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Summary: So you can't eat that!
Review: "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 hell. Special Foods for Special Kids provides support, recipes, and resources for parents who have children with food allergies or intolerances to milk, gluten and eggs, etc. A great book for all parents and providers faced with nutritional and health challenges. The award-winning authors use their culinary expertise to offer realistic solutions and recipes geared exclusively toward children's tastes. Many of the recipes can be served to children who have multiple food allergies. The comprehensive resource directory provides information for obtaining products not readily found in a supermarket and also furnishes readers with additional sources to contact for assistance. · The book emphasizes enjoyable, good-tasting foods that kids will love. · Recipes for children with multiple food allergies. · Resource directory to help parents locate foods not found in supermarkets. A useful reference for pediatricians, allergists, teachers, day-care providers, and school food professionals.
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Summary: Nothing Special
Review: I found nothing special about this book, to say the least. I am the mother of two children with multiple food allergies. My theory on cookbooks is that if I can get one good recipe or idea from it, then it was worth the money. I buy a lot of cookbooks, and this was the only cookbook I have ever returned.
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Summary: Not Just for Kids
Review: 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.
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Summary: Not Just for Kids
Review: 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.
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Summary: A little disappointed
Review: I was expecting more recipes and was hoping for more quick and easy recipes for my peanut, milk and egg allergic 3 year old. Some of the recipes are too time consuming or require specialty items. Since my child is very picky, I have wasted so much food in the past so I am hesitant to spend time and money on some of these recipes. I was looking for more simple ideas for 3 meals utilizing simpler and faster ingrediants.
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Summary: Not the best option
Review: 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.
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Summary: NOT THE BEST CHOICE
Review: 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.
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Summary: Nothing Special
Review: 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.
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Summary: Great recipes for kids (big and small!) with allergies
Review: 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.
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Summary: Nominated for top award
Review: This book is a finalist for the James Beard Awards--the top cookbook awards in the world! And as if that weren't enough, it's also a fabulous book. The authors are really sensitive to what kids with food allergies and their parents go through, and offer insights, easy recipes and lots of comfortable food.
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