2 yo with milk allergy

[princessesx2]

Okay
Here is my qustion.....my 2 yo has a milk allergry. We are on DXDP and obviously she is not on it as she is under 3. Will they give her say lactaid if I request it (when I make ADRs) or should I just figure that she is going to be eating off my plate and just get her juice (although 7 days of juice all the time is going to reak havok on her system) ...she has other food allergies but they are easy to avoid...strawberries, bananas, pear (pear juice) and shellfish

Any suggestions as to what I should do?

 

[Zoebear]

My DS has a peanut allergy and I found some great info on the DISabilities board - look under the FAQs...
While your daughter is not on the dining plan officially I would still have them note it on your ADRs....

 

[DCDisney]

SHe will only get a free drink at buffets so you can just pay for her lactaid. They should just charge you the cost of milk. Some places may offer to make her something special but I think usually you would get charged for a kids meal if you take that option. One thing to be aware of is that for food allergies now they often will serve gluten free foods especially the breads but the brand they use ener-g does contain pear juice (I am also allergic to pear). I'm not sure if the allergy safe brownie also has pear juice but definitely mention that allergy or read labels because the allergy safe foods often seem to have pear for some reason.

 

[lynnj]

I don't know if this will help or not but Disney is excellent with food allergies. I would let them know when you make your reservations that your daughter is allergic to milk products and then again when you are seated. They will have someone come out and tell you exactly what is safe on the buffet and on the menu. That way you will know what you can eat or what she can pick off of your plate. My daughter also had a milk allergy. Had because she has outgrown it at four woohooo!! At one restaurant the chef came out to talk to us about what she ordered and also said I could see a list of ingredients if need be. I think a lot of places have soy milk as well. Lynn

 

[sherabby]

My son has a true milk allergy and he cannot tolerate lactaid. There are milk proteins in it. Lactaid is for someone with an intolerance not an allergy. They do have soy and rice milk available. Tofutti, rice dream and sorbet for desserts. Dairy free, peanut free and gluten free brownies and dairy free chocolate chip cookies. Make note of her allergies on your ADRs. You can speak with a chef before you dine.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

We have a lot of discussion related to dietary restrictions on the disABILITIES Forum. Also, the disABILITIES FAQ, on page 3, gives losts of specific information as well as links to more injformation. You can easily get to the disABILTIES FAQs by following the link in my signature.

 

[Manda]

My son has a true milk allergy and he cannot tolerate lactaid. There are milk proteins in it. Lactaid is for someone with an intolerance not an allergy.

Yeah, ditto that. If your child has a diagnosed milk allergy, she should not be drinking lactaid. It is still dairy milk. It's intended for people who are lactose intolerant, not dairy allergic. There's a big difference.

FWIW, I traveled to Disney with a 2 year old dairy allergic child. It wasn't a problem at all. The buffets were especially easy since he got his own plate (for free) and when I asked, they brought Tofutti ice cream from the back for his dessert. I believe they had soy milk; but he never really drank much of that any way (since he was soy allergic until age 2 as well), so I don't remember asking for it often. I stopped at Target on the way in and bought the soy yogurt smoothies that he drank every morning and kept them in the room fridge (that was his main source of milk-like calcium and nutrients).

Personally, I'd just pay out of pocket to order a kid's meal so that you don't have to worry about dairy-freeing your own meal. I don't remember going anywhere where there wasn't at least one option on the kids menu that was dairy free. Although, DS did get really tired of chicken nuggets.

 

[sherabby]

They told us that there was dairy in the nuggets. At the CBR Shutters they actually grilled him some chicken because he was so tired of burgers and hot dogs.

 

[Nancyg56]

They told us that there was dairy in the nuggets. At the CBR Shutters they actually grilled him some chicken because he was so tired of burgers and hot dogs.

Shutters was the best! My DGD has allergies to dairy and eggs so her options were somewhat limited. The Chef not only assisted in her dinner choice, she advised us to speak to the CS chefs in order to have a pancake made for her. SHe had not had a waffle or pancake since she was diagnosed so IMO, the price of the trip was well worth it just to see the look on her little face.

OP- I also think that if you head over to the DISabilities forum you will get a lot of advice and tips that will enhance your little ones trip. The Chefs at Disney are so well trained and genuinely want to provide satisfying safe food for your family.

 

[sherabby]

Shutters was the best! My DGD has allergies to dairy and eggs so her options were somewhat limited. The Chef not only assisted in her dinner choice, she advised us to speak to the CS chefs in order to have a pancake made for her. SHe had not had a waffle or pancake since she was diagnosed so IMO, the price of the trip was well worth it just to see the look on her little face.

OP- I also think that if you head over to the DISabilities forum you will get a lot of advice and tips that will enhance your little ones trip. The Chefs at Disney are so well trained and genuinely want to provide satisfying safe food for your family.

I'll second you on Shutters! My son hugged the chef on our final night in Disney. They even made him safe mickey waffles in the food court. All you have to do is ask them.

 

[Msavko]

Hello – I’m sorry to hear about your son’s allergy troubles. Often, children with milk allergies benefit from amino acid based formulas, like Neocate. I’m a nutrition specialist with Nutricia, the maker of products like Neocate. I would love to answer any more questions you have about milk allergies. Feel free to contact me at (301) 795-2259. – Marybeth

 

[Nancyg56]

I'll second you on Shutters! My son hugged the chef on our final night in Disney. They even made him safe mickey waffles in the food court. All you have to do is ask them.

That is exactly what they did for Kady. And then the Chef told me what to but so that I could make them at home. The Chef that helped us in Shutters was actually from Pop and she said that Disney Chefs are trained in 40 different food allergies and issues.

 

[tskover57]

I don't know if this will help or not but Disney is excellent with food allergies. I would let them know when you make your reservations that your daughter is allergic to milk products and then again when you are seated. They will have someone come out and tell you exactly what is safe on the buffet and on the menu. That way you will know what you can eat or what she can pick off of your plate. My daughter also had a milk allergy. Had because she has outgrown it at four woohooo!! At one restaurant the chef came out to talk to us about what she ordered and also said I could see a list of ingredients if need be. I think a lot of places have soy milk as well. Lynn

Just wanted to comment real quick, I was told I was allergic to milk when i was a baby (they said it caused my ear infections (which i had TONS!)and "grew out of it" untill about 4 years ago and I started getting sick again because of milk and milk products like cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, stuff like that. I just wanted to say be careful!!

Now I use soy milk (like the vanilla silk soy) and take lactaid pills when i eat anything that contains milk products, but I will never drink milk no matter what and when we went to Disney in December we didn't note anything on out ADRs about my allergy, but told them when I was there any they gave me soy for no extra charge!