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Living with Milk and Dairy Allergies

Dairy Allergies (Milk Allergies)
Profile of dairy allergies (milk allergies): all about the prevalence, symptoms, and biochemistry of milk allergies and lactose intolerance. Also includes a section about special concerns for parents of dairy-allergic infants and tips for day-to-day living dairy-free.

Infant Milk Allergies
Is your baby allergic to milk? Learn the signs and symptoms of milk allergy for babies.

Infant Milk Allergies
What are the signs and symptoms of a milk allergy or milk protein intolerance in babies?

Milk Alternatives and Dairy-Free Beverages
Whether you've got a dairy allergy or lactose intolerance in your family, or you're simply giving up milk for a while as part of an elimination diet, you may find yourself checking out the rows of milk alternatives in the grocery store. Here's a cheat sheet to current dairy alternatives on the market.

How to Go Dairy-Free
Tips for transitioning to a dairy-free diet, from grocery shopping to learning how to read labels. From About.com's Guide to Dairy-Free Cooking.

A Balanced Diet Without Dairy
When you're diagnosed with a milk allergy, you may be concerned about maintaining a healthy dairy-free diet. Dairy allergies need not keep you from a balanced diet! Learn how to eat a nutritious milk-free diet with adequate protein, calcium, and vitamins.

Lactose Intolerance
Learn about the signs, symptoms, treatment, and diagnosis of lactose intolerance.

Make Your Own Dairy-Free Pizza

It's not the crust of a pizza that's usually a problem when you have a milk-free diet, whether due to a dairy allergy, intolerance, or personal preference. Luckily, since dairy-free pizza crusts are available from many manufacturers, making your own pizza can take less than half an hour. (If you are having a hard time fi…

Dairy-Free Butter Alternatives

When you're cooking dairy-free, some substitutes are pretty obvious. Milk alternatives are on most supermarket shelves and work pretty well in most recipes. Butter, though, is an ingredient that can be tougher to substitute because different alternatives work better for different cooking applications. Here are some r…

Dairy-Free Recipes
Learn how to cook delicious, flavorful main dishes and make decadent baked goods without milk or dairy products.

Dairy-Free Sources of Calcium
Eight dairy-free foods that are rich in the calcium your body needs to prevent conditions like osteoporosis.

Dairy-Free Baking: How to Bake Without Butter
Tips for substituting for butter and dairy ingredients in baking cakes, biscuits, and other traditional baked goods. From About.com's Guide to Dairy-Free Cooking.

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