Dairy Allergy

[Lewis Ellis]

Please can anyone give me some ideas for our Grandson, 1 year old with a dairy and egg allergy,coming to stay and I'd like to give him something that compares with what his cousins will be enjoying, any good books you can recommend or recipes to share would be greatly appreciated Thank you

[JB]

My older sister was allergic to dairy when we were young, so things like chocolate etc. were rarely on offer! My mum used to go to health food shops and buy banana chips, dried fruit, carob bars etc. That was over 20 years ago, and things are much more widely available now in supermarkets etc. I do remember that my nan (marvellous cook!) used to buy dairy free marg (Tomor I think) and a horrendous milk substitute made from plants. Again, I'm sure that there are better alternatives around today! Nan used to make a dairy free flan case and fill it with fruit for Sunday tea - I would still choose the fruit flan over chocolate cake to this day! Sorry no specific recipes, but I would suggest having tasty treats that all the kids can enjoy, rather than singling him out.

[Lewis Ellis]

Thanks a lot for that, will look around now, having never come across this before and being used to two grandchildren who can eat whatever, didn't want one to feel left out of the 'treats', much appreciated!!

[mrs_overall]

I've found that the best dairy free spread (for sarnies, baking etc) is called Pure and is available in all supermarkets.
I loathe soya milk but have found that rice milk is an acceptable substitute for dairy.

[stonemonkey]

Oat Milk is also nice for cereals or Ready Brek if he'll eat that. Rice milk's a nice drink and I think most places sell Alpro Soya milk drinks and yogurts in flavours like vanilla, strawberry and chocolate.

[annie0000]

A colleague of mine has a neice that is allergic to eggs, and they bake a lot with an egg substitute, but I don't know what it is called. I guess you could use it to bake scones or cakes using soya or rice milk.

[annie0000]

A colleague of mine has a neice that is allergic to eggs, and they bake a lot with an egg substitute, but I don't know what it is called. I guess you could use it to bake scones or cakes using soya or rice milk.

[annie0000]

A colleague of mine has a neice that is allergic to eggs, and they bake a lot with an egg substitute, but I don't know what it is called. I guess you could use it to bake scones or cakes using soya or rice milk.

If you search for vegan recipes, this should do the trick as they don't eat animal products including milk and eggs.

[Lewis Ellis]

Many thanks everyone, you have been a great help and I'm sure now I have got lots of ideas and hopefully he won't feel any different to his cousins

[amonty1144]

Tesco and Morrisons and AsdA have a huge range of "free from" food products.
Also watch out beacuse most ready meals contain milk etc , so make sure you read the label on absolutely everything. Lactose (milk protein) also appears in a lot of stuff.
I found wheat once listed on the label of icecream.
There are soya yogurts and icecreams but check he isn't soya intolerant too, as they are not mutually exclusive allergies.

[Lewis Ellis]

Many thanks for the advice amonty1144, finding people very helpful, having never come across such allergies before was not aware of all the alternatives, thanks very much, am now going to scour the supermarket shelves!!