New to Food Allergies...Please Help! I'm starving!

To be honest, I still eat a lot of the foods I'm allergic to (lactose, shellfish, etc)..
I just make sure I don't have to see anyone within the next 24 hours. :9

Are you allergic to MILK, or LACTOSE?
I'm lactose-intolerant, but I was never fond of milk to begin with. I drink almond/rice/coconut milk.

instead of peanuts, have almonds, walnuts, etc. Plenty of other options.

In terms of using egg for baking, substitutes will depend on what you're making.
I usually use either tofu, apple sauce, flax seed or bananas.

It seems to me the doctor would have given you a diet to follow. If not, then take the results to a registered dietitian or nutritionist and have them develop a food plan or diet you can safely follow. I would opt not for a specific diet plan, but a list of foods you can eat - make your own meal plan from that.

My $0.02

Those aren't really such bad allergies. Look for vegan foods they will naturally be dairy and egg free.

Flax meal is an egg substitute.

Hi, Do you have a copy of the elimination diet? That's a start. Now focus on what you CAN EAT!!! This means you GET to eat rice, steamed veggies, baked sweet potatoes, Non citrus Fruit. non processed Chicken and beef, beans, I have severe Fibromyalgia and when I went on the elimination diet I felt awful the first week while I detoxed. Yogi Detox Tea helped. The second week was slightly better, by the 6th week I was pain free for the first time in 15 years. Gluten was my worst along with Milk, all salami, hotdogs, summer sausage. There are some very good books out about food allergies. There wasn't any gluten free food when I first started but there is lots now. The egg is tough because its in so much but when you can add in soy try it fried and scrambled like scrambled eggs: with lots of garlic powder and other green herbs and soy sauce for flavor. While you are doing The Elimination Diet stay away from Soy at first because it is common also. Many people find that once the are detoxed they can tolerate ONE bad food at a time once every 4th day of so but don't do that until you have done the Elimination diet a long time and have slowly added normal things back in. After you aren't in such crisis stage your body can heal a bit and you might not be allergic in small doses. Get the Dr. Braggs Amino Acid Soy sauce. It tastes like soy sauce but doesn't have wheat in it.

I went to an allergist yesterday and found that in addition to environmental allergies, I am allergic to MILK, EGGS, TOMATOES, and had a less severe reaction to PEANUT. The doctor told me to go on an elimination diet for the next couple of weeks. The problem is...I have no idea what to eat. I have only eaten 800 calories today because after wandering the grocery store for an hour, I left empty handed.

Anyone else have food allergies? Can you suggest good milk and egg substitutes? Recipes? Safe restaurants?

On the upside, I've decided I'm not really fat...I'm just inflamed!

Thanks!

Don't feel bad. Other people are allergic to food items too. At one time, my sister could not eat --- peanuts, soy, corn, any fruit except grapes, tomatoes, msg.... she had to go to completely unprocessed, whole foods. After staying away from them for awhile some of those things she can now tolerate in small amounts. I would suggest seing a dietician for recommendations and they make some pretty good books out there that explain things. There are several names in the "food world" that mean the same thing. You have to learn all the food terms for your allergies to make sure. Do you have any health food stores in your area you can check out?

shiritaki noodles if you need a pasta replacement.. those are low cal too!!
I've also found noodles that are just spinach and seminola flour at some stores and tis awesomeness!! Good luck in your journey!