In my post from January 2010, “Figgy Fun For Everyone”, I told you about the yummy, snack-sized, Fig Newtons® Minis from Nabisco®. They are free of dairy and my son loves them. Well, I noticed they were missing from my grocery stores here lately. I can still find them on the Nabisco® website, although the packaging has changed a bit. Perhaps they are waiting to launch the new and improved packaging and send some to our grocery stores. Unfortunately, the other Newton® products contain whey, and we don’t like to wait around. So, I have discovered another product that is very tasty; Barbara’s® fig bars. They are all-natural, vegan and kosher. I’ve been putting them in my kids’ school lunches, and they love them. I happen to love them, too. The company is food allergy-conscious. You may want to check them out. http://www.barbarasbakery.com/
-Michelle
I’ve had to read labels on virtually everything I purchase at the grocery store. Frankly, avoiding eggs and peanuts is usually pretty simple. Foods containing these ingredients are fairly easy to identify. As for peanuts, packaging will normally read, ‘Contains peanuts.’ Simple enough, huh?
Got an egg allergy? Labels usually list ‘eggs’, ‘whole egg’, ‘egg white’, etc. Here are a few more ingredients to avoid if you have an egg allergy:
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dried egg
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egg lecithin
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powdered egg
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mayonaise
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albumin
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ovalbumin
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ovomucoid
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globulin
What is food to one man may be fierce poison to others.”
- Lucretius (1st century B.C.)
When it comes to avoiding dairy, things get a bit more challenging. Some products will have a ‘contains milk’ statement at the end of the ingredients list. This is helpful. Unfortunately, many products which are labeled “non-dairy” still contain milk product. Be sure to carefully read, read, read! Avoid anything containing the following:
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Acidophilus
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Artificial butter flavor
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Brown sugar flavoring
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Buttermilk
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Caramel Color
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Caramel Flavoring
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Casein
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Caseinate
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Cheese
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Cream
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Curds
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Custard
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Delactosed whey
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Dry milk powder
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Dry milk solids
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Evaporated milk
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Fat Replacers - Many are made with milk protein
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Galactose
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Ghee – A form of clarified butter
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Goat’s milk
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Half-and-half
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High Protein Flour
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Hydrolysates
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Lactalbumin
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Lactate
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Lactic Acid Starter Culture
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Lactoferrin
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Lactoglobulin
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Lactose
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Lactulose
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Malted milk
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Margarine
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Natural egg flavor
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Non-Dairy - only means it contains 1/2% or less milk by weight
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Nougat
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Protein
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Pudding
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Recaldent
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Ready sponge
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Rennet casein
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Sodium lactylate
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Sour cream
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Sour milk solids
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Soy Cheese - usually contains milk protein
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Whey
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