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Need suggestions for cheese alternatives

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Bump to be wary of Trans-fats in many cheese/dairy alternatives.
  • twhaley1990
    twhaley1990 Posts: 140 Member
    I'm not cheese free, but I do try to limit my intake because of cholesterol and calories. I sub a lot of foods I like with cheese with avocado, like salads and sandwiches. Same goes with sour cream; I use guacamole in tacos and such instead of sour cream now.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    daiya
    follow your heart/vegan gourmet
    tofutti
    nut cheeses
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,519 Member
    My daughter had a dairy allergy. I had to be dairy-free for months while I was bfing, and then I had to keep her meals dairy-free for months. She has outgrown the allergy.

    I could never find a good sub for dairy in recipes. Often, I would just have to leave it out of a recipe or avoid recipes that called for a lot of dairy.

    However, I did drink almond milk and coconut milk as a replacement for a glass of milk. I don't know how well these would work in most recipes, but might be acceptable in baked goods.
  • jmoneycgt
    jmoneycgt Posts: 80 Member
    I don't know about the breaking out issue. But for the GI symptoms have you ever tried taking Lactase supplement/Lactaid? I am guessing your doctor would of had you try that. I love dairy too much to give it up and Lactase is the greatest thing on the planet.
  • MorgueBabe
    MorgueBabe Posts: 1,188 Member
    Shredded cheeses - Daiya Brand - http://us.daiyafoods.com/
    Sliced cheeses - Daiya Brand
    Sour cream - Not sure
    Cream cheese - Daiya Brand
  • kirdyq
    kirdyq Posts: 165 Member
    LIfe without cheese sounds like a life without peanut butter.

    It hurts my heart.

    Very much agreed. :( Unfortunately. But, it hurts my guts a heck of a lot more that it hurts my heart!!!! :tongue: Guts for the win!
  • kirdyq
    kirdyq Posts: 165 Member
    Thanks for all the great advice everyone! I picked up so Tofutti sour cream and cream cheese tonight. Didn't think to look if they had the hydrogenated oils...grrr. I will give them a shot and see what they are like. I need to stop at the health food store to pick up some Daiya shreds, though. Kroger didn't carry it.

    I'm hoping that after I give things a rest for a while, I can have real cheese a couple times a week without incident. I just need to give my guts a rest for a bit, though, I think. I have been about 2 months without drinking milk and almost a month without cheese. I CANNOT believe that I have done this. I never would have imagined I could!
  • kirdyq
    kirdyq Posts: 165 Member
    I checked the Tofutti sour cream and cream cheese that I bought. They are non-hydrogenated.
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    You can usually omit cheeses from everything but macaroni and cheese. Neither my mother nor I really like cheese so we just don't use it when the recipe calls for it.
  • djtessatessa
    djtessatessa Posts: 54 Member
    you can make homemade cashew cheese with nutritional yeast. It doesn't melt the same but can be used to sub for goat cheese, sour cream, Parmesan and many other cheeses.

    I use it when I have vegan tacos and it is TASTY
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