Lunch Ideas for 1 Year Old with Food Allergies

I suggest looking at vegan cookbooks. They should have plenty of milk/egg free recipes, and you can always alter them to add meat.

Hi! My son is allergic to all the same things. It was very hard at first but now we are getting it... We did alot of rice, fruit, veggies, cut up chicken, beef, noodles, baked potatoes and you can go to a health food store and buy
rice cheese, soy butter and jelly, waffles.
I can help you if you would like, you can email me.
I hope this helps!

A.

Hi K.---Probably the easiest thing to do is to make sure you only offer foods that do NOT have any labels on them whatsoever. By that I mean whole foods. Processed foods have ALL of those things in them as they are cheap fillers. You will have to cook from scratch. But, on the flip side, everyone in the house will be healthier for it.

In my wellness practice, I refer people to a couple of great websites for recipes. They are www.eatingwell.com and www.vegetariantimes.com. Take some time to explore them. Eatingwell has great articles and kid friendly recipes. I'm not 100% sure, but I bet they have recipes that work with those allergies. I know for certain that veg times has a great section on substitutions. For example, ground flax seeds mixed with water is used as a substitute for eggs in baked goods. Veg times has a really great recipe for a totally vegan oatmeal cookie (for a great treat, when you need one).

My daughter got us the cookbook, Veganomicon, and the recipes in there are absolutely fabulous. Soy would offer another healthy choice. He could eat little chunks of tofu, which are very soft. And don't be swayed by the negative comments about soy. I work with a Naturopath who has her PhD in Nutrition and she lectures at length about the healthful benefits of soy AS PART OF A HEALTHY, BALANCED DIET. There is a lot of misinformation on the internet, mostly based on bad research...or NO research at all. If you'd like, I can get you references to the wealth of long-term research that shows health benefits of consuming soy. Be sure that it is organic/non-GMO and not heavily processed.

Processed foods are what we need to avoid. Feel free to contact me if you have any other questions. I'd be glad to share what I'm learning. Good luck, D.

On a side note, I would recommend that the whole family give up cows milk. It's really not the best for humans as the proteins are designed to make baby cows grow into big cows very quickly. Humans are the only species on the planet of the earth that drinks the milk of another animal. Please read info at www.strongbones.org and www.pcrm.org to learn more. Another great resource is to read The China Study by T Colin Campbell.

Hello K. ~ One of the moms already gave you a great list... My 5 yr old daughter is also severely allergic to dairy has been since she was about 7 months....check out http://zensoy.com/ they have pudding...silk soy makes a yogurt you have to be very careful of the cheese there is a dairy free cheese I can't think of the name/brand b/c even though it may say dairy free it does contain casein which is a dairy derivative. I also have some easy recipes for cakes & pudding other things please feel free to email me if you'd like. I know how overwhelming it can be to try to figure it all out.

here is a list of dairy/derivatives ....other names for dairy

Lactose (milk sugar) intolerance is the most common form of milk allergy or adverse reaction to cow, goat and sheep's milk. Lactose needs to be broken down by an enzyme called lactase to be absorbed in the body, but some people do not produce enough lactase for this to happen. The digestive system cannot cope with raw lactose, so it reacts against it with symptoms such as stomach pain, bloating, vomiting and diarrhea.
For others a milk allergy is a reaction to milk proteins such as casein that can be very difficult for humans to digest. Alternatively, the digestive system may not be functioning correctly and partially digested proteins may be crossing the stomach wall and causing an adverse immune reaction, contributing to a host of symptoms, and/or aggravating others.
If you see any of the following items listed as an ingredient in a food, it will not be milk-free:
Butters: artificial butter, artificial butter flavor, butter, butter extract, butter fat, butter flavored oil, butter solids, dairy butter, natural butter, natural butter flavor, whipped butter

Casein & caseinates: ammonium caseinate, calcium caseinate, magnesium caseinate, potassium caseinate, sodium caseinate, hydrolyzed casein, iron caseinate, zinc caseinate

Cheese: cheese (all types), cheese flavor (artificial and natural), cheese food, cottage cheese, cream cheese, imitation cheese, vegetarian cheeses with casein

Cream, whipped cream
Curds
Custard
Dairy product solids
Galactose
Ghee
Half & Half

Hydrolysates: casein hydrolysate, milk protein hydrolysate, protein hydrolysate, whey hydrolysate, whey protein hydrolysate

