allergic to dairy

[coco2303]

Hi, I started weaning my 6 month old DD last week, she was EBF but she is allergic to cows milk. Now there is a difference between allergic and intolerant to lactose.
Been advised not to give her dairy and also for me to not have dairy, but I am struggling to find thing that are dairy free as even things like cornmeal have bloody cows milk in.
And recipes I have are for lids who are already weaned. And living a life of being able to eat dairy I am stuck as to what I can eat myself.
So if anybody knows any good recipe books for dairy free or has any advice it would be GREATLY appreciated xx

If you shop at Sainsbury's they publish monthly lists of all their products that are free of the most common allergens. Tescos puts 'may contains nuts' on masses of stuff but has no information on other allergies.

Chocolate is fairly easy, most dark chocolate is OK, and this chocolate spread doesn't contain dairy or soya: www.mysupermarket.co.uk/sainsburys-price-comparison/jam_and_spreads/antony_worrall_thompsons_chocolate_and_hazelnut_spread_gluten_free_350g.html Annoyingly it markets itself as 'gluten free' (just like nutella then!) but 'may contain' peanuts, dairy and soya. CMPA DS is fine with it though.

Pate. Both Tescos and the Co-op sell pates that are dairy free but check the ingredient list to make sure you get the right one. Annoyingly Sainsburys don't.

The Tesco "May contain nuts" is because they are often (including 99% of their free from range, which isn't bloody free from if you have nut allergies...) produced on machinery which HAS been used to make things with nuts in. He's also allergic to most legumes, like chickpeas and lentils. Grr.

DS3 reacts to most of them in Tesco, I don't risk it now. PITA doing Dairy Soy Nut Legume free.

And WHY OH WHY can't they bloody bold pineapple in things?! DS3's very worst anaphylactic reactions have been to pineapple.

Try making your own almond or oat milk. It takes no time at all. The best recipes are on YouTube.
Basically soak handful almonds. Rinse and blitz in food processor with a pink or water then sieve . For oat milk , soak handful oats overnight in water . Blitz with the soaking water and sieve . Add drop of vanilla if you like. Tastes amazing and keeps in fridge for three days . Much cheaper than bought milks and no weird ingredients
You could pass the milk through a muslin if you don't want any bits but the tiny bits go to the bottom go the bottle when in the fridge anyway so no real need to .

• pint of water . Sorry not awake yet , late night

I'm learning lots from this thread too. Will be giving homemade almond milk a try and that carbonara a try.

I'm CMPI and I react to soya too. Tried soy milk on my cereal and on the second day felt like I had flu.

This ice-cream from Tesco is dairy and soy free.

boojabooja.com do fabulous chocolate truffles and ice-cream also DF/SF which you can buy in holland and Barrett. But expensive but nice as a treat.

Soy us the hardest I find. DS is mega sensitive though.

Yes, DS3 is mega sensitive too. Soy lecithin is my mortal ENEMY! Mostly because it's in bloody everything, or so it seems when I'm shopping...

Boojabooja choc are amazing .

The Tesco "May contain nuts" is because they are often (including 99% of their free from range, which isn't bloody free from if you have nut allergies...) produced on machinery which HAS been used to make things with nuts in.

That's bloody rubbish isn't it. If the other supermarkets can guarantee foods are free from certain allergens then the largest one should be able to as well.

couthymow totally agree re soy lethicin! Pain in the proverbial!

Also struggle with soy lecithins. They are the bane of my life...

We've been dairy free for about 3 months and it does get easier and easier. Costa Coffee make yummy little Bakewell tarts which are dairy free and gluten free, they make a nice treat if you're out and about and lamenting all the cakes which are off-limits.

Marking my place - this info is great :)

Had my aldi apple strudel with alpro custard for pudding tonight. Think I need to go and eat some dark chocolate. Mine's Pure Origin and is delicious

Lego - it's no different in Saisbo's either, and my only Asda has the smallest range of free from foods known to man. The internet (and Allergy Essex) is my friend, quite literally...

Anyone heading to the Allergy Show in London in April? I went last year, and found loads of new foods to order for DS3. I hadn't known about the dairy/soy free Wot No Dairy! Yoghurts until then.

Thankfully, one of the only legumes DS3 can tolerate is peas, as most DF/SF stuff is based on pea protein. Panicking because each month he becomes allergic to a new legume, that would finish me off!!

I'm hoping to go this year couthy
Really wanted to go last year but didn't make it. Was it useful?

Coyo yogurts are DF/SY and pretty tasty if coconut is ok.