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Moms: Milk in mac and cheese question

I found a recipe for crock pot mac and cheese and I bought little baby shells so it would be appropriate for Abe. Then I realized that there is evaporated milk in it. Can I feed it to him?

Re: Moms: Milk in mac and cheese question

  • I don't see why not.  It will probably cook off and if it doesn't, I think it will be mixed in throughout so that he won't notice.  IMO though, it's not going to hurt him.
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  • I don't think he has an allergy...he has tried ice cream.
  • Brianne, a milk allergy is pretty rare (although lactose intolerance is not). You'd know if he had a milk allergy; massive eczema, bloody stools with tons of mucus, explosive/projectile pooping and vomiting, etc.

    If you're worried about the lactose intolerance, though, evaporated milk may be okay once the heat re/de-natures the protein, but you'd know best how Abe reacts to dairy. And if he was okay with ice cream, you're probably okay with the evaporated milk.

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    Brianne, a milk allergy is pretty rare (although lactose intolerance is not). You'd know if he had a milk allergy; massive eczema, bloody stools with tons of mucus, explosive/projectile pooping and vomiting, etc.

    I know there is a difference and it is rare...I guess I was just lumping it all together rather than typing out both.

  • I'm sure it's fine especially if he's had dairy already.  Does he do any yogurt or cheese?  Our pedi actually okayed introducing a little whole milk at 10 months which is early, but Marcus did fine with it, and Abe is not so far from there, so definitely a little dairy in his food should be okay.  
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    I know there is a difference and it is rare...I guess I was just lumping it all together rather than typing out both.

    Sorry-- it's been a while since I'd read any more about Abe and dairy, so I wasn't sure if you'd narrowed it down yet...

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  • I would think a little milk is fine too.  Someone told me that the reason they say to hold off on introducing milk prior to age 1 is because some people will stop using formula/bfing and use regular milk instead, then their baby would lack tons of nutrients.
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  • I agree that it should be fine. I would also love the recipe if you don't mind sharing!
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