Diary and Egg replacements
May 18, 2009 — Alenka | Posted in Health & Food. 8 Comments »My kid has egg allergies. Milk allergies. All kinds of allergies! It’s a nightmare: food is falling apart, he can eat only food from home, to every party we come with our own versions of pizzas, cakes, ice cream, cookies, etc. Search for substitutes is a never ending story for us. If you feel like you are in the same boat, or you prefer to avoid certain foods from other considerations, you might find these resources helpful:
Egg Replacement
Milk Replacement
Diary Free or Egg Free Products
Egg Substitute Recipes (Each replaces one egg)
more at TipNut:
*It’s recommended not to replace more than 2 eggs per recipe.
- 1 tsp baking powder + 1 1/2 TBS water + 1 1/2 TBS oil
- 1 tsp baking powder + 1 TBS water + 1 TBS vinegar
- 2 TBS water or milk + 2 TBS flour + 1/2 TBS shortening + 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 TBS vinegar + 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 TBS lemon juice + 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 TBS cornstarch + 3 TBS water for each missing egg
- 2 TBS arrowroot flour
- 2 TBS potato starch
- 1 TBS tapioca starch + 1/4 cup warm water (mix well & allow to gel a bit before using)
- 1 tsp yeast dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water
- 1/2 banana, mashed (medium size) + 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 2 TBS applesauce
- 3 TBS mayonnaise
Flax Seed Egg Replacer
*Replacer for 1 egg
1 TBS flax seed (ground)
3 TBS water
- Method #1: Simmer together on top of stove for about 5 minutes until the consistency reaches a thick, egg-white like consistency.
- Method #2: Blend ingredients together in a blender or food processor until the mixture is thick and creamy. Refrigerate.
Homemade Egg Substitute
*1/4 cup = 1 large egg
6 egg whites
1/4 cup dry milk powder (non-fat)
1 TBS vegetable oil
- Mix all ingredients together and blend until smooth, refrigerate. Can be frozen.
Replacer For Egg Substitute:
- Some low fat or low cholesterol recipes call for a commercial egg substitute. If you don’t have any on hand or wish to cook with fresh eggs instead, 1 fresh egg = 1/4 cup of egg substitute.
Milk Replacements
Calcium rich foods
Rich sources of calcium include pulses such as lentils, green vegetables, dried fruit, and nuts and seeds. But you need to eat a lot of these replacements to top up your calcium levels. In order to meet your daily requirement, you would have to eat 100 dried apricots or 1.2 kilos of broccoli every day!
Soya and rice milks
Other milk replacements are soya or rice milk fortified with extra calcium. However, many people are also intolerant to the protein found in soya. Your allergy specialist will be able to tell you if you are also allergic or intolerant to soy proteins. I especially like “Silk” soy milk series.
UHT milk
Another replacement is drinking UHT milk. This is cows’ milk that has been heated up to very high temperatures. This process kills off the protein found in milk, making it suitable for those that are allergic to milk proteins. But if you are unable to digest milk because you do not produce the right enzymes rather than being allergic to the protein, this may not be a suitable replacement for you. You allergist will be able to advise you.
Other animal milks
You can also try using goats’ or sheeps’ milk as a replacement. However, people who are intolerant or allergic to the protein found in cows’ milk often react to other animal milks too. Again, your allergy specialist will help you identify which replacements are most suitable for you.
If all these replacements are unsuitable, you may have to take a calcium supplement. Your nutritionist or allergy specialist will discuss this with you if it is needed.
Diary and Egg Free Products
For milk I really enjoy “Silk” soy milk series. I find it really tasty.
We are yet to find a good cheese replacement.
For deserts (cookies, muffins, etc) someone recommended us these: CherryBrook Kitchen.
Good luck and I am looking forward to hear about the substitutes you were able to find!
May 21, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Wow! Flax seed as an egg replacer! Who would have thought?
May 24, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Honestly, I was really surprised myself. I can’t wait to try this for my own kid!
March 10, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Love your site!! Thank you!
have you heard of the Weston A. Price Foundation? I think you will love it.
Hope all is well,
~another attachment mom now waldorf/montessori added in
March 10, 2011 at 7:56 pm
Sonia, you’ve got me interested. I’ve looked it up online and it appears that they advocate more raw milk and egg products. Well, in our situation, with kids highly allergic to both of those ingredients, substitutes are really necessary, not a life-style decision.
Could you share more information about it? Thanks!
March 11, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Hey Alenka, I’m glad to see that at least you looked into it
Mr. Price was actually a dentist who traveled the world in the summers to visit traditional societies. what he found was that they all were amazingly beautiful, healthy and happy. none suffered from cancer, heart disease or most of today’s modern maladies. the key was their wholesome, unprocessed diets. i visited a maasai tribe in the tanzanian bush and noticed the same thing. beautiful people. i used to get so sick from dairy products. even 1 serving of yogurt made me sick. now i drink 2 gallons/week. the problem was the lack of enzymes. but mine’s just a particular case, not saying everyone w/an allergy or even intollerance can be cured. but grains are a really big one. all must be soaked to neutralize phytic acid. good stuff. btw- i keep loving this site more and more!!
March 11, 2011 at 11:52 pm
March 13, 2011 at 8:44 pm
Sounds like an exciting journey. Though, I’d guess people in traditional societies use less everyday chemicals, probably avoid more pesticides and spend more time outside, on fresh air. This might contribute as well. As well as lack of very good doctors and such troublesome to all of us statistics. So, I’d guess it could be all factors combined.
I was recently looking up some seemingly good lotions and soaps on ewg.org and was terrified to discover how many dangerous chemicals they contain… funny things is, many of the “natural” and “organic” products contain no less, or even more! I am trying to revise our bathroom sink collection of hand-soaps, shampoos, and lotions and so far having trouble finding products that are both pretty safe… and still work, still have a good smell.
March 13, 2011 at 9:06 pm
I think Doman’s approach is the easiest with the little ones. As far as I can see, his system works the best with kids under 5. I could see how my older one was figuring out the phonics all by himself – it was like watching a miracle. Yet, I was eager to help him and introduce some cards that are phonetically grouped – his reading took off! However, decoding spelling and phonics by himself somehow significantly diminished. Interesting experience.
As I am reading how overwhelmed you are, I can relate to that a lot. I am often in that state – I want to do so much, I am torn between choices, options and finding what’s best, what’s right, what’s the most efficient. I noticed that if you let the child tell you what works better for him, that might be easier – different kids thrive on different teaching/learning methods.
With my second one I have significantly less time. “Significantly” is not enough to describe it. So my current approach is often the “easiest” route to learning: I already have all those Doman-like, phonetically grouped word-cards by A.P.P. and I show them to my little one three times a day. If I am lucky, I show presentations 2-3 times a day as well. And we try to read at least one or a few home-made books as well. And… just read. We read-read-read and hope it will all eventually work for my little one as it did for the older one.
What works for your 14 month old?