Wanted to add to allergies, since three of four have had some problems. At first Drs. thought #2 was reacting to milk. I was surprized at how many products contain milk. After trials, she was worse not better. Finally at 2 1/2 we stumbled onto the culprit - chocolate. Unfortunately, due to the long time in finding it and the fact that I had breastfed and eaten, plus a child's normal desire to have what the other kids are having, she progressed into asthma. With #s 3 &4 we were prepared. I heartly recommend Dr. Rapp's book, as she does realize how difficult it is to maintain a restrictive diet as children grow. There are many alternatives out there, I used Rice Milk to cook my recipes with for 18 months and it helped relieve the milk-free without changing our diet that much. Carob and carob products provide the 'chocolate' fad without milk. We need to watch diets much more carefully than we do, with #3 the problem turned out to be artificial colors - another thing that is in a lot of food items you wouldn't suspect. But without going to great lengths or special stores I have been able to manage our diets without 'depriving' the children of a fairly 'normal' diet.