"I can't have milk. It hurts my stomach!" "I'm allergic to eggs!" "I get hives from wheat!" To the family of a child on a special diet, meal times can be hard. This important book provides support, recipes, and resouces for parents and caregivers who have children with food allergies or intolerances to milk, gluten, eggs, and other challenges.
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Product Details
Author:
Todd Adelman
Paperback:
190 pages
Publisher:
Robert Reed Publishers
Publication Date:
March 15, 2000
Language:
English
ISBN:
1885003382
Product Length:
10.98 inches
Product Width:
8.52 inches
Product Height:
0.51 inches
Product Weight:
1.12 pounds
Package Length:
10.9 inches
Package Width:
8.5 inches
Package Height:
0.5 inches
Package Weight:
1.1 pounds
Average Customer Rating:
based on 17 reviews
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51 of 54 found the following review helpful:
NOT THE BEST CHOICE Dec 22, 2001
By Jennifer Nyiri If your child has a food allergy, this is not a cookbook I would recommend. It seems to me the authors went through some other cookbook, picking out recipes that sounded like foods kids would like. All they did to call it a book for kids with allergies is list in what you could substitute when a dairy product, eggs, or wheat is listed which is not particularly user-friendly. There is also a danger in that whenever cheese is listed as an ingredient, they simply tell you to substitute "non-dairy cheese." While it does exist, it is not always easy to find and you have to be really careful because most of the so called lactose or dairy free cheeses contain "casein" which is a milk protein-dangerous dangerous dangerous for a milk-allergic child! (I know from experience as my 16 month old has a severe dairy and egg allergy.) You would be much better off with the book by Coss or the one put out by the Food Allergy Network.
16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Not Just for Kids Jun 19, 2000
By S. Lenore Slotkin I have found the book to be an excellent resource and cookbook for adults with food allergies as well as for children. While the recipes selected were targeted at the types of food that children like and the types of food that children want to eat to be like other childen, I have found recipes in this book that work well for adults with various food problems. My grown daughter has delevoped an allergy to gluten products recently, (she's in her early 40's) and she has found the book to be very helpful.
Several friends have recently been diagnosed with Type II diabetes and using the book have been able to manage their diets, eat some of their favorite foods and still not increase their sugar intake. All in all, although it says for SPECIAL KIDS, it is for everyone who needs to monitor their intake of certain kids of foods. It is, in the parlance of today's technology, user friedly.
26 of 29 found the following review helpful:
Not the best option Sep 27, 2000
By Allison Abbe If you are trying to avoid wheat or gluten, this book is not the best choice. The recipes appear to be designed using wheat flour, with gluten-free substitutions listed below each. If you have any experience with gluten-free baking, you know that simply substituting a different kind of flour is often not enough. So far, the recipes I have tried have not turned out very well, and I have had more luck adapting old recipes that are not intended for people with food allergies. This book might be helpful if you are just starting out trying to provide foods for a child with food allergies, and are having trouble coming up with ideas. Otherwise, your money would be better spent on a book by Bette Hagman or Carol Fenster.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Special book for everyone! Jun 02, 2000 This book provided my family with everything we needed. It has versions of great recipes without the egg or without the sugar or without the gluten or without the lactose. Many of us are lactose-intolerant and find the guidelines in this book extremely helpful. There are also diabetics in our family (and friends) and so the sugar-free recipes are very helpful. All of the recipes that we have tried have turned out better than we expected. This book is not just for kids.
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Great recipes for kids (big and small!) with allergies Apr 03, 2001
By Natalie My son was recently diagnosed as both dairy and soy allergic. I was fine with 'normal' meals, but struggling to find treats for him. This book provides great recipes for both standard fare and special treats. The format is clear, and the allergy substitutions easy to follow. I thoroughly recommend it.
based on 17 reviews
NOT THE BEST CHOICE Dec 22, 2001
By Jennifer Nyiri
Not Just for Kids Jun 19, 2000
By S. Lenore Slotkin
Not the best option Sep 27, 2000
By Allison Abbe
