Just discovered I have a moderate milk allergy, so it has to go

[imavoter]

Discovered it can also be in gum and some
toothpaste. Wtf.

In any event, this is all parts of milk and milk
proteins. And from any animal.

Looking for a good resource for those of you with
this issue, experience, and maybe a couple of good cookbooks. Suggestions?

Also found out I'm allergic to
Mushrooms
Parsley, maybe cilantro (I can have cumin)
Cayenne
Sage
Thyme
Vanilla
Alpha
Plum/prune
Black pepper/white pepper

I'll be doing the elimination diet thing.

[multigraincracker]

1. Yogurt is about the only animal milk product.

I like the almond, oat and a few others. I like the taste and it keeps longer when open.

Good luck. I've had a few food allergies that have come and gone.

[imavoter]

3. Do you cook?any good recipes? N/t

[multigraincracker]

6. I try to eat basic and simple.

Not a foodie. I try to eat to live and not live to eat.
Never have cooked with my milk substitute. Don’t see why you couldn’t. Mostly I use the plain 30 calorie per serving almond milk on my oatmeal snd in my coffee. GF drinks it and is lactose intolerant. We have great well water and that’s what I drink.

[Tetrachloride]

2. I built my diet from the ground up in general

i look forward to hearing how it’s going

[imavoter]

4. Can you explain? N/t

[Tetrachloride]

5. First step is food "clearance". Either a mini fast

or only a few very safe foods, such as grapes or sautéed cabbage for a couple days.

Each day, i can add 2 foods to the diet to see their effect.

I eat a lot of fruit. Once in a while, I treat myself to some street food such as fried crepes .
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A friend has alpha-gal allergy. A tremendous list of forbidden foods.

[multigraincracker]

7. My food allergies change, so I

always have some Benadryl handy. I get the hard pink pills, not the capsules. I crush one up and put it under my tongue and it works quicker. I still have injectable Benadryl on hand for really bad reactions. After I found out about crushed under the tongue method I use that. Not the best taste, but beats ending up in the ER.

[Marthe48]

8. I like unsweetened almond milk

I switched to it from skim milk because of carbs. I use it to make gravy, custard, have on my cereal.

If I remember correctly, the herbs you mentioned are all from the mint family.

My husband was sensitive to black pepper. I used a little hot sauce in chili and he did okay.

Maybe you can use almond flavor as a sub for vanilla.

I see a lot of plant based foods available. Hope you find things you like. and even better, your allergies improve.

[imavoter]

11. They don't exclude you from entire plant families anymore

They used to think that they needed to that but, per my doc,
it's not true anymore. I tested ok to eat peppermint.

The only nightshade the blood work came back on
was the cayenne.

The biggest thing was dairy, and I ate a lot of it.
I hadn't had any anaphylaxis. I'm not lactose (sugar) intolerant. I'm allergic to all the proteins, and especially the aged cheeses.
Doctor thinks I can probably add butter back after I detox from dairy altogether.

I'll be doing the elimination diet thing before I add stuff back in.

[Harker]

9. Oatmilk changed my life.

And you can't listen to Simon & Garfunkel anymore, either.

Necessity is the mother of invention, and can often lead to great discoveries. I hope you'll enjoy the path of change.

[imavoter]

10. Yea, but I can have rosemary at least.

Getting breakfast sausage without sage will likely be pretty impossible eating out.

I can make my own spice mix at home, I guess.

[Marthe48]

12. I've been making my own bulk pork sausage for at least 2 years

Got tired of paying so much for something that was half fat. I looked at the ingredients on the heat and serve banquet sausage and came up with a pretty good mix.

Maybe you can, too. I just googled for a list of sage substitutes, maybe you'll find something you like and doesn't bother you!

https://food52.com/blog/25732-best-sage-substitutes

[Marthe48]

13. Clever reply!

[Harker]

14. Impertinent, surely.