What do you feed your allergy children

[BekahJ]

Ok DD is allergic to dairy, soy, rice, tomatoes, and wheat that we know of right now. There are days that I do really good but sometimes I just get so frustrated and it's like WHAT DO I FEED HER. I am doing spelt flour muffins and that has been really good, I tried some spelt bread YUK! So do you just mostly feed them meat, beans, fruits and veggies??? What about the gluten free baking mixes have those worked good for anybody? Thanks for any help!

[USAmma]

Potatoes are a great food because you can do so much with them. There is corn and rice pasta at Whole Foods.

My dd has many many food allergies and exists primarily on a special medical formual for kids like her while we figure out what's safe and what's not. She eats a lot of potatoes. She eats apples, carrots, dried blueberries, broccoli, seems to have passed her wheat trial and soy trial (thank goodness) but she has failed so, so many other foods. So basically what I listed above is what she eats.

[goomjiji]

My DS is allergic to diary, eggs, and nuts/peanuts--plus a mild soy sensitivity. When I was just figuring it out, we were completely whole foods. Meat, vegies, fruits, grains, beans. As I've gotten more comfortable, I've branched out a little more and checked out some mixes and boxed foods. It's rough. I know that frustration. I wish I could give you some more concrete ideas, but we haven't eliminated the same foods, and I wouldn't want to tell you something that wasn't safe.

[txtarheel]

Originally Posted by goomjiji

My DS is allergic to diary, eggs, and nuts/peanuts--plus a mild soy sensitivity.

Not to hijack a thread, but my DS has the same list. Plus, he's exceedingly picky. I'm about to rip my hair out trying to get variety in his diet (like veggies that aren't roots). How old is your DS and how long have you known about his allergies? Mine is 15 months and we've known about dairy since 9 months and the others since 12 months. DS doesn't much like meat either so it's been tough getting protein in him. I'm getting more concerned now since I'm pregnant and I'm worried about nutrition when I'm not making much actual milk for him in the near future.

[mclisa]

dd3: essentially a gluten-free vegan. She was trialing soy, but we had to stop. she lives off of alimentum formula. Then she eats rice, rice noodles, some fruits (no oranges, no bananas), and veggies.

We use alot of freeze dried and dehydrated fruits. She loves those.

There is corn pasta out there, I think. Or maybe something made from potato.

Check out your local food co-op or health food store for more local options.

[Punchy Kaby]

My DS and I are sensitive to lots of different food chemicals oxalates, salicylates, sulfur. We eat no casein, soy, gluten, eggs. I cook nearly everything at home from scratch.

Here is our list:many winter squashes(acorn, spaghetti, pumpkin), yellow split peas, red lentils, sweet peas, white rice, white rice pasta, oatmeal (non wheat contaminated), plain Nairn's oat cakes, chicken, turkey, lamb, ghee, avocados, mung bean sprouts, mung bean threads, cucumbers peeled and seeded, yellow summer squash peeled and seeded, red peppers, black eyed peas, mango, watermelon, peach, nectarine, cantaloupe, cherries, sunflower seed butter.

This may not look like a lot but we were down to about 7 foods at one point and so to me this is a lot of variety! DS is much better now and so once in awhile I can get away with eating something without him having a bad reaction.

Grains are tricky and I try to have as little as possible in our diets. DS gets no baked goods and only the oat crackers once in a great while. We cannot have bananas or plantains but Trader Joes has chips made from these that are yummy!

[kimmom]

I will be watching this for ideas! 3 of my 4 kids have a number of food allergies that have been discovered recently..It is so hard to feed them!!

[NYCVeg]

Dd is allergic to: wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, eggs, sesame, peas, lentils, beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, squash family (squash, zuccini, pumpkin, etc.)

She eats:

grains: McCann's Irish oats; Lundgern brown rice products (rice cakes, rice); Tinkyada rice pasta; Ancient Grains quinoa/corn pasta; millet; quinoa; corn and cornmeal; Cravings Place mixes (waffles; cornbread; etc.); polenta

animal products (organic only): Greek yogurt; butter; raw cheese; turkey (sliced, burgers); hamburger

vegetables: carrots; sweet potato; asparagus; broccoli; bell peppers; kale; cauliflower; celery; cucumber; potato
we're working on getting more cabbage family veggies (cabbage; Brussels sprouts; bok choy, etc.) into her diet, b/c of the anti-inflammatory properties

fruit: watermelon; honeydew; cantaloupe; apples; blueberries; peaches; nectarines; plums; pears; applesauce (unsweetened); kiwi; bananas; TONS of avocado

Plus olive oil, canola oil, garlic, and spices

Sample meals
Breakfast: oatmeal or 1/4 Belgian waffles, plus sliced turkey and fruit (usually melon or berries or banana in the morning)

Snacks: rice cakes; whole fruit; yogurt; cheese; avocado slices

Lunches/Dinners:
*millet-vegetable loaf w/ side of veggies
*rice cake w/ turkey, avocado, cheese plus fruit on the side
*rice pasta w/ veggies + olive oil and hamburger (or, say, hamburger w/ mashed sweet potato w/ diced kale blended in)
*polenta slices lightly browned in olive oil w/ garlicky asparagus and bell pepper

I'm working on doing more blended/chunky soups (over a grain); more pilaf-type dishes (I'm trying to find a good quinoa salad that she likes); something in the smoothie family; we also have buckwheat groats to try--haven't found a recipe yet

[Icequeen_in_ak]

Here is what I've learned during my tenure as an allergy mom LOL

Spelt contains gluten and if she's wheat allergic, you should really avoid gluten. All grains are processed together (unless you can find a dedicated facility, which is TOUGH) which means that Spelt, oats, rye, etc. are all contaminated with each other. Which sucked because my daughter LOVED oatmeal and the dedicated oats aren't sold here and are very expensive... so we switched to buckwheat and she loves it! (I always assumed because it had wheat in the name, it must contain wheat LOL I was wrong).

Having the rice allergy in addition to wheat makes it darn near impossible to have any successful bread products. I have great recipes for breads that I make, but they are all millet, rice, tapioca and potato flours.

Basically, she has buckwheat for breakfast with some raisins. We do fruits, veggies, chicken, beef.

Since she doesn't have a nut allergy, you could go for almond milk (my dd is tree nut allergic so that is out for us)

The gluten free baking mixes are going to contain rice flours, so those will be out for you. Since she doesn't have a peanut allergy, you could do flourless cookies... she would probably love those as a treat.

You could look at quanoa pasta as an alternative.

I really recommend kidswithfoodallergies.org They were truly a godsend (and a recipe warehouse) in the beginning for me. Well worth the annual fee.