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In a message dated 11/5/2007 6:56:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,
piscesmomx3@... writes:

My son has food allergies. When he eats certain foods that his body cannot
process right, he breaks out into a rash. In order to make him feel
comfortable and happy being around the foods he cannot have, I always make sure to have
a substitute for him.


My son has allergies, too. Sadly, there is just not a substitute that is
acceptable to him. Raw apples give him rashes (as well as watermelon) and though
he can eat cooked apples, applesauce, apple pie, stewed apples, apple butter
or any of the other substitutes we've tried just don't satisfy his need for
raw apples sometimes. Organic apples have the same effect as
traditionally-grown apples and sometimes, the rash is just worth it to him. Sometimes, he
decided the rash is worth it and I'll slice and peel an apple and he'll take one
bite and the inside of his mouth will start to itch and he sadly pushes the
apple away and says he is done. Sometimes we just crave that *thing* and a
substitute just doesn't satisfy the craving.

Peace,
De



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olga o

***My son has allergies, too. Sadly, there is just not a substitute that is
acceptable to him. Raw apples give him rashes ***

Have you tried Asian Pears. My kids mistake them for apples all the time.
Also, some crunchy pears taste like apples, especially the green An'jou
pears. Though with an allergy going on, his pallate may be more sensitive
than ours! Have you tried other types of apples? May not make a
difference, but it might.

Just some thoughts.

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Sandra Dodd

-=My son has allergies, too. Sadly, there is just not a substitute
that is
acceptable to him. Raw apples give him rashes (as well as watermelon)
and though
he can eat cooked apples, applesauce, apple pie, stewed apples, apple
butter
or any of the other substitutes we've tried just don't satisfy his
need for
raw apples sometimes.-=-

Strawberries are famous for causing rashes in babies, aren't they?

Some of those things, kids grow out of. I think there are some
foods that are hard for a child's digestive system to handle, and
people develop at different rates in all their systems (the systems
with lots of evidence, like coordination/strength/walking, and those
we can't see).

There are foods kids don't want or can't handle that adults like
lots. Dark chocolate. Locally to me, green chile. It's a food
staple in New Mexico. You can get green chile as a burger ingredient
at McDonald's or Wendy's. But little kids don't want it and adults
don't try to coax them to eat it. They'll want it when they want it,
or not.

When unschooling parents treat other foods that way too, they end up
with kids who like brie or spinach or artichokes or mushrooms earlier
than some other families where kids are coerced to just try it, just
taste it, or teased about not liking things, or pressured to clean
their plates at each meal.

And each child can choose foods that are comfortable to them in
whatever ways their bodies are telling them is good.

They can't hear and feel their bodies telling them anything as long
as their moms are telling them what they feel or should feel or can't
feel or should be ashamed for feeling.

Sandra



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Laureen

Heya!

On Nov 12, 2007 8:38 AM, Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:
> Strawberries are famous for causing rashes in babies, aren't they?

Yup. And incontinence. So are melons.

> When unschooling parents treat other foods that way too, they end up
> with kids who like brie or spinach or artichokes or mushrooms earlier
> than some other families where kids are coerced to just try it, just
> taste it, or teased about not liking things, or pressured to clean
> their plates at each meal.

I have had adults completely flip out at me (including one famous
incident at a local Benihana, sigh) for the fact that my two year old,
Kestrel, *adores* spicy food. He will lick wasabe off his fingers and
ask for more. He will nibble on jalapenos. He will eat salsa with a
spoon. This is the child who, when he was a nursing infant of a few
weeks of age, if I ate a few pieces of bread, he'd end up with blood
in his poop. Does this make any sense within our cultural belief that
bread is good but wasabe not so good? No. But it's what works *for
him*. And it is not at all what works for me, or for his older
brother. Both of us are fine with wheat, and can't handle spicy at
all.

> And each child can choose foods that are comfortable to them in
> whatever ways their bodies are telling them is good.

At two, I'm still pointing out the connections. Kestrel can't make the
connection between the wheat and the blood yet (although now that he's
older, wheat also gives him tummy cramps, which are something we can
talk about that makes sense to him). But I am also responsible for
letting him go to town on the peppers, which have zero affect on him,
but apparently give bystanders fits. =)

> They can't hear and feel their bodies telling them anything as long
> as their moms are telling them what they feel or should feel or can't
> feel or should be ashamed for feeling.

Rowan is five now, and utterly in touch with how food makes him feel.
I'm 12 weeks pregnant, and a friend bought me a case of lollipops for
morning sickness. Rowan ate three or four of them in a row, declared
"those are making my tummy and my hands go too fast. I'm done." and
that was that. He eats one, every so often, but those pops have zero
power over him.


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De...if the inside of his mouth starts to itch BEWARE ANAPHYLAXIS. Yes
I am shouting!
Look up the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis as soon as you can.
Email me if you need sites. Some allergies are too serious to ignore.
If the inside of my dds mouth starts to itch I have less than 10
minutes before full blown anaphylaxis sets in. We carry emergency
adrenaline at all times. This gives us time to get to the hospital. If
we do not inject within minutes of contact to an allergen she will
die. Children (and adults) can die of anaphylaxis within 30 minutes of
contact to an allergen. I have nearly lost her more than once.

He may never have an anaphylatic reaction, but itching inside the
mouth or throat is such a biggie that you have scared me. Anaphylaxis
is serious and frightening.

Kit.



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>
> In a message dated 11/5/2007 6:56:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> piscesmomx3@... writes:
>

> My son has allergies, too. Sadly, there is just not a substitute
that is
> acceptable to him. Raw apples give him rashes (as well as
watermelon) and though
> he can eat cooked apples, applesauce, apple pie, stewed apples,
apple butter
> or any of the other substitutes we've tried just don't satisfy his
need for
> raw apples sometimes. Organic apples have the same effect as
> traditionally-grown apples and sometimes, the rash is just worth it
to him. Sometimes, he
> decided the rash is worth it and I'll slice and peel an apple and
he'll take one
> bite and the inside of his mouth will start to itch and he sadly
pushes the
> apple away and says he is done. Sometimes we just crave that *thing*
and a
> substitute just doesn't satisfy the craving.
>
> Peace,
> De
>
>
>
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