Dairy Free Help!

My husband is lacto intolerant. I buy Cabot cheese in the brick form. Real cheese that's REALLY GOOD and no lactose naturally. My whole family can enjoy because it's real cheese and not soy based fake Cheese. They have low fat too...

Try humous or nut patés.

If it makes you sick enough, you'll stop eating it. If it doesn't, there is no reason to stop eating it.

I am able to have very small amounts of dairy (or large amounts of cottage cheese) without any problems. I always liked ice cream and cream sauces, but they'd make me sick in the end, so I leaned toward sherbets instead of ice cream and tomato sauces instead of cream ones.

If it makes you sick, you just find ways around it.

Dairy won't stop you from losing weight. If you have issues with it, you might pick up a pound or so from the bloating, but as far as losing weight goes, it won't stop you. Feeling your best is important for so many reasons, obviously, and being a fart machine doesn't help anyone!

Just do what you can. You'll know what you can and cannot handle. My our body will make it very clear.

Hey there, I'm not sure if you know this, but dairy is an extremely addictive substance. In fact, studies have shown that it has the same effect on your brain as heroin. Crazy, right?? I recommend you to look at this like any addiction and slowly start taking it away. I am currently dairy free, and it took 2 MONTHS for me to finally kick it. But, you should definitely stick to it because the health benefits are phenomenal. Try substituting pacific almond milk for milk, earth balance butter rather than dairy, and gelato dream (the salted caramel flavor is unreal) over icecream. Best of luck!! Send me a message if you ever need any more advice, I'd be glad to chat.

I can tolerate ferments red dairy and hard cheeses since those are naturally low in lactose or nearly lactose free. Try eating aged cheddars and parmesan instead of fresh mozzarellas, cottage cheese, and other "soft" cheeses. They may not bother your stomach as much.

As for nondairy cheeses, Daiya is about the best brand that I've been able to find. Thier cheddar-style slices are really yummy and get super melty on sandwiches. They'll send you coupons if you email them and ask really nicely, so you can do that if you're insterested in trying them.

There is also apparently a sort of faux "cheese" spread available and being made out there that consists mainly of nuts and spices. Seriously. I haven't tried any yet but if you like cheese maybe google "nut cheese" and see if there are any local artisans who produce it inn your area!

Make sure to send emails to The companies that you're interested in! I emailed Daiya asking for coupons or free samples and they sent me 1 free product coupon and 2 $1 off coupons. Just be sure to ask nicely!

I have 2 dairy allergic kids and have built up my collection of go to recipes that don't include cheese. Honestly cheese has been the hardest part of dairy for me to kick too. I've finally gotten there, but it took a long time to not crave it! I don't like any of the nondairy cheeses so I don't have a recommendation for a substitute. My dairy allergic tot won't touch the cheese substitutes either so it hasn't been worth the money or effort for us. The best thing I learned to do was put together my menus with meals that aren't dependent on dairy. It has literally taken me over a year to have a go to menu without cheese but I'm there. I now even like cheese-less pizza. Loading up on lots of other toppings makes up the difference for not having cheese! I'm convinced that diary is addictive like sugar which is why it's so hard to kick it. I'm just thankful that there are enough good milk and butter alternatives! Without them cooking for the dairy allergic would be super hard! Dropping cheese from our diet has been a cost savings too since cheese is expensive and non-dairy cheeses tend to be as well. It really became a menu challenge more than anything to just plain drop it as an ingredient.