steamed veg/salad often. But obviously any meat/fish/chicken option works (avoid gravy granules/stock cubes or buy gluten free ones if you want to use them).

More rice based dishes - risottos, paellas, curries etc. If using pre-made sauces or condiments though, do check for gluten.

Things like a bolognaise sauce can easily be served on rice. Or over jacket potatoes. or even with rice noodles probably. In fact, most pasta sauces work well with rice or jacket potatoes.

OP- you said you son has a diary intolerance. Is it lactose or the milk protein he is allergic to? I ask because they are treated differently with differing foods allowed/tolerated. My cousins child has a milk protein allergy. I 'think' she had goat and soy milk when younger. She is 11 now and can tolerate small amounts of cows milk.
Have you asked if the GP/specialist can refer you to a dietician? They might advise on products/brands you hadn't thought of and provide further advice.

My cousin raves about this ice cream: groceries.asda.com/product/family-sized-ice-cream-tubs/swedish-glace-vanilla-soy-ice-cream-alternative/910003032071

Hi many thanks for this! For a long time we have treated him lactose intolerant (like myself) but further testing has confirmed it’s all milk protein he reacts to. So now it’s oat/soya milk etc.

@IdLikeToBeAFraser thats very interesting about the yeast. I’ll look into it x

I forgot about A2 milk. Seems its no longer available in the UK and now only abroad, but might be something similar available.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A2_milk

Lidl sometimes have a really good red lentil pasta which is gluten, egg, dairy etc free but also really high in protein and tastes really good. It's worth keeping a look out for.

Are a few obvious easy options like pretty much anything where your main carb is potato or rice (and if you use dairy usually can substitute out with an alternative milk/dairy free margarine) - so cottage pie, baked potatoes, sausage (just check no gluten in the sausage mix) and mash, homemade potato based stews (just again be careful about any packet mixes considering using), curries, chilli on rice or a baked potato are all easily accommodated on a menu.