Tuesday, September 25, 2007

What is Wrong With My Child (And My Cooking)?

This is getting ridiculous. I just cannot seem to figure out what's causing this redness after she eats. This was last night after dinner. The red spot above her eyebrow is a mosquito bite, but below was red and slightly raised. Poor girl looked like she had a black eye. She really didn't eat much at dinner. There was lots on her plate, (sweet potato, hotdog, chili) but I don't think she touched anything but french fries and ketchup.

And this one was taken after lunch today. There were tiny raised bumps around her mouth. I thought I had narrowed it down to the meatsticks (possibly something in them, not necessarily the meat) and so I cut them out a while back. Hmm. I guess carrots may be one of the culprits. She was eating one today at lunch. And she had an english muffin, apple and soymilk, none of which have ever caused a problem.

Maybe she's allergic to my cooking. Hey, most people wouldn't be too upset if they were unable to consume my "meals". This was tonight's dinner. These are the potatoes after being tossed in a cheese sauce for the ham and potato bake I made. Ummm, my sauce was more along the order of paste. And who the heck can toss cooked potato slices anyway? That's not possible, even if the sauce wasn't the thinkness of peanut butter.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Kelsey, I'll send you an email tomorrow. Sounds all too familiar to me.

Oh, and as for your dinner. I might pass on that one, but we all have those days! I still do.

Anonymous said...

Dietary elements that have been reported to trigger Eczema include dairy products and coffee (both caffeinated and decaffeinated), soybean products, eggs, nuts, wheat and maize (sweetcorn).