extra payments for dietary needs

margaretclare

I can't comment about needing special foods, but regarding cooking from scratch - what is the big deal about doing that?

We've just been out to see the bluebells, and while we were out, our meal was cooking slowly in the oven. We had braising steak cooked gradually along with carrots, a parsnip and a stick of celery. Along with steamed cabbage, a jacket potato for DH, and an orange to follow, that was a perfectly adequate meal which took very little time to prepare, was nutritious and was cheap.

We cook from scratch because we really do like to know what we're eating and where it comes from! No big deal.

SingleSue

munchings-n-crunchings wrote: »

If you've not already been told, you should really be avoiding nuts, as when you have 1 allergy or intolerance, you have a higher chance of suddenly developing another.

Regards
Munchie

And don't I know it! Youngest (and middle son), milk, soya, wheat and gluten intolerances initially and now he is is allergic to nuts, rhubarb, shellfish and one as yet unidentified food.

We did get some prescription foods for the boys when they were young like bread, pizza bases, biscuits and cake mixes but then the rules changed and biscuits and cake mixes went out the window..so I started doing wheat/gluten/milk free cakes myself.

For milk we used rice milk, better taste than soya and not expensive either....what was and is still expensive, is the constant washing of clothes and bedding, the ruined floor coverings etc and of course time spent clearing up, cleaning down and calming the child down.

Oh and the lovely rushes to the hospital when youngest develops yet another blooming allergy!