Food Allergies

drsarah
By drsarah

My children have recently been diagnosed with food allergies. Where can I buy wheat free products, or milk free products, or cheese free products?

By yorktest01• 22 May 2013 10:32
Rating: 4/5
yorktest01

People with hypersensitive reaction symptoms-such as the drippy nasal area of hypersensitive rhinitis-may at first suppose they have a cool, but the "cold" remains on. Examining for allergic reactions is the best way to find out if a person is hypersensitive. Skin and Blood vessels exams are typical hypersensitive reaction assessments.

allergy testing

By JMT• 16 Sep 2008 07:16
Rating: 5/5
JMT

If you are baking, you can subsitute rice flour for wheat flour. Cut down a bit on the sugar in the recipe, because rice flour is naturally sweet. I've seen the Japanese brand "Mochiko" in Doha. Things will bake a little browner than when using wheat flour, but it still tastes good, and is excellent for muffins.

"Amy's" is a US brand of canned soups/beans that is available at Megamart. They are often gluten-free.

A good snack for everyone would be a fruit smoothie with soymilk. I use the bagged frozen berries (blueberries or strawberries) and just blend with a box of vanilla soymilk.

Other quick snacks are apples and peanut butter, cornchips and salsa, or corn tortillas with refried beans.

If you look in the ethnic food sections, there are lots of interesting things. Japanese rice crackers are available in many different flavors. "Sunwhite" brand rice will cook up stickier than jasmine rice and is very good rolled in a ball, adding a bit of shoga (pickled ginger) and nori (dried, roasted seaweed).

For quick puddings, like the instant Jell-o variety, chocolate and banana flavor are really good blended with coconut milk available in cans next to the soymilk in Megamart. Other milk subsitutes don't set up as well.

PM me if you'd like me to dig up some simple recipes for muffins, brownies, and cookies.

By drsarah• 15 Sep 2008 22:58
drsarah

Dear JMT I have one child allergic to wheat, one to milk and another to cheese. So your advice is very useful. We have been a poptart free household for a few months now. Two out of three will be happy.

By adnanmzfr• 15 Sep 2008 21:34
adnanmzfr

Well these all are very important food items, dont know how you can avoid them :-).

By Grantley• 15 Sep 2008 21:00
Grantley

Veni, vidi, viva.

By tallg• 15 Sep 2008 20:53
Rating: 2/5
tallg

Megamart has wheat free loaves of bread and boxes of pasta (well, the pasta is Kamut, which should be ok).

The bread may be sold out if you visit just after my wife's been there!

By JMT• 15 Sep 2008 20:48
JMT

I was just focusing on milk-free, so what I said about pop-tarts and bread doesn't count.

By JMT• 15 Sep 2008 20:47
Rating: 5/5
JMT

Megamart does have the best selection. Edensoy milk is some of the best tasting (especially vanilla). It comes fortified in some varieties. Read labels on everything. If the product is from the US, it will list CONTAINS MILK in bold letters on the bottom of the ingredients. Some poptarts are milk free (cinnamon, strawberry, and apple flavor). Be cautious with chocolate. Milk is in all Cadbury chocolate. Some dark brands are vegan. Megamart also has Soya margarine and "Smart Balance" butterflavored spread on occasion. My advice is to stock up when they have it! Also be careful when buying bread, as many have milk as an ingredient. I haven't found any dairy-free cheese in doha. Is the allergy just cow's milk? Can goat or sheep cheese be used?

The pharmacy in City Center has chewy bears calcium vitamins if you are looking for supplements. Good luck.

By snowyowl• 15 Sep 2008 20:11
Rating: 4/5
snowyowl

I am suppose to be wheat intolerant but in this country I have given up and am bloated all the time. Mega mart also has wheat free flour to make your own bread, doubles up great for pizza bases, carrefore occasionally stocks wheat free nut bread. Simple treat for you to try is 1 c peanut butter, 1 c sugar, 1 egg. Mix all together, put spoonfuls on a greased tray and bake at 180 for about 20min (golden). They may come out a little soft but will harden. Good luck!

 

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By drsarah• 15 Sep 2008 19:59
Rating: 5/5
drsarah

I have started cooking from scratch which is probably healthier but its time consuming with three different diets. In the UK you can buy wheat free, milk free and lactose free products. I did find wheat free flour sporadically from Megamart and Soya milk isn't too hard to find but most of it tastes bad.

By anonymous• 15 Sep 2008 19:42
anonymous

Or cook from scratch!

By USAexpat• 15 Sep 2008 19:40
USAexpat

I had to try that diet for one of my kids briefly to test for allergies (turns out she was just always sick as her allergy tests came out negative!).... Not too much in Doha, but Mega mart probably has the best selection...

By anonymous• 15 Sep 2008 19:32
anonymous

My God! there will be nothing left to eat for the poor things! What about calcium??!

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