The Parent's Guide to Food Allergies : Clear and Complete Advice from the Experts on Raising Your Food-Allergic Child

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Binding: Paperback Format: Bargain Price Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 356 Publication Date: 2001-04-10
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Editorial Reviews: The most comprehensive book on dealing with childhood food allergies, a problem that affects more than four million children in the United States. Each year thousands of children in this country are diagnosed with one or more food allergies. For them -- and their parents and caregivers -- the ordinary patterns of life are profoundly disrupted. As families struggle with a serious condition that can at any moment become life-threatening, the stress is often overwhelming. Now this invaluable reference provides the practical help and reassurance parents have been waiting for. To write this book, Marianne Barber, whose son has serious food allergies, teamed up with a pediatric allergy specialist and a psychologist who treats many people with severe allergies. The Parent's Guide to Food Allergies addresses in detail the practical, physical, and emotional issues kids and their families face, including vital information on:--handling emergencies --stocking a kitchen with safe, appealing foods--helping a child adjust easily in school --dealing with the stress that having a food-allergic child puts on family relationships--eating in restaurants and travelingComprehensive and authoritative, this book is certain to become the bible for anyone with a food-allergic child.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: This book really helped! Comment: When I found out my 9 month old son had severe food allergies, I was overwhelmed. The doctor said he couldn't eat wheat, egg, peanuts, milk, and several other foods, but never gave me practical advice on how to cope with this new lifestyle. This book really helped us figure out how to start introducing new foods, and how to shop for acceptable foods in the grocery store. The best feature is that there is a separate chapter on all the common food allergies. Each chapter starts with a list of all items you could see on a food label that would be dangerous if you have that allergy. For example, the chapter on milk lists things like casein, ghee, hydrolysates as well as about two dozen other things milk-allergic people should avoid. Customer Rating: Summary: Best Book, My allergy bible Comment: This was the first book I bought after learning my son had severe food allergies. This book was and still is a godsend! It is very well written with just enough detail but easy to read/understand. It is a wealth of information, with practical tips, valuable facts, and written with a good sense of humor ... from one Mom to another. Thank you so much for helping me (and our whole family) get a handle on this huge learning curve. It helped me to mentally and emotionally educate and prepare myself, re-organize my pantry and shopping, and learn to live w/ this major adjustment and philosophy in cooking, shopping, reading, and eating. I just wish she would write a follow-up book ... and with more recipes. I need help with the cooking part ... It's so hard to bake without eggs. Thank you!! Customer Rating: Summary: A good place to start... Comment: This is the first book I read when my son was diagnosed with multiple food allergies. It's a good starting point, but not the best book on the market. The author's child has a severe peanut allergy so the tips given are mainly for a severe peanut allergy. For those of us who have severe allergies and are avoiding the top 8 allergens plus additional foods - the help this book offers is limited. Customer Rating: Summary: Great information! Comment: This book has been so helpful! It gives lots of great information about food, but also eatting out, the pharmacy, and other places that you might not think about food allergies being a problem! I have refered to this book many times for help! Customer Rating: Summary: Helpful guide to those with multiple food allergies Comment: I found out my two-year-old son had a severe allergy to peanuts, but also lesser food allergies to milk, soy, eggs and wheat. After pulling my hair out wondering what to feed my son, I started looking for books and cookbooks on the topic. This is both, and it's great. Out of all the books I've bought, I like this one best. It has the most real-life recipes, using practical substitutes. If you or your child have multiple food allergies, get this book. You won't regret it! More Reviews