Living With an Egg Allergy

Common Foods Containing Eggs

• Marshmallows: Marshmallow Fluff (in the jar) has egg whites as do most home made or gourmet marshmallows (some are made with gelatin instead). Most plain store-bought bagged ones (like Jet Puffed) do not.
• Mayonaisse: Say goodbye to mayo. Seriously. I've tried a couple of eggless varieties and.........not good. The best substitute for me is either plain sour cream or sour cream mixed with a bit of horseradish.
• Horseradish: Speaking of which, you need to buy plain or "prepared" horseradish. All bottled "horseradish sauces" are made with eggs. Make sure you have your server check the ingredients of "horseradish" in restaurants.
• Bakery Breads: This is another one to be very careful with. One of the worst reactions I've ever had was from a loaf of grocery-store baked bread. The ingredients did not include eggs, so stupid me bought some, scarfed it down with dinner, and got a bonus EpiPen injection and a trip to the local E.R. Nope, no eggs in the bread per se, however, when they bake it at the store they brush egg on it to make it pretty - and DO NOT LIST IT ON THE LABEL.
• Candy: Almost every type of fondant or chewy/creamy centered candy has eggs in it. It's best to avoid mixed boxes (like the big Valentine's boxes) since a lot of those are made with egg (for the centers).
• Salads and Dressings: In restaurants remember to ask beforehand if they put sliced egg on their salads. Also - stay on the safe side and just order Oil and Vinegar. Even most of the "creamy Italian" types have eggs, plus it makes you feel special to get the little oil and vinegar set at the table to pour your own. The only tasty ranch dressing that I've found is the dry mix from Hidden Valley Ranch (NOT THE BOTTLES). I just mix it myself.
• Fried Foods: Another one that you'll need to be careful with - many batters used to fry things in contain eggs.
• Cake and cake-like goodies (muffins, cake donuts, soft cookies, quick breads).