I am about to give up hope of ever finding a milk that's safe for TNA. I had used various brands of organic milk for years, but after diagnosis last year, it became obvious that milk was a problem for me. I felt kind of stupid that it had never occurred to me to even check on milk until I saw a thread here regarding Horizon and others. Duh! Almond milk! So, the hunt for a safe milk...
Had thought I'd try Prairie Farms because they have their own bottling facilities. Bought a small container of it, meaning to call, but well, life got in the way and I forgot to call but I did check out their website, and they didn't produce anything that seemed really problematic. Then I had a bowl of cereal and right away did not feel good (pain, real pain, in stomach within a minute or two of the first spoonful, followed by itchy lips, cough, lightheadedness. Didn't develop into a major reaction, but it was enough to realize I hadn't checked it out. So I go on their website to find a phone number or email address, and lo and behold I discover they've added a new product: vanilla and almond flavored milk! Awesome.
So, does anybody know of a safe brand? Who'd have thought this would be the hardest thing to find?
Oh, and even if it's safe for TNA, it probably won't be safe for me anyway, because: STRAWBERRY MILK! Talk about a palm-to-the-forehead moment. Somehow, I keep forgetting I am allergic to strawberries too. (As dumb as that sounds--how do you forget your own LTFA?) But, you know, tree nuts just loom large as an allergy, and strawberry sort of seems secondary. Which is ridiculous, since I was eating strawberries (along with cake that had almond flavoring in it) when I first anaphylaxed. No real way to know which caused it, but dr assumes TN and I guess I have too, since other major reactions have all involved TN.
So...guessing milk is just out for me. Fine, I can live with that. But the worst part? DH just helpfully pointed out, "Guess that means no half and half in your coffee either, right?" Ahhhh. You can take away my food, fine. But mess with my coffee? That is not acceptable.
Ok, guess I am feeling just a teensy bit whiny, but FOOD ALLERGIES SUCK.
Sorry, just had to get that out there. I feel better now...
Swaygirl
Allergic to almonds, walnuts, AND strawberries (and not too happy about it right now!)