Paula,

This information may or not be of relevance to you but I need to pass it on:

Rice Dream has gluten(from Barley) in it in the type of rice syrup they use
in the manufacture. Rice Dream ice cream is okay though. If you son is
allergic to gluten, that could cause him a problem. If you would like more
information on this, I can forward you some emails from the celiac(gluten
intolerance) list. If it doesn't pertain, please disregard.

Good health to you & you child,

Alec Maines
Washington, DC

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>From: Paula Clark <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Another Way of Looking at it - emotional
>Date: Sat, 31 May 1997 08:22:33 -0400
>
>In a message dated 97-05-31 03:31:36 EDT, you write:
>Kathy wrote
><< There is a very strong emotional issue to food, let alone the denial of
> a certain group of foods.  I dealt with it many years ago for myself.
> Married and had a child and gained a whole new group of allergies to
> watch for.  Three weeks ago I got yet another group of allergens to
> avoid when my youngest was finally tested.  >>
>
>5 years ago, I found out my second son had multiple food allergies
(different
>than my first son).  I found my self laughing because I was in shock.  The
>first thing I did was make a list of all the foods we could eat.  I was
>surprised how many foods there are.  After that it became fun to find
>alternative foods.  If you are avoiding dairy, there are so many
subsitutues
>on the market you can have  soy or corn margarine, soy or rice ice cream,
> non-dairy sour cream and cream cheese.  etc.  My son allergic to wheat,
>dairy and eggs eats wonderful waffles, muffins, pancakes, coffee cake etc.
>  For  a strawberry shake, why not try strawberries, rice dream and ice
cubes
>blended together.  A large health food store is a fun place to start.  Good
>Luck.  And in social settings, we just bring out own food.
>