Do any of you remember the No Bettah Buttah skit on Mad TV in the 90's? Well, we have been using the above spread for a long time w/ Mae. I just bought her some more the other day. It is the closest thing to the real thing we have found. It's been great! Or, so we thought.
The last 2 nights Maegan has had Rice Cakes w/ this spread during dinner, and the last 2 nights she has come to me in the middle of the night telling me that her throat and tongue itched and that she had been scratching her tongue w/ her blankie! This morning we realized that this spread has 'natural flavorings' which are derived from CORN!!! AHHHH!!! Seriously? Does NO ONE make a spread that is free of dairy, soy, corn, etc? I mean, is it that too much to ask? ;)
I had heard that some people who are allergic to dairy can tolerate Ghee (clarified butter) so we tried making our own today. The protein, Casein, is what dairy allergic people react to, and it is contained in the fat that rises to the top. You simply melt it, wait for the solids to come to the top and then strain it over a glass jar w/ cheese cloth. We tried. It turned out great, but...you guessed it, she reacted to it right away. Her little face broke out in red splotches and her throat got all itchy.
I guess there truly is NO BETTAH BUTTAH! :(
What is more, is that Ry has been breaking out the last couple of days with a rash on his face, after eating Greek yogurt (which he LOVES) Seems like we may be heading into some new teritory w/ him, too. In the past he's only reacted to artificial preservatives. OH (little) BROTHER!
Keep my little ones in your prayers, and if you hear of (or invent!) a buttery spread w/ no corn, gluten, dairy, or soy, let me know! :)
*AH! I just realized the skit was called MO BETTAH BUTTAH. Not NO bettah buttah. How funny. I'm a dork! and by no means do I recommend Mad TV, just sayin'. ;)
3 comments:
Hi Angela, this post got me searching. Have you seen this product? http://surefoodsliving.com/2008/02/dairy-free-soy-free-margarine/ It may not be available right now, but would be sooner than later. =-)
Oops, I meant this link: http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/44092-dairy-free-soy-free-butter-margarine/ look at Jayhawkmom's comments.
Hi!
I have just started reading your blog, and am SO SORRY for the issues you are experiencing with your kids' allergies. That is so scary, and makes it so much harder to do your job of feeding your family well. : ( So I realize I am a stranger and do not know your whole story, but would like to ask if you have heard of/looked into NAET? It is an alternative, non-invasive treatment (that is done by trained practicioners, but can also be learned so in theory you could do it yourself for your kids). If you look it up online you will see a lot of experts (drs) calling it quackery--all I know is that it helped my numerous allergies immensely. So I would not be able to live with myself if I did not mention something to you about it, just like I would anyone I happened to meet in the groccery store who mentioned their kids had bad allergies. : )
Oh, and if you look into it--I thought it sounded like quackery too, but was astounded to find it really did seem to help, noticably. And the treatments are so gentle(a little reflexology, a little massage of pressure points) kids would like it.
Thanks for letting me comment. I hope you don't mind me doing so, and reading your blog. You are welcome to check me out too. : )
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