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Went to a one room grade school in Michigan from 1953-1961. My kids think I grew up on "Little House on the Prairie".

We all enjoyed PBJ.....there wasn't mass hysteria about nut allergies...when did school kids start food allergies? I suspect that bottle feeding promoted food allergy...since we didn't have natural immunities from "mom's milk".
 
"cshenk" wrote:



My cousin was a miserable baby until they finally found out he was
allergic to milk!!! My aunt and uncle dropped dairy from his diet and he
got well. How were they supposed to know their newborn was allergic to
milk (both mothers and store bought)?

I became lactose intolerant at some point in time. When I switched to
fat-free milk the problem went away. I figured the lactose must be a
component of the milk fat but I don't really know. I don't have problems
with other dairy products or any other foods.

On the subject of jarred baby foods, Gerber played a dirty trick on
parents by putting sugar in all their baby foods. The dirty trick was,
Gerber figured, that parents would taste the baby food to see if it
appealed to THEM but newborns and infants have very dull taste buds so
the added sugar didn't provide a flavor benefit and chances are it could
lead to unnecessary levels of sugar in their blood and possibly baby
tooth decay. Bland is grand for babies!

Also chewy candy like Starburst, Twizzlers speeds up tooth decay by
simply getting stuck between teeth. Melty (Hersey kisses or bars, etc.)
or dissolving candy (lifesavers, lollypops, etc.) are the "safer"
candies, according to a morning news TV doctor. I think it was his PSA
to parents for Halloween. For years I gave out Startbursts and Twizzlers
almost exclusively. Two or three of each per kid. My bad!

Andy
 
Andy wrote:

I still think genetically modified foods may be the culprit. I think it was
the book "Omnivores Dilemma by Pollan" that one forth of the American diet
is from corn. Cows that are suppose to eat grass are now being feed corn
which cows system are not well adapted to eating. Corn is feed to chickens
and pigs. Corn is americas main sweetener. Corn is the basis of most our
vitamins. We cook with corn as in corn oil. Corn is almost all genetically
engineered today with what knows it is having on our Heath.

Wheat and other foods are being changed as well and our health is the one
that suffers. Foods that never bothered me in the past are bothering me
today like wheat.

--
Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)
 
"Andy" wrote



He probably needed to be on soy-milks then. That happens and has always
happened. Not all babies are able to thrive on regular mommie or bottled
baby milks (note, regular store milk by the gallon isn't quite the same and
should not be used with infants under 1 year of age for primary feeding).


That's not uncommon for adults. In fact, generally as a group most humans
gain some level of lactose intolerance as they hit adulthood. Europeans
tend to maintain lactose tolerance better than most and far eastern asians
the least. It's probably somewhat evolutionary there as Europeans have used
cheeses as a way to preserve milk for times of famine and to add to the food
larder for a very long time. If famine hit and you couldn't eat the one
remaining food you had access to, you starved and were less likely to
produce more kids (grin).

It sounds like you have a limited lactose tolerance. Very common.


I heard about that, but it happened after Charlotte was past that food
stage. I didn't get many jars anyways, tending to fix instead our own then
blendering her portion and adding butter and salt to ours after that. I'm
trying to remember the timescale for her solids but she was mostly on infant
powdered milk for the first 9 months, then we added more 'solids' and by age
1 the milk became an accessory (continued to age 2 then swapped to regular
store milk at 4% fat).

By the time she was fully on solids, she was self feeding.

The largest portion of baby tooth decay comes from putting the baby to bed
with a juice or milk bottle. When Charlotte was put to bed, it was with a
bottle of warm water which sometimes had a drop or two of lemon or lime
concentrate but no sugar added. Mostly it was just warm water and she
never had any of the teeth or mouth issues others commonly have.


Grin, older than toddlers but i understand.
 
"Nad R" wrote


I think the issue is more that the corn is being used heavier than other
things. A variety diet doesn't lead to that. It's a very Japanese aspect I
learned there from a nutritionist. 'Eat with the seasons' is how it goes.

Like many (most?) Americans, I'm a heinz-57 sorta gal when it comes to
genetics. Dad's side was pure german (he was born just after they crossed
ellis isle) but Mom's is an interesting fantastical blur of Europe, amerind,
and africa. I have mild corn issues which is odd with the amerind
background but it's not due to genetically modified corn.


