Good NON-DAIRY Melting Cheese????

gillian_gail
gillian_gail Posts: 66
edited September 21 in Food and Nutrition
I've recently discovered that I can't eat cheese without getting really sick. It affects me more than milk but I can't seem to keep myself from using it in my cooking. Can anyone recommend a good non-dairy cheese that works well with cooking (ie. mac and cheese)?


Thank you in advance for any replies. :heart:

--Gillian--

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  • Luckymam
    Luckymam Posts: 300
    I've yet to find a vegan cheese that is as good as the real thing. Redwood Vegi Deli do one that sort of melts but I find it hard to come by even in health food shops. Sometimes I can get it, sometimes I can't!
  • HealthyChanges2010
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 Member
    I've recently discovered that I can't eat cheese without getting really sick. It affects me more than milk but I can't seem to keep myself from using it in my cooking. Can anyone recommend a good non-dairy cheese that works well with cooking (ie. mac and cheese)?


    Thank you in advance for any replies. :heart:

    --Gillian--
    You could go with a vegan cheese/veggie cheese (no rennet) but not sure how well some of them melt.

    I'm not sure how to help you stop adding it to cooking if making you sick isn't working...that would most definitely get me to stop eating pretty much anything.:sick:
  • StacySkinny
    StacySkinny Posts: 984 Member
    Good question. I don't cook with cheese because I'm lactose intolerant. A non-dairy cheese would be cool, but I've gotten along pretty well without cheese for a couple of years now, so *shurgs*. Maybe just time to cut the cheese entirely?
  • princessorchid
    princessorchid Posts: 198 Member
    Try goats cheese. Or sheep/ewe's milk cheese.

    I'm slightly lactose intolerant (although not so bad now - used to feel quite sick after eating dairy when I was a kid - and I switched to goat which totally sorted it. I think it may have to do with different enzymes in goats milk, or it doesn't have lactose in it.

    Good luck!
  • Garfy
    Garfy Posts: 41
    A lovely chesse to have (although I this one doesn't melt ) is Halloumi. I call it squeeky cheese ! It is lovely sliced & grilled & they even do a 'light' version in some places

    A friend of mine is lactose intolerant, as as long as she bought the right type, she would often have it. (The slightest spec of dairy in her case case could be lethal).

    For 'melting' cheese - you may find this link worth checking out:

    http://www.godairyfree.org/Alisa-s-Blog/Alisa-s-Milk-Free-Blog/Vegan-Pizza-Cheese-Face-off-Teese-Sheese-Follow-Your-Heart-and-Cheezly.html

    Angie
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