Sugar and Dairy Free recipes

Counting_Pennies_2

fairy_lights wrote: »

Im not sure what a sugar intolerance actually means, do you just need to cut out refined sugar or all fruits as well? Is it the effect sugar has on your blood sugar levels that is the problem or does sugar cause other symptoms?

Thank you it is the fact my body can't tolerate sugar. So I have been advised to cut out sugar in foods, and just concentrate on eating foods that naturally have it in them, not added

Counting_Pennies_2

BrassicWoman wrote: »

you'd know if it was an allergy as you'd be hospitalised. I suspecy you mean intolerance.

If it is a hippy dippy anaysis, there's no harm in trying out different diets but don't take it as gospel; try cutting one thing at a time and seeing if you get improvements. You are your own science lab...

Although cutting out sugr, if you mean cutting out sugar + sweetners, is easy - stop eating cake and cook everything from scratch, Should start to have fewer energy spikes after day 4.

Intolerant was exactly what I said

WantToBeSE

Counting_Pennies wrote: »

So please as per my original request, if anyone has a cook book they have used (there are so many it is a minefield) or a specific recipe you recommend I would love to hear from you.

I know you are not looking for vegan recipes specifically, but obviously it would help to look at vegan cook books as they are dairy free.
I have this one, and it has some lovely recipes. Also consider looking at 'Vegetarian' magazine (you can get it in Waitrose, as wellas other veggie/vegan magazines), as they have lovely recipes which you can easily 'veganize' by using soya cream/marg etc.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vegan-ultimate-cookbook-amazing-recipes/dp/1849495033

I hope thats helpful, and that you are able to get your symptoms under control

BrassicWoman

Counting_Pennies wrote: »

Cereals have processed sugar in them, even the healthiest of them such as Weetabix. The only one I have found so far is porridge, but I am hopeful of a bit of a variety. I am getting somewhat fed up with meat and three veg and was hopeful I might be able to find some recipes of some interesting fun things to cook as a change.

shredded wheat, original only; puffed wheat and rice from the freefrom aisle. All a bit dull compared to porridge, I find, but ok.

I'd invest in an awesome blender to make your own almond and grain milks. (I find soya mik too beany). Might be a bit stuffed on yogurt. Most vegan cheese is also a bit rough. Have you looked at the vegan society website for recipes?

BrassicWoman

Counting_Pennies wrote: »

Intolerant was exactly what I said

Sorry, you also said you were getting allergy tested, read both, absorbed one....

WantToBeSE

BrassicWoman wrote: »

shredded wheat, original only; puffed wheat and rice from the freefrom aisle. All a bit dull compared to porridge, I find, but ok.

I'd invest in an awesome blender to make your own almond and grain milks. (I find soya mik too beany). Might be a bit stuffed on yogurt. Most vegan cheese is also a bit rough. Have you looked at the vegan society website for recipes?

There are loads of different brands and types of vegan cheese, so maybe the OP just needs to find one thats suitable for her.

Almond milk is very easy to make, i agree. Oat milk is very cheap, but not as nice as almond milk

Brighton_belle

With regard to breakfast cereal, I haven't eaten cereal for years as imo they are all sugar laden cardboard, so nutrition free they have to add vitamins in. They are all also a fashion born of marketing hype front the 30's. (Apart from porridge) . You can eat anything for breakfast: eggs/toast/left overs from dinner.
Why not have a look at vegan recipes websites online? Then you can add in meat / eggs etc if you want them. Obviously you would still need to avoid any recipes with honey.
Good luck with it all - I have a friend with similar health issues going on and it's very hard when medics can't get to the bottom of it.

Counting_Pennies_2

WantToBeSE wrote: »

I know you are not looking for vegan recipes specifically, but obviously it would help to look at vegan cook books as they are dairy free.
I have this one, and it has some lovely recipes. Also consider looking at 'Vegetarian' magazine (you can get it in Waitrose, as wellas other veggie/vegan magazines), as they have lovely recipes which you can easily 'veganize' by using soya cream/marg etc.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vegan-ultimate-cookbook-amazing-recipes/dp/1849495033

I hope thats helpful, and that you are able to get your symptoms under control

Thank you that is really kind of you

WantToBeSE

Also, look online for recipes.

The vegan society do lots https://www.vegansociety.com/resources/recipes

as does the 'Forks over Knives' website http://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/

there are loads of health, delicious and DF options out there

WantToBeSE

Sorry, me again.

Just to let you know that PETA does a free Vegan starter kit which includes recipes.

http://action.peta.org.uk/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=5&ea.campaign.id=23376