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I'm not sure what to do here, so I hope someone can help.

I am worried that my 4 year old son is not getting enough protein. Here's why:
1. allergic to eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish
2. milk intolerant (no milk, cheese, yogurt)
3. won't drink soymilk
4. stopped eating meat after he found out where it comes from
5. he's a highly sensitive child who is selective about what he eats and knows when I'm sneaking something in.

So, anyone have any protein ideas??? I found some powdered soy shakes(Geni Soy and one other brand) at the store, but they all had a nut warning on the label. I just want him to be healthy...
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Also, whole grains (quinoa has a good deal of protein, IIRC). I'm sure others will have more ideas too.
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Remember that all foods contain protein. Some are just higher than others and some are advertised more heavily than others. As long as your child is not a fruitarian I wouldn't worry about the protein issue. Really. Something else, maybe, but not protein.
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try scrolling thru the protien list on this link: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcom...k/wt_rank.html

or try this: http://www.nutritiondata.com/

that should give you some ideas that will fit with what he can/will eat.

good luck!
Don't dark leafy greens have lots of protein?
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Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina
Remember that all foods contain protein. Some are just higher than others and some are advertised more heavily than others. As long as your child is not a fruitarian I wouldn't worry about the protein issue. Really. Something else, maybe, but not protein.

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MUSHROOMS, dice them up fine if you must and add to rice/pasta/grain dishes.

SUNBUTTER (made from sunflower seeds)?

Beans, mine love refried the best.

another nomination for QUINOA, yum!

if intollerant to cow dairy, try GOAT, it's composition is different so may be able to use.
Thanks to all!
You have given me some good ideas. I get caught up in the "are you doing everything you should be doing for your child???" routine sometimes. He's healthy, he's not underweight or undersized, he hasn't had an allergic reaction for a while and he has a pretty healthy diet, so I'm going to try not to worry about it so much!
You said no soymilk, but what about other soy products? Tofu, or tempeh? I have a really good recipe for tempeh, if you'd like it.
i would try feremnted soy only, and try garbanzo beans maybe?in hummus? My kids love veggies or apples dipped in hummus. And hummus has protein, good fats, and calcium and
trace minerals


my basic recipe, if you want it

two cans organic garbanzo beans. drain one can only. I use a blender or food processor.
juice of two lemons
tiny bit of cumin
couple cloves garlic
bit of salt
bit of paprika
a few tablespoons of sesame tahini
olive oil(enough to make it blend well ( I like alot)

you can customize it many ways. One way to make it sweeter is to add roasted bll peppers. or roasted grlic.
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I think there is more going on here. Like leaky gut causing all those food allergies and aversions. Food aversions are very common in gut damaged/allergic kiddos.

How is he intolerant to milk? Could it be the lactose or is it the milk proteins? My DS can only do goat's milk yogurt, he's intolerant to the proteins *and* the lactose. (Yogurt predigests the proteins and goat's milk proteins are smaller than cow casein micelles).

And it's highly likely has has nutritional deficiencies given his pickiness that are not helping this situation either. Catch-22 I know, we are dealing with it in our house too.

Soy has phytates that binds to minerals as well and prevents their utilization by the body, even fermented is not good to eat regularly.

Rice protein powder might be a good stopgap measure. I do not feel that processed foods are ever healthy, stuff in a can is never as good as fresh.

Look into leaky gut and using digestive enzymes and probiotics.
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I highly recommend bone broths for calcium and other minerals, he really needs a good source. Will he do vegetable soups made with it?

See Gut Healing Tribe Cheat Sheet at top of this forum for bone broth info (and lots more).
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