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You can shop in your local grocery store, you just have to be very careful about reading the labels. Most processed foods have some form of milk or egg and many have traces of peanuts -- that includes baked goods   Fresh foods, fruits and vegetables should be safer. Read this article to learn more about reading food labels for allergens.   There are cookbooks available to help you create a variety of dishes so that your daughter isn't eating the same things over and over. Check out Alice Sherwood's Allergy-Free Cookbook , which focuses on recipes avoiding gluten (wheat), eggs, nuts and dairy.   There are also a number of new companies that specialize in allergen-free snacks. Try Meraby Allergy Family Foods, which is co-owned by Jamie Martin, one of the experts who writes for this site. She and her husband started their company because of their daughter's food allergies (her first post will be on the site later in the week). There's also Divvies or Cherrybrook Kitchen.   You should also read the posts by Gina Clowes, founder of AllergyMoms.com, for tips on managing your child's food allergies.