Guest guest Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I also meant to say you might want to try the other kinds of milks as well (nut milks if there's no allergy/age restrictions for nuts, rice, oat or whatever else). We also make our own soy yogurt and flavor/sweeten it with fruit or low/no sugar jelly/jam/preserves or pureed fruits. Or you can get the containers of it already made/flavored (I mean plain or flavored) which we do sometimes. I also just saw some soy pudding but my son was in no way interested in pudding, he wanted the vegan oat bran muffins. LOL. We just make sure to give a variety of foods (you can find other sources of calcium, quinoa is excellent, and a complete protien on its own to boot). When I feel he may be lacking because he's not having a hungry kind of day I will sometimes give half a child's calcium (his doc said as long as he was eating a variety of foods we didn't have to give any vitamins, but what we give is more peace of mind than anything else. ). Good luck. Missie On 1/11/07, Missie Ward <mszzzi wrote: > > We found the Silk soymilk to be on the sweet side. We always get plain > varieties, since it seems the others have too much sugar in them for our > liking (any brand). The enhanced in the blue box is good, rich and creamy > like somone else said. more like cow milk from what I recall. > We also like the 365 brand (the whole foods store brand) 8th continent is > also good. Surprisingly, at Aldi they have organic soymilk in plain, vanilla > and chocolate for pretty cheap, too (they have some organic stuff that is > kind of surprising to see there). > > We haven't had dairy in a long time, as we also have a milk allergy with > our son, he got whelts on his legs/diaper area, even his behaviour/moods > changed drastically and almost immediately, on top of his tummy having > problems. You have to also check other stuff you eat, as a dairy allergy is > pretty tricky since they shove milk into all kinds of things - crackers, > peanutbutter crackers, bread, lots of frozen foods and premade foods in > general. > > Also - dairy free cheese (you really have to read on those since they > stick casien in many of them) and all kinds of general vegetarian foods > (Morningstar farms hot dogs, chick patties and their breakfast stuff - many > of them have milk. Because of all this, we actually found going vegan was > much much easier to keep out hidden dairy.Eggs were easy for me, because I > never ever liked them, and we transitioned slowly for my husband and my son. > Of course, your milage may vary. > > If you just want to be sure she gets enough calcium, garbanzos are a good > source. We mash them and add to oatmeal - gives it a nice nutty flavor, and > they are hardly noticable. > > Good luck, dairy allergies are terrible things. I can sympathize with you > on that (though our son hardly ever had any ear infections. > There is a helpful list of all the different names for milk and milk > derivatives to avoid at http://www.foodallergy.org/allergens/milk.html > > I have a printable list I found here that we gave to the inlaws here: > http://www.users.qwest.net/~fsdebra1/refluxdairy.html<http://www.users.qwest.net\ /%7Efsdebra1/refluxdairy.html> > > Hope that helps! > Missie > > On 1/10/07, imblsdby3 <imblsdby3 wrote: > > > > I need help. I have recently started eating a vegetarian diet and have > > > > taken my 2 youngest off of dairy because of allergies. What is the > > best substitute for dairy. I have tries Silk in vanilla but my 6 year > > old is saying that she doesn't like the taste. She is real fussy about > > most things she eats. She hasn't been eating meat for some time > > because she can't stand the texture or taste. But just recently we > > have been in and out of the doctor because of ear infections. They > > were talking about putting tubes in her ears and I am totally against > > that. A friend recommended that I try removing the dairy and we have > > really noticed a difference but now I can't get her to drink it or even > > put it on her cereal. Can anyone help me? > > > > > > > > > > -- > I'm all out of bubblegum. > > -- > http://mszzzi.creepy.net/Dexter/gallery > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mszzzi/ > http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com -- I'm all out of bubblegum. -- http://mszzzi.creepy.net/Dexter/gallery http://www.flickr.com/photos/mszzzi/ http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Dawn, You have received many great suggestions but I wanted to give you mine too. We do use Rice Dream on our cereal and my toddler also loves to eat it dry. But we also use fruit juices and sometimes water- picked this tip up in a how to eat vegan while traveling article (eating at a continental breakfast bar at a hotel). Maybe you could make a game letting your child pick out varoius fruit juices. Good luck, Carrol -- In , " Dawn " <imblsdby3 wrote: > > Thank everyone so much for all the suggestions. I think that I will > try putting the soy milk in a regular milk container. I know she > always comments about the carton. Again thanks it was so useful. Also > the information about the apples was great. