Is H‑E‑B Select Ingredients Creamy Creations Texas Starry Night Ice Cream Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Milk, Cream, Skim Milk, Sugar, Chocolate Sandwich Cookie (Sugar, Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Canola Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Wheat Starch, Invert Sugar Syrup, Natural Flavor, Salt, Baking Soda, Soy Lecithin), Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Less Than 2% Of: Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum.

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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