Hidden Ingredients. If we have learned one thing today it was always double check the ingredients. We noticed that Ryan was off today and his cheeks were a little red in color. We have been giving him watered down OJ to get some vitamins into his system. While the brand we had purchased was ok (A little high in sugar but that is another battle) but we ran out of it on Friday. So we got another one from the garage refrigerator and started giving it to him. This was a brand that we normally do not get but it was on sale before we started this process and never bothered to read the label. Saturday he was fine but this morning he was off. He was running around like before, would not sit still, and was really rough with his sister. When we were playing he even bit me in the leg.
It was not until the afternoon that I looked at the label. He had been whining that he wanted some more OJ. Looking at the label it had 2 ingredients that we did not notice before. They were Calcium Lactate and Calcium Gluconate. The lactate is a milk derivative and we were giving him dairy without realizing it!
The lesson of the weekend was always read the labels and even though we found a food that he can eat, we have to pay attention to the brand as well. Tomorrow we are trying a new store, Nature's Pantry. A health food store that is close to our house and hopefully a good place for us to find the food that Ryan needs.
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We began this blog to share our experiences placing our son Ryan on a gluten-free, casein-free,(and now egg-free) diet. The diet is one part of the healing process we have in place to rid his body of toxins and improve his Autism Spectrum behaviors. We hope that someday our stories will help other families who have chosen to follow this diet. Over time the blog grew into much more than that. We are sharing just about everything that goes on with Ryan while he's on his road to recovery!
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