Hi Elizabeth.
I have a 16 month old daughter (Paige), and I don't really cook either. The
answer to your problems is finger foods!
I don't give my daughter dairy much, although the allergy is mine & she
seems fine. I follow 2 really simple rules for feeding her.
Rule 1. 2 kinds fruit or veg at every meal. (this mean she ends up getting
about 7 servings of fruit and veg each day, since she usually has a banana
for a snack - apparently this is the recommended amount here in Australia).
Rule 2. Some sort of protein at each meal.
It really ends up easier than it sounds - and very little cooking for me.
Here are some easy ideas.
Breakfast:
Quaker Oats with grated apple (or applesauce) + a banana
or
Cereal with soymilk (you could use rice milk) and chopped banana + glass of
orange juice.
Snack:
Cut up orange or banana or apple
Lunch:
Avocado on rice crackers. Boiled egg cut in slices. Tomato slices
or
Egg salad sandwich. Cucumber & tomato slices.
Dinner:
Pasta with tomato sauce (she loves rigatoni or any shape she can feed
herself).
Peas & corn (very easy to cook).
or
Cooked baby carrots.
Fish fingers or sardines w/tomato sauce.
or
french toast (just mix up an egg, dip in the bread & cool in a little olive
oil. Paige loves this with ketchup on top)
Kids are happiest with just totally raw ingredients. There is no need to buy
them processed foods or to bother cooking much. That way you worry a whole
lot less about reading labels. They like to explore different food
flavours, shapes & textures. They also enjoy stronger flavours sometimes,
Paige loves raw tomatos and raw lemons! Also let them learn to use a fork
and a spoon. They pick it up pretty quickly if you let them make a big mess
for a while.
Also - that is fantastic that you are still breastfeeding & twins no less!
Hope this helps!
Bronwyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth Pollard-Grayson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 3:40 AM
Subject: dairy and soy allergies
> Hi. I have 15 month old twins who I am finally realizing are allergic
> to milk and soy. My son also reacted to goat's milk, but I haven't
> tried it on my daughter. I've suspected their allergies since we were
> newborns, but we've finally reached a stage where we were able to prove
> it. Their major symptoms are screaming at night (usually 12-4 am) and
> diarrhea. We have cut both soy and dairy out of their diets (and mine
> since we are still breastfeeding), but I know there is still something
> else bothering them. We are going to keep eliminating allergens like
> wheat and corn until I figure out what else is the problem. Since no
> one in the family has had allergies to food before (except my childhood
> allergy to strawberries which I outgrew), this is all very foreign to
> me.
>
> What I am looking for is help with grocery shopping. I am very much
> used to popping a box of food into the microwave for dinner or buying
> fast food. With young twins, that is the easiest thing to do. I miss
> cooking, but I don't have time for it. Obviously, it has become a new
> priority, and I am going to have to cook on weekends when my husband can
> watch the kids and freeze things (we have an extra freezer, thank
> goodness!) for the upcoming week. However, I am at a loss to buy many
> basic things. I am sure that the answer is probably that I will have to
> eliminate items that I am use to using (like store bought bread which
> has milk, butter or soybean oil in every loaf I've looked at). If
> anyone has dealt with both milk and soy allergies and can give me a list
> of "safe" brands of things that they buy on a regular basis, I would
> really appreciate it. Trying to read labels at the grocery store is not
> easy to do with two toddlers! I live in Austin where there are multiple
> wholistic grocery stores as well as one store that has a large Jewish
> section, so I do have a great selection of items to buy. It's just a
> matter of figuring out what I can buy that won't set off the kids.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Elizabeth
>
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