Dairy Free Diet

What is a dairy free diet?

One which contains no milk, cheese, butter, cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, ice cream, whey, casein, or foods that contain any of these ingredients.

Yoghurt?
Apparently many people with a lactose-intolerance can eat yoghurt wihtout being ill because of the high quatities of lactose in yoghurt is consumed by the bacteria in yoghurt in the intestines. They can break it down before a reaction has time to occure.

If you have been advised that you are lactose-interolerant your health care professional should offer you advice on a proper diet to ensure you don't miss out on any minerals and vitamins.

What to watch out for when on a diary free diet?

Read the labels of processed foods - read the labels on everything is probably safer. You'll learn which products use milk proteins in their products (Lots of cakes and mixes and gravies can include lactose). Also watch out for processed meats which often contain milk protein. Ask if in doubt and note any products which seem to cause a reaction.

Often a food diary can help you notice products which cause you a problem.

What no milk?

Milk substitutes - instead of milk try:

Soy milk
Rice milk
Almond milk
Other grain beverages and dairy substitutes

Other dairy products to try:

Margarine
Non-dairy ice cream
Non-dairy chocolate
Non-dairy cheese
Non-dairy yogurt
Other milk-free or non-dairy products

Again read the labels.

See our dairy free links page