Phoebe & Allyson wrote:
> Our DD (9 months old) has a family history of celiac, and reacts when I
> eat wheat or oats. We'd like to get her tested for celiac, but the
> blood test requires 6 weeks of gluten consumption by both of us. The
> plan is for me to try barley, and if she isn't bothered by me eating it,
> to feed it to her. If she's fine with that, then we both stick with it
> until the test is done. If she reacts, we quit.
>
> I need some baby-friendly barley recipes. She can't have dairy (of any
> variety, due to known allergy), peanuts / tree nuts / seeds, shellfish,
> soy, wheat or oats. She does fine with rice, potato, apple, banana,
> pear, sweet potato, orange squash, carrot, celery, and beets. Anything
> else is negotiable, but I'm unlikely to give her any highly allergenic
> food, or the acidic foods (tomatoes, citrus, etc.) that give even older
> kids trouble.
>
> She has no pincer grip, so finger food has to be in big enough chunks to
> stick out of her fist. She's not a big fan of texture unless it's a
> finger food or she can take bites off it while someone else holds it. I
> think she'll be able to gum up cooked barley if she likes it. The goal
> isn't to get large quantities into her; just some every day.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Phoebe
>

Hi Phoebe,
Why did you pick barley? It contains a lot more gluten than oats.

Try rice. Especially brown rice, because it more nutritous than white
rice, and stickier so it will be easier to eat using ones fingers.

Best regards,
Bob