Help! My Son Is Allergic to Eggs and Dairy!!

Check out your local health food store for many ingredients and items you could use. Also, a Nutritionist is great for this type of situation as it is not all that uncommon. (My mom is also allergic to eggs/dairy.)

If you contact a nutritionist as well as the advice of other moms going through this, you should have a ton of 'well-rounded' ideas for meals.

good luck!

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Hi B.,

My son (2 1/2) is allergic to eggs, peanuts & tree nuts (since age 9 mo.) He WAS allergic to dairy as well (from birth but- didn't find out til 16 months). You can go to Whole Foods grocery store or there is another one Good Foods. Also, check out your local health food stores. I found that Kroger is a great grocery store for having items that do not contain these products. Enjoy Life is a great product that has foods that don't contain any dairy, eggs or peanuts. Hiller's grocery store also has a section that carries "allergen free" products. To replace eggs in some recipes, I use Ener-G it's a powdered "egg" (no eggs in it) product you mix w/ water. You can also look up eggless, dairy free nut free recipes in a search engine on the internet! I found the internet to be a wonderful help when making my son's first birthday cake & other treats & meals. My son is no longer allergic to dairy (YAY!) just found out last month. We'll have him re-tested for the others at 3 years of age (recommended from his allergist).
Remember to be careful of who picks up your son & kisses him. Don't be afraid to ask if they've had any of the products he's allergic to before handling your son. I carry that antibacterial hand wash so if someone has I give it to them before they pick him up/touch him. We also do not keep any peanut butter/peanut products in our house (I'm a chocolate/peanut butter lover) - if I were to have it and he fell down, I could make the situation worse by having it on my hands & breath. Our allergist said we wouldn't have time to respond to an injury of his if we had to wash our hands & brush our teeth, etc.
Hope I helped a little & didn't bore you or sound too preachy. I totally understand your situation. Good luck! I know exactly how frustrating it is for you & your son!

HI B.
I know it's hard! My daughter can't have dairy or wheat. I make most of our food from scratch. The health food store has an egg replacer by Now brand I use for baking. I did a quick search and found this site for you. Good luck, A.
http://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/?gclid=COfrrPCPg5QCF...

One place you might want to look is in the gluton/casien free diet recipes. All of these are dairy free to start with and you can find the recipe's without egg at that point.

Good luck!

How frustrating that must be for you! It's amazing how many allergies that we have these days.

I have an awesome multivitamin for kids that they drink if you are interested. It includes probiotics too! You are going to need dietary support. Let me know.

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B.,
Wow that's too bad. I am an eggs/bacon X2/week person.

But while I can't think of any egg substitutes, you can subsitute dairy products with soy products perhaps? At Kroger, look in the organic section. Almond Milk or Soy milk or rice milk. And there are soy based cheese subsitutes.

You've gotten some great responses, so I'll just add my suggestion of finding a Trader Joe's near you. They've got good quality foods without extra chemicals, etc. much cheaper than you'll find at Kroger, etc. Not sure if they carry the egg replacer, but there was a boy in my daughter's class that couldn't be anywhere near peanuts this year, he also has outgrown a milk allergy, his mom shops at Trader Joe's all the time. Good luck.

Hi B.,

One of the best things you could do to ensure optimum nutrition is to use quality supplements. I have used Shaklee supplements on both of my kids and they are now 2 and 4, and have never been to a doctor or have been sick. If you would like some suggestions, please email me at ____@____.com.

Thanks,
A.

My nephew and my daughter have issues with dairy and wheat...my nephew with a lot more...your local health food store has a lot of different brands...it takes a lot of reading the labels..the labels are much better now with the new law they passed where they have to put the allergen info on there...if you want name brands and stuff...email me back...good luck...

B.,
I know you can do a search on the internet under eggless, milkless, butterless cakes. My husbands cousin has a son with similiar allergies and found a chocolate and a spice cake recipe that he can eat. Hope this helps.

I don't have recipes but I *had* a daughter with many allergies when she was born. By the age of two she had no more allergies thanks to Homeopathy. I've also seen many have success with Homeopathy and milk allergies. This might be something you want to try. Good luck. I know how difficult food allergies can be, especially with children.

My son is going through an elimination diet, to see if he has allergies to milk, eggs and wheat. I shopped at Horrocks for all my fresh stuff and the Better Health Food Store for most everything else. Places like Krogers and Meijer are getting better with stuff like this. Most of it can be found in their organic sections.

My 3 yr old is in the exact same situation, but we knew from 4 months old. We basically make the same stuff we normally would, but use substitutes like soy for milk and Ener-G egg substitute. There is a butter/margarine made w/ soy that works okay, it's available at Kroger. There's also sunflower butter instead of peanut butter and a soy-nut butter for the same purpose. You can substitute Soy or Rice milk for most things. Silk is a good brand soy milk, the chocolate flavor actually tastes FANTASTIC, just just real milk.
If you're looking for quick meals, Kroger has a Franks and Beans microwavable meal that's egg/milk/nut free anyways. Frozen Tyson Chicken nuggets are good. THere's actually quite a bit out there, you just have to look.
One more thing, there's a newer store on Hall Road called Life Smart Foods. They have a ton of stuff. Soy cheeses, shredded, sliced etc. I'm encouraged by that store. THere's a cake/brownie/cookie/pancake mix company called Cherry Brook Kitchen that has a lot too. YOu can find at Whole Foods (usually) and LIfe Smart, or order online. Hope that helps. You'll learn your way around, just stay positive!

Hello B., I can't help with the milk or peanut allergy that much except to recommend soy milk(just remember that soy is a legume bean just like peanuts). But my middle child was allergic to eggs. It is in everything it seems. You will have to learn to cook alot from scratch. Breads, cakes, cookies, ice-cream. Read lables. Chicken noodle soup has egg noodles. In recipies you can replace 1TBS of oil and 1TBS of water for each large egg. It works well in most recipies. Having others watch your child can become an issue also. Once a mother gave my daughter a meal with NO-Yolk noodles, but it is still made with the whites of eggs. I got an emergency call. Prepare the meals in advance and freeze them for those busy days. Also, to help with the sibling rivalry, the entire familly should go on the same diet plan. This will also help the baby by not having the cross contamination from the mouths of others. Try to find a support group by checking with the allergists in your area. Good luck.

My niece was the same way with eggs & peanuts. My best advice is if you want to dine out ASK about the cooking oil they use. She's been able to eat at McDonald's and a few other fast food places her favorite is Taco Bell. Also my brother loves Buffalo Wild Wings- but they still ask each time they go out. Also make sure to always read the labels! I can also recommend sun nut butter, it's made from sunflower seeds, that's for later on for now read the labels, that's the safer way to go! They've moved out of state I may still be able to have her send you some info. I will try