Ice cream, ice milk, sherbet
Lactalbumin, lactalbumin phosphate
Lactate solids
Lactyc yeast
Lactitol monohydrate
Lactoglobulin
Lactose
Lactulose

Milk: Acidophilus milk, buttermilk, buttermilk blend, buttermilk solids, cultured milk, condensed milk, dried milk, dry milk solids (DMS), evaporated milk, fat-free milk, fully cream milk powder, goat’s milk, low-fat milk, malted milk, milk derivative, milk powder, milk protein, milk solids, milk solid pastes, non-fat dry milk, non-fat milk, non-fat milk solids, pasteurized milk, powdered milk, sheep’s milk, skim milk, skim milk powder, sour milk, sour milk solids, sweet cream buttermilk powder, sweetened condensed milk, sweetened condensed skim milk, whole milk, 1% milk, 2% milk.

Milk fat, anhydrous milk fat

Nisin preparation
Nougat
Pudding
Quark
Recaldent
Renned, rennet casein
Simplesse (fat replacer)
Sour cream, sour cream solids, imitation sour cream

Whey: Acid whey, cured whey, delactosed whey, demineralized whey, hydrolyzed whey, powdered whey, reduced mineral whey, sweet dairy whey, whey, whey protein, whey protein concentrate, whey powder, whey solids

Yogurt (regular or frozen), yogurt powder
Possible sources of milk:

Natural flavoring
Flavoring
Caramel flavoring
High protein flour
Lactic acid (usually not a problem)
Lactic acid starter culture
"Non-dairy" products may contain casein.
Rice cheese
Soy cheese
Also avoid products that have an advisory label that indicates that the product MAY contain milk or that is processed on shared equipment.

My friend's son is allergic to dairy, eggs, nuts, peanuts, fish, citrus, wheat, pollen, cats, and most everything else you can think of. We are very close,so I understand how difficult it is for you---especially at birthday parties where pizza and cake are the staples.
Allergies are serious so I would not ever give you advice as I am not an expert. But I can tell you about the creative things she has done. She makes all kinds of rice with chicken, turkey meatballs (those are great for 6 teeth), potato pancakes (I sneak in shreaded carrots and onions). Avacodo and soy grilled cheese sandwiches.

Most little ones want to eat the same things over and over anyway. You might look into contacting a clinical nutritionist. There are some great ones at the Alternative Healthcare Center in Grosse Pointe. I fact they are amazing, especially Dr. Jantz. They have a website www.ahccenter.com

Just an add-on...there are alot of foods mentioned in another post that sound scarey to me...some of those foods are loaded with MSG which for some people such as myself is dangerous. In that vein check for "natural spices, natural seasonings, natural flavors" (these are 'code' for MSG), ANY of the -oses means loaded with sugar. Holy Toledo...it's tough to know what to do when our food sources process all the good OUT and add in all kinds of chemicals to make it taste good. Good luck with all this. Hopefully he will grow out of it over time. Check out the AHC Center....they are well worth the visit!

Here is a list of foods that are safe for him. My only disclaimer is my son isn't allergic to nuts, he just isn't supose to have them, so double check about being processed on aline for the foods. Also, I love the websites vegweb.com, it's a vegan website. Finally, I bought this cookbook, 2 almost 3 years ago, and absolutely love it! http://www.dairyfreeeggfreekidpleasingcookbook.com/
Oh and here is a blog that I really like, it's a peditrician with a child with food allergies: http://www.speedbumpkitchen.com/
Foods okay to eat:
Chicken
Beef
Soybean
Mushrooms
Cocoa (not chocolate)
Turkey
Soy nut butter
Sara Lee whole grain bread (you must check this every time, the ingredients change!)
Soy milk ****(Silk brand is NOT ok).
Meijer Tatar tots
Extra virgin olive oil (very good in high fats)
Meijer mashed potatoes (made with water or soy milk)
White rice
Stove top chicken flavor stuffing
Stove top turkey flavor stuffing
Margarine (Fleischmann's Unsalted Margarine) they are 2 different ones make sure it's the one w/the yellow & green box) (Meijer)
Smart balance butter (only one kind is vegan, check label!)
McCain's smilie face potatoes
Meijer cocktail smokies
Johnsonville polish sausage
Johnsonville stadium style brats
aunt millie's hotdog & hamburger buns (check every time ingredients change)
Ore Ida (Fries & Tater Tots)
Black Olives
Green Olives
Pickles

