Any recipes/ideas for a child with multiple allergies.

gingin_2

My little niece has just turned 3 and has multiple allergies. Her mum is struggling to find interesting food for her and has to miss out on a lot of the normal food and treats that are taken for granted.

She can't eat in any form :-

Any Dairy (plus eggs)
Wheat
Nuts
Fish.

She does have soy milk and rice flour and can have sugar as long as it also doesn't also contain any of the above. I was wondering if anyone had any bright ideas that might make her food life a little more exciting.

Thanks

Lil2002

I haven't tested out, but this site sounds hopeful. http://www.foodyoucaneat.com/
You create a profile of what can and can't be eaten, and it gives you recipes. Worth a try, I thought?

thriftlady_2

Hi, Gingin,
My DD is allergic to nuts and eggs which makes life pretty difficult, so having those allergies plus dairy, wheat and fish must be hell. You have my sympathies.

I can't think of much I'm afraid as dairy and wheat allergies in particular rule out so much.

Are oats OK? If so oatmeal (not porridge oats) might be a good substitute for breadcrumbs for making chicken nuggets. You'll need to get them to stick. The usual recommendation is egg, no good:rolleyes: I use yogurt or buttermilk, but no good for your niece, however I've found that if you dip the chicken in water then in the oatmeal it will stick. Shallow fry or spray with oil and bake. Or what about crushed cornflakes ? Not sure what's in them apart from corn.

Rice seems like a good idea with meat sauces, chili and the like.
Baked spuds, potato wedges, home popped popcorn is an excellent snack for kids.

My Dd has a classmate who is allergic to milk and he eats a spread called Pure which his dad uses in cakes. I'm not sure how to get round the flour problem though, although Ryvitas may be OK as they are rye, oatcakes and rice cakes should be OK too.

I'll have another think and see if I can come up with some other ideas.

Trow

I wonder about spelt flour?

It is related to wheat but is easier to digest, and is great for breads. Look at www.pacificbakery.com/spelt.htm for more details.

Quinoa is a grain that is classed as a superfood - a bit like millet and can be used in place of cous cous, might be worth a try.

thriftlady_2

That's reminded me of barley Barley is cheap and healthy and can be served like rice or in soups and stews.

You can get beremeal from some healthfood stores which is barley flour.

lil_me

http://www.glutenfree.com/recipes.html they are all gluten free but will have to filter out the other ones she can't have because of the allergies.

http://www.mealsforyou.com/cgi-bin/recipeCategory?category.114 dairy and wheat free just need to look out for the others

http://www.foodallergy.org/recipes.html

http://allergies.about.com/od/recipes/AllergyFree_Recipes_and_Baking_Tips.htm

http://www.trufree.co.uk/en/home.asp

http://www.allergicchild.com/

http://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/index.php

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Child-friendly-Food-Allergy-Cookbook-Gluten-free/dp/1840924497 great book might be able to get from library. there is another special foods for special kids or something.

Got these saved as links as a lot of the kids in the support group we got to are on GF/CF diets etc.

thriftlady_2

Another useful link is this http://www.kidsaware.co.uk/

It's not recipes but they sell great allergy awareness products. My dd has the stickers on her lunch box and always wears them to parties. She even put them on her bedroom door so that Father Christmas would know not to give her the wrong chocolates

Kinnerton chocolate do a plain choc bar that is nut-free, egg-free, gluten -free and soya-free (I think) Waitrose stock it.
http://www.kinnerton.com/nutfree.html

lightisfading

no experience with the wheat free bit but might be worth searching for vegan recipes for the dairy/egg free problem

thriftlady_2

lightisfading wrote:

no experience with the wheat free bit but might be worth searching for vegan recipes for the dairy/egg free problem

Ooh, yes I've found some great cake recipes on vegan sites that my dd can have. Not sure about flour though

gingin_2

Thanks for all of the ideas and websites. They really are fantastic and I will pass them on to SIL

I knew you'd all come up trumps