So I read some similar posts above and am checking out the parasites tie, BUT without playing russian roulette with my kids life, I need to know about the following: My son is DEATHLY allergic to split peas, which are a lentil and a legume. Green peas are another allergen. He has numerous odd allergies, nuts are not one. However, chickpeas, split peas, lentils, poultry, kiwi, avocado, banana, raw strawberry and raw orange (but no other citrus!) make it difficult to make foods everyone will eat. He is 14 and a sworn meat eater. Quorn makes him ill literally. I cant stand making two different meals anymore! Anyone have any ideas? How to make ancient grains appeal to a meat eater?

There are things you can do to make things easier on yourself (I know that some on here won't like what I have to say). If you bake up several chicken breasts/hamburgers/whatever then freeze them, you can make cooking much easier on you. Make up a really nice grain casserole for everyone and if your son insists on meat then he can get it out of the freezer himself and warm it. We do this in my house, I am vegan, my daughter pescatarian and omni son and hubby. We will even buy large amounts of ground meet, cook it up, use a little that night, and put the rest in the freezer. We can't force those around us to see food our way, we'll only cause resentment. My household eats omni most of the time, but I notice that occasionally everyone in the house will choose to eat vegan (score!).

Thats essentially what we have done, except he is allergic to poultry. Beef is about the only thing he can eat besides fish....and I cant stand to cook it :)