Watching Out for Food that Contains Common Allergens

When your child is diagnosed with a food allergy, you may start to wonder what your son or daughter will and won’t be able to eat. The diagnosis of a food allergy can put strain on your recipe repertoire, which is why you should consider visiting a registered dietitian after diagnosis — to help you come up with meal ideas.

In the meantime, here’s a list of common allergens and foods that contain them, to help you know what to avoid:

• Eggs are commonly found in the following food types:

  
  
  
  

  • Custard and marshmallows

    
    
  
  

  • Mayonnaise, béarnaise sauce and hollandaise sauce

    
    
  
  

  • Meringue and pavlova

    
    
  
  

  • Quiche, frittata and omelette

    
    
  
  
  
  



• Cow’s milk or cow’s milk products are commonly included in

  
  
  
  

  • Biscuits and cakes

    
    
  
  

  • Butter and cheese

    
    
  
  

  • Chocolate

    
    
  
  

  • Cream, ice-cream and yoghurt

    
    
  
  

  • Infant rusks and bread

    
    
  
  
  
  



• Foods commonly containing peanuts include

  
  
  
  

  • Asian meals

    
    
  
  

  • Baklava

    
    
  
  

  • Cakes, biscuits and muesli bars

    
    
  
  

  • Peanut butter

    
    
  
  

  • Satay sauce

    
    
  
  
  
  



• Wheat is a common component of the Western diet, being used to make bread, cakes, biscuits as well as being an ingredient in a variety of meat, fish and vegetable dishes.

  
  



• Soy is commonly found in the following foods:

  
  
  
  

  • Edamame

    
    
  
  

  • Most vegetarian meat-substitutes

    
    
  
  

  • Miso soup

    
    
  
  

  • Soy milk, soy cheese and soy ice-cream

    
    
  
  

  • Soy sauce

    
    
  
  

  • Tofu and tempeh

    
    
  
  

  • Other products containing soy flour, such as cakes, biscuits, pastries, sauces, soups and baby cereals

    
    
  
  
  
  



• Foods that commonly contain fish or shellfish products include:

  
  
  
  

  • Bouillabaisse and seafood stews

    
    
  
  

  • Fish or seafood dips, sauces and mousses

    
    
  
  

  • Fish or prawn paste (commonly used in Asian cooking)

    
    
  
  

  • Pizzas and pasta sauces (which sometimes include anchovies)

    
    
  
  

  • Tempura (which commonly includes prawns)

    
    
  
  
  
  



• Foods that commonly contain tree nuts or tree nut products include

  
  
  
  

  • Baklava (made from various tree nuts)

    
    
  
  

  • Cakes, biscuits, breakfast cereals and muesli bars

    
    
  
  

  • Middle Eastern and Asian cooking

    
    
  
  

  • Nut pastes and nut butters

    
    
  
  

  • Pralines (usually made from hazelnuts), flourless cakes and marzipan (usually made from almond meal) and Nutella (made from hazelnuts)

    
    
  
  

  • Sweets such as chocolate, nougat and fudge

    
    
  
  
  
  

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