I finally got up the nerve to try feeding P coconut this week.
The first day I only used coconut oil when I fried his eggs. Seemingly no reaction (his chapped face has been giving me false alarms all winter…it’s very stressful).
The second day I tried coconut milk in a quinoa porridge. He wasn’t a fan until I added banana and cinnamon, though, so he only ate a little.
Again, seemingly nothing.
So then I baked these pumpkin muffins!
First of all, they were really good.
Second of all, he ate them!
A baked treat that both my son and I can enjoy without GI (me) or immune (him) responses!!! This is one small step for our diets, but one giant leap for my ego.
My confidence in the kitchen has been waning lately (although all your supportive comments have helped me SO much I can’t even begin to thank you guys enough).
So I highly recommend making Juli’s muffins. They are a small batch, which I like, because P only ate a quarter of one at once (I gave him scrambled eggs and avocado too).
I made a few small tweaks:
1. I made them with blueberries instead of chocolate chips (P loves blueberries and we have a lot thanks to a recent Costco trip).
2. I had to increase the coconut flour a bit (~1/3 cups + 1 tbsp).
3. Mine yielded 6 muffins and the cooking time was only 28 minutes.
I bet they’d be good with banana puree or applesauce in place of pumpkin too! Ideas flowing.
And the best part of alllll….they are nut free, dairy free, grain free, wheat free, FODMAPs friendly and vegetarian.
Disclaimer (aka stating the obvious): I’m not an expert by any means, so please don’t trust some random person from the internet before seeking advice from your pediatrician and/or allergist. I did lots of research about coconuts before introducing them to my son, who is allergic to peanuts, sesame, and tree nuts.
To quote this site "The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) states: “Coconut is not a botanical nut; it is classified as a fruit, even though the Food and Drug Administration recognizes coconut as a tree nut. While allergic reactions to coconut have been documented, most people who are allergic to tree nuts can safely eat coconut. If you are allergic to tree nuts, talk to your allergist before adding coconut to your diet."
Proceed as you wish.
The chapped face has me stressed out too! I keep second guessing what I’ve eaten that could’ve given her the rosy cheeks…it’s driving me nuts because it’s so dry here in Colorado… 🙁
P.S. I’m so sorry to hear about P’s peanut reaction. We live in the mountains–about twenty minutes from the hospital–and after reading your story I told my husband that we’re not giving our daughter any high-risk allergy foods unless we’re parked in front of the hospital…so scary!
Yum! I think the waxing and waning confidence thing is something a lot of moms go through, even those who are already quite capable of providing balanced nutritious food and don’t have food allergies to account for. You’re doing great and all your hard work is awesome!
Oh Yum!! I’m going to make these for Drake this weekend! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
those sound delicious!! Glad P was fine and a new food is now available!!
These look great! Yay for a good safe muffin for baby P!
Yay that is SO GOOD hes not allergic to coconuts!! Im allergic to nuts and unfortunately also coconuts, so I kind of thought he would be too. Id never had coconut oil in a baked item, and recently tried it in an attempt to see if maybe I got over it, but nope. Though see what the obsession over coconut oil is now xD
YAY!!!! Coconut FTW!!! It’s time to bring P to my motherland now. =)
Glad you and P are able to enjoy these tasty muffins together!
Wooo-hooo!!!
Coconut butter! Coconut cream! Coconut milk! Coconut milk ice cream! Coconut chips! Coconut whipped cream!
Glad you got your mojo back and that P can be part of the coconut love club 🙂
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Yum! So glad you found something!
So I made these today – super tasty! But mine don’t look quite as fluffy as yours. Any idea why? Maybe still too wet? I actually added a little more than even the extra coconut flour you said as it still seemed really wet. Who knows? Oh well, yay for yummies. 🙂
Sheila