Avoiding Milk Blog

Dairy Free Frosting

2009-12-22T11:23:00.001-08:00

Duncan Hines put out a dairy free frosting called Whipped Fluffy White I finally got around to trying some, on top of some dairy Free brownies. I was impressed with the texture easy to apply, but most impressive was the fact that I can get some at my local grocery store. i plan to use this on our gingerbread men this holiday season.

Silk Soy Milk

2009-12-21T16:05:00.000-08:00

Silk Soy Milk has seasonal dairy free Silk Nog and Silk Pumpkin Spice.

Dairy free egg nog style soy drinks.

From their website "Raise a glass to a wholesome, healthy holiday with delectable seasonal flavors from Silk. Classic Silk Nog and Creamy Pumpkin Spice are delicious chilled or warm."

I have yet to see these, I am however on the official lookout. Silk Soy Milk only sells some of their products in Canada. See their Canadian site

In a previous post I raved about Vita Soy's Holly Nog, and Peppermint chocolate soy drinks.

So Nice also makes a Noel Nog for this holiday season.

Both So Nice and Vita Soy sell their holiday soy drinks in Canada.

Hidden Milk

2009-12-20T22:04:00.000-08:00

Happy Winter Solstice, to all those who celebrate the shortest day of the year.

Here are some sources of milk.

Casein paint paint derived from milk

Tryptone Tryptone is similar to casamino acids, both being digests of casein.

Casamino Acids mixture of amino acids and some very small peptides obtained from acid hydrolysis of casein.

Recaldent milk derived product that strengthens and remineralises teeth.

Lactogobulin lactoglobulin is the major whey protein of cow's milk, and is also present in many other mammalian species; a notable exception being humans.

This is why we need clear labelling.

Kenzoil

2009-12-17T16:54:00.000-08:00

I recently received a bottle of Kenzoil, from the Kenzoil company.

For a lunch I had a salad with Kenzoil oil, it was one of the better salad dressings i have tryed, the herbs meshed perfectly with the salad.

We dipped bread, in this wonderful oil, the extra virgin olive oil, flavour was not over powering and the herb taste was very nice. The Kenzoil Oil is seasoned with fresh basil, fresh garlic and spices.

For dinner I used left overs, fresh vegetables and Kenzoil Oil to make a stir fry. Again this oil was very light, the oil added to the flavour, of the fresh vegetables in the stir fry with out taking over.

Like most olive oil based luxury oils a little goes a long way, I prefer it as a dipping oil for bread or with a salad, than in a stir fry.

I like their allergy statement on their FAQ Page "Kenzoil is free of the following allergens: eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, fish, shellfish, wheat, milk, corn, potato, rice and yeast. We only produce Kenzoil in our facility and on our equipment."

I recommend this product for people who are samplers and lovers of olive oil, and give this company full credit for such a clear allergy statement.

You can follow this company on Facebook.

Holiday Savings

2009-12-15T09:56:00.000-08:00

Sale at Sweet Alexis

To celebrate this holiday season, Sweet Alexis is offering you 20% off of your next purchase. Promo code: greetings09.

Sweet Alexis also invits you to become a Facebook Fan to receive weekly specials! (www.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Alexis/132370680192)!

Sale at Blue Bear Aware

Until December 17th, Save 25% on your order.* Place the code X129X in the coupon-box on the check-out page to receive your savings.

This promotion cannot be applied to previous orders or used with another promotion.This is a Blue Bear Aware credit and is not redeemable for cash. Minimum order $45.00. Offer valid December 17, 2009.

Happy Holidays!
Elizabeth & Roberta

FASGMN New website

2009-12-14T03:47:00.000-08:00

The Food Allergy Support Group of Minnesota is proud to present our newly re-designed website! www.FoodAllergySupportMN.org

After much anticipation, FASGMN’s new website is complete and ready for visitors! Take a moment to check out the new site. You’ll still find all the same great information from the old site PLUS these exciting added features:

Food Allergy Basics section

“The Journey”- tips and information for those with a new or recent food allergy diagnosis

New section just for KIDS!

Online registration for FASGMN membership, events, Buddy program, volunteer opportunities, and speakers’ bureau presentations

Easy sign-up form for our e-newsletter

“For Members” section for FASGMN members that includes discussion boards, a member search feature, meeting archives, and information on our lending library and buddy system.