Breakfast:
Lenders whole wheat bagels
Thomas Bagels
Aunt Millie's Bagels
Meijer lite syrup
Cream of wheat (made with water or soy milk)
Aunt Jemima whole wheat blend
Brown ‘n serve turkey sausages
Meijers English muffins-whole wheat and raisen

Dressings/Sauces:
Kraft light Thousand island
Kraft Tangy tomato bacon
Kraft original BBQ sauce
Ragu spaghetti sauce (Sauteed Onion & Garlic or Chopped Tomato, Olive Oil & Garlic)
Meijer marinade garlic and herb
Meijer marinade lemon pepper
Ketchup
Mustard
Kraft Catalina
Kraft free Catalina
Kraft Italian
Meijer Italian
Kraft free French
Wishbone western fat free
Ken’s fat free sun dried tomato vinaigrette
Relish

Snacks:
Cheerios (not honey nut!!)
Gerber Graduates Fruit Strips
Gerber Graduates Juice Treats (Fruit Medley)
Stauffers animal crackers
Town house light buttery crackers original
Jell-O
Mini Teddy Grahams (not chocolate flavor)
Keebler animals, cookies, iced, lightly frosted
Nabisco Grahams Crackers- cinnamon, regular
Wheat thin toast chips
Meijer abc pretzels
Honey Maid Graham Crackers
Teddy Grahams - Honey
Saltines & Premium Saltines
Zesta (Original & Unsalted)
Quaker Rice Cakes (Plain)
Ritz Crackers (Original)
Triscuits (Original)
Wheatables (Original)
Wheat Thins (Original)
Fruit Popsicles
Minute Maid Soft Frozen Ice (Lemonade & Strawberry)
Rold Gold Pretzels
Lays Potato Chips (BBQ & Original)
Jello

Fruits/veggies:
Meijers Applesauce
Motts apple juice
musselman's apple sauce in the little snack cups & del monte fruit cups
Canned veggies
Canned fruit
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Zucchini
Potatoes
Carrots
Peppers
Tomato
Any chewable fruit
Avocado

Cereal:
Life cinnamon
Cheerios (not honey nut)

Baking/Spices & Seasonings & Condiments
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Sugar
Brown Sugar (not to be confused w/brown sugar flavoring which isn't always safe)
**Be careful of flavorings not all are safe**
Flour
Most McCormack Grill Mates
Most spices are all safe
Oil (Canola, Olive)
Pam Oil Spray
Salsa
Taco Bell Seasoning
Old El Paso Seasoning
Ortega Taco Seasoning

Foods okay to eat, but read the label first because may contain milk or eggs:
Pasta
Spaghetti sauce
meatballs

Things I haven’t looked at, but recommended:
Bread - Dutch Country Whole Grain White Bread (Meijer)
Nabisco Barnum's Animals Crackers
Wheat Thins
Chef Boyardee Rice w/Chicken & Vegetables (micowave bowl)(Walmart)
Zen Soy Chocolate Puddling (Whole Foods or Health food store)...
Tyson Chicken nuggets
Tofutti Cuties Ice cream sandwiches (Whole Foods or Kroger) (tofutti.com)
Ian's French toast sticks (VG's or Whole Foods)
Van's Gourmet Waffles (Original or Blueberry) (Whole Foods, Meijer, Kroger or VG's)
Sloppy Joes

Costco hotdog & hamburger buns
Turkey burgers (Costco or Jennie O - there are 2 different
ones it's the one w/the green writing)
hebrew national hotdogs
pillsbury original cresecent rolls
Turkey bacon
Kraft Shake n' Bake Original Extra Crispy
Ritz Crackers,

Cereal - Kellogg's Honey Smacks, Lucky Charms, Froot Loops, Cap N Crunch,
Kellogg's Strawberry Frosted pop tarts,
Nabisco Chicken in a Biskit Original Crackers
silk soymilk but kroger & walmart both carry little juice box size (3 to a pack) of the silk soy vanilla & chocolate both can be found in their speciality isle (non refigerated)
Breakfast

Bisquick - Original & Reduced Fat (Double check the ingredients; it's been awhile since I've bought any)
Louis Rich Turkey Bacon

