Run out of ideas what to feed 11mth DD with severe soya/dairy intolerance...HELP!!

[simpson]

Basically every evening DD either eats shepherds pie, fish pie, baked beans & fish fingers or chicken & veg with couscous/rice.

Yesterday made carrot & coriander soup then went to put stock cube in (low salt one from Boots) which said its not suitable for her. Didn't think I would have to check a stock cube that will teach me!! So soup then came out v bland as I used water instead and she didn't like it much

She seems to have runny poo with oat milk and also want to avoid egg ATM as not sure if she will react.

She is not great at finger foods, although will feed herself once initial hunger is sated iyswim.

The only thing she doesn't like is pasta so that is out too.

Also I am a pants cook so easy recipes if poss Also things that could be frozen would be good too.

TIA

I feel for you. I did a wheat and dairy free diet when DS was about 8 months and it is in everything!
I was on the diet too as BF. I usually had a baked potato with tuna for lunch.
Can you keep stock from cooking roasts/ chicken portions for future soups? I freeze any I have over.
What about other variations on mince? Chilli con carne made mildly with tomatoes an mixed beans was always a favorite with my 2. And spag bol same again but tomatoes and mushrooms?
I found a lot of dairy free products had soya in them
Can she have rice milk?
Hopefully someone will have some more ideas for you

ah ha. Dd was egg, soya, milk allergic. How old is she?

things she loved

roast dinners

a bean stew I used to make (flageolet beans, tomatoes, onions, butter beans...basically a left over ingredients stew!)

special rice - rice with smoked mackerel and cabbage (cut up v finely)

roast dinners - but don't use chicken gravy
spaghetti bolognaise try different types of pasta my ds2 liked mini pasta by annabel karmel
mild chilli & rice
mild curry and rice
scrambled egg with rice milk
we use rice milk and pure dairy free margarine (yellow tub)

My DS is 11 months and also cannot have dairy, soya or eggs. I have posted a similar message a while ago so you might find something there that will help.

DS tends to have roasts, casseroles, pasta. I made a white sauce with rice milk which was a bit weird but he ate it. Need to try the same with oat milk as I think that might be better. He likes jacket potato and baked beans. I have made him asian spiced kegegree (rice, salmon and onion with spices) which he liked. He loves toast and bread.

Hope that helps a bit. It is so tough but I do think that as long as they are getting a balanced diet, they are not so aware of the variety of what they eat. Children in general aren't, my DD is 4 and would eat a cheese sandwich at every meal if I let her and never get bored .

Re the stock cube, did you get chicken? I have the boots baby vegetable stock cube and your post panicked me, so I just checked and the veg one I have is egg, dairy and soya free.

simpson is is SOOOO hard - did you have anyluck with that book? I am happy tp post it yt you

DS2 became a meat eating vegetarian, ie meat with veg. And also the free from pasta

with lots of fruit. but watch the poos.

how is DD?

I gave up on giving traditional looking meals, and just gav e food wchich ds was able to eat

Queen Fee - I do freeze a pasta sauce (although DD won't eat the pasta )Have not braved it and tried rice milk yet as we are only just over the fall out of oat milk

Think I will have to make my own stock though. Although our freezer is not enormous.

foxinsocks - DD is nearly 1. She does love roast dinners but unfortunately can't cook them in the week as DS (3) comes back from pre school at 4 starving and ATM having to do separate teas for each DC. DH doesn't get home till 11pm from work.

the special rice looks good though, will have a go at that. She has never tried mackerel.

LM - no have tried all types of pasta sh will eat a hipp organic jar with spaghetti in though Guess I have to keep trying. Have just found out about the pure tub and bread she can eat too (thanks to MN!) which is a God send

Think she might like a curry actually as DS likes it so can both eat the same thing.

Stawberry - Yes its the chicken one, sorry for the panic DD does like her veg thank God!!

Naswm - Have not been able to track down that book, so would love to borrow it!!

Am seeing a dietician in 3 wks so hoping they will help too.

DD is ok but think she may be intolerant to something else though not sure what Lots of poo today. Spoke to pead yesterday who told me to keep food diary and try and work out what it is.

Do you know if you can cook with neocate and then freeze it?

I would try and cook them the same otherwise you will go insane

or cook something with milky stuff (like macaroni cheese) for you and dh and then keep some for ds and do something separate for dd...

I am going insane

DS (3) is actually a pretty good eater but doesn't like mushy foods much ie shepherds pie/fish pie I think he associates it with baby food iyswim.

