What do you feed a child who cannot have bread, rice, oats, or any other kind of refinded starch?

Question

My sister and mother have a metabolic problem that makes their heart race, my sister sweats all night, and acts absolutely wild, this only happens when they eat such foods as white bread, crusted things like fried chicken, pizza, rice, etc. I have heard of an all protein bread, but I can't find it anywhere in the area that I live in. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to feed a child with this condition or does anyone know of this bread? Thanks.

Answer 1

Are you sure that this is a metabolic problem and NOT a thyroid problem?? If the thyroid(your thyroid controls everything in your body from moods, heart, reproductive, etc...) is not functioning correctly you can start having the problems that you are describing. I am a thyroid patient and have been for over 20 years, and if mine is not right, or my meds are not working, I experience the same things as your sister and mom. The doctor needs to run a T3, T4, & TSH, to check for possible, undiagnosed thyroid problems. Just because no one has had them before does not mean they cannot occur, and most doctors do not test for thyroid problems unless you throw a fit. If the thyroid is not the problem, then...You may need to look into beginning a Gluten & Casien free diet for your child. This would cut out whey, dairy, etc... there is a pharmacutical website I can get for you. They are out of Birmingham, and the are specialists in these areas, especially even for parents of autistic children who are generally at the Gluten Free & Casien Free diets. www.wellnesshealth.com is the link. They have a lot of things that may help you with this need. Also, look under their Autism tab at what they have to offer. They also have an 800 number listed at the bottom of their page that allows you to call them with any questions as well. You may have to go to a soy, tofu, protien diet, but the Wellness Health & Pharmacy people may be able to help you find what you need, and I have heard that sometimes they ship for free.

Answer 2

First I would like to express my shared sadness for your family members' conditions. Though I doubt that rice falls under the same process starch as white bread, I would just recommend that they eat whole wheat products, which is not the same is multi-grain because it's still processed. Things like Quaker Oats oatmeal, whole-wheat tortilla, and brown rice, in moderation can provide the required dietary fiber and iron that they need. Another thing that you might want to ask your physician is if they can take supplements to replace the nutrients that they're lacking. Soy, too, is a good source of protein and calcium as well as some fiber. Furthermore, processed starch and battered-fried foods are not good for anyone and whole-wheat or whole-grain is better than just plain white bread, so they're not missing out much. I hope that this has helped some, but please consult a doctor before taking any medical actions.

Answer 3

Firstly don't use ready meals!!
cook from ingredients you know and as such pure basmati rice or wild rice are OK as they are very high in protein, also oatmeal and rye breads are low in starch but for pasta you can buy some 'atkins diet' food which has high protein flour which may help but the best thing is to cook healthy nutritious foods from raw ingredients..

Its cheaper, tastier and doent take that much more time.. stir fried chicken on beansprouts take 4 minutes !! and would do wonders I guess

Answer 4

Fresh meat, poultry, pork, lamb, fish, vegetables, and fruits. I have never heard of a bread with no carbohydrates. You can find reduced carb products everywhere, though. Can't blame the companies. They work on supply/demand and I don't imagine they have much call for it. I enjoy cooking and I can't think of anything you normally make bread out of that wouldn't contain carbohydrates. All flours, cornmeals, and even fruit-based breads have carbs in them.

Let's concentrate on things your sister can have. Fresh asparagus can be fixed in many tempting ways. It can be picked, dilled, braised, roasted, flame-broiled, and cooked in liquid out of a can.

Melons are low in carbohydrates. So are apples, grapes, peaches, and plums.

Green beans are wonderful if they are blanched, steamed, or smoked.

Oddly enough, sweet potatoes have much less starch than the white ones. I am a diebetic and can have sweet potatos. They are wonderful baked and mashed with a small amount of butter and then sprinkled with Allspice and/or Cinnamon.

