Going dairy free - advice

EileenG

If you mean goat and sheep cheese, then yes, it's nice and you can get it anywhere with a good cheese counter. Superquinn is very good for this.

If you mean imitation cheese, it's available in health food shops, but it's disgusting.

kaykay27

kaykay27 wrote: »

Going dairy free from today (got my results) just wongering if its possible to get dairy free ice-cream or even sorbet (searched tescos last night and cant find sorbet anywhere)

Lidl has sorbet's.
There are some nice diary free ice creams. HB had a lovely ione, and there is a brand swedish glace.
I try and avoid the ice cream section but you should be able to find these in a decent supermarket.

cruhoortwunk

EileenG wrote: »

If you mean goat and sheep cheese, then yes, it's nice and you can get it anywhere with a good cheese counter. Superquinn is very good for this.

If you mean imitation cheese, it's available in health food shops, but it's disgusting.

My tests show I am just as allergic to Goat's milk as cow's milk. As far as I can see, they are very similar, they all contain casein and lactose of some variety. May be worth avoiding all animal milk.
Try soy or almond milk instead.

cat_rant

When I hit my ealy Twenties I suddenly had lots of problems with migranes and Sinus pain and had constant head colds....

I came off the dairy as recommeneded to me by my doctor and pharmasist. I also have IBS and its a trigger food that sets me off.

Sometimes I will have a sneaky bit of cheese or chocolate but you know its not wort it as it just upsets my tummy.

I drink soy milk - organic unsweetened so its not full of sugar and a small bit is ok. I was also told by a dietician that there is enough calcium in a can of tuna to supply you with a weeks recommended level. I have no facts on this but it's just what I was told.

With Children I would be reluctant to take them off Dairy as they are still growing - but perhaps use skinny milk and reduced fat cheese as they have lower levels of lactose in them. Have you tried him on the lactose free milk?

It didn't work for me - but might work for him....

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Moonbaby wrote: »

Lidl has sorbet's.
There are some nice diary free ice creams. HB had a lovely ione, and there is a brand swedish glace.
I try and avoid the ice cream section but you should be able to find these in a decent supermarket.

Some health foods with freezer sections have soy icecream I get it as a treat every once in a while and I actually think its more flavoursome than normal icream. There is a brand called Swedish Glaze and they do a yummy vanilla soy iceream for about a €5

I can't seem to find the HB one anywhere any more Tesco in Tallaght use to stock it but no more

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kaykay27 wrote: »

cruhoortwunk, i have the exact same problems as u-rash etc but i learned about my intolerance the hard way...lets just say scoffing my flake easter egg has result in an unslightly rash all over me face:mad:

Going dairy free from today (got my results) just wongering if its possible to get dairy free ice-cream or even sorbet (searched tescos last night and cant find sorbet anywhere)

Also has any out there tried dairy free cheese? is it nice? where can i get it

Thnaks!

I have never really found a nice cheese substitue - Tofutti do an "I can't believe its not phillidelphia" call smooth and Creamy but its kinda lush and you wouldn't want to eat a lot of it and at the same time its goes off quickly so I just don't really bother any more.

Pembily

cat_rant wrote: »

Some health foods with freezer sections have soy icecream I get it as a treat every once in a while and I actually think its more flavoursome than normal icream. There is a brand called Swedish Glaze and they do a yummy vanilla soy iceream for about a €5

I can't seem to find the HB one anywhere any more Tesco in Tallaght use to stock it but no more

Yup I love the Sweadish glace - totally not a fan of the much hyped Booja Booja - thought it was kack to be honest :eek::eek:

The sweedish galce is amazing in a milkshake - mmm would love a milkshake now!! Tts animal free as its made with soya beans!!!

EileenG

cat_rant wrote: »

With Children I would be reluctant to take them off Dairy as they are still growing - but perhaps use skinny milk and reduced fat cheese as they have lower levels of lactose in them. Have you tried him on the lactose free milk?

Low fat dairy products like skinny milk have higher levels of lactose in them. You could try lactofree milk.

Hard cheeses like cheddar or gouda have a very low level of lactose.

But dairy is not nearly as essential for children as we think. Very few children in other countries eat the amount of dairy that Irish children do.

kaykay27

hi pembily, where do you get that swedish glaise ice cream- had a good scout round tescos earlier and still cant find it

EileenG

I've seen it in Superquinn. And health food shops with freezers usually have it.

Pembily

kaykay27 wrote: »

hi pembily, where do you get that swedish glaise ice cream- had a good scout round tescos earlier and still cant find it

Yup as EileenG said most healthfood shops do it!!! I love the vanilla one a heated gluten and dairy free muffin from Dunnes Or with aftereight as a milkshake!!!

K I defo have a sugar addiction :eek:

cat_rant

EileenG wrote: »

Low fat dairy products like skinny milk have higher levels of lactose in them. You could try lactofree milk.

Hard cheeses like cheddar or gouda have a very low level of lactose.

But dairy is not nearly as essential for children as we think. Very few children in other countries eat the amount of dairy that Irish children do.

Thanks I totally did not know that- well looks like I was misinformed and I agree with you on the high dairy in take of irish children.