In article >,
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.
>
Phoebe,

Barley is a forbidden food for celiacs. Please don't try it.

Cindy

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