He does like chillie con carne and curry though.

Good way to hide certain veg

I had to do a similar diet with DD1 until she was two. Her fav dinners were:

Rice with tomato and veg sauce or bolognaise sauce (until she learnt to like pasta)
Rice with dahl or other very mild curry
Rice with chicken (either grilled and served with veg or fried with onions and tomatoes)
Baked potato with tuna or beans
Baked salmon or tuna steak with boiled new potatoes and green veg

rattatoile(sp?)

it is like driving yourself insane lol (having to cook separate meals)

you feel like you are cooking endlessly!

We used to do bolognaise sauce with wholegrain rice for ds - we still do it as it was so successful (used lamb mince as he couldn't do beef).

Anything and everything with avocado - we used to give him vegan crackers with avocado and a bit of balsamic vinegar.

Lamb meat balls with squash and raisins.

Squash and sweet potato soup.

We got an almond paste which he loved - he would eat it with bread. Lots of calories and calcium to boot (like peanut butter but made with almonds)

Have you tried rice noodles? Ds loved them with sauteed veg.

Will try to remember others.

Risotto - loads of varieties.
Bolgonese sauce/chilli/curry with rice.
Stew and dumplings.

May be able to get gnocchi that is soya free (haven't got a pack handy to check), so could do that with peas and sweetcorn and either a tomatoey veg sauce or a mushroom sauce (made with rice milk - not fantastic but okish).

Can you make pastry (or buy it ready made if soya free) and fill with other stuff - minced meat and veggies, chicken and asparagus/mushroom etc.

Sweetcorn fritters and home made oven chips.

Did you also know that vitalite is dairy and soya free?

Oooh loads of ideas here

Artichokes - she actually had tuna steaks tonight with peas & potato. Like the rice with tomato & veg sauce idea till she gets used to pasta.

elmoandella - will google rattatoile recipe

Ib - the soup looks good. Do you think she could manage a meat ball with no teeth? Still awaiting the first She has never had rice noodles, will try them.

can'tsleepwon'tsleep - sweetcorn fritters sound lovely Are they on Aitch's site?

What is vitalite?

simpson - here. These ones do have egg in, but you could prob substitute something else as a binding agent if you really want to avoid this.

This recipe has no egg. Obv use a diff milk to the soya one suggested!

Oh, falafel would be a good one too.

Do you think i could use DD's formula or am I best to try rice milk (just have to be brave after oat milk debacle )

Oh yes, use her formula as she's used to the taste!

Can i freeze it though?

DD totally knows her own mind v stubborn etc (like her mum )not like DS who is totally laid back.

When she got put on neocate (only 6wks ago) I thought "here we go" but she loves it Odd child!!

I'm dairy/egg free as were DS and DD until very recently. I did baby led weaning with DD and she just ate all our normal food.

We eat a lot of rice/pasta dishes (though the pasta ones could be done with rice/couscous/nonegg noodles) - thai curry (with coconut milk), chilli, bolognaise, meatballs etc. You can make your own burgers - they don't really need egg.

Most fish fingers are fine as are most sausages (though the nicer ones that I like need to be checked carefully).

Homemade potato wedges/roasted veg/chicken are a lazy roast for me . Tesco own gravy granules are ok, as are knorr stock cubes.

Pure sunflower margarine is the best I have found (yellow tub, found in tesco).

I use vegweb for a lot of recipes especially cakes.

That's funny - I could never use Vitalite with dd, as it had soya in. Maybe they have changed the recipe. We use Pure (in the yellow tub) - works for everything except flapjack. Tesco's Finest Olive Oil Spread is also dairy and soya free, but I have tried it and it doesn't taste good. Fine for baking, but a bit grim on toast!

Check stock cube ingredients as they very often have soya in. Sometimes it is lurking in there as 'Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein'. We use Kallo Organic cubes.

With dd I also had to be careful about soya lecithins (in chocolate) and emulsifiers (E471) but most people should be able to tolerate these (so I read somewhere).

ruby - that is funny because DD had a stock cube the other week and was very constipated and I couldn't work out why/what she had eaten etc.

Now I know

Tis very confusing, all these different names for things. Grrr

Have first appt with dietician on thursday so hopefully they will be able to help...

rtk - they have changed the vitalite recipe yes. It def had soya in 3 years ago when I first went dairy/soya free.

Ah, cheers for that, CSWS. That might work out cheaper for baking.