CORN!!!

Zane had allergy testing done and he is allergic to ragweed, all tree pollens, and CORN!  So naturally I want my child to be free from ear infections and congestion so I start reading every label for every food he eats....and everything has CORN in it!!!!  Packaging, processing, fillers, derivatives, it's everywhere!  I don't know how to escape it.  They even powder our fresh fruits and veggies with a corn wax to keep them looking fresh.   Matt and I started off small and removed just corn proteins from his diet.  So that meant no maize, corn, corn flour, etc. that would still have it's proteins attached to it.  Zane still continues to have ear infections and congestion.  He also has terrible tummy pain and wakes during the middle of the night. :(  So we now have removed corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup.  We are also trying to avoid as many derivatives as possible.  Removing the derivatives seems the hardest.  Citric acid, dextrose, maltose, etc.  It's everywhere.  I can't imagine getting all of that out of his diet.  If I were a stay at home mom I could make everything from scratch, unfortunately I have to work. The plan...one little step at a time.  I am going to start working on some corn free recipes ....and go from there.

In the mean time I have found a few things that seem to be 100% corn free.  The best one of all is Chobani Yogurt.  Zane absolutely loves it. And it's safe for him to enjoy!