Outpatient ed

Today I had an outpatient education for a child who was 3 years old and was allergic to just about everything (gross exaggeration but kind of true). She was allergic to fish, peanuts, soy, wheat, corn, apples, oranges and few other random things. I had a really hard time preparing for her visit because everything I wanted to suggest to this little girl was something she was allergic to. Pretty much she can eat meat except fish and fresh fruit and vegetables minus the apples, oranges and corn. The only education I could really offer the mother was to teach her how to read the food labels, give her a list of ingredient names that may be misleading and tips for foods that are acceptable. I felt as though I just kept repeating that she just needed to read the food labels. It was frustrating not to be able to help anymore than that but she seemed to think it was helpful. The other issue is this particular mother was enrolled in WIC so she is also limited it foods that she can buy and on a budget so specialty made foods may not be an option for her. Hopefully this little girl grows out of these allergies because she wont be able to eat anything really that isnt raw. Otherwise things around here are pretty calm nothing new and exciting. Just diabetes and TPN.