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I have two children, a boy, 4 and a half years old, and a girl, 2 and a half years old. In the morning, they drink a mug of milk. I add to the milk a te spoon of sugar and a tee spoon of "Kelkin" barley drink. It is an instant cereal beverage made with roasted barley, rye and chicory.

Is it ok for them to drink this barley drink?. I don't want to give to them coffee or chocolate. This drink doesn't have preservatives, no artificial colourings, or caffeine.

Is it good for them or should reaplace it for other thing?

Thank you, best regards

Anavi

Dear Anavi,

• There is no need to add the sugar because milk has its own natural sugars.
• It is also not suitable for coeliacs as it contains gluten.

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Hi Siobhan

My son is 6 months old and in the last week I have changed his feed to Goats milk formula as he has very bad eczema and can be quite chesty and mucousy, i picked up the Glenisk goat milk yogurts in the supermarket today as i am starting to introduce a couple of spoon feeds now and i was wondering if they are suitable for him to eat?

My older daughter has a severe egg and chicken allergy so i am treading quite carefully with my son and introducing food and currently we are on a dairy, egg, white meat, gluten and citrus free diet, i am giving him a multivitamin and also a fish oil supplement, is there anything else i should or shouldn't give him at this time?

Many Thanks

Purdey

Hi Purdey,

Thanks for your post. Yes, Glenisk Goats Milk Yogurt is suitable for children from six months.

From reading your query, it's clear that you are very concerned about allergies. Obviously it is early days for your son in his transition to solid food but a diet that is free from dairy, gluten, white meat, egg and citrus is quite restrictive and could potentially lead to nutrition deficiencies.

If you haven't already done so, I'd strongly recommend contacting your family GP to arrange and IgE and RAST test to medically diagnose the allergies. The results of these tests will influence the nutritional advice - without knowing the findings of these tests, unfortunately I can't make dietary recommendations. Your GP will be able to help and may refer you to a dietitican.

Best of luck with it. If I can be of any more assistance, please let me know.

Siobhan