Dairy (lactose) Free diet

dolly_day_dream

You are looking for a dairy free diet. If this means that you are omitting eggs as well then mayo is out because most of the 'normal' ones are made from egg. You can get good non-dairy ones I like the Plamil one. :j

I have been vegan for over 2 years and used to eat lots and lots of cheese. I replace the taste with Marigold Yeast flakes which I sprinkle over a pasta bake for example. I get this from a health food shop. I have yet to find a replacement cheese that I like but you may. I stuck with the soya milk and am now very happy with it. I just love the Alpro yoghurts. :j One of the best things is that I don't wolf down huge amounts of milk choc any more. One or possibly two squares of good quality dark chocolate (no milk) satisfy my choc craving now.:A However I am still able to eat large amounts of Tesco doughnuts when in desperate dietry need.:o

nappentass

Cat72 wrote:

Hi
I sympathise with you I have been intolerant of dairy products for about two years now and it is hard.Everywhere wants to put cheese on food !
The good news is with intolerance you can gradual introduce small dairy products after a while...

I'm sorry but that's simply not true for everyone - intolerance can go either way, you may be able to abstain then gradually re-introduce the suspect and get away with it, other people simply cannot do this, and may be unlucky enough have an even worse reaction.

You have to find out what works for you. I have to be very careful with dairy because I react to the antibiotics pumped into animals, so have to watch out for instant reaction as well as the build up over time.
Personally I'm enjoying soya products (and for hormones they recommend too) try them you'll be surprised how quickly you can get used to them. Otherwise I find a simple diet of non-processed ingredients and home cooking the best ways for myself.

Jill

Murtle

Bossyboots wrote:

I hope this link works for you. Let me know if it doesn't.

This is what you are looking for http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/product.asp?xs=6B1204CA2F4D4D20A5D57C1035F08054&PID=518&np=1&cpid=500

Bossyboots you are an absolute star :kisses3:thank you, thank you, thank you:T you may have guessed the link worked and I have ordered some!!

I can't wait for them to arrive...so many foods to try that I haven't been able to eat for soo long :drool: :drool:

:beer:

My biggest biggest thanks - and huge thanks from the OH too

Over excited me.... yes hugely.......

x x x x

Bossyboots

Murtle wrote:

Bossyboots you are an absolute star :kisses3:thank you, thank you, thank you:T you may have guessed the link worked and I have ordered some!!

I can't wait for them to arrive...so many foods to try that I haven't been able to eat for soo long :drool: :drool:

:beer:

My biggest biggest thanks - and huge thanks from the OH too

Over excited me.... yes hugely.......

x x x x

You are very welcome. I remember that feeling of being able to eat normally again and not have to explain why I had suddenly gone off trifle or some other favourite that I had previously indulged in.

Bossyboots

nappentass wrote:

I'm sorry but that's simply not true for everyone - intolerance can go either way, you may be able to abstain then gradually re-introduce the suspect and get away with it, other people simply cannot do this, and may be unlucky enough have an even worse reaction.

You have to find out what works for you. I have to be very careful with dairy because I react to the antibiotics pumped into animals, so have to watch out for instant reaction as well as the build up over time.
Personally I'm enjoying soya products (and for hormones they recommend too) try them you'll be surprised how quickly you can get used to them. Otherwise I find a simple diet of non-processed ingredients and home cooking the best ways for myself.

Jill

I am one of the relapsing and remitting lactose intolerants. (Touchwood) I am currently going through a good spell and the longest one for some time. What I have just realised though is that I have not had a dairy problem since becoming post menopausal but prior to that my spells of tolerance were very short. It didn't occur to me there might be a link and of course it could be totally coincidental. I am going to try to back calculate dates but I remember we bought our first DVD player when I first had problems so if I can find the receipt for that I will know whether this started at the same time as menopause onset. I can't see why the two would go hand in hand and it is not something reported by other menopausal ladies I know but its an interesting thought.

