3.5yr old on elimination diet - help!

[lactationlady]

We are seeing an accupuncurist/NAET practitioner for dd's eczema. She gave us a list of foods to avoid for now -

Dairy
Eggs
Wheat
Chocolate
Rye
Oats
Barley
Tomatoes
Potatoes
Citrus
Ground Meats
Strawberries


If anyone else has done a diet like this, can you share some menu ideas with me? Especially breakfast - breakfast here is always either fruit & yogurt, oatmeal or omelets/scrambled eggs.

We are having salmon, rice and squash for dinner tonight.

[Ccow3699]

I'm not sure why she told you to avoid potatoes, they are suppossed to be a very low allergen. I would check with her about that.

There are lots of gluten/wheat free choices of breads, bagels, cereals and waffles at Whole Foods - if you have one near you. also, fleishman's unsalted margarine does not contain any dairy. It does have soybean oil or soy lechithen but they are suppossed to be ok to soy allergic people. My kids, who are allergic to soy, do eat it.

Also, we eat lots of chicken and turkey. The dark meat is supposed to be more nutritious for little ones because it contain more iron and zinc. You can do apples, peaches, pears, lettuces.

There are other grain like quinoa, make it the same way as rice, its very good.

When my daughter was 4 months old and having allergic colllitis, I was told to eat the following from a nutritionist: chicken, turkey, potatoes, spinach, lettuce, bananas, peaches, pears. Dress things with olive or safflower oil and vinegar, salt and pepper.

[lactationlady]

I wondered about the potatoes too as I was typing out the post. I didn't notice them on the list until I got home. I will call tomorrow and ask her about them.

I had forgotten about the quinoa. DD (and ds too!) love quinoa. Thanksfor the info re: soybean oil and soy lecithin. That does open up some options for us if she can have that.

Thanks!

[lactationlady]

oops! didn't mean to post twice!

[Panserbjorne]

Potatoes are part of the nightshade family and can be highly allergenic.