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My Kid's Allergic to Everything Dessert Cookbook: More Than 80 Recipes for Sweets and Treats the Whole Family Will Enjoy

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After our child came off breast milk at 17 months, we noticed our sweet, friendly, happy child was becoming grumpy, always had a tummy ache, and seemed to tire easily. We were told by the pediatrician and the dermatologist that our child's skin rashes and flushed face would go away with time.We took finally took our child to an allergy specialist and had the skin tests done to determine if allergies might be the underlying cause of the changes we'd seen in our child. Multiple allergies showed up and we went right to Amazon to find helpful books on changing our eating habits to eliminate allergens in our child's diet.These recipes are easy and the book is written with great anecdotes which show the author can really relate to the difficulties we face as novices to the allergy free environment. You need more than this book, but it is a must to have in the cookbook repetoire.

This book is a good one to add to your library of allergy cookbooks. There are a variety of great-tasting recipes, so you're likely to find one that makes a dessert your child is craving. If your child truly has multiple allergies, however, this book may not have any recipes you can use. I was also disappointed that most of the recipes use sugar and a gluten flour. For a no wheat, milk, eggs, corn, soy, yeast, sugar, grain and gluten comprehensive recipe book (all meals, snacks, desserts), I highly recommend "Allergy Cooking With Ease" by Nicolette Dumke. Feeding a child with allergies is a challenge. Finding even one recipe they love makes it easier. Best wishes to you and your child.

I have compiled an extensive "allergy cooking" collection. This book is so helpful in preparing desserts for my daughter. I have tried at least 20 of the recipes an only 1 did not work (the brownies). Best of all, it passed the preschool test, need I say more! I liked the flexibility of flours and other ingredients. People who deal with food allergies know that it is so individual. So, that one ingredient that doesn't work for your family often takes many recipes out of the running. Here, you have choices. So bake, enjoy, and watch your kids smile.

This specialty cookbook was just what we needed to prepare wholesome and delicious treats that our daughter, her frinds and the whole family could enjoy. The recipes are easy to follow and the substitution charts are wonderful for concocting our own recipes as well.

This book has recipes with egg. And lots of kids who have milk allergies seem to have milk and egg. There are very few recipes that I found useful. I got very frustrated trying to find something that my son could eat. Sure you can use soy milk but then there is the egg. Does not make any sense to me. There are much better books out there.This one is useless for me.

This book only has limited value. Chapter 1 "Know Your Flours and Their Alter Egos" page 1 "If you are dealing with a gluten allergy, a yeast allergy, or celiac disease ( an allergy to proteins in many grains), most of the flours and receipes in this book will not work for you. Nongluten baked goods are extremely difficult to produce. Consequently, most of our recipes call for gluten flours."

If you have an allergy to any of the above items, this book is not for you.

This book is O.K. and would be helpful to parents provided their child is not sensitive to sugar!! While the author provides substitutes, it would be up to you to "experiment" with the recipes. I for one do not have the time to tinker. My daughter has a sugar cane sensitivity among other things and I'd say that the majority of these recipes contain sugar, and quite a bit at that. I tried the banana loaf cake (this one is made with pure maple syrup)and it was EXTREMELY bland!!! We threw that out and the vinegar choc. cake was an absolute disaster because we had to try and guess at an appropriate substitution for the one cup of sugar! All in all, I wish I hadn't spent the money because there just aren't enough recipes that my daughter can actually eat "as is."

This book is full of great information, from substitution of ingredients and creative baking ideas to strategies for coping with, and reducing allergy problems.

This book is designed for parents of children who are allergic to the most common allergenic foods. The "everything" means the usual foods, but if your child has multiple food allergies, this really isn't the book for you.

I use this book often for my two multiple allergy children and find many useful tips in it. However, I'm disappointed when I get a recipe that doesn't really work (Toffee Squares, Brownies)!

Still, this book is a great place to start if you're wondering what on earth your allergic child is going to have instead of a birthday cake.