Dairy/gluten Free ? Kinda Long And Not Really Aboout Cakes.
Decorating By Schmoop Updated 17 Nov 2006 , 3:20am by jamiesue
Not just looking for cake recipes (but will take them), and not really a cake topic, but...
I just got back from the grocery, which normally takes about an hour, but this time it took 2. That rum and coke never tasted so good after that trip.
Now for the explanation and request...
I found out today that my 3 year old son who's diet consists of milk, cheese, bread, chocolate, sugar, fruit and vegetables has a laundry list of allergies. The main ones of concern are dairy, eggs, wheat (gluten), soy, oranges and bananas (figures, his 2 favorite fruits). I am all for the elimination of these foods. His doctor recomended we focus on the most common trigger foods first! I read every flipping ingredient, to find stuff without dairy, eggs and gluten. I know this is common, but it is was a pain in the a%* for me since it was the first time.
Does anyone have any recipes (especially treats / cakes) or input of which brands of milk alternatives that taste best. It needs to be either almond or rice milk.
HELP! I'm a little overwhelmed and afriad my son won't eat any of the food I bought., he already doesn't each much as it is.
Thanks for listening and anything you can add will help.
Michelle
Schmoop,
I'm so sorry to hear that your son isn't feeling well.
But at least you now have a starting point.... even though it sounds a bit challenging.
Hugs to you and your son while you work through this!!!!
These might help:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-50285-celiac.html
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-5846-celiac.html
Allergies and Asthma - Wheat/Gluten Free; Milk/Egg Free; Soy Free RECIPE SITE... 
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~kupstas/FAQ_recipes.html
Try this link. I came across it looking for gluten free cake recipes for a friend. www.fitnessandfreebies.com/celiac/index.html
I hope it helps. Good Luck! On the bright side at least they found out early what his allergies were so he can change his eating habits early in life and not when he is an adult.
heres the web sight for a grocery store here, they have some stuff that might help www.hyvee.com its a good store adn they hae health markets and such. but on the web sight they also have recipes not sure if its what you're looking for but who knows. good luck.
also if you have any stores like natures pantry or a somethng like that that sells alot of natural foods they may be able to help you out with places and foods that are exactly what you're looking for.
Why I don't get emails that there are responses, I will never know!
Anyways, thanks for the help, I am getting ready to start baking and the links help, since I don't have but 2 recipes.
THANK YOU THANK YOU!
at the bottom of your post slect the notify me choice maybe thats why you're not getting notified.
Are you watching the topic? i noticed that when I start a post I have to go bask a hit the watch button.
Well Here our Grocery store actually has a wheat. Gluten, and Dairy free section. Also nut free. It is more common nowadays for these to be available.
We have a couple stores here with small sections of products. I am in a small town, so this is not as readily available as I saw in the city we moved here from. I found some stuff that he is eating and just having eat more fruits and veggies. I did find some organic, dairy and gluten free kid type cereals the he chowed down on dry. That will help with his carb cravings. Still no luck on finding a milk replacement, doesn't like the soy, rice or almond milk, even with chocolate. Oh well, I guess it will be like taking the binki away.
I found several recipes for cookies and cakes. I guess that is more what I am interested in for his carb / sweet tooth. The biggest obstacle i am finding is that the flours and baking mixes that read gluten and dairy free all have recipes that call for milk and egg in them. I can replace the milk with rice milk or something, but I am confused about all the egg replacement options I have found.
Thanks for all your help!
Sorry to hear about that, but believe me, it could be much worse.
In place of the eggs in baking, you can use a product called Egg Replacer by Ener-G (I believe at www.ener-g.com) anywhere you can use an egg. It's usually around $5 for a box, which contains the equivalent of something like 113 eggs. You can order it online if you can't find it locally. I've had it work fine in everything I've made, except chocolate recipes like brownies and choc cake tend to turn out kind of oily and hard around the edges.
My very favorite super duper easy snack recipe is for something we just call nut balls in our house - they're called Almond Quicks in the Whole Foods cookbook published back in 1987.
Anyway, the recipe doesn't sound like it would be anything special, but they are FANTASTIC!!!!! And super easy.
In the food processor, you throw
1 c raisins
1 c toasted almonds (raw OK too, but not as tasty)
1 t vanilla
Process to a paste (you still want some texture here)
Then add just enough apple juice (around 1 T if I recall correctly) so the mixture forms a ball.
Roll into small balls, refrigerate (if you can resist them that long)
Thanks alimonkey...that is the type of recipe I am looking for. I need snack food that he can munch on and to send to school with him. I will be sending all his snacks for school vs. eating the ones provided. I will need to ask if I can send almonds though, no peanuts in the building, 2 kids are allergic to just the peanuts in the air.
I'm so glad your doctor is willing to consider food allergy/sensitivities. Is it an allergy(immediate, obvious reaction usually requiring having epipen handy or a sensitivity (reaction may take a few days to appear and is not life threatening)? If it is a sensitivity, then he may be able to tolerate small amounts occasionally after he has been off these foods for a while.
My 19 month old ds has a severe peanut allergy and has had eczema since he was tiny and over the past year had recurring ear infections. We took him off of wheat and dairy and have seen significant improvement. Now we are challenging dairy (which he has broken out after several days).
