Is Dreyers Edys Ice Cream Slow Churned Light Mint Cookie Crunch - 1.5 Quart Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Non-fat Milk, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Chocolate Cookies (Sugar, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Invert Sugar, Corn Flour, Chocolate, Corn Starch, Salt, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate, Whey, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Tbhq), Cream, Maltodextrin, Whey Protein, Natural Flavor, Propylene Glycol Monostearate, Guar Gum, Monoglycerides, Yellow 5, Xanthan Gum, Blue 1, Carrageenan, Vitamin A Palmitate
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.


