Is Greg’s Crazy Good Almond Pillow Cookies Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Sugar, Enriched Unbleached Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Almonds, Palm Oil, Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Natural Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Beta Carotene [Coloring], Vitamin A Palmitate), Water, Eggs, Egg Whites, Natural Flavor, Egg Yolks, Invert Sugar, Salt, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate), Cinnamon, Cocoa (Alkali Processed). Contains: Milk, Egg, Soy, Wheat, Nuts (Almonds). May Contain: Peanuts & Other Tree Nuts, Bioengineered Ingredients.

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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