The archives of this forum are a wealth of information. Here is Ray
Audette's advice on this matter from the archives:

Subject:	 Re: WHEAT GLUTEN & AUTISM
From:	Ray Audette <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To:	Paleolithic Eating Support List
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Date:	Mon, 19 May 1997 23:34:21 -0700

As with any condition helped by a paleolithic diet seems to show improvement
within a few days,
experimentation is easy and perfectly safe!

I have many letters from folks who got great improvements in ADD, bi-polar
disease ( aka
manic-depression ), schizophrenia and most people have noticed an
improvement in the ability to
concentrate.  Diet has also been used to greatly improve the condition of
Down's syndrome
children.  If it helps, you'll see results almost immediatly!

Try to get your child to eat a pure paleodiet for one or two weeks.  No
matter how fussy an eater
he might be, he won't starve in that time and after a few days the cravings
for carbs will be
greatly diminished.  Pemmican will be a great help in getting him proper
nutrition during this
experiment as I have never met a child who didn't like it (at Gray-Hawk's
daycare all the
children line up with their mouths open like little birds when his pemmican
can is taken out).
For Gray-Hawk, pemmican was the "baby food" he was weaned on and he still
eats it every day (it's
a great vitamin supplement).  If you can't make it yourself, I'm sure
someone on this list
(or me) will be glad to send you a batch!

Ray Audette
Author "NeanderThin: A Caveman's Guide to Nutrition"
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paleolithic Eating Support List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of susan holtz
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 6:49 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: "starchy finger foods" for babies
> 
> HI, all.
> So my doctor has recommended "starchy finger foods" as a next step up
> from
> purees for my 7-month old. She says *only* starchy, no vegetables or
> fruit.
> You can guess how I feel about this. I know that I am not about to give
> her
> cheerios or those overprocessed "puffs" that they market as babies'
> first
> chewables, but I am wondering if there is some validity to the idea
> that
> first finger food should basically dissolve in the mouth. So is there
> anything else I can give in lieu? My own "bread" products are made out
> of
> coconut or nuts-- I am not as strict paleo as some of you, and I do
> make
> cookies out of almond flour and honey from time to time... but...
> again, not
> appropriate for a baby...
> any ideas?
> thanks!
> susan