Is BROCCOLI RICE CASSEROLE, BROCCOLI RICE Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

WATER, BROCCOLI, PROCESSED AMERICAN CHEESE (MILK, WHEY, SKIM MILK, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILKFAT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CANOLA OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, LACTIC ACID, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, SODIUM ALGINATE, SODIUM CITRATE, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES, APOCAROTENAL AND ANNATTO {COLOR}), ENRICHED LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE (ENRICHED WITH IRON [FERRICORTHPHOSPHATE], NIACIN, THIAMINE [THIAMINE MONONITRATE], AND FOLIC ACID), MILD CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO [VEGETABLE COLOR], POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE [TO PREVENT CAKING], NATAMYCIN [A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR]), AMERICAN CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, WATER, CREAM, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, ENZYMES), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ONION, CREAM, CHICKEN FLAVOR (CHICKEN MEAT INCLUDING CHICKEN JUICES, SALT, POTATO FLOUR, FLAVORINGS, CARROT POWDER AND TURMERIC), FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SEA SALT, PRESERVATIVE (MALTODEXTRIN, CULTURED DEXTROSE, SODIUM DIACETATE, NISIN, EGG WHITE LYSOZYME), CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, CHEDDAR CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, SALT, CULTURES, & ENZYMES], DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, AND ANNATTO COLOR), WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CULTURE, SALT, & ENZYMES], AND DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SILICON DIOXIDE ADDED AS FLOW AGENT AT LESS THAN 2%), BLACK PEPPER, GARLIC POWDER, CELERY SEEDS, PARSLEY FLAKES.

What is a Alpha-Gal Friendly diet?

An Alpha-Gal diet eliminates mammalian meat and products containing mammalian-derived ingredients to prevent allergic reactions in people with alpha-gal syndrome. This includes beef, pork, lamb, dairy products, gelatin, and certain medications derived from mammals. The condition involves a specific sugar molecule found in most mammals, often triggered after a tick bite. People may experience delayed allergic reactions 3-6 hours after consuming trigger foods. The diet focuses on safe alternatives like poultry, fish, and plant-based proteins. When followed carefully, often with guidance from an allergist or dietitian, it can prevent serious reactions while maintaining adequate nutrition.

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