The Cookies

2009-12-08T10:01:00.000-08:00

My daughter was at a party a while ago, she said she spotted some cookies, she knew were safe. She also said she didn't take any, because they where on a plate with some cookies that she was not sure about. She said she was worried about cross contamination.

She rationalized that it would have been better if I double checked the ingredients anyway, of the safe cookies, but did the cookies were very tempting to her.

We made cookies later that week, but I know my daughter will continue to make good allergy choices.

Artificial Snow made from Corn

2009-12-05T10:24:00.000-08:00

I was googling away when I found out that artificial snow can be made from, in part corn.

Artificial snow can be made in kitchens for craft projects as well as artificial snow for ski hills and movies. .

WHAT'S THAT STUFF?ARTIFICIAL SNOW

Crafters TouchHow to Make Artificial Snow calls for talcum powder, that is made from corn

I got to thinking of our corn allergic visitors, a severe corn allergy reaction on top of a ski hill, would not be a good idea. A warning for our corn allergic visitors, call ahead to see how is the snow, and what is it made from before your ski trip.

Happy National Cookie Day

2009-12-04T11:19:00.000-08:00

Happy National Cookie Day Friday December Fourth!

New Moon Kitchen cookies free of dairy, eggs and nuts.

Cookies For Me? gluten free, egg free and nut free.

For Will no dairy, eggs, peanuts and tree nuts.

No Cookie Cookie no dairy, no eggs and wheat free.

Guardian Angel Cookies no peanuts, nuts dairy or eggs.

Cookie It up peanut and treenut free.

Hollandia Cookies peanut free cookies

Home Free Treats peanut free, treenut free, egg free and dairy free.

Sha Sha Bread cookies dairy and nut free cookies

Vadebonceur

2009-12-03T06:06:00.000-08:00

Vadebonceur have peanut, almond and nut free factory Christmas Chocolates out. Snowmen and Santa chocolates, some stuffed with caramel.

Amanda's Own

2009-12-02T23:23:00.000-08:00

Amanda's Own Christmas Collection are in, more Christmas Chocolates! This dairy egg and nut free advent Calender and other holiday Chocolate from Amanda's Own.

All are dairy free, tree nut free, peanut free, egg free, gluten free!

Amanda's Own Christmas 2009 products are now available!
Order deadline is Tuesday, December 15th

Allerglobal

2009-12-02T05:51:00.000-08:00

Qabiria introduces Allerglobal: A new website dedicated to travellers with food allergies

Qabiria Studio is proud to introduce Allerglobal (www.allerglobal.com). This new website is dedicated to people suffering from food allergies who travel abroad and need to explain their condition in a foreign language.

Allerglobal is a free on-line service that conveniently translates food allergies in almost all Central and Eastern European languages. It automatically creates a customized, accurate passport-sized card with the user's allergy information in the chosen language. Users just need to print it, slip it in their wallet, and show it at restaurants, hotels, or wherever needed. This service is intended to contribute to a safer, more comfortable travel for people with food allergies and intolerances.
Built upon a database of almost 2000 terms, Allerglobal is the first food allergy translation tool that offers such a wide choice of languages: 7 source languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Catalan) and 27 target languages (English, Albanian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, German, Estonian, Finnish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian). Moreover, Qabiria Studio is planning to double the number of available languages in the future.

Qabiria Studio is a language service provider based in Barcelona, Spain. Besides offering translation, training and consulting for the translation industry, Qabiria strives to make a creative use of language and technology to find smart new solutions for everyone.

For more information, please contact:
Sergio Alasia
Salasia@qabiria.com
www.qabiria.com

Ricky Loves to Fly

2009-12-01T18:56:00.001-08:00

From Christina Black, author of Mommy, Is This Safe To Eat, and Starting School With A Food Allergy comes a free, online, printable book Ricky Loves to Fly Read about Ricky and his first trip on a plane, with a nut allergy. You can also read more stories on their web site.

my history with allergies

2009-12-01T17:48:00.000-08:00

As some long time readers may know I grew up with multiple food allergies and food intolerances. I was lucky enough to out grow most of them. Now one of my children as a severe milk protein allergy.

I used to be allergic to cashews, I only had one childhood reaction, and that was enough, tingly tongue, at first I thought my tongue was asleep then I felt my breathing "going funny". I didn't go near a cashew again for years.

