Dairy & Egg Allergies

Hi B.!
Try Whole Foods where they have a wide selection of rice milk, soy milk, vegan "cheese". Anything you get at the market now, you can get a good substitute for it at a health food store.
The egg substitute is in the baking section.
Love,
C.

Hey B. my little guy who is two is allergic to milk. We switched over to soy milk and he loves it. Make sure that it is Vitaman Fortified which most of it is now. The eggs the only thing I can think of would be an egg subbtiute, like egg beaters. For Ice cream there is frozen yogart, Sorbet, and Mocah Mix has no dairy in it.

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I'm a 29 yr old married mother of 1 very awesome and cute little boy.

Read about soy milk before serving it to children, I personally love rice milk. If it's just a lactose intolerance we love the lactose free milk from lucerne, even better than regular milk! I think there are egg substitutes but not sure. Good luck!

my son is allergic to egg and dairy and peanuts. Itss hard at first but you get used to it. He knows now at the age of 8 to tell everyone around the food that he is allergic. I have found that soy milk is a great substitute. So is coconut milk in baking. I found a book called "bakin without eggs". its been helpful but it still uses some dairy so I just avoid or modify those things. Just read labels alot. you will get used to it and learn what he can and cant have. Trader Joes can be helpful. There are some good soy yogurts now too. Thats a great baby food.

At 15 months old, we found out that our son has a milk allergy as well & I have found that raw fresh goats milk works wonderful for him. Goats milk is the "universal mother's milk," so I much rather give him that than a man made "milk." I have found, however, that soy yogurt & icecream work well for him. He loves it because he can still eat what we are eating, he just has his special kind.

Also, I use the goats milk in ALL my cooking and baking and you can't even tell the difference from cow's milk.

Goat's milk is expensive to get from a health food store(here it's about $3-4 a quart), but I was able to find a farm in my town where I pay $5 a gallon. It's a little more than I pay for regular milk, but compared to the prices you pay for a quart or half gallon of soy, rice or goat's milk from the store, it's much more bang for your buck.

Also, my mom had an allergy to eggs & she was able to use duck eggs, so you might want to have him tested to see if those will work for him (or just try them & see if he reacts).

I know it can be overwhelming to try to make these changes - I know I was at a loss at first, but keep in mind that your little one will be doing SOOOOO much better once you find what works for him. Good luck!!!

My kids are allergic to milk, soy, rice, eggs (if too much), almonds, food coloring, and others. The primary allergy I discovered was milk. I know milk seems everywhere as whey, casein, sodium caseinate, etc. "The Milk Free Kitchen" by B. Kidder has been a life-saver! The recipes are delicious and easy (I don't like to cook!). I took the milk- and egg- free chocolate cake to a party for my kids and the guests liked it better than the "best bakery around's" cake the host was serving! This book has many every-day food recipes and LOTS of helpful information on going milk-free. She also addresses egg-free diets and includes recipes for that. She says many recipes in the book can be made without eggs by substituting 2 Tbsp water. I've tried some and I can't tell the difference. I highly recommend this book! Often available at libraries if you want to check it out first. You'll get the hang of it! Feel free to contact me if you want more specific recipes -- I have many.

To make milk yourself from any grain:
Cook grain as normal (rice, wheat berries,soy, oatmeal, ect.) but add extra water. You will need to play with this amount depending on your desired consistancy.
Put whole grains in cheese cloth and press out the milk. Viola! You will need to squeze hard and work while everything is still rather hot.
Use the remaining grains for hot cereal or add breads or cookies.

Also, try allrecipes.com and search under vegan. You will find tons of recipes!

There are excellent recipies for cooking without dairy or eggs under any type of VEGAN cooking site. These are very tasty and I highly recommend the recipes. I use these recipes often although my fam is not vegan it is any easy way to cook healthier for my children. Also rice milk and almond milk are tasty and a great alternative to regular milk. I would also suggest reading the CancerProject.org they have great information for cooking with children who have this type of allergy...they do however promote a Vegan lifestyle..but the recipies and information available is a gold mine!

Hi B.,
I use the web site recipeczaar.com you just click on the "free of" option and there are thousands of recipes. There are also alot of alternatives out there google for dairy and egg free products and you will find alot of options. I am gluten intolerant which means no wheat! The recipeczaar has helped alot because people have rated the recipes so you know they will turn out good! Alot of times they will grow out of these. I give my son soy milk instead of cow or he gets eczema and he loves it. It does cause seriously stinky diapers though!! Hope this helps take care

Hi!
My son has many allergies, but I wanted to put in a plug for duck eggs. My son does fine with duck eggs. Holdereeds in Philomath is a good source. For dairy, beware that if your son is allergic to casein in dairy, that it is also present in goat and sheep milk. We made that mistake for a whole year.
Best wishes,
N.

You can get an egg replacer for your baking, I use one from a company called Celimix... they have various products that may be helpful. I use the egg replacer in all my baking and you cannot tell the difference.