Cereals

Kix
Raisin Bran
Rich Chex
Corn Chex
Crispex
Wheaties
Rice Krispies (really good w/Vanilla soy milk)
Alphabits
Post Shredded Wheat
Froot Loops
Trix
Cookie Crisps (my daughter eats this w/her chocolate soy milk)
Instant Oatmeal (Apple & Cinnamon) also check (maple & brown sugar & cinnamon & spice)
Malt o Meal
Ore Ida Hashbrowns
Vans waffles (blueberry or original) the others aren't dairy free
Hungary Jack Microwave Ready Syrup (read the label to make sure you have the correct one - the other varieties aren't dairy safe)
Pop Tarts (Strawberry & Blueberry)

Lunch/Dinner

Armour Original Meatballs
Hormel or Libby's Vienna Sausages (great for when you're out & about & need a snack)
Hormel Kid's Kitchen Beans & Wieners in Tomato Sauce (great for when you're out)
Tyson's or Ian's Chicken Nuggets
Hebrew National & Ball Park Beef Hotdogs
Oscar Mayer Bologna, White Turkey, Chicken, Ham
Hillshire Farm Beef Lil Smokies (Great rolled in Pillsbury Crescent Rolls - Original or Reduced Fat)
Canned chicken in water
Fresh Veggies (I steam them w/a little bit of garlic sea salt & a little bit of safe butter)
**Be careful of canned - creamed & frozen veggies in sauces**
Rice-A-Roni (Chicken flavor - I don't buy this very often as the sodium content is high)
Near East Couscous (Herbed Chicken - has soy)
Near East Rice Pilaf (Wild Mushroom & Herb - has soy)
Rosarita Refried Beans
Enchilada Sauce
Hormel Chili
Amy's Frozen Meals (Read the Labels some do contain dairy)
Delimex Chicken Taquitos
Ragu or Prego Spaghetti Sauce (Tomato & Basil - other varieties - veggie - check label not all are dairy safe)
Shake n Bake Original


Snacks

Soy Yogurt (Silk - Be Careful of other brands - can contain trace amounts of dairy)
Rice Ice Cream (Rice Dream)
Soy Ice Cream (Soy Delicious & Tofutti


Bread

Flour Tortillas - (Check Label)
Corn Tortillas - (Mission and store brand - Check Label)
Dutch Country White Bread
Pillsbury Country Italian Bread (Refigerated section)
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls (Original & Reduced Fat)


Gerber Graduates

Only These Flavors (White Turkey Stew w/Rice or Chicken w/ Rice)
Lil Entrees (Turkey & Green Beans, Chicken w/Veggies
Gerber Fruit Wagon Wheels (Check Label)
Gerber Fruit Juice Snacks
Gerber Veggie Puffs (Sweet Potato)
Gerber Fruit Puffs (Banana, Strawberry Apple)

Hershey's baking cocoa
Marshmallows (Kroger & Jet Puff)
Milk Free Chocolate Chips (www.enjoylife.com)
Tofutti Soy Cheese
**Be Careful of Other Brands; not all are dairy safe)
Tofutti Soy Cream Cheese & Sour Cream
(www.tofutti.com)
Veganaisse Mayo (Contains Soy) others contain egg


Be careful of toothpastes & Medications (lactose)

These are safe

Yummi Bears Original are safe chewable vitamins
Childrens liquid Advil
Infant Tylenol
Children's Benedryl (Liquid only)
Amoxicillan (Suspension/bubblegum flavor)

Some asthma medications do contain dairy (Advair)

Is your son allergic to tree nuts, peanuts, or both? My son has 6 food intolerances wheat, corn, soy, oats, dairy, and eggs. Once you develop a routine for cooking most of his foods at home it gets really easy. The hard part is when you are just starting out.

There is a great egg re-placer called Ener-Gy Egg Re-placer that you can use in cookies, cakes, and other baked goods at home. It uses flax meal, potato starch, and water that creates a similar emulsion as eggs when whipped.

For dairy, you might want to look at soy products such as soy cheese, soy yogurt, and soy sour cream. These items usually don't contain dairy, but call the company to double check if you're not sure.

Stay away from hot dogs unless they are organic and "natural flavorings" are not listed on the ingredient list because many companies use dairy solids as a flavor enhancer in the meat.

Lots of fruit and veggies are great for his body right now, just cut them into small pieces. Slightly cooked carrots or peas are sweet and soft; easy to chew.

I hope these ideas help some.

C..