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DAIRY FREE EASTER EGG....ANY IDEAS WHERE TO GET ONE?

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whispywhisp · 25/03/2009 08:04

My eldest daughter has to follow a dairy free diet...which includes chocolate

Anyone know where I can get a decent egg, online preferably, for Easter for her? I want a lovely egg for her cos she's been thru so much just lately what with her health (trips in and out of hosp) and bullying at school.....

Any suggestions gratefully received! TIA.

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Twims · 25/03/2009 08:12

a bit expensive?

psychomum5 · 25/03/2009 08:12

hi whispywhisp.

I am dairy-allergic too, and I have these links now in my faves, some sent to me by MNers already

vegan store

vive! shop

animal aid easter chocs

there are more, I will go find......brb

psychomum5 · 25/03/2009 08:19

and more......

UK organics

all things green

a lot of shoppig vegan eggs

hope you find something

Nabster · 25/03/2009 08:20

psychomum5 - I am shopping today. Do you need chocolate?

psychomum5 · 25/03/2009 08:27

nabs, I always need chocolate.

you really don;t have to do this you know.......I will feel the need to come visit bearing gifts and hugs!!!

psychomum5 · 25/03/2009 08:28

argh, school...........

runs...........

LittleMissBliss · 25/03/2009 08:34

Large Asda stores stock dairy free eggs.

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whispywhisp · 25/03/2009 09:30

Wow! Thanks for all your replies and links. I tried Asda the other day and they only had a dark chocolate dairy free one and she's not keen on dark. I don't mind what I pay, tbh, altho she's told me not to worry about getting one etc etc but I don't see she should miss out especially as her sister is bound to get some eggs from other people! I tend to buy her the dairy free chocolate bars, buttons and spread from Tesco/Asda - all the same range in a lilac/light purple wrapper but they don't seem to do their own egg.

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whispywhisp · 25/03/2009 09:30

I think the range is called 'Free From'?

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psychomum5 · 25/03/2009 10:00

whispy, from experience, the ;free-from' range is very expensive and just not that great. I am finding that the nicer foods are the proper foods that just happen to to be also milk-free, rather than made with substitutes.

and the free-from chocolate tastes slightly stale too, with an odd texture. hard to explain, but I would rather live without chocolate than buy tesco and sainsbury and asda special allergy ranges now!!

I was bought an asda free-from egg last year, and it was okay, but boring, especially if bought for a child. Children like fun ones (and I do too).

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whispywhisp · 25/03/2009 10:01

psychomum - where do you buy your bits from then? I agree the Free From range tastes a bit odd but DD1 seems to quite enjoy it. She loves their choc spread but I think its foul!

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psychomum5 · 25/03/2009 10:03

oh god, I sound a tad condescending in that last post, I am so sorry.

all I meant was that please don;t feel as tho you have to buy the 'right' food. supermarkets were fab when they first bought the allergy ranges out, and they really are a godsend when you are first DX'd with the allergy, but I am finding that they really are very very expensive, and they feel as they can charge that as they have you over-a-barrel (IYGWIM).

once you get into the swing of things, it is actually possible to find normal foods (cheaply), that are safe to eat. It is still a limiting choice tho.

psychomum5 · 25/03/2009 10:13

ooh yes, choc spread is horrid. I actually now, if I need to have something chocolatey spread on pancakes (for eg............in fact, on the pancake note, tesco value scotch pancakes are free of milk, and 34p for 6 - I think that is the price), I melt some choc in the microwave and pour it on.

lindt choc is safe for me to eat. the orange intense and aribaca coffee ones are lovely, altho strong.....you don;t want a whole bar of it at a time.

cocopops are also safe, as are belgian waffles from tesco (but not the tesco own ones).

cake wise, I have the respect organic carrot cake. it is milk-free and very yummy

tesco own bourbon biscuits are milk-free. as are certain rich tea biscuits, and rivingtons pink panther wafers are too

erm, will go look in my cupboards......BRB

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whispywhisp · 25/03/2009 10:13

That's ok! I didn't find your post condescending at all!!!

DD1 has had probs with dairy for the last 18mths so its nothing new for her. Last year we didn't bother with Easter Eggs because she wasn't well anyway. She's been in and out of hosp with IBS for the last year or so. This year I wanted to buy her an egg - its just trying to find one thats even remotely pretty to look at and not an adult version which most dairy free stuff seems to be nowadays. I agree the Free From range is expensive but, tbh, when it comes to her I don't care about the cost. She's very quick to say 'oh, it doesn't matter Mum, don't worry, I'll just eat a banana' when I don't see why she should miss out esp with a sister who can eat anything! I quite like those dairy free eggs on the first link you listed....I might just order something from there for her.

