Help! Diet Restrictions & Picky eater

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My 2 yo son has recently had a string of illnesses, and we also

suspect asthma and allergies (he really has been a generally healthy

child up til now....there was a diagnosis of croup, then ear

infection, then flu, now another ear infection, all within one or

two months.....but he has not been a sick child his whole life by

any means) We took him to a homeopathic doctor today, who (in

addition to giving us suggestions for his ear infection) said we

should take him off dairy AND soy. My son is also a very picky

eater. He said we can try goat's milk and goat cheese, but this

gets rid of his odwalla bars (whole foods snack), his veggie hot

dogs, his soy yogurt, his tofu.....I don't know what to do!!! He

will not eat beef, he will not eat any lunch meat except turkey, he

is suddenly getting picky about veggies, he will not eat grilled

chicken, he will only occasionaly eat beans, he will not eat

fish....I am incredibly picky about his food in regards to

processing...no sugar, as few preservatives as possible. All I can

think of that we have left is pre-packaged chicken nuggets (Yuck!),

peanut butter and jelly (organic, all natural), eggs, and turkey.

And I have to do this for AT LEAST a month!!! I seriously need some

help. Between the doctor's, my son's, and my restrictions, this

leaves me with:

No Dairy, No Soy, No Beef, No Grilled Chicken, No Fish, No Sugar,

Little To No Preservatives. Any ideas????

Mandi

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> No Dairy, No Soy, No Beef, No Grilled Chicken, No Fish, No Sugar,

> Little To No Preservatives. Any ideas????

> Mandi

 

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Hi Mandi ---

 

the list of " No " things is spot on! a Blessing!

 

yes, lots of choices, and you're in the right group!

 

Raw fruits and vegys. (all presumed to be fresh, raw, and organic or

better...) Starting off with some bananas, dates, pears, apples,

melons, etc..etc..and then some fresh, tender lettuce, some celery,

some cucumbers, etc..etc.. Lots of posts here about smoothies,

which kids generally love...suggest looking at the messages in

summary form, and searching for smoothies.....

 

re: all the items listed now at the top of this post...

 

Dairy - a known toxin/congestant - mucus-forming, as the body

attempts to purge itself of this poison. Milk sugar, Lactose, is a

disaccharide found only in milk. Human milk contains about 4.8

g/100ml, while cow's milk contains ~6.8g/100ml. When lactose is

hydrolyzed it yields one unit of the monosaccharide guloce and one

unit of the monosaccharide galactose. The enzyme lactase is needed

to digest lactose, and this enzyme is not present in most, if any,

people over age three. Humans are the only mammal that continues to

feed its yound milk past the age of 3. Hence the body treats milk as

a poison/allergen, surrounding it with mucus, and attempting to get

rid of it. Cow's milk known to be a major cause of ear problems.

Lots of studies comparing breastfed babies, and bottlefed babies in

this regard...

 

Soy - recent post by Elchanan about this..it was in the last two days

or so... high toxicity

 

Beef/chicken/Fish - all dead, flesh....cause much more problems than

any possible good... all toxic to the body...and the contain a host

of other things: preservatives, hormones, antibiotics (there are more

antibiotics sold to the meat industry than to humans!) There is

really no place in optimal human nutrition for dead, rotting animal

flesh. The fact that we eat any of it is an aberration, perpetuated

by the gazillions of dollars from the meat and dairy industries.

USDA = US Department of Agriculture - they promote, and are heavily

lobbied to promote, what is good for the agriculture

commerce/industries. NOT what is good for us as humans to eat. The

basic four, five, or whatever the new one now is as of yesterday, I

guess, are ALL ideal balances for the agricultural industry: it keeps

them all relatively in balance, consuming gargantuan quantities of

plants to produce unusable materials for humans.

 

Quick definition of insanity, that I also remind myself of:

Insanity = doing the same thing over and over, and expecting

different results.

 

 

Sugar - meaning the white, denatured stuff from cane (fabulous thing

to eliminate!)

.....plenty of natural sugars, frucotse, glucose, etc. in the fruits

and vegys...

 

 

No preservatives - excellent idea: less toxins put into the body!

 

recommend skipping the herbs; they're just another modality

of " healing " - there is no such thing. Only the body can heal

itself; our job is to give it a chance.....go the fruit and vegy

route...Health can only come from Healthy living.

 

recommend letting your son heal: his body sounds like it's begging

for rest, and a chance to detox....

 

sorry so long...and hope some of this helps.

 

 

 

good luck...

 

all the best,

 

 

Bob

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> > No Dairy, No Soy, No Beef, No Grilled Chicken, No

> Fish, No Sugar,

> > Little To No Preservatives. Any ideas????

> > Mandi

 

You might be interested in the book Raw Family by

Victoria Boutenko. There is also another book called

Raw Kids about a family's transition into raw.

 

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