Hi, my daughter (Aaliyah) has just turned 2 and is gluten, diary, soy and egg intolerant (she used to be allergic to these things, but as she's maturing, so is her ability to deal with this stuff). We still feed her a basically coelica diet, with no soy or dairy. It was hard for me to find decent gluten free recipes that weren't desserts!
So, a few tips. The best bread we found was a premix (you can make it by hand, or it's just a suitable in a bread machine if you have one) by Peter Van (do a google search for "Peter Van the Bread Man"). Aali doesn't appear to have any issues with yeast, so I add a bit of that to the premix, but you don't have to. The basic premix recipe on the packet is just add water! Awesome!
Also, we found pasta made of combined rice and corn to be the closest thing to normal pasta - in both taste, consistency and cooking time. Just top with your home made gluten free sauce for infinite variations.
Most of our meals are pretty basic 'cause we like to eat the same to keep Aaliyah involved so she doesnt' feel like she's missing out. She has rice porridge for breakfast, made with only water. She'll have fruit (banana, apple, pear or whatever) for morning tea or lunch, sometimes if she's extra hungry, she'll have a piece of thick PeterVan Gluten Free toast. Afternoon tea is more fruit, or gluten free Fantastic brand rice bikkies with home made gluten free dip (I have a GREAT recipe for beetroot dip among others), and tea is whatever we're having... Baked vegetables (we're mostly vegetarian), pasta, stew/hotpot with rice...
At first, it was REALLY hard to find gluten free/coeliac recipes, but after much trolling, I've got those handy faithfuls that I recycle. Aali's never board, and we're happy to be eating her food too.
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