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GFCF On A Budget

By Holly Bortfeld for TACA

So, you’ve chosen to start your child on the diet but wondering which bank you will have to rob to be able to pay for the special foods now, right? Before you get out your ski mask, here are some hints that might help.

There are several approaches to diet –

$$$ - This is when you buy everything pre-made.

$$ - This is when you buy mixes and such but bake the products yourself.

$ - This is the easy and cheap “grandma’s method."

    $$$ - Let’s start with the expensive method. There are so many places where you can buy everything pre-made for you nowadays. 10 years ago when I started the diet with my son, there was almost nothing. Now, you can find companies like YourDinnerSecret.com that delivers all pre-made meals, and online retailers like Allergygrocer.com that carries products from a wide variety of manufacturers, pre-made and mixes. If you can afford to purchase all pre-made foods, this article is not for you.

    $$ - This is the category most people fall into. You don’t have time or the recipes to make all your own breads, muffins, cakes, pie crusts, etc. so you buy mixes and some pre-made things like cookies or sandwich bread, pasta and hot dogs. You spend a good chunk of time comparison shopping and making sure all the products fit your child’s allergies.

    $ - This is the “Grandma” method. I’m going to take you back in time for this one. Think about the way your great-grandmother used to cook before food came in boxes and was heated in microwaves. She made a meat, a vegetable and a starch, that was it. No muss, no fuss. It’s a healthy, simplification of cooking that uses no pre-made ingredients. That’s the whole process and you’ll find meal ideas and more in the Meal Plans page on our site. I found this method actually even saved me money compared to the way I used to cook before GFCF because I wasn’t paying $5 a box for his favorite pre-made junk food that he ate 3 boxes a day of because he was addicted to them.

While I could tell you to move to the country, plant a huge organic garden and start your new career in animal husbandry, I’ll spare you having to learn how to de-worm cows and when to flip your compost pile. I think it will be much more helpful to give you a bunch of time-tested tips that I’ve learned from over the years.

http://gfcf-diet.talkaboutcuringautism.org/index.html