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And I thought my allergies were bad - help needed

Now that I'm home and reading some labels I just want to SMH.

Aunt Millie's bread (that I get from the outlet in Mt. Prospect) doesn't have HFCS but it has corn starch. Lex's vitamins - have corn syrup. :gah:

Daycare, after giving them the list of no go foods, checked the hot dog buns and didn't let him have those, but didn't read the list of ingredients on the hot dogs. Corn! :gah: :gah:

This is going to be a long painful month.
 
Before you buy any prepared foods, read each and every label, and do it every time you shop.

Manufacturers & restaurants are notorious for constantly changing ingredients without much fanfare. When it comes to food allergies, especially severe ones, better safe than sorry.
 
The upside to this is the allergy isn't one that causes anaphylaxis. It is more a chain of events. So he gets hives and as those heal his skin dries and cracks. The downside is that he now has a staph infection across his entire face and his lips. So it wouldn't be the allergies directly that are dangerous to him, it is the infection that follows.
 
From a daycare side of things often parent chose to bring in lunch and snacks for their child everyday. Plus it helps to have a few special snacks in daycare kitchen for when some other kid brings in a special treat. Child eats of food parent has provided.

Also tell everyone who helps care for him about the allergies. Too often adults think "it's just a piece of candy" not realizing al the issues that can come from food allergies.

Might be helpful to keep a food log for awhile. Write down everything he eats/drinks and how he is feeling. Will help to show a pattern (if there is one)

I know many parents who do an amazing job with their kids allergies and you will too.
 
Wow, what a challenge! I don't have any advice, but wanted to share the link for a West Soy coupon for you: http://www.westsoymilk.com/coupons/ $1/1 and Dollar Tree seems to carry this brand, so free soy milk at least.

And here's a link to PB substitutes: http://www.peanutfreeplanet.com/Peanut_Butter_Alternatives_Substitutes_s/129.htm

This one seems to be free of everything, yet somehow tastes like PB. :giggles:
http://www.peanutfreeplanet.com/IM_...t_Butter_Spread_p/imhealthyoriginalcreamy.htm
 
Would it be too hard for you to make him bread from scratch at least you would know exactly what was going into it.

And yes get the free West soy milk at Dollar Tree, I have gotten three lately.
 
Aldi bread doesn't have HFCS but does have milk. It's not that hard to make your own, esp if you do a no-knead bread recipe. Aldi also carries almond milk now.

With milk, be on the lookout on product labels for casein or caseinate. That's milk protein.
 
I have a kitchenaid, so no problems making bread. At the moment that is my fallback position.

Thanks to you both on the milk - I have a couple of cartons of Coconut milk, but they won't last long at this rate.

I've started a shopping basket at Amazon. It isn't the cheapest, but it means I'll have some alternatives in the house by Tuesday and then can figure things out more leisurely.

Anyone ever encountered a waffle or pancake recipe that doesn't require milk?
 
Day 1:
  • Raisin bran & coconut milk for breakfast - it wasn't a complete failure
  • Noodles for lunch - not a balanced meal, but he must have been hungry as he ate it all
  • Apple juice and peach cup for a snack. Wolfed down.
  • Ground pork and a Birdseye frozen rice/vegetable package as a basic pork stir fry. I loved it, him, not-so-much.
  • So he's now had a banana, an apple and 1/2 lb of strawberries for dinner.

I have two loaves of bread rising in the fridge. This seems very odd to me, but I peeked and they are in fact rising. Of course the fact that I went to get a new bag of all purpose flour and found that it had a small tear and many bugs meant that 2 cups of self-rising went into the recipe. So it may be very poufy and a little salty.

I figure that if the bread is good he can have
  • toast with Smuckers all natural jam (hope it is made with sugar)
  • french toast with honey
  • pancakes with honey
for breakfast during the week if he rebels against the raisin bran. And I'm going to check my banana bread recipe. I think it would be fine as well.

I can see the first things I need to buy are jam made with sugar rather than HFCS and some real syrup plus some kind of sunflower butter. With the fruit from Aldi that should be breakfasts and lunches covered for the week.

Next question - I can buy "dairy" products that aren't made from cows milk, yes? Like a goat cheese? Any suggestions?
 
Just tried to read through most of this and hopefully I can help a bit; my youngest (of four) was allergic to all dairy and nuts until the past six months( now it's just eggs) we did a ton of soy/veggie cheese from trader joes; I found they definitely had the best selection of dairy free dairy products (if that makes sense!) the best recipes I found were by searching into mommy blogs who started their own blogs due to their kids allergies; the best one was some lady right on the north shore (Evanston?) if I can find it again I will send it to you; also definitely inquire about the egg part of the dairy allergy because some shots (flu being one)are incubated in egg protein, eliminating that as an option for two of my kids(I am not a huge immunization person anyway, but FYI)
Related to parties and other things, my good friends always asked if they could make anything separate (how nice) but I always brought/bring their own snacks; a great favorite is homemade rice kris pie treats.
ReLated to epi pens, the kids scripts come two in a pack so I usually split them ( one for the car and one for school, for example)
Finally, my youngest also has eczema and I sneak oatmeal based colloid cream onto him at night(love aquaphor and aveeno!) sine he wants no part of it when he's awake!
Finally, watch the step because it definitely heightens skin's autoimmune reponse (I.e eczema!!) unfortunately...
If I can think of anything else I will post!good luck, it IS tough..
 
Wow - this list is the work of many folks and it is accurate as far as they know. All - yes this is all - products that are corn free.

http://corn-freefoods.blogspot.com/2012/06/corn-free-list-june-2012.html

It is possible the bread I just baked is made from yeast grown on corn.

These are all of the ingredients that most likely (but not always) indicate corn
http://www.cornallergens.com/list/corn-allergen-list.php

But I'm starting to find blogs to help
http://corn-freefoods.blogspot.com/
http://livinghealthyinthemodernworld.blogspot.com/2009/03/corn-allergy.html
http://www.cornallergens.com/
http://www.lacrosseallergy.com/Abou...ments/AllergictoCorn-LivingWithoutArticle.pdf (this one has how to create substitutes for baking)

Guess that's another question for the doc - how extreme do I have to get at removing corn from his diet?
 
Boysrus mentioned Nutrition Network in Winfield and there are the obvious choices of Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, but are there other local stores that have healthier alternatives?
 
jstonecliffe said:
Forgot vitamin d can be bought in drop form and snuck into drinks :)
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I found ReNew Life Omega Smart Kids DHA Omega-3 Supplement Chewable Softgels Fruit Punch with these ingredients

Gelatin , Natural Flavor , Glycerin , Non GMO Modified Starch , Stevia Leaf Extract , Lecithin , Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E) , Rosemary Extract Natural Flavor Protectors

The Glycerin is iffy, I wasn't even thinking about corn starch and I didn't know about Lecithin when I bought it, but it has to be better than nothing at all.
 
Sure
peanut butter sandwiches
Kraft mac & cheese
Spaghetti and sauce
Chicken nuggets

:snort:

Standard kid fare.

He actually loves pretty much any fruit and likes rice/potatoes/noodles so I know I have those to work with.

I think I'm mainly "deer in the headlights" right now as it feels like everything I look at in the house has one thing or another he needs to avoid for this first month.

I'm feeling better now that I have some ideas to start with.

I was also thinking scrambled eggs in flour tortillas (have to check he tortillas ingredients) and also some bacon. Eggs are quick to make in the morning and can pre-cook the bacon.
 
And we have bread - not bad, if I may compliment myself.

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