- Talk to a nutritionist. A nutritionist can help you find other milk-free foods that will give you the nutrition you need to stay healthy.
- Be careful when you eat out. Tell your waiter (a) you’re allergic to milk and always ask for the ingredients of the food you’re going to ask for the menu before ordering.
- Bring your own food. If you are being invited to someone’s house, bring your own food, just in case you can not eat what they prepared.
- Read food labels and keep up with food products. From time to time manufacturers change food labels. While consuming a product all the time, recalls that the ingredients may change.
- Give special attention to food labels that have written the words Parve or Pareve. Under Jewish law, these words mean that the product is free of milk and meat. However, a label Pareve, you can still have a small amount of milk. You can not trust that food labeled Pareve when you buy milk-free foods.
- Avoid products in which the label has symbols such as K or U. These symbols mean that the milk is present in the product.
- Buying cold cuts (deli meats) with caution. Cross contamination can occur when meats are sliced on the same computer that was used to slice cheese. The meats that come pre-packaged may also contain milk proteins in the brine which is on the edge of the meat. Most manufacturers include a 1-800 number on the back of their products so you can call for more information.
