Food Allergies and Breastfeeding

devencarolinehamilton

So, my daughter has severe allergies. I have cut her allergens from my diet and I'm struggling with keeping my macros up. We are dairy,beef,pork,soy, fish (finned) free.

I use cashew milk instead of milk and have been restricted going on 8 months. I need food ideas

GottaBurnEmAll

I had to cut a lot of foods from my diet when I was breastfeeding my daughter.

You can still eat poultry, eggs, shellfish, grains, vegetables, beans, nuts, tubers, yes?

What meals are you struggling with? There are plenty of meals I can think of with chicken, turkey, ground turkey, etc.

devencarolinehamilton

Yes, I'm just getting very bored. I did add in smoothies yesterday and I add flax to them.

devencarolinehamilton

Mainly dinners.

We rotate and have
Tacos
Chili
Spaghetti
Roasted chicken
Fried chicken
Sloppy Joes
Bbq chicken
Turkey meatloaf

I'm sure I'm missing something. I cool from scratch and we don't eat out often(cause it's about impossible) lol

If you have new food ideas I will love you forever

GottaBurnEmAll

What about trying some Thai inspired dishes or Indian curries?

GottaBurnEmAll

Or... here's an idea... go to this website. http://www.skinnytaste.com/

She has a search function, and you can pull up all her chicken dishes, or her pasta dishes, or her ground turkey dishes.

devencarolinehamilton

Thank you:) I tried a chicken curry once but my other kids don't like it. I will check her site out:) thank you

GottaBurnEmAll

You're welcome. Try a tomato based curry. They might like that.

I forgot to add that for Asian based dishes, you can use lemon juice in place of soy sauce. The chef Ming Tsai has a child who is allergic to soy, and that's what he does when he's cooking at home.

devencarolinehamilton

I didn't know that!!! Thank you