High calorie, dairy free, meat free, soy free foods (and recipes) for toddler

[Anonymous]

If you are giving her nuts and beans, those are great good fat/calorie/protein sources. I'd just look for more ways to add those in - nuts in muffins and pancakes, beans in soups, tortillas, with rice (made with full fat coconut milk). WF has a good selection of vegan cheeses that you can ise to make quesadillas with beans. Add evoo or non-dairy "butter" to all veggies, breads, etc. And when you serve fruits/veggies, look for ones that are higher in calorie like bananas, apples. I have an 8 yr old with various food allergies and who has always been 5% or below on the weight chart. I try to balance his need for high calorie foods with being careful not to create an eater who always wants fatty foods, bc someday their metabolism will slow down.

[Anonymous]

OP again...thanks to all who've given ideas and support. I apologize for being defensive and rude earlier. Its very frustrating to deal with these issues and to explain it to EVERYONE and their mom. Just want my little girl to have a normal life. And dealing with all of this is just exhausting. Thanks again.

[Anonymous]

I make high calorie smoothies with nut milk, coconut oil, pea protein and frozen fruit (banana and mango is a great combination). You could also add a spoon of nut butter or a raw egg if this is tolerated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I make high calorie smoothies with nut milk, coconut oil, pea protein and frozen fruit (banana and mango is a great combination). You could also add a spoon of nut butter or a raw egg if this is tolerated.

You can also make a chocolate version of this by adding cocoa powder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She is allergic to ALL meat? Really?

+1

Sounds bizarre to me. Has an allergist confirmed these food allergies by objective testing (rather than just your subjective complaint)??

I wonder if your DD isn't just throwing up food because her diet is probably awful without any meat, dairy, or soy. My DD loves her veggie chicken nuggets as well as real chicken. That plus pasta (spaghetti or pesto) is a great majority of her diet, plus some fruits and veggies.

[Anonymous]

PP again - DH's boss's DS has some weird gag reflex at 24 months where he cannot keep down ANY solids at all, but it was never ruled as a food allergy. Just FYI. And my DD used to spit out avocado. It took months for her to catch on and like it.

[Anonymous]

You might want to consult with a nutritionist. My DD has dairy, egg, soy, peanut and wheat allergies and it is sometimes hard to come up with foods for her to eat, and she is still taking an elemental formula, which I really want to get her off of so I consulted with a nutritionist. She had some ideas I hadn't thought of, such as olives, which my DD actually eats!

[Anonymous]

She isn't allergic to peanutbutter right? DS love peanutbutter thai curry. I use the red thai curry paste at the story (taste of thai I think) and mix it with cocunut milk and peanut butter. He eats it over quinoa w/tofu (which I understand she can't eat, but maybe replace w/veggies). Granted I realize not all kids will eat this stuff, but DS licks his bowl when he has it (he is 18 months). But between the coconut milk and peanutbutter and quinoa it is a pretty fatty high protein meal.

[Anonymous]

this is a random thought (and I admit that I haven't read all of the posts, so someone may have thought of this)- but maybe you should reach out to parents who have experience feeding a child with PKU. My MIL adopted a child with PKU- and all of the things your daughter is allergic to are forbidden on a PKU diet. She ended up having to specially order food- but there was a "cheese" that was appropriate, etc. You may find some high calorie options available through a nutritionist, etc. Just a thought!

[Anonymous]

OP,

I have heard of the protein/metabolism thing b/f. Not sure if you're still reading but it seems like people got their panties in a twist b/c they hadn't.

I would try this recipe search engine b/c you can eliminate those things your daughter can't eat: http://www.mealsforyou.com/cgi-bin/advancedSearch

Good luck, I'm sure this is exhausting.

[Anonymous]

I absolutely LOVE these: http://healthmeup.com/news-recipes/healthy-coconut-chocolate-balls-recipe/3942