Is SOUTHERN-STYLE MAC & CHEESE WITH CHICKEN, SOUTHERN-STYLE Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

MAC & CHEESE: ELBOW MACARONI (WATER, ENRICHED DURUM SEMOLINA (DURUM SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)), HALF & HALF (MILK, CREAM, CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF: SODIUM CITRATE AND DISODIUM PHOSPHATE), SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO VEGETABLE COLOR (IF COLORED), CORN STARCH, (ANTI-CAKING AGENTS)), HEAVY CREAM (CONTAINS LESS THAN 0.5% OF: CARRAGEENAN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 80), GRUYERE TYPE CHEESE (MADE FROM COW'S MILK, CULTURE, SALT), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, POTATO STARCH, POWDERED CELLULOSE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING), BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), MOZZARELLA & PROVOLONE CHEESES (LOW-MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), NON- SMOKED PROVOLONE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), POTATO STARCH, POWDERED CELLULOSE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING), SALT, CAYENNE PEPPER SAUCE (AGED RED CAYENNE PEPPERS, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, GARLIC), SPICE, PAPRIKA. CHICKEN: ROTISSERIE SEASONED CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT (BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, SEASONING (SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVORS, ONION POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, GARLIC POWDER, CANOLA OIL, CARRAGEENAN), SODIUM PHOSPHATES), BARBECUE SAUCE (TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), SUGAR, VINEGAR, MOLASSES, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, MUSTARD FLOUR, DRIED ONIONS, SPICE, DRIED GARLIC, POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS)). BARBECUE SAUCE (TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), SUGAR, VINEGAR, MOLASSES, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, MUSTARD FLOUR, DRIED ONIONS, SPICE, DRIED GARLIC, POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS)).

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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