I am not allergic to cashews now, but I have steered the grocery cart meters out of the way of cashews, without realizing that avoiding cashews was what I was actually doing. I am convinced that cashews are a creepy looking, though logically I know this is an emotional response to an outgrown allergy.

I used to be very allergic to pork, I even had a cross contamination reaction, hours in the bathroom in severe pain. Today I'm not allergic, but my body tells me not to eat to much, or too often, at most I'll have minor stomach pain type reaction. I'll sometimes cook pork for the family, then change my mind and not eat any.

In my adulthood I formed an allergy to jojoba, I would have instant itchy skin then break out into a rash. After my first child, I lost this allergy, but I still tend to avoid jojoba. It is in about one in twenty shampoos, massage oils and other cosmetics, so it is not a hard thing to avoid, especially when I didn't have any cross contamination reactions.

I was milk allergic but could tolerate small amounts, my child however, has had cross contamination reactions. I was also intolerant of wheat gluten but could tolerate small amounts or non wheat gluten, that most gluten intolerant people can not tolerate such as barley.

I am allergic to dandelions, itchy irritated eyes, fatigue irritability during the dandelion season. I don't eat dandelion salads more on point, than fear of a dandelion pollen reaction.

My Father had an allergic reaction to a mysterious insect sting under his eye around the age of five. I had an allergic reaction to a unknown sting under my eye before I turned five. Our first daughter had an allergic reaction to an unknown sting under her eye the summer she turned five. In all three cases our eyes swelled shut. I gave my daughter benadryl, with the intention of bringing her to hospital if the benadryl didn't start working. Within ten minutes the swelling went down, but remained puffy for days from the sting.

Manatoba Harvest

2009-12-01T15:36:00.000-08:00

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As we head into our twelfth year of business, we want to thank all of our supporters. From now until the end of the week we are offering our biggest discount yet!

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Expires: Sunday, December 7th at midnight CST.

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Blue Bear Sale

2009-12-01T05:50:00.000-08:00

From Blue Bear Aware
'On the fisrt day of Christmas my true love gave to me... a Blue Bear Aware Tee!'

As holiday gatherings get under way, you may not always be available to monitor the flow of food; send your youngster to a party in a Blue Bear Aware T-shirt. BBA t-shirts sport fashionable graphics in combination with a visible allergy alert symbol on the back right hand shoulder.

From December 1- 12th, 2009 receive 12 % off your order!*
Place the code X129 in the coupon box at the check-out to receive your '12 Days of Christmas, 12% off' savings!

'Oh the weather outside is frightful...'

Check out the great new selection of neoprene Auto-injector pouches. These pouches are light weight, durable and water resistant. They also help regulate the temperature of the medication and have an easy to use zipper and buckle. Remind your son or daughter to wear their pouch under their jacket as the winter weather approaches.

*Minimum $45 order is required and sale items are not applicable to discount. This promotion cannot be applied to previous orders or used with another promotion. This is a Blue Bear Aware credit and is not redeemable for cash. Offer valid until December 12th, 2009.

Premium Chocolate

2009-11-30T19:26:00.000-08:00

Premium Chocolatiers Christmas Collection is in, dairy, nut, vegan free chocolate.

Cheerful Santa Claus
Christmas Collection - truffles
Christmas Figures
Giant Christmas tree Lollipop
Santa Assortment
Snowman
Snowman Lollipops

Also cheak out their Hanuka vegan choclates.

You can follow Premium Chocolatiers on Twitter

Pepperment Bark

2009-11-30T15:43:00.000-08:00

From Allison's Gourmet Peppermint Bark crisp peppermint candy crusted and sprinkled onto a bed of fair trade organic chocolate.

From their web site "All of our products are gourmet, organic and vegan"

www.allisonsgourmet.com

Edan Foods Baskets

2009-11-30T06:59:00.000-08:00

From Edan Foods

20% of any gift basket, order until January 31, 2010. Each gift is in one of eleven different baskets (one is gluten free) pot bowl or box and includes a forty page recipe booklet and coupons enter code (GIFT09 at checkout. Will include a hand written note per your instructions. See website for more information

Muffins Inc

2009-11-30T06:21:00.000-08:00

Muffins Inc dairy egg and nut free Muffin mixes www.muffininc.ca appear to be missing. I sent an E-mail message and it came back to me, so the e-mail address I have is gone, as is the website.

