Is Fresh Express Gourmet Kit - Avocado Verde Chicken Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
VEGETABLES: GREEN LEAF LETTUCE, KALE, RED CABBAGE, CARROTS; AVOCADO CAESAR DRESSING: AVOCADO, WATER, CANOLA OIL, TOMATOES, MALTODEXTRIN, DISTILLED VINEGAR, EGG YOLK, LESS THAN 2% OF DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONION, DRIED RED PEPPER, SALT, CULTURED DEXTROSE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SPICES, SUGAR, ACACIA GUM, SODIUM CITRATE, SEASONING BLEND (DEXTROSE, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, MODIFIED CORN STARCH), PHOSPHORIC ACID, FRUIT JUICES AND TURMERIC EXTRACT (COLOR), XANTHAN GUM, TOCOPHEROLS, CITRIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, MUSTARD FLOUR; CHICKEN: CHICKEN BREAST MEAT WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN, DEHYDRATED CILANTRO, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, ONION POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVORS, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, VINEGAR, OLIVE OIL, LIME JUICE SOLIDS), POTATO STARCH, SALT, VINEGAR; CHEESE: COTIJA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), POTATO STARCH (TO PREVENT CAKING), POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING); CORN; TORTILLA STRIPS: STONE GROUND CORN MASA FLOUR, SUNFLOWER AND/OR SAFFLOWER OIL, NACHO SEASONING (WHEY, SALT, LACTOSE, TOMATO POWDER, BUTTERMILK, CULTURED NONFAT MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MALTODEXTRIN, ONION POWDER, ENZYME MODIFIED ROMANO CHEESE [PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, GARLIC POWDER, CHILI PEPPER, EXTRACTIVE OF PAPRIKA [COLOR]), CHILI LIME SEASONING (WHEY, SOUR CREAM POWDER [CULTURED CREAM, NONFAT MILK], SALT, SPICES, PAPRIKA [COLOR], CITRIC ACID, NATURAL LIME FLAVOR, EXTRACTIVE OF PAPRIKA [COLOR], SPICE EXTRACTIVE). Contains Egg, Milk.
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.


