Trying to find a nicer tasting non dairy alternative

MiM

My wife and I recently went (almost) dairy free - haven't found anything for tea yet.

The one thing I can't see above is Kara Dairy Free, a coconut based alternative we get from Tesco. Lovely on cereals, and being slightly coconutty it seems more right than oaty or soya versions.

Now to get that tea sorted. Going to try the Kara tomorrow but not confident as I'm fussy with tea...

jenniewb

MiM wrote: »

My wife and I recently went (almost) dairy free - haven't found anything for tea yet.

The one thing I can't see above is Kara Dairy Free, a coconut based alternative we get from Tesco. Lovely on cereals, and being slightly coconutty it seems more right than oaty or soya versions.

Now to get that tea sorted. Going to try the Kara tomorrow but not confident as I'm fussy with tea...[/QUOTE]


I feel your pain!:cool:

jenniewb

Kimitatsu wrote: »

Dairy is the hardest intolrance to cope with in our everyday diet to be honest because milk is used as a "filler" for all sorts of produce. Even simple things such as shop bought mayonnaise - the "light" version has cream in it :mad:

I have become an expert at reading labels and end up making a lot of our food just so that I KNOW what goes into it. If you have the time to make your own then that is the way I would go, replace the dairy aspect with non dairy alternatives weight for weight and they come out well. Because we are gluten intolerant then I use rice flour instead of wheat flour and potato starch as a thickener.

Oh and I STILL get cravings for a nice bit of mature cheddar now and then :rotfl:

I was suprized by the mayo too- glad I am not the only one! (I bought some 2 weeks ago as a 'naughty' treat as I had taken out all the dairy I thought was there and was feeling rubbish) instead on my extra light mayo there is milk! I can't even have a treat now!:mad:

Am just glad I am preprogrammed to read labels- I do this without thinking and its very rare I buy anything prepackaged, I think meat is the only thing, everything else is just raw ingredients (vegetables, fruit, fish and oats) my diet is so bland anyway (an accustomed taste ) but I do miss milk....bland but nothing else comes close.

I did some reading last night on dairy alternatives. Read through a few forums, it seems this is a well discussed topic, yet there appears to me no milk to take the place of dairy, only things which are very much an alernative, not a substitute. I think what seems to be the going advice is to remember that there is nothing out there that really comes close (not when you've looked forward to waking up to a cup of skimmed very milky tea for the past 20 years). So seeing pretend milk as something in its own right- something ew rather then a repacement and it becomes something to respect rather then reveer and maybe warm to rather then view with contempt.

Its an idea anyway, just hope it doesn't take me too long to get there!

plainsie

jenniewb wrote: »

I was suprized by the mayo too- glad I am not the only one! (I bought some 2 weeks ago as a 'naughty' treat as I had taken out all the dairy I thought was there and was feeling rubbish) instead on my extra light mayo there is milk! I can't even have a treat now!:mad:

Am just glad I am preprogrammed to read labels- I do this without thinking and its very rare I buy anything prepackaged, I think meat is the only thing, everything else is just raw ingredients (vegetables, fruit, fish and oats) my diet is so bland anyway (an accustomed taste ) but I do miss milk....bland but nothing else comes close.

I did some reading last night on dairy alternatives. Read through a few forums, it seems this is a well discussed topic, yet there appears to me no milk to take the place of dairy, only things which are very much an alernative, not a substitute. I think what seems to be the going advice is to remember that there is nothing out there that really comes close (not when you've looked forward to waking up to a cup of skimmed very milky tea for the past 20 years). So seeing pretend milk as something in its own right- something ew rather then a repacement and it becomes something to respect rather then reveer and maybe warm to rather then view with contempt.

Its an idea anyway, just hope it doesn't take me too long to get there!

I was the same with milk but recently didn't have any soya so had to use it and I didn't like it in my tea any more, you will get used to it I'm sure.

paulwf

You can get dairy free mayo and even salad cream now...there are alternatives for most things if you look around. jenniewb makes a good point though, appreciate things in their own right don't try and see them as substitutes.

