Hi Madz You will have a greater understanding to the dilemma of meal times with an autistic child than I do and I hope that some of my suggestions will be of use. Like Steve I know that some autistic children should also be following a casein free diet as well, but all this is sometimes easier said than done as you will know. Breakfast for Coeliacs as well as autistic children is one of the most difficult meals of the day, but lets be positive as there are a good few options out there. I am going to concentrate on both GF and casein free and the main substitutes I would use for milk would be soya milk in the main and rice milk if a sweeter result was required, general spreads are a no go area you need the dairy free spreads. I would use a general GF/WF DS white mix as a standard flour and the white bread mix if making bread. The sliced bread and rolls have no dairy free claim but contain no dairy ingredients. The child may like specific shapes in which case the toast or bread could be cut into that shape. Sweet toppings of jam or honey etc can be used if the child will only eat the food this way, otherwise do without. A few suggestions are as follows: Home made mini loaf perhaps with a gluten-free sausage Scotch pancakes with spread or jam Eggy bread Bread toasted and cut into fingers or shapes Fruit cut into wedges or pieces and served with a rice cake Please let me know how you get go Regards Gill  |