Fleishman's Unsalted Margarine is Dairy Free.  It is a national brand, but 
my grocery store doesn't always have it in stock.


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From: "Molly R Johnson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: Allergy testing


>I am sorry you weren't able to get an allergy test. I did a saliva test, I 
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> don't know how actuate it is, but I don't like needles and won't get a 
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> tch test. I have found that recently my grocery store is adding new items 
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> hat are dairy free. I have to go to the more expensive store to find the 
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> ems but I get things only as a treat. The cheese is expensive but if you 
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> n use it sparingly. I just found dough nuts, which were a lot of money but 
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> the best thing I've eaten since I had to give up dairy. I've found that 
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> milk seems to be a little less expensive then almond or rice, at least in 
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> Wisconsin. Margarine, like someone else mentioned if hard to find and 
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> sive. I am learning to use olive oil, which has a distinct taste but not 
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> d.  I've wanted to ask for a while now, what people do with kids that have 
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> this allergy. It's one thing for just me as an adult to find ways so eat 
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> iry free but a child, it's hard to find dairy free things that aren't very 
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> pricey and that a child would want to eat. Also I agree with Megan, it's 
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> ally hard to make food that my husband will eat, when it's made with 
> altern=
> ative foods. How does everyone else go about doing this? Making two 
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> e meals is hard and takes longer. There are a few times I can make 
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> g and he won't notice but other times, there is no mistaking the taste and 
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> he won't eat it.  And I don't blame him sometimes I can't eat it 
> either.=20
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