Hi, Son has been diagnised with lactose intolerence. Is there anywhere to look for lactose free recipes? Also can margarine or oil, or what be used to replace butter, milk, yougurt etc in standard recipes?
gardie,
Dec 21, 7:56pm
Most margarines contain dairy products.I believe either Olivio or Olivani is the only one that doesn't.Replace milk in recipes with soy or rice milk.You can buy soy yoghurt and cheese but don't expect it to taste like normal stuff.I think most big supermarkets should stock it.
herbiem,
Dec 21, 10:07pm
Google is your best friend. There are heaps of sites if you type in "lactose free"
be21,
Dec 22, 3:18am
Im lactose and gluten free. I use all the standard recipes and just replace eg: Olivani is dairy free, im using that to stuff my turkey skin. The olivani avocado is what i use on my rice bread toast and for baking i use the rice bran spread, the light one. The full one has milk in it. the light rice bran spread is vanillery flavoured and great for bisuits, "butter cream" icing on cakes, any sort of baking etc. I dont really like soy milk so i replace milk with coconut milk/cream in recipes. And for my pavlova, im making one with cream and ill make mini meragues without the cream on top and just fruit for me! Ten years on im used to it now, lol
scifiguy,
Dec 22, 5:49am
Hi be21. Looks like a bit of a learning curve will be happening. So budget marg would have dairy to ? and what kind of price is the rice bran spread? hes only 15 and thinking its so unfair. Have tryed telling him there are others far worse off. But not eay to realise when you are 15. Will be good if i can find a few teens that are lactose intolerent so he realises its not so bad. Hes got to start a food diary to take back with us at next appointment. Hes quiet sensative and even the amount of milk you would have in a coffee will set him off and have hiom up all night with pain and diorea. Have tryed him with soy milk and what a difference just doing that!
ribzuba,
Dec 22, 5:55am
if lactose is the problem small amounts of butter, cheese and cream should be ok...they are miniscual amounts of sugar in them, also small amounts of natural unsweetened acidophilis yoghurt is good as it has the bacteria which helps to digest the milk
scifiguy,
Dec 22, 6:02am
Will be trying him with small amounts over the holidays and see ribzuba and see how he is with it. All the mentioned affect him, even in fairly small quantitys it seams. But as said I will be doing a little experamenting and see. We have to do a food diary to. And will be seeing diatition hopefully january/ feburary. Exquse speling please people. iS a little late to think (Yawn) and spelling/typing isnt the best at any time lol.
ribzuba,
Dec 22, 6:17am
mmm...im lactose intolerant and i find a small bit of yoghurt in the morning is realy good (like 50gm) and also means my body is constantly dealing with a small amount of it so if for some reason i accidently have some its not such a shock.my doctor mentioned to me that it helps to stay away from other food that is a common allergy like gluten as my body is a bit of a dud in the digestive department, i dont know if that would help you too?
scifiguy,
Dec 22, 6:29am
Well is worth a go isent it ribzuba.Thanks! Will try him with yougurt and see. Will see what diatition says about the gluten though before trying cutting that. Dont want to cut out anything i dont have to for his sake. I was told at hospital that those that are lactose intolerence dont absorbe any calcium from dairy product at all! Wow! Wi be uping calcium rich foods in his diet. Will be helpfull to see dietition to. He had a piece of fish today and just the milk in the batter on that set him off and was in loo as soon as he had eaten it ! We will be down at familys over xmas. TG my Mum is great and will change a few things we are eating for Matts sake.
frances1266,
Dec 22, 1:45pm
You can get budget dairy free margarine. For a cream sub use the old fashioned mock cream recipe that has been around for ever.You can make good yoghurt using an Esiyo and soy milk, a good dairy yog for a starter and So Good makes a good thick yoghurt.Water down coconut cream to use in cooked recipes or cashew nuts well blended with water makes a good creamy sauce that thickens on heating.Just add flavourings for a sweet or savoury sauce.Thousands on recipes if you google 'vegan'.
chonnni,
Dec 22, 2:25pm
I think it is canola spread that is dairy free too. It is the bright yellow packaging.
chonnni,
Dec 22, 2:26pm
and remember that soy milk can sometimes have the same effects. my twins are lactose intolernat and they can not have soy either, as it is made up of the same molecular structure, they are on a milk called neocate formula but your 15 yr old wont need that, maybe rice milk would be better i have also heard that almond milk is a tasty substitute
scifiguy,
Dec 22, 3:32pm
THanks frances and chonni. Am looking for a substitute for butter to use in recipes such as bakeing where it is combined (Recipie) I know some muffins are ok with oil even. Guess will have to try some standard recipes and just substitute ingredients and see how the come out
scifiguy,
Dec 22, 3:33pm
Soy milk seems ok for him chonni. Its milk, cream, cheese,butter, or anything containing dairy. Any recipies /ideas always welcome. Thanks
keewee_mel,
Dec 22, 3:47pm
My brother is lactose intolerant. He is fine with small amounts of dairy, but can't handle anything especially milky, cheesy or chocolatey. We discovered Lacteeze tablets quite some time ago, and he's been using them ever since. It gives him the freedom to eat whatever he likes, regardless of the lactose content - without the dreaded "lactose stomach ache" (as he puts it) afterwards.
for lactose intolerant people ... milk and cream substutiues .. you can also make cashew nut cream ..
buzzy110,
Dec 22, 7:04pm
As cream actually doesn't have lactose I wouldn't bother trying to find a substitute for that.
For butter, you can just clarify it to remove the remaining milk solids and then it is find to eat.
If you look about at farmer's markets and foodie shops you can find cheeses and yoghurts made by boutique makers who produce cheese and yoghurt using traditional methods. They still use bacteria or yeast in the fermentation culture which produce enzymes that break down the lactose, digesting it as food to produce the acidic by-product that gives cheese and yoghurt their distinctive form and flavour.
buzzy110,
Dec 22, 7:06pm
Fyi Lurpak makes a fermented butter which should also be lactose free simply because they use both cream (only traces of lactose) and a bacillus which ferments the butter first, ensuring any remaining lactose of pre-digested.
buzzy110,
Dec 22, 7:09pm
All you need to do from there is read labels. Watch for products that have had 'milk solids' added. These will have lactose. Actually that includes quite a few products so you'll have to start label reading.
And anyway, label reading is a fascinating pastime. I am amazed at the quantities of dead and denatured additives and chemicals that are supposedly 'natural' but which can be amazingly dangerous over the long term because they are separated from their metabolic partners, that go into manufactured foods.
Scifiguy - the Light Rice Bran spread i mentioned earlier is usually around $6 - 7, but i usually buy it when its on special. Its with all the other butter and spreads in the supermarket, usually the top shelf and hard to reach, Lol.
amanda-mo,
Dec 22, 1:17pm
Dont forget Lactose free milk in the uhf packs.A little sweeter than normal milk, but if you can't stomach soy milk it is fantastic.I make my white sauces from it, and anything else now and the family have no idea I am making dinner lactose free. The tablets are great but I find that even though they stop the pain it does not stop the belly emptying the next day. The darker the chocolate the less dairy in it.I tried the dairy free chocolate last night...YUCK, it so not the same. I am lucky that I have worked out that I can have goat products, so am living on goats cheese...shame it $50 a kilo so dearer than meat. I have found it is a trial and error allergy, some products are worse than others.
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