Feeding kids with allergies

Having ten kids the odds of having someone with food allergies is pretty high. Having dairy issues on both sides of the family makes it nigh on inevitable. Including me, I think there are 5 of us who suffer some sort of dairy issue, congestion, lower abdomenal distress, to mention the just the obviouis things. Also, have one who has a combined egg and peanut allergy, oh yes, he is fun to feed. When eggs and peanut butter are some of the most used quick and easy protein sources for little kids. Aargh. Having to learn a whole new way of feeding him has been challenging. Did I mention he was number 9 in our lineup, yeah so, old habits die hard, ya know.


So what have I learned?

Eggs are not needed to bake anything. Let me say that again because I was literally shocked to learn this. EGGS ARE NOT NECESSARY WHEN BAKING IF THEY ARE A MINOR ITEM IN THE RECIPE! Well, there are always exception, such as custard and quiche, but back to these later. How many times did I start a recipe realize that I didn't have any or enough eggs and stop the process to go purchase or borrow an egg? The eggs reresent a binder and some good old fat for moisture. The binder is replaceable with many things, my personal favorite is applesauce (bananas work great as well) simply because their mild flavor doesn't change the intended flavor of the item to be baked. You must also replace the fat, but, a little oil, butter, shortening, ground flax seed will all do the trick, think volume of an egg yolk.