Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 hi there. we have recently found out that my son will need to fo vegan against his will. Ds is 5, and has trouble with dairy. He was recently diagnosed with an allergy to egg whites, and there we go. We were already veg, and ds is REALLY not happy about no cheese and no eggs. Any advice or suggestions would be very welcome. He is fine with being veg, but vegan is not going over well, and he is not pleased. Thanks for you help. cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 My son is also vegan whether he likes it or not. LOL He is allergic to both milk and eggs. Actually he never tasted milk or eggs because we discovered he had a severe allergy to both while I was still nursing him. My allergist said that it was lucky we never tried him on either because it could have killed him. In order to help my own transition I used many alternative " cheez " recipes from the Uncheese Cookbook and I also found the Garden of Vegan had a good substitute " cheez " sauce. I also use a cheez sauce for making pizza that my father (who now has a rare disease and can't eat foods with Calcium) loves, and he is really picky and was a chef!! I find the best thing is not to try any of the vegan alternatives until you have been dairyfree for about 2weeks. Then try the soymilk, and recipes and such. By then your tastebuds have sort of forgotten what dairy is supposed to taste like. As for eggs, they aren't too hard. You can do scrambled tofu. You can substitute many things for eggs in baking. Try www.vegweb.com for some great vegan recipes. We've been doing it so long it is second nature. Jacqueline http://adhdnme.blogspot.com On Behalf Of c June 17, 2005 5:28 PM going vegan hi there. we have recently found out that my son will need to fo vegan against his will. Ds is 5, and has trouble with dairy. He was recently diagnosed with an allergy to egg whites, and there we go. We were already veg, and ds is REALLY not happy about no cheese and no eggs. Any advice or suggestions would be very welcome. He is fine with being veg, but vegan is not going over well, and he is not pleased. Thanks for you help. cindy For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 I have exactly the same allergies, although I don't always keep away from those things. When I eat them I have trouble getting a deep breath. Follow Your Heart Gourmet Vegan " cheese " is very good. Even my veg, not vegan, kids like it. Even my carnivore husband ate it without complaint. As for the eggs, I use tofu. I make it fried with nutritional yeast and soy sauce to replicate fried eggs. And scrambled is easy. Mush it up, season and heat. These are very challenging allergies. You will have to check the packages of everything. You'll find dairy in so many places where it is not even necessary. c <whovilleabc wrote:hi there. we have recently found out that my son will need to fo vegan against his will. Ds is 5, and has trouble with dairy. He was recently diagnosed with an allergy to egg whites, and there we go. We were already veg, and ds is REALLY not happy about no cheese and no eggs. Any advice or suggestions would be very welcome. He is fine with being veg, but vegan is not going over well, and he is not pleased. Thanks for you help. cindy For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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