I need to start a dairy free diet due to toxic food poisoning. I eat a lot of milk, cheese, and yogurt.?

Question

I am slowly weaning off dairy products, but what can I
substitute for milk, and cheese, both of which I love.

What can I use in my coffee and cereal instead of milk?

Answer 1

Milk subs-
soy milk
rice milk
almond milk
Cheese-
Follow your heart Vegan cheese- has no casein in it-
Yogurt-
Whole Soy & Co. -in many many flavors(soy yogurt-vegan)-
Coffee creamer-
Silk has vegan soy creamer. I believe in a couple flavors

Good luck!!

Answer 2

For milk--use soy milk, rice milk, or nut milks. Try different brands to see what works best for you. Soy milk is also great for cereals and for baking.

Silk also makes creamers for coffee. You can also get soy cream and a lot of other dairy substitutes at www.veganessentials.com or www.veganstore.com.

There is soy ice cream out there--I recommend Purely Decadent or Temptation. You can also find Rice Ice Cream. Sorbets are nondairy, but sherbert is not. Just read the ingredients.

Whole Soy & Company and Silk make dairy-free soy yogurts (but Silk has the shared machinery issue. Only Whole Soy clearly states it's vegan).

Cheese is a little trickier. Vegan Gourmet Follow Your Heart is okay. Road's End makes packets of "chreese" which you can use as a sauce or on a sandwich. There's also stuff called Scheese, but I didn't particuarly care for it. Some people, however, love it.

Keep experimenting to find the dairy-free subs that work for you.

Answer 3

Have you considered raw, organic milk? I had to be dairy free for over 10 years because of severe milk allergy/lactose intolerance-it turns out I was merely allergic to the toxic steroids, growth hormones, and processing of commercial milk. I do just fine on raw dairy, and make homemade butter, cheese, yogurt, kefir, sour cream, etc from the raw milk. Raw contains all of the enzymes needed to digest itself, and therefor is well tolerated by even the most allergic individuals. Just a thought. Alternatively, you can use rice, almond or oat milk-homemade is best to avoid the chemicals in the storebought stuff.

Answer 4

As everyone mentioned, soy milk is the most popular non-dairy milk, but there are many others (such as rice milk, almond milk, and hemp milk), each with their own distinct flavors and health benefits.

As for cheese, it is not true that all non-dairy cheese "tastes absolutely rancid". If you are not worried about avoiding whey, there are many soy options that are perfectly good for the purposes for which they were intended. My very favorite non-dairy cheese of all time (which is also vegan), is Follow Your Heart mozzarella. It melts beautifully and tastes fantastic. It is best on pizza, enchiladas, etc., but can be used for almost any purpose. Good luck and enjoy!

Answer 5

In your coffee, you can use Silk brand soy-based cream replacer. For milk, use soy milk, rice milk, or almond milk. I personally used to LOVE Silk brand original, vanilla and chocolate soy milks. I know some people who swear by Almond Breeze almond milk.

You can get soy cheese, but it tastes absolutely rancid. I'd just try and avoid cheeses altogether. Soy-based cream cheese (tofutti) and ice creams (tofutti cuties or soy decadence) - are excellent. Maybe that would make up for the lack of cheese in your diet?

Edit: If you're avoiding lactose, just use lactose free products. If you're avoiding dairy because of casein or other milk derivatives (i.e. whey), you cannot use food for lactose intolerant people, nor can you have margarine.

Answer 6

I'm currently doing the same thing for different reasons. I love cheese so I was happy to find out they make soy based cheese slices in different cheese flavors (cheddar, mozzarella, swiss, etc.). I don't like soy milk, but there is also almond milk and rice milk, try them out and see which ones you like best.

Answer 7

you can use soy milk and there is also cheese substitute that you can find with the organic food or the health food aisle they also have sour cream without dairy, yogurt and ice cream! you would be surprised at what you can find without dairy! if you can't find anything in your local grocery store try a health food store! they taste good without the dairy!

Answer 8

There is a milk and cheese out there that is for lactose-intolerant people. It tastes the same, but won't have the sam effects on your body. I don't the name, but it's sold at all grocery stores.

Answer 9

soy milk does work. with the food poisoning. I would suggest allot of clear liquids too untill you get better. my sis had this and took about a month to get better. clear liquids are the key here. If it is the food poisoning that I am thinking about your intestines got injured in the process. clear liquids till you are better. my sis hated it but she did what she had to.

Answer 10

There's also a milk substitute called Rice Dreams that you can use. It's pretty good and has an interesting flavor.