I use almond milk to make smoothies in the morning. The texture is too grainy to drink plain, but I mix in bannana and strawberries, rice protein powder, and a little bit of coconut milk (for fat and flavor). Both my kids love it, and you could use any fruit instead of the strawberries and bananas. We also eat a creamy rice cereal that is sort of like cream of wheat, but made with brown rice.
I also have a recipe for a gluten free, dairy free, egg free cake that is quite good. The ingredients are expensive (as is anything gluten free) and it is quite lengthy, but if you want it I will post it.
Snacks - I give him fruit, apple chips, gluten free cereal called Perky O's, red, yellow, and orange bell peppers and use almond butter on fruit sometimes (you could use peanut butter when he is not at school). My daughter who is 4 eats walnuts (easier to chew than almonds)and carrots and hummus.
He may also eventually tolerate goats milk (more like human breast milk than cows milk). But anything you change will take some getting used to on my part. My dd didn't even like cows milk when I first introduced it!
My kids eat many things that others won't b'c I've always made it a point to avoid junk and feed them what we eat. They don't know any different. Hopefull he will eventually get to where he enjoys these other food .
Sorry so lengthy, but I can relate and am passionate about this b'c I think our kids are overmedicated and nutrition is underrated. Best of luck to you.
Jamie
On the Link I posted above:
Allergies and Asthma - Wheat/Gluten Free; Milk/Egg Free; Soy Free RECIPE SITE...
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~kupstas/FAQ_recipes.html
There is gluten-free Milk-free and Egg-free - Bread; Oatmeal Breakfast Bars; Chick Pea Flour Pancakes ("Crepes"); the Hot Fudge Cake has 1/2 cup milk but you could sub something else; Terrific Belgian Waffles; Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies; among others.
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~kupstas/FAQ1.html Tells you the symptoms of food allergies, etc...
If anyone DOES try this website from the University of North Carolina, PLEASE let me know if you find it helpful or not. If it's no good, I'll quit recommending it... 
Thanks everyone...it is a sensitivity to the foods. The off the chart ones are all dairy including goats milk (except rice and almond, which he doesn't care for) gluten, bananas, citrus fruits, soy, sesame and everything else was either moderate or low that he was tested for.
JAMIESUE - would love the cake recipe...and any input for breads and egg replacement. I seem to be sttuggling with the two. I focusing more on dairy / eggs right since it was so across the board with all, so looking for bread and cake recipes with out dairy only, I found gluten free, but it all call for milk (which I can sub) and eggs???
Thanks!
7YYRT - I will check out the recipes and get back to you.
Eggs you can use flax gel. Put flax seed in boiling water (I don't remember the amounts, but I will check. I'll post the cake here when I have more time so keep an eye out for it. Whole foods sells rice bread, I don't think it has eggs or any of the allergens you mentioned but I don't have any right now and I don't remember the brand (not that good for sandwiches though).
I was looking for the brand of brown rice crackers that we use, but can't find them right now (ran out the door in a hurry this am and probably put them in the dryer 
). They are really yummy and I'm sure I'll find them eventually 
.
Thanks jamiesue for all your help...any tips are great, especially what actually tastes good. We still haven't found a replacement for milk, tried rice dream in several flavors and almond milk and no go, even with chocolate. I have a feeling we won't find a replacement.
I will keep my out for your recipe, take your time as know how busy life is!
Ok here goes the cake:
Flour mix
3 cups potato starch (not flour) or tapioca flour
2 cups garbanzo bean flour (orgarsava? or sorghum)
2 cups rice flour (white or brown)
1 cup arrowroot starch (or cornstarch)
(You can get all of these flours from Bob's Red Mill and you can use this mix for mpancakes, scones, etc. (but I don't have recipes ))
Gelatin Blend
1 packet unflavored gelatin in 1 cup warm water (used as a binder possibly for egg substitute in other recipes 
)
Other ingredients
1 cup canola oil (could use coconut oil or may be able to ask dr. about clarified butter)
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cups shredded zuccini
1/3 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp xantham gum (Bob's Red Mill I think)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 cups raisins
Preheat oven to 350 and grease and flour bundt pan
mix canola oil and sugar and add vanilla. mix in 9 tb gelatin blend. add zuccini
in a seperate bowl mix dry ingredients with 3 1/2 cups of the flour mix. stir in raisins. gradually add liquid
pour in bundt pan and bake 55-60 min.
You can store extra flour mixture in the freezer to have handy. Keep in mind you will never get "normal" cake texture or flavor with gluten free, dairy free, egg free, but I thought this was quite good. (I am used to different types of food though)
Xantham gum is expensive, but will last a really long time and it helps bind which is one of the functions of eggs.
If you are interested in the flax gel egg substitute, there in information on wholeapproach.com which is a web site for people with candida sensitivity. You may find recipes there that you can work with although they will be sweetened with stevia instead of sugar. It takes lots of experimenting.
Almond meal is good to bake with, you can make it yourself by blanching almonds to remove the skins and grinding to a flour, but not so much that it turns to almond butter.
The rice crackers we use are called brown rice snaps and are made by edward and sons. HTH 
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