anyone for pizza?

[ellsie]

After many years of being severely allergic to any milk product it is a great pleasure to find this site. Any milk at all will lead to anaphalactic shock so I must be careful.
I thought I would let you know about the treats I have in case there might be one you could try too! Pizza which I love and I am lucky that we have a Dominos pizza shop ,but I can choose my toppings and ask for no cheese and I have done this for many years with no problems. Obviously make sure you make the manager aware of your diet as you would in a restaurant. I always like to be sure that people know I need an ambulance on standby,it seems to grab their attention just that little bit more."yes it is a real allergy"
Other treats include McVities Jaffa Cakes and not any other cheap imitationand After 8s. Until recently I could eat Frys choc cream but they have re-labelled and now my tummy is telling me it is not ok.
Gosh what great smilies. Hope this helps you. :thumbsup:

[Pam]

Hi Ellsie, welcome to Dairyfree UK. My daughter is milk intolerant and I am dairy free by choice, so I know how hard it is to find suitable foods. I always make my own pizzas and use tofutti slices as a topping, they don't taste great but are better then nothing. Takeaways and eating out can be such a nightmare and you're never sure whether other people take your allergy seriously enough.

Unfortunately, McVities Jaffa Cakes do contain milk but after lots of shelf scouring I have found that Co-op own brand and Tesco value jaffa cakes are milk free. United Biscuits who own McVities, KP and other brands have a good free from list for their biscuits and crisps at www.unitedbiscuits.co.uk, the co-op also have free from lists on their site. We agree with you on the After 8s and also like Elizabeth Shaw mints (especially when they are on BOGOF at Morrisons).

How do you feel about dairy free cheese? I think the general concensus here is that they are all horrible, except for Lan, the site owner, who is very odd and actually likes Cheezly! I use minimal amounts of tofutti slices and parmezano to get the desired cheese topped effect but otherwise steer clear of dairy free cheese.

[Lan]

Hi all,

Hi from the odd one!!! I have to agree with Pam that I 100% adore cheezley and can eat it on it's own or in meals. I have never tasted a better cheese, but seem to be the only one. :drool: :notworthy: As it is my birthday on 29th I will be eating loads of it, and enjoying.

The other cheeses I love are parmesano and well cheezley (just has to be said). :thumbsup:

Good luck and keep an eye out for the notes on the Allergy Show last Sunday.

Kind Regards,


Lan.

:hug: :naughty:

[ellsie]

OK so I tried dairyfree cheese and yogs and milk etc but hated all of them so I exist without now, but what is toffuti? It sounds like a tofu relative so I shall wait for your reply.
I dont know which part of milk hates me but I guess it is one of the proteins and not the lactose. I am very happy with my jaffa cakes thanks and no-one is taking them away!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:
For some reason I can have deep fried like doughnuts and battered fish so I guess it alters the part of the protein that hates me!
Shame there is no Morrisons here though as I searched Asda in vain today for E.S. mints to no avail! Perhaps Sainsburys!
I do have a good chocolate cake recipe though which I shall dig out soon if you want to try it. Corrie is on so bye for noo! Ellsie

[Pam]

Tofutti make dairy free cheese slices (the only ones that actually melt) and a soft cheese (a bit like philadelphia). As I said, they don't taste brilliant but they are better than nothing. Usually found in independant health food shops. They also make ice cream.

Elizabeth Shaw chocolate mints are like foil covered chocolate coins, they do a few varieties so make sure you get the dark chocolate mints, or I think they do some orange crisp ones too. They come in a hexagonal box with a clear plastic lid. Tesco sell them too. Please check the packaging though, just in case. I e-mailed the manufacturer a couple of years ago to ask which of their products were milk free but never got a reply.

As for yoghurts. I love Alpro Yofu and Sojasun and I'm eating about 2 large pots of it each week at the moment (I use it instead of cream on strawberries and puds in summer). I don't rate the ones that can be stored at room temperature though, they are just like wallpaper paste.

[astra]

Originally posted by ellsie@Jun 28 2004, 09:03 PM

For some reason I can have deep fried like doughnuts
uhhuh.. cos they are vegan ;)

*drools muchly* :)

[ellsie]

check your recipe astra, doughnuts are made with milk unless you can source some vegan ones :blink:

[astra]

Originally posted by ellsie@Jun 29 2004, 03:22 PM
check your recipe astra, doughnuts are made with milk unless you can source some vegan ones :blink:
tescos have confirmed to me in writing that theirs are vegan.

[Copper]

Originally posted by astra+Jun 30 2004, 08:25 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (astra @ Jun 30 2004, 08:25 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-ellsie@Jun 29 2004, 03:22 PM
check your recipe astra, doughnuts are made with milk unless you can source some vegan ones&nbsp; :blink:
tescos have confirmed to me in writing that theirs are vegan. [/b][/quote]
Are these the Tesco jam doughnuts in a clear plastic wrapper which does not list the ingredients? I am very sensitive to lactose so I have to be very careful :(

If yes then I can treat myself when I shop there tomorrow ie Thursday.

[Steve]

For those of you interested in dairyfree pizzas or even cheese on toast, redwood foods have released a melting cheezly. http://www.redwoodfoods.co.uk/

I know a lot of you here don't like it much, but i'm sure that Lan will try it soon and let you know her (biased) opinion :drool:

[matt]

the last one i tried was cheesly mozarello meltingly.
nice, didn't try to melt it but has it in sandwiches and with some hp fruity sauce. i did mean to try melting it on toast just didn't get round to it. worth trying.

[Pam]

Oooooh, interesting, I shall have to look out for that one.

[astra]

Originally posted by Copper@Jun 30 2004, 06:10 PM
[QUOTE=ellsie,Jun 29 2004, 03:22 PM]
Are these the Tesco jam doughnuts in a clear plastic wrapper which does not list the ingredients? I am very sensitive to lactose so I have to be very careful :(

If yes then I can treat myself when I shop there tomorrow ie Thursday.
the bakery ones iirc, i'll try and find out a link for ya.

if you are in tesco looking for treats, their economy apple pies are also vegan :)

[astra]

bah, the tesco site is *useless* for navigating about >.< i've not managed to get a list like this one..

http://193.201.200.191/?r_link_ext=d_health

from asda. they have several things listed as vegan, as well as a couple of convenience micro meals too :)

[Copper]

Yes the Tesco site is useless. I tried to find a picture of the doughnuts but they don't do that either. Sainsburys have pretty pictures of most of their products. If Tesco had a picture we would know for sure that we are talking about the same product.