Meats take on whole new flavors, depending on the way they are cooked. Obviously gravies are out, because flour and corn starch are thickeners used in those. If they enjoy grilled items, Bobby Flay, of Foodnetwork.com has wonderful sauces which can be adapted for almost any grilled meat dish. Citrus makes a great base.....oranges, limes, lemons, and even grapefruit can bring smoked meats and veggies to a whole new level.

My best advice is to find out what flavors they like and to work from there. A restrictive diet does NOT have to be bland and boring if you are creative and committed to making it tastey and interesting.

If they enjoy soft drinks, I have to recommend Coke Zero. No sugar or carbs in this one. The taste is crisp and light and really enjoyable. It's sweeter than Diet Coke and is the closest taste I've found to real Cokes.

You might also have their doctor put you in touch with a dietician who can help you with recipe choices and menu planning so that everyone in the family can enjoy the same foods.

I've learned through my diabetes food control, when I took the focus off what I couldn't have and began experimenting with what I COULD have, my meals go tastier and I didn't feel so deprived and depressed.

Good luck and God bless you for trying to help your Mom and Sister with this.

Answer 5

I used to work in a whole food store (not 'health foods' thats pills and fads) and we used to get a lot of customers with various allergies.
If you can find your nearest wholefood store, and if its a good one, the staff will be used to dealing with this kind of problem. When they get to know your specific needs, they'll be able to give you advice on whats available that may be suitable.
You'll also need some cookbooks, because wholefoods can be a bit of a hassle before you've got the hang of them.
I am also providing a link to one of the UK wholesalers that supply wholefoods, they may be able to help you find local outlets. The second link concerns Celiac disease and the third offers links to businessess that supply gluten free foods, some of which may be suitable.
Also check out your local supermarket for gluten free products and read the ingrediants.
Also try searching on the web for "wholefoods + your area".

Well cooked brown rice is usually suitable for people who cannot tolerate refined starch, its a very easy food to digest. Other low gluten complex carbohydrates include;
potato
maize/sweetcorn
barley
rye
buckwheat

All these are available as grains, flakes and flour.

Answer 6

I haven't heard of an all-protein bread. Your best bet would be the natural foods department at Kroger or a health food store (Whole Foods Market is really good one). Another bread you might take a look at is Ezekial bread. It has no yeast and is made from sprouted whole grains. It is not an all protein bread as far as I know. Good luck to you.

Answer 7

Those specialty breads taste terrible. You don't have to cook with flour. For something like PB&J, use an apple or carrots or celery. Even a banana. For pizza, get large tomatoes, slice them, and pile the toppings onto the tomato. Chicken doesn't need to be fried. For lunchmeats, do roll-ups. Roll a slice of lunchmeat and a slice of cheese together, wrap a leaf of lettuce around them, and dunk them into mayo or mustard.

Convince yourself that flour does not exist.

Answer 8

My ex was allergic to practically everything--anything with wheat, eggs, milk, seafood, apple pectin, you name it, so I got good at substituting. There are all kinds of ways to bypass food allergies.

Check with your local health food store and/or get a bread machine. There are several recipes for different types of bread using non-wheat-based breads, such as ones using soy flour. Bread machines are easy to deal with--just dump in the ingredients in the order the cookbook lists them, and pull out a loaf of bread in a few hours! Soy flour and some of the other types won't raise as high as wheat-based breads, though, so the recipes may call for extra yeast. Good Luck!

Answer 9

I get this bread called Ezekial 4:19 bread. It is made of spelt, makes great toast. There is no flour in it at all. I get it in the frozen section at HEB foodstore. You can feed the child fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, "everything but refined starch" gives you a lot of options.

Answer 10

Quinoa flour has protien in it. You can find that at a local Health food store. Once you detox your body of White flour, refined sugar- your body will no longer crave it. I'm sorry to hear that your sister and mother have this problem. Best of luck to you and them. Do talk to a nutritionalist. They can help more than anyone.