Agincourt_2

nappentass wrote:

Personally I'm enjoying soya products (and for hormones they recommend too) try them you'll be surprised how quickly you can get used to them. Otherwise I find a simple diet of non-processed ingredients and home cooking the best ways for myself.

Jill

Which is great for you, but what about those of us who can't afford to home cook and ignore processed ingredients ? Being 'on the bread line' does not make it easy to live a life of fresh food and non processed food. I wish it did. It may be better for our health but what if you simply can't afford it ?
I am sorry to sound so negative but it is hard when money is very,very tight.

Murtle

Agincourt wrote:

Which is great for you, but what about those of us who can't afford to home cook and ignore processed ingredients ? Being 'on the bread line' does not make it easy to live a life of fresh food and non processed food. I wish it did. It may be better for our health but what if you simply can't afford it ?
I am sorry to sound so negative but it is hard when money is very,very tight.

I just popped back to say Bossyboots - I received the tablets today....so will be trying them out tonight hopefully at the local pie shop!!

Thank you so much x

Then I noticed this post by agincourt and thought I'd suggest really looking through the debt free wanabee forum and the old style forum to see if you can get cheap tips on cooking from scratch for less. There are lots of threads to look for including the best meal for £1.62 etc that will help you on your way.

here are two threads

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=9015&highlight=cheapest+meal

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=6865&highlight=cheapest+meal
x x

mrs-moneypenny

vitalite is a dairyfree margarine type spread, we use that as we have a vegan daughter and a veggie daughter (to save buying loads of different spreads and hubby didnt like the taste of pure + vitalite is cheaper)

Uniscots97

Is this any use to you? Its a recipe (my own) for home made sorbet. I really missed ice cream when I wasn't allowed dairy and this solved the problem. If the text with it looks a bit weird its because its from my page on Ciao where I originally posted it. You can use any berry fruit you like.

What you'll need (serves 2 people):-

150 grammes of FROZEN raspberries
1 cup (not a mug) of good quality fresh orange juice

(don't use concentrated long life orange juice as
this will give the sorbet quite a bitter taste)

a food processor or hand blender



Before you start put the dishes you'll be serving this in, in the fridge. Let the dishes chill for at least an hour. This stops your sorbet from melting too quickly if its really hot.

Good quality frozen raspberries can be bought from most supermarkets. 500g costs about 1.50 GBP (sorry my keyboard doesn't have a pound symbol). Places like Farmfoods and Iceland sometimes have them cheaper.

Method:

Place the raspberries in the food processor and add about a quarter of the orange juice too. Put the lid on and start the machine. Once the raspberries have started to break down stop the machine and add the rest of the orange juice and replace the lid. Turn the machine on again and whizz it round until you have a smooth paste. Spoon into the chilled dishes and serve immediately. The sorbet can be garnished with a sprig of mint if you want to impress.

Any frozen berry fruit can be used. Be careful with strawberries as the seeds that coat the outsides do not break down and can iritate people with sensitive mouths. If when making this you find the consistency too stiff for your liking by all means add more orange juice but do it gradually or you'll end up with a very gooey mess.

Calorific content:

If made according to the instructions above each portion contains:

55 calories
0% fat

The fat content is dependent on the orange juice you choose. If you want it totally natural then use freshly squeezed orange juice.

Taste: This is my personal opinion. This is smoother than most shop bought sorbets but has a real impact with a great taste, and you can taste both ingredients. Good quality orange juice gives it enough sweetness without adding any sugar. As I said above concentrated orange juice is quite bitter and will overpower the taste of the berries. I make this most weekends now and I've also made this for friends and they've been completely amazed that something that tastes so good can be so low in calories and fat free.

newlywed

carolt wrote:

Rice milk is quite nice too - from suprmarkets and health food shops - if you don't like soya. You can get it with added calcium too, and it's very gentle on the digestive tract.

Yes I agree. I Don't like soya milk but rice milk is nice (though very runny). Also look out for the almond milk and cashew milk - more like milk consistency and lovely but expensive!

For icecream - look for Swedish Glace - in a hexagonal tub - made from soya and very nice, especially chocolate one (not at all like the yukky soya milk).