Milk Allergy Diet
General guidelines for milk allergy
The key to an allergy-free diet is to avoid foods or products containing the food to which you are allergic. The items that you are allergic to are called allergens. Milk allergy is most common among infants and young children. Obvious forms of milk are cream, cheese, butter, ice cream, and yogurt. Milk and milk products may also be used as ingredients in many other foods. To avoid foods that contain milk and milk products, it is necessary to read food labels.
Important information about avoiding milk and milk products
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The word nondairy on a product label means it does not contain butter, cream, or milk. However, the food may have other milk-containing ingredients.
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Kosher foods are labeled with a circled K or U. These foods may also have the word pareve or parve. This means the food is free of milk and milk products. A D for dairy on a product label next to the K or U means the product contains milk or milk products. These products should be avoided.
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Processed meats, including hot dogs, sausages, and luncheon or deli meats, often contain milk. Carefully read all food labels.
Foods | Allowed | Not allowed |
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Beverages |
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Breads |
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Cereals |
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Desserts |
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Eggs |
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Fats |
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Fruits |
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Meats, fish, poultry, and cheese |
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Potatoes |
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Soups |
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Sweets |
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Vegetables |
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How to read a label for a milk-free diet
Be sure to avoid foods that contain any of the following ingredients:
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Artificial butter flavor
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Butter, butter fat, butter oil
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Casein, casein hydrolysates
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Caseinates (ammonium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium)
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Cheese, cottage cheese
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Cream
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Custard, pudding
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Ghee
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Half and Half
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Hydrolysates (casein, milk protein, protein, whey, whey protein)
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Lactalbumin, lactalbumin phosphate
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Lactoglobulin, lactoferrin
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Lactose, lactulose
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Milk
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Derivative, protein, solids, malted, condensed, evaporated, or dry
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Whole, low-fat, nonfat, skim
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Goat's milk and milk from other animals
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Nisin
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Nougat
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Recaldent
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Rennet casein
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Sour cream or sour cream solids
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Whey (delactosed, demineralized, protein concentrate)
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Yogurt
Other possible sources of milk or milk products
Other sources of milk or milk products include:
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Brown sugar flavoring
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Caramel flavoring
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Chocolate
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Flavorings (natural and artificial)
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High protein flour
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Lactose
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Luncheon meats, hot dogs, sausages
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Margarine
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