
The Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook
The Ultimate Guide to Diets that Work
By: Pamela Compart, Dana Laake
Paperback | 31 December 2019 | Edition Number 3
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orThe Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook provides a current review of the commonly used diets for the treatment of ADHD and autism, and recipes appropriate to specific diets. It also provides suggestions for feeding picky eaters, including those with texture issues. The authors share details about just how and why each diet works, examine specialty ingredients in-depth, and provide extensive resources and references. The speciality diets covered include: Gluten-free, casein-free, soy-free; Feingold diet: low phenol, low salicylate diet; Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) and Gut and Psychology Syndrome Diet; Anti-yeast/candida diets, or Body Ecology Diet; Low Oxalate Diet (LOD); FODMAP (Fermentable Oligo-, Di- and Mono-saccharides, And Polyols); Anti-inflammatory diet; Modified Atkins and paleo diet; Rotation diet
Despite the restrictions of these diets, this cookbook offers an array of tasty choices that kids will love, including shakes, muffins, rice and beans, salad, stews, and even sweets and treats. This comprehensive guide and cookbook is chock-full of helpful info and research, and includes more than 100 kid-friendly recipes, organized by their suitability to each speciality diet.
About the Authors
Pamela J. Compart, MD, is a developmental pediatrician in Maryland. She combines traditional and complementary medicine approaches to the treatment of ADHD, autism, and other behavioral and developmental disorders. Dietary changes and use of nutritional supplements complement traditional treatments such as appropriate educational placement and speech therapy, occupational therapy, and other therapies. She is currently in solo practice, focusing on her passions of patient care, teaching, and writing. She is also coauthor of The ADHD and Autism Nutritional Supplement Handbook.
Dana Godbout Laake, RDH, MS, LDN,is a licensed nutritionist in Maryland. Within her practice she provides preventive and therapeutic medical nutrition therapy to adults and children. In addition to writing and hosting a radio show, Dana is a scientific advisor and content contributor for the Autism Exchange and for the Neurological Health Foundation Healthy Child Guide. She is also coauthor of The ADHD and Autism Nutritional Supplement Handbook.
Updates to be consistent with new materials
Chapter 1 - Food Reactions - What They Are and How To Test for Them
Discuss digestive issues that predispose individuals to food reactions;
Gut dysbiosis
Leaky gut
Move the Dope on Opiates to Chapter 3.
Add more specifics about how the diets apply to the individual. not to all with autism or ADHD.
Details on how individual diets apply to the individuals who have problems with specific foods, based on their own unique biochemistry, gene variants, enzyme functions, and digestion.
New Chapter 2 - Healthy Diet is the 1st step - Improving Your Nutritional IQ
Avoids and why - move items from previous Chapter 4 to here
Includes and why -Material from previous chapter 4
Move chapter 5 (Yes, There is Plenty Left to Eat)
Update is needed since each diet is different.
General Square Diet Chart here
What about Supplements
Special diets which eliminate foods can result in a need to replace missing nutrients. Supplements can fill the gap.
Many children with ADHD and Autism have unique biochemical and digestive differences that can increase the need for nutrients beyond the normal baseline.
New Chapter 3 GFCFSF
Focus only Gluten-Free, Casein-Free, Soy-Free GFCFSF
Culprit foods and other agents (see previous Chapter 3) - include "The Dope on Opiates"
Underlying individual factors which can cause reactions: biochemistry, genetics, digestion, enzyme functions and more.
Update information on symptoms suggestive the diet may be helpful.
Recommendations
Foods and agents to avoid
Emphasize inflammatory nature of gluten.
Add information on animal milk sources to avoid and include (A1 and A2 milk, goat milk, camel milk)
Substitutes
Square Meal for GFCFSF
Supplements: enzymes, digestive, probiotic, nutritional
Resources
New Chapter 4- Feingold Diet: Low Phenol, Low Salicylate Diet
Food / dietary / medicinal culprits
Underlying individual factors which can cause the reactions: biochemistry, genetics, digestion, enzyme functions and more.
