GF/CF diet - how do you get the calories in?

[Ellie4]

We are going to start ds1 on the CF diet to begin with then start a few weeks later on the GF. Does anyone have suggestions for high calorie options for a fussy 2.4 yr old who doesn't like eating much?

The AIA cookbook has loads of great recipes in for this diet. Also avocados are great, really high in calories and good for you. Rice and GF pasta are good for padding out a meal, plus potatoes. You can also get CF/GF chocolate buttons, biscuits and general treats in most supermarkets.

is the aia cookbook any good for under 1's?

mixing olive oil in meals. freefrom choc cake is delish.

soya yoghurts, dried fruit, bananas,

Has anyone tried The Kid-Friendly ADHD and Autism Cookbook by Pamela Compart? Is it any good

I think I posted a similar query on here when we first started the diet, about 2 yrs ago. The best tip I received was baked beans!! Definitely lots of rice, GF pasta and potatoes in our house too, like mumgoingcrazy. And Swedish Glace ice cream. And cashew nuts. But DS is definitely still a skinny guy...

I have not really used any of the specific GFCF cookbooks. I just cook "normal" med-style foods, and look out for naturally GFCF dishes and desserts - Nigella has a couple of cakes that are variations on an almond sponge that are GFCF, for example.

Good luck with the diet!

i can second the 'AIA' book - i was very doubtful, but got it anyway... and its very good. Its got LOADS of recipes- and I mean ooodles!

unfortunately i dont have any tips on weight gain - DS5 is the tiniest thing ever (a smidge under 22lb @ 2.5yrs) so im really struggling with that.

Just a quick word of semi 'warning' tho - if you are taking these things out of your childs diet because he is intolerant to them, be wary of substitutes (ie soya) as he may be intolerant to those too. DS5 was, and i didnt realise because he was still getting diarhea as he always had - id simply replaced one intolerance for another.

However if its just to improve his temperament/behaviour then it might not be so much of a problem. just thought id give it a quick mention. good luck with it, and i think its a fabby idea to cut one out (and its definately easier to start with dairy!) then the other. XXX

I add a lot of ground nuts to stuff - usually almonds as they're high in calcium too. Brazil nuts are calorific too. Grind em up in the coffee grinder I do! They go off quick though once ground - only a few days in the fridge.

I also use a lot of olive oil in preparing his food.

I seem to remember reading that you have to be careful with your brands of baked beans as some of them may contain traces of gluten.

Egg yolks in smoothies.
avocado in tuna and mayo
saute meats in ghee/clarified butter(all the milk proteins = casein is taken out)
make 'pancakes' and fry in coconut oil

Sorry Kalo, just seen your question. Yes many recipes in the AIA cookbook can be used or adapted for a 1 year old (DD2 was only 14 months when I started the diet). She actually doesn't do it anymore though!