Egg and Peanut Allergy

I thought instead of re-inventing the wheel, I would check here.

My DS was diagnosed with a peanut and egg allergy. The peanut thing is much easier to avoid it seems than this egg business!

Does anyone have kids allergic to these same types of things? I made them a highly recommended pancake recipe this morning and it did not go over well I cant say I liked it much either.

Does anyone here have good sites they bookmarked, cheat sheets on what things they can and cannot have etc??

Anything would be appreciated!

 

Hi, my one guys was tested a year ago and found to be allergic to eggs. In the beginning, he would react to anything with egg baked in it even. Slowly though, I have noticed that he seems to react less and less to things that have egg baked into them so that is a good thing! I still haven't tried straight egg with him again though. We are having him re-tested this Monday to see if he has outgrown it as the allergist dr said it was a possibility that he would!
Anyway, I have a good banana bread recipe that I make that replaces the egg with applesauce.
http://www.recipezaar.com/Eggless-Banana-Bread-177031
Here is a website I found regarding the egg allergy http://www.egglesscooking.com/
Do you have a Whole Foods near you? They have a lot of food items that are egg free, I bought some egg free pancake mixes there, they have egg free cake mixes and even frozen egg free frenchtoast sticks. They even have an egg free substitue you can buy to replace any egg that a recipe calls for.

Good luck! I know what a pain in the rear it is!

 

I have one with both peanut and egg allergy as well. The best pancake recipe I have found is the basic bisquick with NO eggs added. Make some for your son, then add the eggs in before you make it for the rest of the family. (It is a bit better with egg, but still not bad without) Just be sure to read the ingredients and not get the bisquick with powdered egg already in.

Good luck! The egg allergy is a PAIN :blink:

 

My cousin's son is allergic to eggs & they use half of a banana for each egg in baking. Granted you then get everything tasting like banana but I've tried it a couple of times when I was out of eggs & it's pretty good. I made muffins from a mix the other day with a mashed banana instead of two eggs & my kids actually liked them better with the banana than with the eggs. It wouldn't be tasty in every instance, but occasionally it works!

 

I have two with egg and peanut allergies (along with other foods!). Egg is pretty easy once you get used to it. I do not recommend buying a lot of "egg-free" mixes...usually things taste better just made from scratch. When baking, you can subsitute 1tbs veg oil, 1tbs water, and 1 tsp baking powder for each egg. This works best if there are no more than two eggs needed in the recipe. You can also use 1/2 cup applesauce with 1/2tsp baking powder mixed in to replace one egg when baking. For pancakes/waffles, we use the Heart Healthy Bisquick and follow the recipe, using the oil/water/baking powder substitute. They are good! Breakfast is kind of a rough meal... my younger daughter is allergic to eggs and dairy (which is impossible!) so we don't go out to eat breakfast much anymore! At home, we stick to cereal, toast/bagels, fruit, yogurt, etc.

For things like meatballs or meatloaf, we just leave the egg out and add a little extra olive oil to make it "sticky." Same with lasagna or baked ziti. Most store-bought breads are egg-free, but I would definitely check labels, especially if it is bakery bread. We have found that most pizza is egg-free, but many places do have it in or on the dough...ususally this is at Greek pizza places.

For a great chocolate cake, google "wacky cake"...it is allergen free. I also just discovered the trick of using a cake mix with a can of pumpkin...very easy and very tasty. The spice cake mix with pumpkin makes great pumpkin muffins (add raisins or choc chips!) and the choc cake mix with pumpkin makes a rich choc cupcake/muffin. We have cupcakes in the freezer so when my daughter goes to a b-day party we just take one out, frost, and send with her. Duncan Hines is the best brand for allergen free, we have found.

The biggest thing with egg is to check labels...it's amazing what egg is in! Most of the Edy's ice cream flavors have egg in them. Some microwave popcorns have egg. Most frozen waffles/pancakes...Vans is the one brand that does not, and the blueberry flavor is the only one that doesn't taste like sawdust (IMO!!). Safe to assume most cookies/brownies, etc will have egg in them... some store-bought brands don't (Oreos, animal crackers). We shop a lot at Trader Joes...nice options there if you have one near you, and a lot less expensive than Whole Foods. I haven't found a website that I use all the time...if I'm looking for a specific recipe I just google "egg-free ...." and there are usually lots of options.

Sorry I'm so all over the place... we have several allergies to work around and I'm just trying to think of the egg-free options! Good luck with it...once you're used to it you'll be fine!