Favorite Foods

Children seem to constantly have a favorite food that changes from week to week. Initially, Mr C just loved cheese. If he asked for “Cheese?” and you told him no, he would say, “Yellow cheese?” if you said no to that he would say, “White Cheese?” Gotta love his determination and creativity for getting what he wanted. After cheese he absolutely used to love chicken nuggets. So much that a family friend asked us what kind of sauce he wanted for his birthday.


Currently, his new favorite food is a cheesy tortilla, except initially he didn’t call it a cheesy tortilla. Somehow he has mixed Chuck E Cheese with tortilla and now he keeps asking for “Chuck E tillas, please?” He is also recently fond of Rice Crispy Treats, but refers to those as “Rice Christmas treats” Oh the funny things kids say!

Mr C has proven to be a bit of a picky eater, but it’s hard to blame him considering the number of allergies and restrictions we place on his diet. He can’t eat anything with nuts or eggs because he is allergic. We don’t allow any foods with red dye 40 because I have seen firsthand that it makes some children act crazy, including Mr. C. We also have to limit foods that are spicy or with citrus or citric acid because he has horrible reflux that causes him to have frequent night waking and breath that smells like vomit.

So, you may be asking, “What can he eat?” Not much I tell you! Going to restaurants is the worst because you never know what has eggs in it. They hide eggs, nuts, and citric acid in everything. So, we try to stick to the good ole grilled cheese with fries (no peanut oil). Also, living in a small town makes it more difficult to get to specialty food stores.

The one great thing about a child with allergies is that I always have a good reason not to give my child junk food and candy, which I consciously avoid because I think that sugar is very addictive. I myself am trying to get off the stuff. It’s like crack or something. Actually, I read the other day that it affects the body similar to heroine, which is why it is so addictive. It also is as bad for the body as crack. It causes the same effects at a much slower rate that society deems as more acceptable. Ahh! Just say no!