Vegemite allergie in baby's?

[Pandora]

ooh i knew there was one in there. Sorry Squidipa, I didnt mean to question you, have tickers off at work so wasnt sure bubs age either.
trillian, I wonder why the ingredients list I got didnt have that preservative in it?
Is that the one thats in breads as well? Or a diffrernt one?

[Trillian]

yep, it's a big nasty in a lot of things. On my jar of vegemite, it has it as 'natural colour 150 (contains preservative 220)'

eta - this is the website I was talking about alladditives I have been trying to avoid sulphites with Alister cause of the earlier reaction, even though he was fine the second time as allergies can often appear after a culmanative effect. I wouldn't give him dried fruits at all either as there are very few brands that don't use sulphites - even the ones in the health food isle do.

[mumofmany]

I agree with Trillian.. it'll be the P220. I'm a chef for a child care centre and allergins and sensitivities are always a concern.

We've recently started a 3yo boy who has an issue with P220, so no vegemite for him..and no processed cheese. Like Kraft Singles or Bega Slices. Stick to the proper cheese, if you want sliced, try Mainland.

Marmite doesn't have P220 in it, so that is what I offer as an alternative to this particular boy.

IMO rather than subjecting your boy to the painful allergin tests, try an elimination diet of exluding the P220 and P282 (found in bread). Most bakery fresh bread is P282 free.

Also, most children grow out of their allergies by the time they are 5. I would hold off for a while before trying him again on the P220.

Hope this helps.

[squidipa]

IMO rather than subjecting your boy to the painful allergin tests, try an elimination diet of excluding the P220 and P282 (found in bread). Most bakery fresh bread is P282 free.

Also, most children grow out of their allergies by the time they are 5. I would hold off for a while before trying him again on the P220.

Hope this helps.

wow thanks and thanks trillian tooo ill go look at that site....He has been fine on wholemeal bread so far but ill have to look out i guess.... what other things have that in it

[Trillian]

Preservatives are in nearly every processed food item you buy these days. When you next go shopping read the labels and you'll be surprised at how much food 220 is in. Look for alternatives that don't have it in it and use fresh, unprocessed food wherever you can

[squidipa]

Preservatives are in nearly every processed food item you buy these days. When you next go shopping read the labels and you'll be surprised at how much food 220 is in. Look for alternatives that don't have it in it and use fresh, unprocessed food wherever you can

thanks trillian

[LimeSlice]

cottees are notorious for their preservatives...one of them they use is also used as an industrial cleaner...I cant drink the cordial, gives me chronic blood noses.
Cant eat coloured mentos or skittles anymore either, the colours give me migraines.

Glad you were able to figure it out so easily though - good you were going to the dr!

[bronners]

Also yeast extract and vegetable extract are hidden sources of MSG. It is "natural" MSG, so not the highly refined stuff, but nonetheless most people who are sensitive to MSG will have some sort of reaction to it. I had to avoid vegemite for years due to this, but lately I seem a little more tolerant to it.

[Gigi]

cottees are notorious for their preservatives...one of them they use is also used as an industrial cleaner...I cant drink the cordial, gives me chronic blood noses.

wow, thanks for that Limey.

for the original poster, i was going to say, we have just switched to a vegemite alternative, called VEGESPREAD. in a jar of the healthy food section in coles or woollies. a little stickier to spread.

i was told by some people that it was like vegemite but WITHOUT the preservatives and additives in it. But i must check if it's got yeast in it.

i agree with others, it would have been more useful for your doc to tell you WHICH ingredient in vegemite set off your child, not just the product (cos it has multiple ingredients in it).

glad to read all this talk about 220. that will stick in my brain now, to help me work out what NOT to buy at supermarket.

if i read a whole stack of numbers to avoid, i forget them all.
but if i just hear about ONE, i tend to remember that.

last time i read a helpful thread like this, i rmember being told 330 was just citric acid, not too bad at all (for most people).