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...If your little one uses any of the Neocate products, you’ve probably heard the term “elemental diet.” And if your son or daughter has eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), you’ve probably also heard of an “elimination diet.” These two aren’t always the same, so here’s a quick primer on the two. What is an Elemental Diet? The term “elemental diet” is a historic term that was used to refer to diets where the component nutrients were...

...1. Prepare yourself for a milk elimination diet—take time to get ready! Starting an elimination diet half-way will not benefit your child. It is an all or nothing effort. Prepare to start a milk elimination diet. For parents, caregivers, or someone with a child requiring a special diet, learning milk and dairy products could cause significant harm to a child is stressful. This stress can be multiplied ten-fold if this is the first family...

...offer opportunities for those on elemental, or amino acid-based, diets gain such experiences. Did you know Neocate is the only amino acid-based formula available with 10 options to choose from for individuals one year and older?   Be Curious: Explore and find your flavor fit Moms, dads and other caregivers know that keeping kids on the special diets that require Neocate isn’t always easy, especially as they grow and see other children enjoying more variety...

...We get lots of questions from Moms (and Dads) about elimination diets. Today we would like to help address some of those questions. What is an elimination diet? Elimination diet is strict removal of certain foods from the diet. Often based on allergy tests or removal of one or more of the top food allergens seen in children: milk, soy, egg, nut (tree nut and peanut), wheat, and fish or shellfish. Elemental formula...

...Allergy-Friendly foods are for everyone, but do you know why? Allergy-Friendly Foods are everywhere. Since these foods are everywhere, sometimes we step back and think, and often make a change in our life. I get involved, as a dietician, when a change in your health is sparked. I know the word ‘diet’ is perceived as a forbidden 4-letter word, often for many wrong reasons. In reality, diet is just the general term for what...

...was okay too, because dietitians who work with children and adults with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) allow these when the patients follow an amino acid-based (or “elemental”) diet. What wasn’t allowed? Anything else! With these rules in mind, I used my approximate calorie needs to design a “meal plan” and dove right in. Day 1 Menu: Morning Snack: Neocate Infant Breakfast: Neocate Infant Lunch: Neocate Infant + artificial lemon-lime flavor Dessert: Neocate Nutra + Neocate Junior,...

...like the total elimination diet still doesn’t completely help, is there still an option to breastfeed? If you are truly committed to breastfeeding, we have heard of moms who drink an elemental formula themselves so that they haven’t got ANY food in their diet that the infant could react to. You can read about my two-day experience of nothing but Neocate here. And two days is nothing: there are many teens and even adults who...