EOE Diet

Dairy (& Milk) Free, Egg Free, Soy Free

These is based on our experience but every person is different. Use this for ideas and consult with your doctor.

If there is a history of allergies, then be careful and discuss this with your doctor. Our son had a history of food allergies (which can be linked to EOE) and his GI doctor told us to treat these foods as allergens, not even allowing a trace into his diet. Because we did this for a year, his body (which was already allergy prone) turned these foods into full-blown allergens and we had to deal with anaphylactic shock and years of allergy treatments to overcome it. We  have learned from our allergist who is well acquainted with EOE, that at least for us, it was necessary to limit these foods but not eliminate them entirely or his body would treat them as foreign when consumed again. 

Most food at restaurants will contain these ingredients.

Most processed/pre-made foods will contain these ingredients.

Milks

• Milks:

  • Rice Milk

  • Coconut Milk

  • Nut Milks (if tolerated and no allergy, but some people with EOE have flares and problems with nuts.)

We use primarily rice milk for breakfast and coconut milk for making other things creamy (in place of heavy whipping cream or sour cream) or for making homemade ice cream.

Can also try nut milks if tolerated and no allergy - almond milk, cashew milk, etc. 

Avoid Silk Soy milk and other soy milks.

We use Rice Dream rice milk to put in cereal. You can buy it for refrigeration only but we like these shelf stable boxes because we always will have it when we need it. We buy it at Walmart.

We use Thai Kitchen coconut milk and buy it at Walmart.

Butter

We use "Smart Balance" in place of butter in all of our recipes. Different varieties have different ingredients so make sure to read the labels.

We use the green one that is dairy-free and soy-free. (Be careful because it says original and they have a new yellow one that also says "Original" that is dairy-free but NOT soy-free.)

If you want to be super safe, the red one is specifically branded as "Soy Free" and is also dairy/milk free.

You can buy all of them at Walmart and at least some of them at Target:

Earth Balance Soy Free Vegetable Buttery Spread, 15 oz Tub

https://www.walmart.com/ip/19767383

Yogurt

We use SO Delicious Yogurt made with coconut milk.

Ice Cream

We use SO Delicious Ice Cream made with coconut milk - watch ingredients.

Egg Replacement

We make "Flax Eggs" to use in place of real eggs in our baking.

• Flax Eggs - 1 to 3 ratio (1:3)

  • 1 Tablespoon of ground flax, 3 Tablespoons of water per "Egg" in a recipe. Works for up to 4 eggs in a single recipe.

  • Mix and let sit for 5+ minutes. It turns gelatinous and gooey like a real egg.

  • Add to recipe as usual. Does not work egg heavy meals like German pancakes.

Fast{er} Meals

DIY Jello

4 cups apple juice (or other fruit juice)

1/4 cup plain gelatin

1/4 cup honey

Add the fruit juice to a medium sauce pan. Sprinkle the gelatin over the top of the juice and let it bloom. After blooming, add the honey and hit the mixture over medium heat until both the gelatin and honey are fully dissolved. Make sure to not let the mixture come to a full boil as this can break down the gelatin. Pour into an 8x8 pan and refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight.

Other Ideas

• Don't forget things you already eat but don't immediately think of as being safe foods:

  • Fruit

    • Canned Fruit

    • Fruit Cups

    • Applesauce

    • Raisins

    • Craisins

  • Vegetables

  • Meats - buy plain and season yourself or check labels meticulously. Some pre-made meats are prepared with these ingredients.