Is Santa Allergic to Dairy?

Every year, my kids bake some delicious cookiesprocessed meats like hot dogs, salad dressings, and
(2010 they will be gluten free, egg free and nut free),whipped toppings. Even some sorbet's might have
and strategically arrange them on a plate. Then thatdairy, so we usually opt for italian ices.
plate is paired with a tall glass of milk and methodicallyWhey makes up about the 20% of the milk protein. It is
positioned perfectly in front of the fireplace so thata liquid by product in the cheese making process when
Santa has the optimum reaching distance from thethe curd (casein) is removed and strained away.
snack to the Christmas tree. The kids want to makeWhey can be found in ricotta cheese, brown cheese
sure that he is refueled in order to finish his roundsand nutritional supplements (especially in body building
flying around the world giving gifts to good little boysformulas)
and girls.The concentration of whey and casein varies from
Now the question, is Santa allergic to dairy? Based ondifferent dairy products, and immune reactions vary
his bloated belly, that is a possibility. A dairy or milkdepending on your sensitivity.
allergy is an adverse immune reaction to animal milkNot to confuse a dairy allergy with lactose intolerance,
protein that can be found cows, goats or sheep.lactose intolerance is a non-allergic sensitivity, where a
These milk proteins are casein and whey. Also in theperson cannot produce enough of the lactase enzyme
milk is lactose, the sugar in milk.to digest the lactose sugar in the milk. While lactose
Casein is about 80% of the proteins in dairy. Someintolerance is not a food sensitivity, it can lead to
processed food that may contain casein; glazed donut,intestinal distress and the development of food
mints, non dairy coffee cream, cereal, high proteinsensitivities.
shakes, ice cream, baby formula, nutrition bars,