Is Rainbow cookies, Chips Ahoy! Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Wheat Flour, Rainbow Chips (Chips (Sugar, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa, Dextrose, Modified Milk , Soy Lecithin), Confectionery Coating (Sugar, Colour (With Tartrazine), Sorbitol, Disodium Edta, Shellac, Carnauba Wax, Beeswax)), Shortening (Vegetable, Modified Palm And/or Modified Palm Kernel), Golden Sugar And/or Sugar, Semisweet Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Dextrose, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Milk ), Glucose-fructose, Modified Milk, Baking Soda, Salt, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Artificial Flavour, Contains: Wheat, Milk, Soy
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.