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psychomum5 · 25/03/2009 10:30

right.......

tesco own rich tea fingers are safe

hobnobs (the plain ones, not the choc ones), also safe

party rings

tesco value digestive

lotus original caramlised biscuits

(I am quite stunned at how much choice I have!)

crisp wise, tesco bacon frazzles (well, frazzle type) are ok to eat, otherwise I seem to only be able to eat plain crisps.

bread-wise. pitta breads can be ok, but you do need to check. tesco own is certainly ok (I shop in tesco as I know which products are safe for me).

naan bread - tesco light choices are milk-free and taste like normal naan bread. the free-from ones are like cardboard!

most loaves are ok, but look out for the speciality ones as they do contain milk at times.

tesco plain ring donuts are fine also, but not their glazed or iced ones

obviously salads and veg are fine, as long as they have no dressing on them.

hummus is great to have in. some ready-made pasta pots from the deli/salad area are ok too.

ooh, tesco southern fried chicken pieces (fresh pack) is milk-free, as are the garlic and herb mini fillets. they are great as a quick meal for the whole family

......

Nabster · 25/03/2009 10:43

psychomum5 I missed your reply.

Just shout when you want need more.

psychomum5 · 25/03/2009 10:46

oh hey, please don;t fret.

I do actually still have a bar waiting for me (I am so used to not having chocolate now that when I have it, it lasts me).

you are a star just for thinking about me, really. makes me feel all warm and fuzzy being thought about like this

Nabster · 25/03/2009 10:56
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whispywhisp · 25/03/2009 12:07

psycho...just out of interest why do you follow a dairy free diet?

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psychomum5 · 25/03/2009 12:41

I suffer anaphylactic reaction if have milk, or even a crumb of a biscuit containing milk.

I didn;t think I was that allergic TBH (allergic enough, but not that it might kill me) until last week, when I had four of my 'afe' biscuits, that DH had stupidly decided to mix with the custard creams.

I ended up in hosptial being pumped full of many drugs, and being ranted at by the doc for being to scared to use my epipen.

epipen had been prescribed for fruit allergy issues, (altho I have also been allergic to milk for over 2yrs now), as it was a milk-free fruit smoothie that sent me into allergic shock a year back.

I now obviously need it for contaminations too

Mumsnut · 25/03/2009 12:43

Waitrose had some.

Mumsnut · 25/03/2009 12:43

Waitrose had some.

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whispywhisp · 25/03/2009 13:50

psycho...blimey, that's scary! Even with a crumb and you're ill? Crikey.

DD1 had this really awful bout of S&D in Oct 07. She couldn't shift it and the diarrhoea side of it went on for weeks until she collapsed, at home, in the December. Spent couple of days in hosp and came out with some prescribed anti-spasmadic drugs. Stayed on them until July 08 when we decided to try and live without them. Was fine for a while until Nov 08 when she collapsed again, whilst walking home from school. Back into hosp and again told to go back onto the tablets.

Consultant has said all along, for the last 18mths, that dairy will cause her tummy to be painful and true enough if she eats anything with dairy in it - esp cheese, she'll be ill (diarrhoea) so we try our best to stay off anything fatty or dairy.

Saw Consultant again yesterday who has said she ought to keep to a natural-a-diet as possible. Fortunately she loves her food so not a problem getting her to eat cos she loves her fruit and veg and adores anything wholegrain. She's been tested for everything inc a scan and all is ok - she just seems to have a very sensitive stomach which clearly doesn't like her eating the things she adores - chocolate, cheese, cakes, puddings, biscuits, ice-cream, pizza, bread etc etc...such a shame cos she's only 10.

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jrew159 · 15/03/2011 10:13

hiya. I am now dating a man who is on a dairy free diet and its been enlightening to me just how much DOES contain dairy, things you wouldnt think of.

Just reading through about the different foods he is able to have is very helpful.Just to add my bit to this conversation, tesco now do a dark chocolate in their cheap range, not their own label, but some other label they are now using, thats dairy free. It is the best we have found, its in a red foily packet and is fab, i am not dairy free myself but this is a good chocolate. ;-)

crystalglasses · 15/03/2011 10:16

But people who eat dairy free food because they are lactose intollerant develop different tastebuds to the rest of us. They actually like the taste and find food containing dairy to be really sour or sickly.