grace'smom Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 My daughter is allergic to her favorite food: popcorn. I tried popping some quinnoa and that didn't turn out. It just burned. But I did hear you can pop it so perhaps it was user error, LOL. I also heard you can pop millet but don't have any in the house right now or an easy way to get it. I've been smashing up rice cakes and giving them to her like popcorn, but it's not quite the same. I might try to microwave a rice cake and see if she likes that... maybe it's the warm factor. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 My son's ortho recommended Pirate Booty (or something like that. Braces just went on this week and I haven't tracked it down yet) as a good popcorn replacement for a movie snack. Although if warm is a critical component, that won't help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 My son's ortho recommended Pirate Booty (or something like that. Braces just went on this week and I haven't tracked it down yet) as a good popcorn replacement for a movie snack. Although if warm is a critical component, that won't help you. This is what we use. I don't allow popcorn until dc are 6 (choking hazard) so we just eat Pirate's Booty. It is all-natural cheese puffs that are shaped like popcorn. I buy it at Costco or Trader Joes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 But Fruity Booty is WAY better. http://www.amazon.com/Pirates-Booty-Fruity-4-Ounce-Bags/dp/B000CPCBJQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 But if corn is the problem, Pirate's Booty is also off-limits. It's great stuff, but it's made of corn. Do you have Trader Joe's near you? They have several different puffed snack-type things that might fit the bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMa2005 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 If she can eat rice products, find an Asian grocery store. They have all sorts of snacks made from rice. But again, if warm is the factor, that won't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyable Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I tried popping millet, and it was nothing like popcorn! Maybe I did it wrong, but it just kind of cracked, not puffed up big like a "little popcorn". :tongue_smilie: Buttered and salted rice cakes is about as close as we have come to a popcorn substitute here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grace'smom Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 I tried popping millet, and it was nothing like popcorn! Maybe I did it wrong, but it just kind of cracked, not puffed up big like a "little popcorn". :tongue_smilie: Buttered and salted rice cakes is about as close as we have come to a popcorn substitute here. Sounds like we're in the same boat then... Rice cakes all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidbits of Learning Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 :bigear: My son is allergic to corn as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in FL Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Can you eat Cheerios? Or something like it? I fry cheerios and that's what the kids eat during movie time (I love it with salt and butter). We started doing this because of ds's braces. How about homemade chex mix using the rice chex (or something similiar) You could probably fry up something like that. Really, anything fried in butter is good! Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwenhwyfar Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I've been smashing up rice cakes and giving them to her like popcorn if she can eat rice cakes' date=' there's a type of mini rice cake snacks that are flavoured like "buttered popcorn" ... hmmm ok wait. strange. in canada, we have them called "crispy minis" and they do indeed come in buttered popcorn ...but it looks like the US version is called "quakes" and i don't see the same flavour...i do see one called kettle corn ...which looks like it's a popcorn flavour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 How about this? http://raisingallergykids.blogspot.com/2010/09/popped-sorghum-popcorn-replacement.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msjones Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 My kids aren't allergic to popcorn, but they LOVE a big bowl of homemade croutons. They'd take the croutons hot out of the oven over a bowl of popcorn any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amey311 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Roasted garbanzos are pretty tasty and you can still get some of that crispy/salty combo you're looking for: http://www.dianadyer.com/2008/02/roasted-garbanzo-beans.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I eat pumpkin or sunflower seeds as a snack. Salty delicious. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 (edited) :grouphug: I have some millet...I don't really think it would pop, but I can try a few for you. I'll try it in our air popper and on the stove. I am also allergic to corn and about 100 other things. I miss popcorn, I used to be able to eat it with coconut oil. I also miss ice cream. But, I can currently have allergy free chocolate chips, I was allergic to them for a while but have successfully added them back, so I'm really thankful for that. You can get millet from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Arrowhead-Mills-Whole-Millet-Organic/dp/B0037RPQSY/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1285996594&sr=8-7 or http://www.amazon.com/Millet-Grits-Meal-1-lb/dp/B000F9ZDJY/ref=sr_1_cc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1285997317&sr=1-1-catcorr My son likes pancakes made from millet flour, but I didn't like the texture, I prefer the whole millet. When we lived in Northern Virginia, an oriental grocery store had a machine that made fresh rice cakes, they were fun to watch being made and tasted a bit like popcorn. The fresh rice cakes were light and sweet and tasty, nothing like the styrofoam tasting ones you can buy in a normal store. It looked like a serious machine, though, I'm not sure you could do it at home with anything else, and the machine looked very expensive. Edited October 2, 2010 by ElizabethB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacgw Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 We used to heat the cheerio's up in a pot with butter-- similar to how you make rice krispie treats but without the marshmallows. Tastes a lot like popcorn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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