cheryl, sorry but i laughed when i saw the bit about sesame in your post. <g>
guess what else my 4 year old's allergic to?!

found out rather accidentally; a kid from her preschool brought all the kids chocolate bars from israel last year, & was so considerate to remember dana's dairy allergy, & brought her halvah instead....which promptly made her VIOLENTLY ill! & testing confirmed she's pretty severely allergic to sesame, too.... (and those are her only 2 food allergies.....)

i've read that the prevalence of sesame allergy in some mid-east countries is akin to peanut over here.... it's often used in infant/toddler snacks in mid-eastern countries bc of its nutritional value, but sesame allergies are definitely on the rise...& in the US & australia, too... i guess bc of the increasing 'internationalism' of our cooking, particularly eastern dishes....

SO...i guess our list of "safe" foods is constantly dwindling, huh??!
:)
marla

 I upped my intake of carob, broccoli, figs, and sesame
(all good sources of calcium) during my pregnancy.  FYI, sesame seeds
on bread, sesame seeds in stir-fry, and tahini (sesame butter) on bread
and in hummus, etc. My 4 year old daughter also eats tahini on sandwiches
in place of peanut butter.


Marla Shapiro, Ph.D.
MSC 5A0622
Regents Center for Learning Disorders
Georgia State University
33 Gilmer Street SE, Unit 5
Atlanta, GA 30303-3085