Saturday, 19 August 2006

  • Dairy Free for Me

    Today is Day 3 of being dairy free.  I've decided to try eliminating dairy from my diet bc I'm bfing my 6 week old, Cole, who is on Zantac (.5ml 3xday) for reflux and is still having some symptoms.  His poo is slimy, he's gassy, he's fussy and spitty.   I always said if I had to do an elimination diet, I'd switch to formula.  Well, most formulas are milk based and I don't want to feed my boy the phytoestrogens found in soy.  So, I'm going to try a dairy free diet. 

    I'm going to record what I'm eating, mostly bc I think it will be a good resource for other people, also to see if we're reacting to anything else.

    On Day 1 - I forgot to tell Seabass and ended up with 1/2 & 1/2 in my coffee.  I had an Egg with Bacon on Wheat Toast and a banana for breakfast. 

    I took Cole to the Chiro at 10a and we determined he had some tension in his mid-back.  He cried a bit when Dr. V adjusted him.  We had lunch at Chick-fil-a.  I figured their chicken sandwich would be OK.  I was wrong.  For dinner I had a Hebrew National Hot Dog and some Veggies.  Kosher makes it easy to avoid dairy (that whole not mixing meat & milk thing).  Snacks - Peanut Butter on Toast

    Cole was up in the night from 230 until about 4.  <<<YAWN>>>

    Day 2 - Another Organic Egg for breakfast, on toast with bacon, tomato, & mayo.  This time my coffee was black! Not too bad, really.  For lunch, I had tuna on toast & an apple.  Dinner was Fettucine with Shrimp tossed with garlic and oil.  Snacks - Tortillas with Salsa and Avocado & Natures Trail Mixed Berry Granola Bar.

    Cole was a bit fussy in the evening.   He slept pretty well though - we both slept in until 1030a!  Ahhhh...

    Day 3 - Eggs are the easiest thing to eat for breakfast.  Egg and Toast with Tomato and Mayo.  Black Coffee.  A bowl of Strawberries and Bananas.  Lunch - Peanut Butter and Jelly on White w/Potato Chips.  Dinner - Hormel Chili w/Beans over Fritos. 

    Cole fussed from 8-9 and then settled down to sleep on Daddy's chest.

    Here's what I've learned so far: 

    Chick-Fil-A uses milk to bread it's yummy chicken  (oops!)
    Hershey Kisses sitting on my kitchen counter are too tempting (oops again!)
    Avocado is full of fat and is creamy - a great replacement for sour cream on Nachos.
    Coffee ain't so bad black.

    Eating out is tough - a fast food restaurant at meal time isn't the the best for discussing *dairy* free options and finding that pamphlet and reading it while balancing a baby carrier and an active 3 yo boy isn't fun.  I need to make a list of what I *can* eat at McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, and a couple other places so that I don't have to pack us a lunch!

    I feel pretty good - pretty calm tonight.  I wonder if *I* have a sensitivity to dairy?  Hmmm....

     

     

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