My daughter is 20 months now and I’m finally weaning her from breastmilk to cow’s milk. I was holding off on introducing cow’s milk for a long time because my husband has dairy allergies, so I was afraid to introduce milk to my daughter, not to mention the unknown amount of plastic, synthetic hormones, antibiotics, and other added chemicals found in Chinese milk. However, the time has come for me to wean and so far, my daughter hasn’t shown signs of food allergies to anything. So I’ve decided it’s time to introduce cow’s milk.
After doing some shopping and research, we’ve decided to give her Organic Valley organic whole milk imported from California! We found an online store called Helekang that sells the milk in cases of 12 x 1L cartons. Each case is 298 RMB, so each carton averages about 25 RMB! If purchased individually, each carton is 28RMB. That’s not bad considering this is imported AND organic! This is also shelf-stable milk, so does not require refrigeration. The milk keeps for a few months, which is nice because you don’t have to run out to get milk everytime they run out!
The Helekang website is available in English and delivery is free if order of over 100RMB. Customer service is great! After I place an order online, a customer service rep calls right away to confirm the order and time of delivery, which is usually the next day. You can pay using a variety of methods — online banking, Alipay, or pay upon delivery.
I mentioned in an earlier post this year that iHerb ships to China! iHerb is an online store based in California that sells all sorts of natural and health products, including vitamin supplements, bath & beauty, gluten-free food, and more. It’s great because if there’s something I can’t find at import stores here in Shanghai, [...]
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In recent years, I’ve received many emails from people who stumbled upon my blog and wanted to learn more about managing the gluten-free diet in Shanghai/China. These people include people traveling to and/or living in China. I’m glad this blog has served its purpose (reason why I started this blog many years ago), if only [...]
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Just came across two articles (link and link) saying that gluten-free products and related purchases can be tax-deductible. From Celiac.com: The following guidelines were received from the Oct. 1993 CSA/USA National Conference in Buffalo, NY: You can claim only the EXTRA COST of the gluten-free product over what you would pay for the similar item [...]
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Recently, I learned that iHerb ships to China. iHerb is an online store based in California that sells all sorts of natural and health products, including vitamin supplements, bath & beauty, gluten-free food, and more. Shipping to China is relatively reasonable (under $13) without worrying about import tax or getting stuck at customs because iHerb limits [...]
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When my baby was starting solids several months ago, I wasn’t sure whether she was going to take after her father with all the food sensitivities and allergies. We were very slow and careful in introducing solids, avoiding all the high-risk allergy food items as well as everything my husband was allergic to (which is [...]
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The last few days, I’ve been on a soy yogurt making frenzy! Hubby is allergic to dairy and I’ve been thinking of ways to add non-dairy alternatives (milk, yogurt, ice cream) to his diet. He had some commercial soy yogurt when we were back in the US several weeks ago and mentioned how the yogurt [...]
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As frustrating as it is to shop for gluten/wheat-free food China, I never stop looking for things that I can add to our gluten-free pantry. Looking for seasonings is probably the most frustrating as most Chinese seasonings contain soy sauce, wheat, MSG, ‘spices’, and ‘seasonings’. However, without a variety of ingredients and seasonings in the [...]
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