Dairy Free Diet

newlywed

Violet_Isle wrote: »

I'm going to give rice milk a try. What I don't like about soya milk is that it seems to have a greasy texture - hopefully rice milk will do the trick

Yeah I don't like the texture of soya milk either. Rice milk is much much more runny and thinner but is lovely on cereal. Not sure about in hot drinks though as I have my tea and coffee without any milk anyway.

The Prova-something or other soya yoghurts aren't too bad.

Didn't find any nice cheese alternative as I was allowed goats cheese - only found two decent ones of those as I like it mild. I tried one soya cheese but wasn't overly impressed. I found it easier to cook things that didn't use cheese or just missed out milk and cheese from the recipe (although you can't do that easily with pizza or lasagna :rotfl:!!).

I don't totally exclude dairy but try and cut it down as it aggravates my eczema - which is why I still use flora too.

Justie

Violet_Isle wrote: »

I feel a little less deprived now!

Does anyone know of any cheese substitutes? It doesnt matter if its block, slices and spreadable

Holland & Barrett among others sell cheese made from rice milk I think - no idea what it tastes like though

clutterbunny

Going dairy free isnt that easy unless you can cook.
Supermarket "fresh" bread and thier other bakery items all contain milk although the normal sliced is generally fine.

You will find that your tastes change as you get used to being dairy free and things which tasted awful to start with begin to grow on you. I used to hate soya milk but now I kind of like the nutty taste it brings to things like poridge.

Rice milk is best for cooking as it has little to no taste so others dont complain. There are loads of recipies and tips about changing recipies and you will soon get the hang of it. Look for vegan deserts and you will soon feel better, or just grab the dark chocolate (good quality though or it might contain milk).

Pm me if you want any help. I will do my best.

CB

Violet_Isle

I'm going to be so ill this evening

Just been the MIL's for FIL's birthday tea, and they had chocolate fudge cake with squirty cream and I couldnt resist

I have no willpower whatsoever, I'm pathetic

melancholly

Violet_Isle wrote: »

I'm going to be so ill this evening

Just been the MIL's for FIL's birthday tea, and they had chocolate fudge cake with squirty cream and I couldnt resist

I have no willpower whatsoever, I'm pathetic

lol you'll get better!!
once i'd removed dairy from my diet i didn't have any more 'episodes'. then i thought 'how much would it hurt to have.....' - and the effects were immediate!! even now i can't have seconds on any diary based dessert. but not eating lots of rich food made me lose loads of weight as a bonus, so it's not all bad!!

Violet_Isle

Well the weight loss fact is certainly spurring me on. if I drink soya milk again I will be continually sick for a start lol. How I'm going to miss hot butter toast and horlicks with honey at night

Never mind, this time next year I'll be an 81/2 stone stunner!

pboae

I hated Soya milk at first, but now I prefer it. I started with the So Good! one from the chiller, but now I will use any of them, I found rice milk a bit too sweet. I only use it on cereal, etc though, I still hate the way it goes in coffee, so I've had to learn to drink that black.

I've never found a decent cheese subsitute though. I love cheese :-(

Oh and I never would have lasted if I hadn't been able to eat dark chocolate!

liz105

Evenin' all,

Violet, I know what you are going through, I seem to have developed a lactose intolerance over a few years (Im 23) and its getting worse.

I treated myself to a soya cheese from Holland & Barratt t'other day, its called Cheezly (yeah I know, what a name!!) it smells a bit like laughing cow cheese but is hard and has a nice flavour. I've been having it on rice cakes.

I've also found that I really like Alpro Soya milk in tea. I've been having their yoghurts for a while now, the plain one is delish and to me tastes far far better than normal plain yoghurt.

The substitutes can be a bit pricey, so the cheese is only a treat for me, but its nice to have something at work that doesnt have me running for the loo 30 mins later! (me and my work colleagues call it 'issues at one end').

Let me know how you get on, I assume this is due to an intolerance? I havent been to the doctors about mine cos he isnt very understanding but you dont need to be a genius to work it out though!!

Glad

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Violet_Isle

I made a cup of coffee with soya milk this afternoon as I was desperate for a caffeine boost. I was on the phone to a client and was just about to take a sip when I looked into my cup and nearly threw up - it looked like an white blobby piece of, well I dont know, I guess the nearest thing I can think of is soggy broccoli - urgh - needless to say it went straight down the sink but is this normal with soya milk? does rice milk do the same thing in coffee?