As we get older, food intolerances can creap up. It doesnt happen to
everyone but it's not that uncommon either. Lactose is the most famous one
for this.
 
FYI:

A nut free basil pesto is available at Trader Joe's. It's called Genova
Pesto, with a green label on the lid of a shallow clear plastic tub.

Even without the pine nuts, it's as good as mine (a by the book classic
recipe)!

I'd guess they did it that way so their product would also appeal to those
suffering nut allergies of one kind or another.

Since TJ products vary by region, if interested, dial yours up first and
ask about availability.

Andy
 
It's important that I immediately correct my prior post.

There is a warning disclaimer below the ingredients stating that this
product is made at a manufacturing facility that processes soy, peanuts and
tree nuts.

Dammit!

Andy
 
"Andy" wrote in message news:[email protected]...

I grew up chewing massive amounts of sugary gum. I have a filling in just
about every tooth. Or I did. Lots of crowns now. You'd think my dad would
know better. His dad was a dentist and he himself was a dental hygienist in
the Air Force. Yet he insisted until recently that sugary gum did *not*
cause cavities. Both he and my mom have horrible teeth. She was a big gum
chewer back in the day. Doesn't chew it much any more but when she does she
doesn't seem to care if it has sugar in it or not. My dad's dentist finally
threatened him and said if he was going to chew gum it *had* to be
sugarless. So he finally switched.

Many years I have given out no food at all on Halloween. Only toys. I get
them at places like Oriental Trading Company. The big winners seem to be
small stuffed animals and rubber ducks. Lots of kids and teens have told me
they collect rubber ducks. It worked out well when my daughter was younger
because I could save the extras (provided they weren't obviously Halloween
things) for school parties or even her birthday party treat bags. But now
we have no use for them.

I think what we will do next year is get the Fruit Snacks from Costco. Yes
they are somewhat sticky but not as sticky as those candies you mentioned.
I think they are healthier than candy and we will have no problem with the
leftovers because the kids at the dance studio love them.
 
"Julie Bove" wrote:



Julie,

For toys, one year I gave out what I call "house flys," basically nerf
foam triblade boomerangs. They'd fly about four feet around and possibly
tip over a toothpick. The next year I gave out Duncan Imperial plastic
yo-yos.

One teenage girl came back a while later and tried to trick or treat me
again for a different color yo-yo. I asked her, "didn't I give you a yo-
yo earlier?" She admitted so but added "but I have to accessorize!"

I broke out laughing and let her pick the color yo-yo of her choice. She
ran up the driveway yelling back thank yous! She didn't even ask for
more candy! She was probably the envy of her classmates. :)))

The next Halloween, I heard from many of the yo-yo prize-winning trick
or treaters and their parents that it caused quite a stir at the
elementary and junior high schools.

I was so pleased! :)))

Best,

Andy
 
"jmcquown" wrote



I think you are right, soy milk came out in infant versions later or at
least the wider availability of it was later.

On the breast feeding, there are many possible reasons. I wanted to and did
for the first week but then the c-section went bad with an infection and I
had to be placed on some heavy duty antibiotics which made it ill-advised to
breast-feed. Charlotte was bottle fed the rest of the time.

Charlotte didn't have any issues on the bottle formulas and I found out on
some web page or book that heating the bottles is not required, just food
safety is. From then on, she got cold from the fridge and thrived on it.
There's some age pointers there that I don't recall clearly but has to do
with colic and to not serve too cold before something like 2 months? Later
age infants, if always serving warm and having colic, try cold and see if it
eases or if always serving cold, try warm and see if it eases. Charlotte
had the normal colic and cold eased it.

Trial and error showed putting her to bed with a warm bottle of water eased
her while cold did not work during that stage.
 
"Jean B." wrote





ARGH! They found out that isn't very wise. Think about it. We are simple
mammals with a larger brain and a higher intelligence but nature doesn't
have 'infant/babies' eating things their teeth can't do yet so why should
we?

In a world of A-Z foods, Charlotte (and I) eat the entire alphabet and if
there's a few not on our list it's either because we haven't found them to
try yet, or are on the tiny list of 'didn't like that one'.
 
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