Others have noticed that their web site has been up and down lately.

We have noticed allot of allergy aware companies disappearing lately.

Glazed Ham

2009-11-29T19:12:00.000-08:00

Glazed Ham

Ingredients:

1. 1 seven-pound smoked ham butt
2. 30 whole cloves
3. 1 cup packed light brown sugar
4. ¼ cup pineapple juice
5. 2 tablespoons stone ground mustard
6. 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Preparation:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Place ham face down on a cutting board and score sides with both vertical and 3horizontal cuts
3. Stud cloves in ham where score marks cross and place ham face down on a baking sheet
4. Combine sugar, juice, mustard and vinegar in a small saucepan and put on stove

Cooking:

1. Put ham in oven
2. Whisk glaze over a medium flame until combined, about 1 minute
3. Turn flame off and set glaze aside for basting
4. After ham has baked 1 hour, baste with ½ of glaze and bake 20 minutes
5. Baste ham with remaining glaze and bake another 20 minutes
6. Remove ham from oven
7. Reserve glaze for dipping
8. Take cloves out of ham
9. Place ham face down on cutting board
10. Thinly slice ham and top with reserved glaze if desired
Serve and enjoy

Answering the "what's for dinner question," Allergy Free Family Favorites is a collection of recipes that are 100% free of Wheat, Dairy, Egg, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Fish, Shellfish and Sesame. Visit www.chefbrianinc.com for more sample recipes and information on the cookbook.

chlorine free

2009-11-29T11:58:00.000-08:00

Chlorine allergy for some is an irritation while swimming, others must avoid all chlorine products. Other people avoid chlorine for environmental reasons or they have another type of sensitivity to chlorine.

I have seen chlorine free coffee filters, diapers, menstrual products even salt water pools.

It wasn't till recently that I have seen chlorine free muffin cups. If You Care makes chlorine free baking cups

Prawn and Monkfish with Lemongrass

2009-11-28T00:20:00.000-08:00

FreeFrom Prawn and Monkfish with Lemongrass
Wheat, gluten, corn, nightshade, soya, dairy & egg free

A lovely light, flavoursome dish.

Serves 6

2 tbsp olive oil
1 large/2 medium onions, very finely chopped
75g small button mushrooms, finely sliced
400g jasmine or basmati rice
approx 1 litre gluten/wheat-free vegetable or fish stock
50g baby spinach leaves
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 stick fresh lemon grass, cut in half lengthways
400ml coconut milk
juice 2 limes
400g monkfish, cut in large cubes
200g fresh, large prawns
handful fresh coriander, chopped coarsely

Heat the oil in a wide pan and add the onions. Cook very gently for at least 5 minutes or until the onions are starting to soften.
Add the mushrooms and continue to cook very gently for a further 5–6 minutes.
Add the rice, stir around well and then cover with the stock.
Cook fairly briskly for 10–15 minutes or until the liquid has been absorbed. Add extra stock if need be.

Just before all the liquid is absorbed, scatter the baby spinach leaves over the rice and gently mix them in – they will wilt and cook in the heat of the rice.
Season to taste, set aside and keep warm.

Meanwhile, in another wide pan, heat the lemon grass in the coconut milk. Simmer very gently to allow the lemon grass to infuse the coconut milk thoroughly.
Add the lime juice, the monkfish and the prawns and
continue to cook gently for 3–4 minutes or until they are cooked – do not over cook.
Adjust the seasoning of the sauce to taste then serve with the rice, scattering the chopped coriander over both.

Michelle Berriedale-Johnson
Foods Matter
allergy/intolerance information site – articles, the very latest research, freefrom foods, links, recipes and forums celebrating the excellence of freefrom food.
http://www.freefromfoodawards.co.uk

For Will Christmas Cookies

2009-11-27T10:15:00.000-08:00

For Will have their Christmas cookies in. All For Will Cookies are dairy free, egg free, peanut and tree nut free. Their Cristmas Cookies include stockings, trees, snowmen, and wreaths.

Holiday Starter Kit

2009-11-27T05:57:00.001-08:00

Holiday Starter Kit

Bake confidently this Holiday Season with Jules Gluten Free™ Holiday Starter Kit!

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•Jules Gluten Free™ All Purpose Flour (5-lb bag)

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