Allergy Elimination Diet
These are the top allergy causing foods and how to eliminate from your diet. I need to go on milk free diet...no more chocolates =(
MILK FREE DIET
Avoid foods that contain any of the following ingredients:
artificial butter flavor
butter, butter fat, buttermilk
casein
caseinates (ammonia, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium)
cheese
cottage cheese
curds
custard
half and half
hydrolysates (casein, milk protein, protein, whey, whey protein)
lactalbumin, lactalbumin phosphate
lactoglobulin
lactose
milk (derivative, protein, solids, malted, condensed, evaporated, dry, whole, low fat, non fat, skim)
nougat
pudding
rennet casein
sour cream, sour cream solids
sour milk solids
whey (delactosed, demineralized, protein concentrate)
yogurt
Ingredients that MAY indicate the presence of milk protein:
brown sugar flavoring
caramel flavoring
chocolate
high protein flour
margarine
natural flavoring
Simplesse A "D" on a product label next to a "K" or circled "U" may indicate the presence of milk protein.
EGG FREE DIET
Avoid foods that contain any of these ingredients:
albumin
egg (white, yolk, dried, powdered, solids)
egg substitutes
eggnog
globulin
lysozyme (used in Europe)
mayonnaise
meringue
ovalbumin
ovomucin
ovomucoid
ovovitellin
Simpleese Note: A shiny glaze or yellow baked good usually indicates the presence of egg.
SOY FREE DIET
Avoid foods that contain any of the following ingredients:
miso
shoyu sauce
soy (flour, grits, nuts, milk, sprouts)
soybean (granules, curd)
y protein (concentrate, isolate)
y sauce
textured vegetable protein (TVP)
tofu Ingredients that MAY indicate the presence of soy protein:
flavorings
hydrolyzed plant protein
hydrolyzed soy protein
hydrolyzed vegetable protein
atural flavoring
egetable broth
vegetable gum
vegetable starch Studies show that most soy allergic individuals may safely eat products containing soy lecithin and soy oil.
WHEAT FREE DIET
Avoid foods that contain any of these ingredients:
bread crumbs
bran
cereal extract
acker meal
enriched flour
farina
gluten
high gluten flour
high protein flour
vital gluten
wheat bran
wheat gluten
wheat starch
whole wheat flour Ingredients that MAY indicate the presence of wheat protein:
gelatinized starch
hydrolyzed vegetable protein
modified food starch
modified starch
natural flavoring
soy sauce
starch
vegetable gum
vegetable starch
PEANUT FREE DIET
Avoid foods that contain any of these ingredients:
cold pressed peanut oil
ground nuts
mixed nut
Nu-Nuts artificial nuts
peanut
peanut butter
peanut flour Foods and ingredients that MAY indicate presence of peanut protein:
African, Chinese, Thai and other ethnic dishes
baked goods (pastries, cookies, etc..)
candy
chili
chocolate (candy, candy bars)
egg rolls
hydrolyzed plant protein
hydrolyzed vegetable protein
marzipan
nougat Studies show that most allergic individuals can safely eat foods containing peanut oil (NOT COLD PRESSED PEANUT OIL).
Peanuts are very allergenic and can cause a life threatening anaphylactic (general body) reaction.
TREE NUT FREE DIET
Avoid foods that contain nuts or any of these ingredients:
almonds
brazil nuts
cashews
chestnuts
filberts / hazelnuts
gianduja (a creamy mixture of chocolate and chopped toasted nuts found in premium or imported chocolates)
hickory nuts
macadamia nuts
marzipan / almond paste
nougat
Nu-Nuts artificial nuts
nut butters, i.e. cashew butter
nut oil
nut paste, i.e. almond paste
pecans
pine nuts (pinyon nuts)
pistachios
walnuts Nu-Nuts artificial nuts are peanuts that have been deflavored and reflavored with a nut like pecan or walnut. Filberts are
hazelnuts. Avoid natural extracts such as pure almond extracts, and natural wintergreen extract (for filbert/hazelnut sensitive).
Use imitation or artificial flavored extracts.