Eating a gluten-free diet can be a real budget-buster if you’re not careful to stick to your budget. Learning how to cook frugal gluten free meals is essential when trying to afford autism. You can easily break your budget for everything if you eat out too much or purchase entirely prepared foods.
This is no different than non gluten free families. Not to mention commercially prepared food has loads of preservatives and other ingredients you really don’t want your family to eat. You learn quickly that just because it’s gluten free doesn’t necessarily mean it’s healthy. You can eat junk food just as easily gluten free as you can in normal foods. Of course if your kids won’t eat it then it’s all irrelevant anyway. Being kid friendly is just as important as being frugal.
Everyone knows that autistic children often self limit their food choices. Autistic gluten free kids are no exception to this enigma. Preparing foods that are kid friendly will help your child perhaps give the food a possible try. I’m not promising rainbows and unicorns, but I have found presentation and taste matter. I know Logan doesn’t like overly flavorful food. He refers to it as spicy regardless of the heat factor. I attempt to not surprise him with overly enhanced food. He trusts me to keep this preference in mind. You can flavor these recipes as much or as little as you desire. As his taste buds have desensitized over the years, he’s been willing to try more and more flavors.
20 Gluten Free Meals Under $100 That Your Kids Will Eat
Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice
White Chicken Chili
Instant Pot Steak Fajitas
Gluten-Free Calzones
Oven Baked Spicy Chicken Tacos
Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole
Vegan Black Bean Soup
Easy Shepherd’s Pie
Gluten-Free Tuna Casserole
Easy Asian Veggies and Sausage Casserole
Freezer Friendly Taco Casserole
Gluten Free Meatloaf
One Skillet Garlic Parmesan Zoodles
Baked Spaghetti using gluten free noodles
Oven Fried Chicken
Tomato Soup
Cheeseburger Soup
Crock Pot Mojo Pork
Big Mac Salad
Pioneer Woman’s Chicken Spaghetti (use gluten free noodles and gluten free cream of mushroom soup like Progresso)
