Nut: Simplicity
6 articles
Milk Allergy
Asked by S.G. from Chicago
on February 23, 2010
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My son has a severe milk allergy. He is currently 10 months old on Elecare. What kind of "milk" do I give him when he turns 1? Also, what about his birthday cake :(
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- My son had a milk allergy until he was 3. We are 6 weeks away from 4 and still good to go! He couldn't tolerate Soy milk so I gave him Rice milk but I kept track of ...
- You would be surprised to see how many boxed cake mixes contain no milk or milk products. My little girl also has a milk allergy & she is 2 1/2 yr & drinks "8th Contin...
- I love rice milk...never heard of hemp milk before like another poster had put down so I will have to try that. Iam not allergice to milk, but I have to be on alot of ...
Just Curious Why Santa Hands Out Peppermint Candy Canes??
Asked by C.R. from Kansas City
on November 30, 2011
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I get they want to hand out something to the kids, but they now make so many flavors that little kids would like. Why do they continue to hand out the hot peppermint c...
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- Thats an interesting question! My thinking would probably be so they keep tradition or that if they run out of a color then the kids dont scream because of course they...
- The red/white ones are usually cheaper in bulk and come in more sizes for ease of handing out, and they match the whole traditional Christmas color scheme and Santa's ...
- because they match his outfit .......right??!!
Celiac Disease?
Asked by K.D. from Denver
on April 5, 2008
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Hello, my 3 yr old daughter was just diagnosed with Celiac Disease. We meet with the GI dr and dietician next week. I'm looking for help in explaining this so she un...
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- I'm not sure about how to explain Celiac but Whole Foods and Vitamin Cottage sell a lot of Gluten Free & Wheat Free items. Also, a lot of the King Soopers are startin...
- Explanations will be much easier as she starts to feel better from going gluten-free. My 3-y-o son was recently diagnosed with a severe nut allergy and he's great abou...
- My daughter and I both have Celiac. I for almost 6 years and my daughter for three. The market is so much better than it used to be. There are a lot of mainstream food...
Snack Ideas for Preschool
Asked by T.J. from Seattle
on August 21, 2008
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I'm in charge of snacks once a month for my daughter's preschool. Due to choking hazards and food allergies, there's a long list of things we can't bring. We had orien...
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- TJ, I relate. Our son just finished his second year in pre-school and I am soooo happy that he will begin Kindergarten in two weeks. Snacks were a struggle for me to...
- Good snacks for preschool that seemed to be ok when I had to deal with probably the same long list you do are: Pirates or Veggie Booty, Mozzarella Strings (found in t...
- Just wanted to throw this out there... when my daughter was in preschool they made snacks easy about every 2 months I would get a list from the teacher what to bring.....
What Is Your Favorite Cookie Recipe??
Asked by T.C. from Minneapolis
on October 21, 2010
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the girls in my family and some friends do a cookie exchange every year. We are doing ours this year the begining of december and i love trying new recipes. I need to ...
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- One that I make every year at Christmas time are Strawberry Lilies. They are a cream cheese and butter cookie with strawberry jam in the middle. They're crazy good! ...
- * Russian teacakes (also sometimes called Mexican wedding cookies, I believe). * Baklava (this makes tons, but you need to put them into cupcake papers, because of ...
- Oooh, too many to pick just one!! Molasses Crinkles, Snickerdoodles, Birds' Nests (thumbprints with confectioners sugar icing "egg" instead of jam in the indentatio...
Lunch/meal Ideas for Semi Picky 2 Year Old
Asked by R.R. from Los Angeles
on February 16, 2010
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Just wondering what some of you mamas feed your kids. We have a semi-picky child who will eat quesadillas, chicken nuggets, ramen noodles and mac and cheese most days....
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- I also have a semi-picky 2 year old boy. Mine eats pretty much any breakfast food (egg in a hole, pancakes, french toast, bacon, eggs sometimes, etc), and most cereals...
- The one really successful method I found with handling picky eaters was to never, ever have anything in the house that I was not prepared to have them eat. A child,...
- I have found that my kids 3 & 4 eat well with a little variety & they like finger foods. I take an apple corer & I use it to make little round bite size pieces of ham ...
