Monday, January 30, 2012

What foods should I avoid if I have multiple food allergies?

Avoid eating these foods if you have multiple food allergies:

Beverages and formulas:

• Coffee-creamers
• Goats' milk
• Milk (whole, low-fat, skim)
• Milk products such as buttermilk, condensed milk, dry milk, evaporated milk, and flavored milk
• Instant breakfast
• Malted milk
• Ovaltine
• Soy milk and soy drink products
• Milk-based formulas such as Enfamil, Good Start, Nutren Jr., Pediasure, Similac
• Soy-based formulas such as Isomil, Prosobee, Soy Bright Beginnings

Milk and milk products:

• Cheese, all types (milk, goat, and soy)
• Cottage cheese
• Cream cheese
• Cream
• Custard
• Half and half
• Milk (whole, low-fat, skim)
• Milk products such as buttermilk, condensed milk, dry milk, evaporated milk, and flavored milk
• Non-dairy whipped topping
• Pudding
• Soy milk and soy drink products
• Sour cream
• Whipping cream
• Yogurt

Grains, cereal, and breads:

• Bulgur
• Bran
• Cereal extract
• Couscous
• Durum flour
• Einkorn
• Enriched flour
• Farina
• Flour
• Germ
• Gluten
• Graham flour
• Nut flour
• Kamut
• Semolina
• Spelt
• Soy flour
• Triticale
• Wheat
• Wheat flour
• Wheat germ
• Whole wheat
• Breads and baked good made with offending grains, flours, and ingredients
• Cereals made with offending grains, flours, and ingredients
• Prepared mixes such as biscuits, pancakes, muffins, waffles
• Pastas, crackers, and snacks made with offending, grains, flours, and ingredients

Vegetables:

• Breaded vegetables
• Edamame (young soybeans)
• Frozen or fast-food French fries
• Instant potatoes
• Mixed sprouts
• Soybeans
• Soybean sprouts
• Sprouted wheat

Meat, soy, eggs, nuts, and protein:

• Breaded meats
• Hot dogs
• Imitation bacon bits
• Nuts all types
• Peanuts
• Peanut butter
• Processed meat such as luncheon meats, sausages, pepperoni, and salami
• Seeds
• Soy protein
• Tofu
• Vegetarian burgers

Soups:

• Any soups with milk, soy, egg, wheat, fish, or nuts
• Miso

Fats and oils:

• Butter
• Cream cheese
• Cream
• Margarine
• Mayonnaise
• Nut butters
• Peanut butter
• Peanut oil
• Prepackaged gravies and sauces
• Soy oil and soy lecithin (You may be able to safely eat soy oil, and soy lecithin.)

Desserts:

• Baked goods such as cakes, pie, cookies made with offending ingredients
• Custard
• Caramel
• Nougat
• Frozen yogurt
• Ice cream
• Milk chocolate
• Packaged frosting
• Pudding
• Sherbet
• Yogurt raisin and pretzels

Miscellaneous:

• +H3
• Milk chocolate
• Read labels for medications, vitamin and mineral supplements, gum, and candy