Dairy Free Kids

With Halloween fast approaching, parents of children with milk allergies will appreciate what this website has to offer - an alternative to chocolate and candy that kids will enjoy. From the founder of Green Halloweem, Corey Colwell-Lipson:

In 2006, I took my six-year-old princess and two-year-old fairy (I know…) trick-or-treating. While most of the neighborhood handed out the requisite Tootsie Rolls and M ‘n M’s , a few homes placed non-candy treats like bubbles and stickers in my girls’ pumpkins. I was so thrilled that someone thought outside the candy-box, that while shouting, “Thank You!” at the top of my lungs, I made a note to myself to remember to trick-or-treat at these homes the following year. But after winding through several streets in the dark, I had already forgotten which homes were candy-free. I mentioned to a nearby parent, “Wouldn’t it be great if there were a sign you could place on your door or window that notified trick-or-treaters that their upcoming treat would be healthy?” This way, parents could seek out those homes and turn trick-or-treating into a scavenger hunt – a hunt for treasures rather than treats.

Visit the Green Halloween site

ABC News has launched a web resource of allergy information. Find answers to the most pressing questions on allergy answered by the nation’s top medical experts from the country’s most prestigious medical centers. Hosted by ABC News’ medical editor Dr. Tim Johnson, this website answers questions about all types of allergies, provides background information and strategies in dealing with allergies.

The website features video interviews from doctors and patients, who explain their experiences in dealing with allergies of all sorts.

Visit the OnCall+ Allergy website

Feeding children with milk allergies increasingly higher “doses” of milk might help them overcome, or at least ease, allergic reactions over time, according to results of a small study led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center researchers.

Researchers compared allergic reactions to milk in 11 children ages 6 to 17 with known milk allergies. Five of the children were given increasingly higher doses of milk powder, starting at less than .001 ounces, slowly working their way up to .01 ounces over several months, and eventually consuming anywhere between .08 ounces and .2 ounces. The other six children received a placebo that tasted and looked identical to milk powder.

After six months, both groups were given milk products in a medical setting. The five children who had received regular doses of the dairy substance were better able to tolerate the foods with fewer symptoms, such as hives and upset stomach, compared to the six children who took the placebo. Even though the children who increasingly consumed milk during the study had more antibodies against it in their blood, they ultimately processed the foods better than those who took the placebo.

“Oral immunotherapy appears to slowly retrain the immune system to tolerate the allergens in milk that previously caused allergic reactions,” said Robert Wood, senior investigator on the study and director of Allergy and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

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The Totally Vanilla soy ice cream treats from Tofutti are a delicious frozen treat, offering great taste and dairy free snacking. The eight snack size ice cream sandwiches included in each box are the perfect size for kids. They will disappear before they have a chance to melt and drip anywhere.

The vanilla flavor is sweet and the surrounding wafers are a nice compliment and offer a taste found in many conventional diary bars. With only 6 grams of fat - only 1g saturated, these bars prove to be big on taste and small on the bad stuff.

Totally Vanilla compliments other flavors from Tufutti, including chocolate, peanut butter, cookies and cream, strawberry, mint chocolate chip and coffee break.

This product is dairy free and contains soy and wheat ingredients.

Link to Tofutti product page

McCormick & Company, Inc., is recalling “McCormick Enchilada Sauce Mix” due to undeclared milk.

The product was distributed through grocery stores nationally.

The product comes in 1.5-oz. pouches with UPC 52100091600 and a “best by” date of AUG2910CH.

Consumers may return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may call (800) 632-5847.

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I have received similar questions from parents who are concerned about the diets of their babies who are also allergic to milk. After reading my response below, you may like to look at my previously answered questions on this topic.

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