A little help for a newbie?

Minxy_Bella

If you like icecream, I buy Swedish Glace for a vegan friend which is yummy! In the main supermarkets, with the 'normal' icecream!

daska

Don't worry, there are lots of things available to make avoiding dairy reasonably easy but lactose free doesn't have to mean dairy free. Ask your HP for more information on working out how to identify what to look for on ingredient labels.

Booja Booja make great (wheat/dairy/gluten free, vegetarian and organic) chocolates that almost anyone can eat, you can even buy them at Thorntons, health food stores, I think I've even seen them at Tesco. And if you like dark chocolate you still have to check the ingredients but you'll have a good choice amoung the high quality products.

Tofutti and Swedish Glace ice-creams are both good. Instead of cream on your xmas pud you can have a brandy sauce made with cornflour and orange juice (scrummy). In theory you should be fine with sorbets but again, always check the ingredients because our food scientists keep trying to 'improve' things.

Keep a note of what you try though because sometimes the replacement can be just as troublesome. Lots of people are fine with soya but there are other alternatives such as rice milk or even lactose free milk which might suit you, try a few and see what works best. If you start getting indigestion or other problems then try a different substitute.

kivsy

Hi Jemb,
We went through a stage with my daughter where we thought she might be lactose intolerant, anyway the lady we were seeing for advise said we could give her frys cream chocolate. Used to get it for her in any health food shop
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bitsnbobsbuyer

Hiya Jemma, I don't have any words of wisdom when it comes to dairy free but it's nice to see all the helpful posts you've got. and v.interesting too. I'm quite new to MSE too and there's so many links, forums, boards etc and it can be quite daunting. So just wanted to wish you well and glad to see that you havn't been put off.

4isnotenough

HI Jemma

My son was casein allergic so we had to find alternative products too.

This is what I did .... PURE is a brand of margerine found in tesco made with soya rather than dairy. We all eat it in our house, it is so much nicer.
Then go to Holland & Barratt and buy their different dairy free copy cat chocolates. Now its not over nice as it is in bar form ...BUT I use it then to make cakes and buns with along with the dairy free Soya margarine and you will find they come out so light and fluffy you will be hooked. You could make batches up and freeze them too. Hope this helps.

good luck & just ignore anyone whoe bites your head off as theres absolutely no need for such behaviour.

be6ky

Good quality dark chocolate (green and blacks, lindt, etc) tends to be dairy free. It's not to everyones taste but I love it!

nsmacd1

Couldn't see where you live, but I used to get Xmas & Easter Eggs in Selfridges, London if you were after something a bit posher than normal lacto-free choc bars

Tippon

What! Posting about dairy on the internet! How dare you! :mad:

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Ignore the miserable people, they're not worth the effort

soop2 wrote: »

Wait, there was an advert I was talking about yesterday where a glass of milk is on a doorstep apologising to a girl. It says 95% of people who think they can't drink milk can drink _______.

I think it has "lactose" at the beginning of the name.

I think it's "lactofree"

Lactofree is lovely. I've bought it from ASDA in the past, and it helped with my stomach problems. Only downside is, it's creamier. I found that the semi skimmed tasted more like full fat normal milk. It may just have been me though, noticing a difference because the label said it was different, if that makes sense

bell1812

Welcome Jemb. Thorntons do a dairy free range on their website, downside though, they don't have much!

Blackpool_Saver

welcome, ignore the nasty peeps and post as you wish to, this is a public forum