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Possible milk allergy
J&Jaggies06
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What are some meal options for an 11 month old with a possible milk allergy? We are already limiting the amount of milk in her diet, but I think it is time to cut it out entirely to see if we see an improvement. I'm having a tough time thinking of things I can feed her though. Everything has milk in it. If you have any ideas please pass them along.
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Re: Possible milk allergy
What makes you suspect that your LO has a milk allergy? What symptoms is your LO exhibiting? Have you discussed this with your Pedi? Testing before age 2 is not recommended because it's not accurate. If after age 2 you're still suspecting allergies then have the allergy testing done. The best way to determine a allergy right now is by doing an elimination diet.
My 13 mo old has a milk allergy. It confirmed by his GI Dr. He has been 100% dairy free since Dec 30th. At first it was hard. In order to avoid all dairy I have to read labels on everything. Even foods such as lunch meat and hot dogs have dairy in them. We got him in with a nutritionist who has helped us figure out what we can feed him. Also, this website has helped a ton in finding dairy free foods: https://milkfreekids.blogspot.com/
My son's symptoms were no weight gain or growth, constipation, GER, rash, ear infections. At 12 months he still weighed the same and was the same height he was at 9 months.
Here's what my son ate today:
Breakfast: 1/4 c Kix cereal and a cup of soy formula. (We still have him on formula b/c it's cheaper then buying soy milk and it has all the added nutrients and vitamins he needs and his GI Dr said to.)
Lunch: Tyson chicken nuggest (only dairy free I have found), cut in 4ths grapes and a slice of Veggie Cheese, 1/2 container of soy yogurt.
Snack: graham cracker and apple sauce with a cup of soy formula.
Dinner: steak, steamed carrots and half a small baked potato. (no butter or cheese)
Bedtime: cup of soy formula
He also has a strawberry, pineapple and oat allergy so what he eats is more limited.
Typical foods he eats:
chicken hot dogs (get them at Sprouts)
canteloupe, grapes, apples, pears, peaches
carrots, green beans, broccoli, corn, sweet potatoes
beans (doesn't matter what kind he loves them all)
baked chicken, turkey, ground turkey, steak, pork loin
whole wheat Ritz crackers, graham crackers
soy formula, soy milk, almond milk
soy yogurt and coconut yogurt (both at Sprouts)
Tyson chicken nuggets
OP: Most breads have dairy in them. Potato bread does not. Some bagels do not. Most pastas are dairy free. Any pancakes, waffles or french toast that are store bought have dairy in them. If you want to do those then find a mix that is dairy free and use soy milk instead of cow milk. You can find recipes for dairy free muffins, cupcakes, etc online. If you make scrambled eggs make them with soy milk instead of cow milk.
It's hard at first to wrap your head around the whole dairy free thing. Things you wouldn't think have dairy in them normally do. If you're wanting to eliminate dairy then it's best to eliminate it all and then slowly start to reintroduce foods with it. If you start seeing reactions then it's definitely a dairy allergy.