Dairy/wheat free food advice

[katie]

Have any of our US (or UK) friends seen jars of Almond Butter in the shops, particularly in Publix or Walmart? DH is on Dairy/wheat/fruitmeat -free diet for migraine cotrol and this is all he can have. Peanut butter is no good unfortunately. Also does anyone know whether Brown Rice Cakes are available? Otherwise we can last 3 weeks on fresh veg, salad, baked potatoes & hummus & unleavened/soda bread (if we can find that too).

Katie :)

[susie c]

Hi Katie, a work colleague of mine visited WDW last year with her son who is on a wheat/dairy free diet for autism. She founsd the selction of foods in the supermarkets really good and they didn't struggle at all. She was tempted to try to smuggle some supplies in with her but decided against this and wasn't sorry! She did contact some of the supermarkets in the Orlando area (via their websites I think?) and managed to get a rough idea of the range of foods available. I'm not sure about the Almond Butter but maybe they could give you a product list?

[katie]

Thanks for that susie c. I'm just looking at websites now but the bigger stores seem to advertise their on-food items. I'm sure we will find what we're looking for eventually. Even in the UK, I have to go to health shops for almond butter as the big supermarkets don't seem to stock it.

Katie :)

[mumof2]

My Mum has a dairy allergy and she uses goats butter, 'Vitalite' and 'Pure' spreads I think - maybe something similar to that would be available if it's any good for your DH? :shrug:

[katie]

Wow - this is an old post. I found rice cakes OK - they were quitte edible. I did also find almond butter at Whole Foods. However, it was very oily/greasy compared with the stuff we get here. I suppose it's illegal to put some in the suitcases? I can't find anything specific about taking into the US. Anyone hazard a guess? I suppose if it comes under nut products, it will probably be a no-no.

Katie :)

[disneymeces]

I just want to wish u luck..We found out in Dec that our 8yr dd was a milk allergy, so she is off diary and it has been really difficult. I almost have to buy her groceries and cook her meals separate from us. And her being picky doesn't help. She hates so milk. Pretty much is living off of fried chicken, baked chicken, and french bread with pizza sauce on it...UGH! If she wasnt so picky! Not to mention the difficulty of finding something diary free, that has not been easy..So wishing u luck!

[katie]

I just want to wish u luck..We found out in Dec that our 8yr dd was a milk allergy, so she is off diary and it has been really difficult. I almost have to buy her groceries and cook her meals separate from us. And her being picky doesn't help. She hates so milk. Pretty much is living off of fried chicken, baked chicken, and french bread with pizza sauce on it...UGH! If she wasnt so picky! Not to mention the difficulty of finding something diary free, that has not been easy..So wishing u luck!

Our youngest son was picky like that - it became very inconvenient when he got older and was working and expected to attend business dinners and red-carpet events. He'd spend the whole evening just pushing the food around on his plate. On the plus side, although he's never eaten meat in his life, he's 6'5", healthy & strong as an ox & is totally vegan now. I can live on other stuff for 3-4 weeks, I just prefer almond butter & rice cakes as it's easy to digest and low in calories.
I wish you luck with your daughter's eating habit's - it can get really frustrating when they just won't eat stuff that's good for them. Try not to worry too much, kids are remarkedly resilient and I'm sure she will thrive despite her allergy.

Katie :)

[disneymeces]

Thanks Katie! U took the words right out of her mouth..She thinks she's doing good, and If I would just do things her way, I would be less stressed! :smile: We are having fried chicken strips for lunch...again!

[JuniorMickey]

Whole Foods or Fresh Market (if they are in Orlando) are great locations to find foods for these types of issues. They deal mostly in the organic, fresh arena so finding those specialty foods is a bit easier there.

[katie]

Thanks Katie! U took the words right out of her mouth..She thinks she's doing good, and If I would just do things her way, I would be less stressed! :smile: We are having fried chicken strips for lunch...again!

It is easy for me to say not to get stressed as I still remember how stressed I would get with my son. My lad would eat bread, cheese, he'd drink goat's milk, eat apples, potato of any description and yorkshire puddings. When I evaluated it, it was quite a good balanced diet apart from a lack of protein. but he did need Vitamin B12 supplements from an early age due to his meat-free diet. Chicken, bread with pizza sauce sounds good to me - protein & carbs - lycopene in the pizza sauce as well as vitamin c. If she would eat any form of fruit or veg - that would be good or a multi-vitamin if not.
I found that children will eat slightly more variety when they are with their friends and as they get older they become more willing to vary their diet somewhat.

Katie :)

PS - when my brother was little, for 2 years he ate noting but bread and butter which he'd dip into a cup of weak, sweet, milky coffee every meal - which he ate on his own as none of us could stand to be at the table with him, poor little guy.

[uscwest]

I just want to wish u luck..We found out in Dec that our 8yr dd was a milk allergy, so she is off diary and it has been really difficult. I almost have to buy her groceries and cook her meals separate from us. And her being picky doesn't help. She hates so milk. Pretty much is living off of fried chicken, baked chicken, and french bread with pizza sauce on it...UGH! If she wasnt so picky! Not to mention the difficulty of finding something diary free, that has not been easy..So wishing u luck!

Is she actually allergic to milk or is she lactose intolerant? There is a difference. If it is lactose intolerance then they make a milk called Lactaid which is NOT soy milk. They also make chewable tablets called Lactaid. My DW uses these when she wants to eat Ice Cream.

[psdjmem]

gluten free not a problem, my DD has celiac and so she is no gluten. All meals at disney were not a problem at all. We drove so brought our own snacks but there are natural food health food stores in the Orlando area. I will have to dig those out tonight as I am about to run off for work, but there are some great crackers, snack bars, cereal and all sorts of gluten free food!

[disneymeces]

Is she actually allergic to milk or is she lactose intolerant? There is a difference. If it is lactose intolerance then they make a milk called Lactaid which is NOT soy milk. They also make chewable tablets called Lactaid. My DW uses these when she wants to eat Ice Cream.

She is allergic to Milk. Not lactose intolerance. She doesn't have any problems except post nasal drip, and a skin condition that I can't spell, when she gets a scratch or a bump it looks worse then it is because of the condition, so she has been off diary products for 3 months, plus allergy shots 2x a week. She's doing better...taking real well!