Symptoms suggestive the diet may be helpful
Recommendations
Foods and agents to avoid
Substitutes
Square Meal for Low Phenol
Supplements: enzymes, digestive, probiotic, nutritional
Resources
New Chapter 5 -Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) and Gut and Psychology Syndrome Diet (GAPS)
Foods, dietary, medicinal culprits
Underlying individual factors which can cause reactions: biochemistry, genetics, digestion, enzyme functions and more.
Update information on symptoms suggestive of which diet may be helpful.
Update information on SCD and GAPS sources to avoid and substitutes. Explain the differences and similarities.
Recommendations
Foods and agents to avoid
Substitutes
Square Meal for SCD, GAPS
Supplements: enzymes, digestive, probiotic, nutritional
Resources
New Chapter 6 - Anti Yeast / Candida Diets, Body Ecology Diet
Food / dietary / medicinal culprits
Underlying individual factors which can cause the reactions: biochemistry, genetics, digestion, enzyme functions and more.
Symptoms suggestive the diet may be helpful
Recommendations
Foods and agents to avoid
Substitutes
Square Meal for these diets
Supplements: enzymes, digestive, probiotic, nutritional
Resources
New Chapter 7 -Low Oxalate Diet (LOD)
Food / dietary / medicinal culprits
Underlying individual factors which can cause the reactions: biochemistry, genetics, digestion, enzyme functions and more.
Symptoms suggestive the diet may be helpful
Recommendations
Foods and agents to avoid
Substitutes
Square Diet: Low Oxalate Diet
Supplements: enzymes, digestive, probiotic, nutritional
Resources
New Chapter 8 - FODMAP (Fermentable Oligo-, Di- and Mono-saccharides, And Polyols)
Food / dietary / medicinal culprits
Underlying individual factors which can cause the reactions: biochemistry, genetics, digestion, enzyme functions and more.
Symptoms suggestive the diet may be helpful
Recommendations
Foods and agents to avoid
Substitutes
Square Meal for FODMAP
Supplements: enzymes, digestive, probiotic, nutritional
Resources
New Chapter 9: Other Diets to Consider
Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Food / dietary / medicinal culprits
Underlying individual factors which can cause the reactions: biochemistry, genetics, digestion, enzyme functions and more.
Symptoms suggestive the diet may be helpful
Recommendations
Foods and agents to avoid
Substitutes
Square Meal Anti-inflammatory
Supplements: enzymes, digestive, probiotic, nutritional
Modified Atkins and Paleo
Food / dietary / medicinal culprits
Underlying individual factors which can cause the reactions: biochemistry, genetics, digestion, enzyme functions and more.
Symptoms suggestive the diet may be helpful
Recommendations
Foods and agents to avoid
Substitutes
Square Meal: Atkins, Paleo
Supplements: enzymes, digestive, probiotic, nutritional
Rotation Diet: When to Consider a Rotation Diet and How To Do It.
Chapter 10: Getting Started and Bumps Along the Way Chapter 11: Dealing with the Diet and Common Concerns
Picky appetites, texture issues, and odd food choices.
Medical issues to consider: (e.g., reflux, esophagitis, constipation)
Chapter 12: A Complete Guide to Making Breakfast and Packing Lunches
Chapter 13: Introduction to Recipes We will update icons on recipes where feasible to indicate if compatible with the new diets we have added and/or add some separate recipes in each section that are relevant to the new diets.
Chapter 14: Beverages and Healthy Shakes
Chapter 15: Condiments, Dressings, and Sauces
Chapter 16: Breads, Muffins, Waffles, and Pancakes
Chapter 17: Main Dishes and One-Dish Meals
Chapter 18: Rice and Beans
Chapter 19: Vegetables and Side Dishes
Chapter 20: Salads
Chapter 21: Soups and Stews
Chapter 22: Fruits, Sweets, and Treats End Page pull out with chart of foods and diets Resources About the Authors
ISBN: 9781592338504
ISBN-10: 159233850X
Published: 31st December 2019
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 352
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Quarto US
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 3
Edition Type: Revised
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 19 x 2.5
Weight (kg): 0.85
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