Re: 7 year old grandaughter diagnosed
You basically stick to meats, chicken , fish, fresh veggies and salads. Possibly add some nuts . It is tricky and you have to be creative. But with a young child, their system should clear it pretty quickly if they stop taking the meds.
I would make homemade yogurt and give plenty of that. With a child I would probably allow whole wheat in small amounts, but not store bought bread. You must make your own without any yeast. You can make breads with baking soda as a leavening agent. With whole wheat you can mix with buckwheat and maybe even a small amount of apple sauce for make muffins breads etc. Their are cookbooks out there for candida sufferers. Some feature meals for those on a strict diet as well and those that are not so strict. With a child you might have to do this a ittle a time with a more moderated diet.
I mean I would be willing to say that most children have candida today with all the meds they take and the crappy diet.
The idea here is to give as little as possible and what carbs or sugars you do give should be organic, whole and slow to break down.
For instance, instead of peanut butter and jelly on white bread use unsweetened organic peanut butter with all fruit jam with no added
Sugar in one of the less sweet fruits like strawberries, only use sparingly and put it on homemade whole wheat bread. That way you are not feeding
Sugar right to the candida. Since what I mentioned is much less
Sugar and the sugar that is there is much much slower to break down.
Instead of boxed cereal which is all junk mostly , Make Whole grain oats, or brown rice.
Instead of milk use unsweetened Soymilk. It does not taste as good as milk , but over some cereal you will not notice.
If you take a trip to Whole Foods supermarket you can find even boxed cereals with very little sugar or only sweetened with fruit juice or honey, a much better alternative.
Usually I advocate using a very strict diet for candidia because it is hard to get rid of and can make you very ill. But with a child I would be more inclined to slowly adjust them to a healthier way of eating gradually and let time work in your favor. If your child is not exibiting any symptoms of being very ill, why not take a kinder approach and see if you get results with that first.