The dairy industry won't waste anything, for every low fat product bought that reconstituted milk powder will be shoved into another product where you wouldn't expect it to be. I can't believe how much dairy people use these days, everything seems to have butter and cream added to it and you can't taste the actual product.

Reading all labels and cooking from scratch is what we should all be doing. We need to reconnect with food and eat as little processed as possible, it's healthier and far cheaper.

zygurat789

paulwf wrote: »

You can get dairy free mayo and even salad cream now...there are alternatives for most things if you look around. jenniewb makes a good point though, appreciate things in their own right don't try and see them as substitutes.

The dairy industry won't waste anything, for every low fat product bought that reconstituted milk powder will be shoved into another product where you wouldn't expect it to be. I can't believe how much dairy people use these days, everything seems to have butter and cream added to it and you can't taste the actual product.

Reading all labels and cooking from scratch is what we should all be doing. We need to reconnect with food and eat as little processed as possible, it's healthier and far cheaper.

This has been going on for years, our youngest was allergic to cow products for her first five years, 1978-83. The thing we really had to watch for was "whey" it appears all over the place, even in margerine.
I worked near a Jewish area and used to go to a shop there which, among other things, sold milk free ice cream.
We rarely tried any of our daughters foods but she was quite happy with them, it's just a question of getting over what you are used to.

mippy

I think sorbet is OK for vegans, so you should be fine with that.

sadsadjenjen

Hi
I am also a IBS sufferer. I gave up milk in tea & coffee, the dietician :j (4yrs of suffering finaly over) has put me on max 3 cups a day:mad: so the need for milk has greatly reduced. My problem is cheese:mad:
I can not find a suitable cheese, I have not really given up all dairy products just milk & yoghurt and the bloating is not so bad know.
Products to try
Swedish Glace - ice cream
Booja Booja - ice cream treat only £5.00 a tub but so divine
Alpro - cream alternative
Sainsburys soya milk
Kara coconut milk (nice)

ps kids love the ice cream better than dairy

Doom_and_Gloom

jenniewb wrote: »

I had been drinking the lactose free stuff but someone suggested cutting that out and having something non dairy as I do still have some symptoms which could be attributed to dairy and not just the lactose. I want to test this out but I am having trouble finding a nice tasting alternative.

I am currently drinking "so good" and really cannot stand it! Its got an odd creamy/silicon after taste which I do not like, Rice Milk was not creamy enough (just like water infact)...
Please someone tell me there are better options out there!

That lactofree stuff is really badly advertised. It's not lactose free at all it is lactose low - "Virtually lactose free dairy drink with less than 0.05% lactose", if I wasn't a vegan I wouldn't be able to have that product as I can't have lactose at all (I'm told I'm lacstose intollerant but I believe it's a full blown allergy as I used to swell up etc - not that it's a problem for me as I've been vegan for many years ).

Personally I drink Sainsbury's basic soya milk (unsweetened now although I used to use the sweetened, I drink this for extra calcium when I need to as well as B12) and sometimes Rice Dream if on offer/reduced/for a treat as well as my home made soya milk . Asking my parents for a soya milk maker was one of the best things I did.

By the way the person that said about vitallite I don't believe that is vegan still (wrong kind of D vitamin used) but it is dairy free for those that are not vegan. Pure is a better option if vegan as it has the vegan logo on it and has never had a dispute over if it is vegan or not.

For yogurts it has to be Alpro Soya ones are very good as people have already said. Sweedish Glace is a good dairy free ice cream as is the Tofitti range. Mayola is a dairy and egg free mayonaise which you can get in different flavours (including garlic!). Tofutti also do amazing cream cheeses - my partner never leaves me much when I get the garlic and herb one and he isn't even vegan!

There are a lot of dairy free options out there to be honest. It's just finding the ones you like.

Material_Girl_2

Cant' really help afraid I drink both Soya Mikl and regular milk, never thought my bloating could be do to milk tough! Hmm something to consider perhaps?
Do you also cut out biscuits, cakes, sweets etc?

Thinking about it so many things have dairy in them, if you also eat not carbs won't you get really bored with your diet after a while?