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I'd love to hear more about what you're feeding Mamie. My daughter's 14 months old and I'm feeling very adrift about what to serve her every day. I've resorted to frozen fish sticks, chicken fingers and "bagel bites" and other quasi-convenience foods (even frozen White Castle "sliders," heaven help me) because it's hard to cook a proper meal in the hour between daycare and bedtime. And because I'm not really sure what constitutes a proper meal for me, let alone for her. So, more on this topic please!

squawks - in my single days i would never cop to owning a microwave, but since i had mamie, man, it saves the day.  we do a lot of frozen Amy's meals for lunch, oatmeal and fruit for breakfast, and dinnertime is a potpourri of short order cookdom.  tonight mamie had some chicken, some french fries and a jar of bananas (when she's teething, i give her mashed food or baby food.).  she has gotten to be picky so i take it as a triumph if she eats anything.  cooking a "proper meal?"  who has the time?!  you can roast chicken breasts with carrots and vegs. and then mash them for dinner for your daughter.  mamie loves that -- usually.  don't knock the convenience foods -- they are what we live on!

Oooh, non-dairy poptarts? I haven't seen those. I always marvel because i keep waiting for the big raging fit when i tell her she can't have the cupcake, cookie or whatever at the party and she takes it in stride (it helps to have some vegan cookies in your purse.) For the most part people have been understanding, but I do still get bugged when family acts shocked that she can't just have ONE cookie because they have butter and is butter REALLY dairy?

Simone - I know!  And the whole thing with dairy allergic kids is that you HAVE to keep them away from all dairy products in order for them to kick the allergy.  And everything has dairy in it -- even the rice cheese and soy pizza.  The poptarts are caled Toaster Pastries and you can find them at health food stores.  I'll try to find a link for you.

weird - amazon has them:  http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Path-Pastries-Blueberry-Un-Frosted/dp/B000E48IOW/ref=pd_sim_gro_3/002-2496808-6206458

get the unfrosted ones -- really good!

I had no idea they made non-dairy Pop-Tarts. Who knew?

my son, max (seventeen months), also has a milk protein allergy. most of the time it is no big deal and, like mamie, he doesn't seem to mind not having the sweets and stuff that other kids crave. however, we are moving to australia from seattle in just over a week and i am freaking out about what he is going to eat on the way there. all i have come up with is lots of fruit, soy milk (if they let us bring it), cereal, dried fruit, pretzels and a baguette. max won't eat baby food anymore, even applesauce. my one saving grace is that he still drinks a bottle of toddler formula twice a day so if i need to i can bump that up to three times to keep him full of nutrients until we get to my mama's house which will be full of yummy, dairy-free goodness. i keep thinking i am missing something super obvious and i am hoping you can help me some how. help!

thanks for this post, we have a kid with multiple food allergies right now (milk, soy, eggs, peanuts) so that kind of sucks, but glad to hear we're not on our own. She's only 15 mos so hopefully many of these will be outgrown, though sadly, prob. not peanuts, which is pretty serious :(

Anyway, thanks for the post!

Jessica -- does max like veggie booty?  it's really filling.  or soy yogurt?  (again, if they let you bring it on).  our snacks are very limited as well, but saltines have made a great comeback for us.  soy cheese slices?  get those potarts, maybe -- they are really filling and good -- you can eat them too.  wish i had more to offer but we are struggling with the same things as mamie is teething now and eshews just about everything except french fries.  last night she dipped them in toffuit.  it was gross, but at least she ate.

we have tried the veggie booty a couple times and he tolerates it. i'll have to give it another shot. as far as the soy yogurt goes, he won't eat anything blended or soft. i think it is a texture thing. max is a picky guy. he won't eat any baked sweets at all either. i have tried baking vegan goodies so many times with absolutely no success. seriously, what kid doesn't like rice krispie treats? max is a weirdo. he doesn't like the poptarts, but i love them. just had one for breakfast. french fries are a big favorite around here too. thanks for the advice. i'll try the booty for sure. plus, there are always french fries...

How about a muffin that you make with soymilk from home?  Or bread?  We have yet to try nut butters altho our ped. says that we can.  Can Max eat them yet?  As for him not liking rice crispy treats - I bet Mamie would hate 'em too.  I cannot figure out what she likes/dislikes sometimes bec it changes

every single day.  Get those Paul Newman pretzels though - totally yummy.

I'm a vegan by choice. I get enough to eat. I think I'll post about this on the <a href="http://forums.veganclub.org">Vegan Forums</a>.

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Unsolicited advice department: If you have another one it might be preventable by a) avoiding dairy at the end of pregnancy and during breastfeeding and b) breastfeeding exclusively for six months.

I think half the battle of motherhood is managing to stay calm in challenging situations.

People are so weird.

When I say that I don't eat red meat, or that my kids don't, people ALWAYS say something like "Oh, I don't eat it that much."

Who cares?? Me saying I don't eat it isn't a judgment about what they do. Yet they always take it that way. Weird.

We love Amy's at our house too.

i have been struggling with my daughter's multiple food allergies (wheat,dairy,nuts,soy,eggs) for the past year and a half.  i have to say that it really sucks.  now that she is 2.5, she has been going to a lot of birthday parties where everyone else is eating birthday cake and pizza.  although i always bring her an allergen free cupcake from babycakes in manhattan and her own meal, she wants to eat what everyone else if having.  we can't go out to restaurants without the constant fear of her exposure to some stray butter or cheese in a dish.  even at disneyland, what was suppose to be an all-beef hot dog had soy in it and made her throw up.  i try to tell myself she will grow out of it, which her allergist assures us that she probably will.  but it has been a constant struggle for us.  

irritablemom:  i know how you feel and my kid is only allergic to dairy.  but it has held us back in many ways.  the thing is, they WILL outgrow the allergies.  it's just hard at this age when they can't understand why they can't have it.  we went to a party recently with vegan cupcakes but milk-frosting.  mamie was so upset when she couldn't have it and it made me so sad.  i applaud you for going to disneyland though - we have yet to take a successful vacation!  i'm always looking for a place with a kitchen....  hang in.  it will get better for all of us.

David

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