Food Allergies

My 17th month old daughter was diagnosed with food allergies since she was 7 months old. She is allergic to wheat, diary, eggs, peanuts, nuts, and peas. Now that she is a toddler, giving her the proper foods that's good for her and what she likes has been the most challenging. In search for good healthy and tasty foods I found that Whole Foods sell a variety of foods that my little one can eat. There are also tons of recipe books for kids with food allergies. Kids with the same food allergies that my little on has can eat: Rice Krispies, Plain Oat Cheerios, chicken, corn pasta, potatoes, veggies, and beans. I also found some wheat free and dairy free waffles and Ice Cream by Rice Dream (made of rice milk).  I have also made her macaroni and cheese. YES...believe it or not. I took her corn tubitini pasta and I added non dairy butter, salt, vegan cheese and rice milk to it. Came out just as creamy. So all the while I was limiting her food choices, found out there are LOTS of things she can eat. As far as milk goes, it's very important for toddlers to drink enough milk so they can have the calcium, I chose Enfagrow toddler soy milk. It provides my toddler with all the vitamins and nutrition she needs along with the good healthy foods I have found for her.

http://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/
This is a great website for moms and dads who have kids with food allergies. You can learn a lot from this website such as recipies, ways to help your child with food allergies, an allergy buyers guide and more.

I just wanted to share this information because I know there are lots of moms out there that have kids with food allergies and how frustrating it can be to find good tasting and healthy foods your child can eat.