Dairy Intolerance and Gluten Free?

elekroos7
elekroos7 Posts: 12 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Looking for people that do the dairy free gluten free diet. Would love to share recipes and suggestions on brands to try. My girls and I have dairy intolerances, and doc suggested going 75% gluten free as well.
Also, like many others, I'm trying to lose some weight and get back into shape.

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    elekroos7 wrote: »
    Looking for people that do the dairy free gluten free diet. Would love to share recipes and suggestions on brands to try. My girls and I have dairy intolerances, and doc suggested going 75% gluten free as well.
    Also, like many others, I'm trying to lose some weight and get back into shape.

    There are tons of ways to hit dairy free. My favorite recipe website is www.mccormick.com and quest has good recipes with use almond milk as a base.

    Can i ask why the doc suggested 75% gluten free? Because either a person has or does not have an issue with gluten and/or wheat.
  • steph2strong
    steph2strong Posts: 426 Member
    I'm lactose intolerant so I avoid a lot of dairy. I just replace milk with almond milk (i prefer this to soy milk). In any recipe that calls for mikl I add almond milk too. You can replace butter with oil in most cooking recipes and oil and applesauce in most baking recipes. There are soy and coconut milk based yogurts and ice creams and vegan cheese, although I don't really like them. Is your issue with lactose or the milk protein, because if it's just lactose than you can still eat hard cheeses. I buy lactose free greek yogurt (liberte, plain). It is great for my digestive system, eat it every day, can't imagine giving that up. There is also lactose free milk but I just prefer almond milk.

    In regards to gluten, it doesn't really make any sense to go 75% gluten free, it is peculiar that your doctor recommended this (I am a doctor too). If you have Celiac disease, which I'm assuming you don't, you need to be 100% gluten free or it is pointless, and that doesn't mean just avoiding wheat products, but a whole host of products because tons have gluten in them (soy sauce, many salad dressing and other sauces, seasonings, prepared frozen and packaged foods, etc etc.). Eating a whole grain diet and eliminating all processed junk often helps the digestive tract much more than going gluten free, especially since these days you can buy a whole host of gluten free products that are so loaded up with different oils, artificial ingredients and what not that they are much worse for you than the non-gluten free versions. They often lack fibre and other good nutrients. I would recommend avoiding processed food rather than gluten to help with digestive issues. SO for carbs things like sprouted grain breads (ezekiel), unprocessed rice (the kind that takes 45 minutes to cook), bulgur, quinoa, oatmeal, high fibre cereals (fibre one original), wheat bran, whole grain pasta, buckwheat pasta, using whole grains and grains like spelt in your baking etc. Things with soluble fibre are particularly helpful for digestive issues, ensuring that you drink a good amount of water too.
  • AFGyrl
    AFGyrl Posts: 34 Member
    psulemon wrote: »
    elekroos7 wrote: »
    Looking for people that do the dairy free gluten free diet. Would love to share recipes and suggestions on brands to try. My girls and I have dairy intolerances, and doc suggested going 75% gluten free as well.
    Also, like many others, I'm trying to lose some weight and get back into shape.

    There are tons of ways to hit dairy free. My favorite recipe website is www.mccormick.com and quest has good recipes with use almond milk as a base.

    Can i ask why the doc suggested 75% gluten free? Because either a person has or does not have an issue with gluten and/or wheat.

    I can have a little gluten. If I have too much my body starts attacking me.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    I cannot drink milk and I limit gluten. I have some soy milk sometimes, but not usually.
    Cook more meat and eggs and fish to get protein that you were getting from dairy.
    Instead of gluten, make meals with rice, potatoes, quinoa, sweet potatoes.
    This is breakfast fried rice (the soy sauce is Gluten Free)
    http://www.wifemamafoodie.com/breakfast-fried-rice/
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