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I think the list you are talking about is not from the USDA, but rather from the Environmental Working Group. Here's a link to an article about the list: http:// www.ewg.org/news/story.php?id=5604. Also you may want to check out this one, you can download an informative PDF: http://www.foodnews.org/. Here is the article I linked to above: How to Eat Fewer Pesticides By: Staff Epicurious November 6, 2006 Next time you're at the supermarket debating whether to pay more for a pint of organic strawberries than you do for your lunch — or deciding if you should choose that wilted organic celery over the crisp green conventional stalks — you might want to refer to the Environmental Working Group's new wallet-size Shoppers' Guide. The not-for-profit group lists the " Dirty Dozen " (the 12 fruits and veggies that are the most contaminated with pesticides) and the " Cleanest 12 " (those that generally have the lowest amounts of pesticides). There have been some ratings revisions since the last Guide came out in October 2003. For instance, carrots are off the " bad " list now but lettuce is on it. Cauliflower has fallen from grace but cabbage has made the cut and is now on the " good list. " Here are the full lists. The " Dirty Dozen " (starting with the worst) * peaches * apples * sweet bell peppers * celery * nectarines * strawberries * cherries * pears * grapes (imported) * spinach * lettuce * potatoes The " Cleanest 12 " (starting with the best) * onions * avocados * sweet corn (frozen) * pineapples * mangoes * asparagus * sweet peas (frozen) * kiwi fruit * bananas * cabbage * broccoli * papaya To come up with its rankings, the Environmental Working Group looked at the results of close to 43,000 tests for pesticides on produce by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A computer analysis by the EWG found that consumers could reduce their pesticide exposure by nearly 90 percent by avoiding the most contaminated fruits and vegetables and eating the least contaminated instead. People who eat the " Dirty Dozen " will be exposed to an average of 15 different pesticides per day, says Richard Wiles, executive director of the Environmental Working Group, while eating from the " Cleanest 12 " means you'll be exposed to less than two pesticides per day. So if produce from the " Dirty Dozen " is on your menu, it makes sense from a health standpoint to choose organic. Of course, health concerns aren't the only reasons people choose organic foods. It takes an enormous amount of fuel to make synthetic fertilizers, explains Wiles. " Conventional agriculture is very energy inefficient, " he says. On the other hand, costly and polluting fuel is required to transport both conventional and organic fruit and vegetables from farms to grocery stores — produce is often shipped to the U.S. from as far away as New Zealand. So does this mean you're better off eating a locally grown nonorganic apple than an organic one from the other side of the world? Perhaps the solution, Wiles says, is to encourage local farmers to start growing organic crops. For example, begin by asking farmers whether they used pesticides on their apples, Wiles advises. " The more that local production can be moved toward organic, the better, " he says. Meanwhile, even if you can't always afford or find organic produce, there are steps you can take to get rid of some of the pesticides on conventional produce. Since washing reduces pesticides by anywhere from one third to one half, thoroughly scrub and rinse everything, even produce that will be peeled. Then consider making yourself a pesticide-reduced dinner tonight. How does a menu of Guacamole, Tropical Fruit Salsa, and Cilantro-Lime Chicken Fajitas with Grilled Onions sound? To download a copy of the Shopper's Guide, visit http://www.foodnews.org. — Rosemary Black , robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: > > Apples and Strawberries are on the top ten fruits/veggies you should never feed a child unless they are organic. I can't find the list from the USDA website, but here is a link (from a very conservative magazine) that discusses it: http://www.businessweek.com/ magazine/content/04_36/b3898129_mz070.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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