Ohh boy yeah. This will sound awful but I can't be a stay at home mom, and I did the gluten free diet with my oldest son for almost 3 years. The "results" were so minimal and the effort was so severe - I resorted to medications. There was hardly any difference on or off.
We have also done casien and corn free. I've BTDT with diets and the changes in behaviors for my kids at least have never been worth the effort put in. I know that sounds awful but that gluten free diet was a nightmare. I did it but working full time - I couldn't possible keep all the treats available to bring along and take to school.
I know Barbara's is easier to find now - but the majority of everything still has to be made. I'm not discounting the diet. I am going to go back to color free foods (I'd say I'm 80% there anyway) and I'm going to cut out the soda treats totally again (oh the moaning from my other kids LOL!). I make them drink diet but even diet has the corn syrup which is evil all by itself.
I'll cut some things out to see how it goes. He had not even had a snack at school yet, I pack things like pretzels or fruit. I am wondering if the Capri Sun's might be a culprit. I'll go ahead and replace those with something else for snacks/lunches.
Thank you again for the help!! I appreciate it.
