Dining Tips for Kids with Grain Allergies

If you or your kids have grain allergies then you’ll know just how restrictive they can be. You’re suddenly thinking about everything you’re eating and any wrong step in terms of diet can lead you towards some nasty consequences, depending on the allergy in question. If you’re raising a little one with these allergies, finding healthy food which they’ll eat happily and that won’t harm them can be a real struggle. Well, don’t you fret because we’ve got some great ideas for your kids!

Breakfast

Try and enrich your child’s breakfast with proteins like milk, eggs or cheese. If they’re one or younger then make sure to purée or mash their foods, use yoghurt or puréed meats to help to balance their diets. Home-made custard with plenty of fresh milk and eggs is a tasty way to start the day as long as you can get that tricky mix right! For older kids, try scrambled eggs with a large glass of milk and a banana or even a fruit flavoured sugar-free yoghurt.

Lunch

Bread and all similar products are a no go with kids with grain allergies, so sandwiches are a massively and resounding no. Try finger-food for younger kids, things like lean turkey meat or cheese cut into strips for easy eating. If you’re going to do this with vegetables too then make sure they’re of the softer variety. For the very young try puréeing cooked veg or fruits. Have these with a glass of milk or fruit smoothie.

Dinner

Fill this with protein in the form of meat or fish. Wrap fish in foil, adding whatever seasoning you think your kids will like, oregano and a little garlic is a tasty one, and then back for a little while. This will be soft and tasty. Make sure to avoid breaded foods as these will be harmful to your kids. Have the fish with lightly fried veggies or even bake them along with the fish!