Cooking for non-lactose-free family?Hope y'all have some suggestions here. I'm battling IBS and have read in many places that my positive lactalase breath test may also indicate that I have a lactose digestive issue. I am willing to go on a lactose-free/lactose-limited diet but what do I do for my husband and 4-year-old son? Although technically my (picky eater) husband could probably use to be on the same diet as well -- he suffers from terrible GERD -- in all reality he probably will not give up his whole milk, cheese and sour cream. I can substitute soy or rice beverages in cooking I know, but really this is noticeable in all but a few recipes. Plus, I want to limit my own choices so that I can stay on track. But the fact is that I am still the cook in the family and must figure out a way to make it work without resorting to making different meals for each of us! Any ideas on how to make this less painless on everyone? Recipes or recipe resource ideas? Support? :)
-jeannette p
You can find soy based cheese and milk products as well. For the sour cream, consider IMO which has no milk in it whatsoever. Its not half bad! And Breyers now makes a lactose free ice cream that's supposed to be pretty good as well. You can find butter substitutes by looking in Trader Joes or Whole Foods for vegan products. And, if your husband insists on eating stuff he shouldn't, then some Lactaid should be on hand!
-lilshariwa68
Well first of all, you have a double negative in your sentence, which means "Not Lactose Free". I just HAD to tell you that.
Now, on to the question at hand:
If your Husband is not willing to give up the milk, you can always try a compromise.
When I was trying to get my ex and I off the whole milk, I mixed a half a cup of whole and 2% for a few months. Then I switched to 2%. After that, I mixed 2% and 1% for a few months. Then switched to 1%. Then I mixed 1% and skim for a few months and then switched to skim.
You really won't notice the difference until you try to go back to drinking whole. Then you'll notice that the whole is too thick.
It's a lot like switching from regular to diet soda and back again. YUCK!!
If you're Hubby objects, just sneak it in, he'll NEEVVVEEERRR know!! (LOL) Trust me, I know from experience. It worked like a charm!!
-EC
Cheese doesn't have much lactose because it disappears as the cheese ages. Harder cheeses have the least lactose, but even softer cheeses like cottage, ricotta, and cream cheese don't have that much lactose.
Here's a table of foods and the amount of lactose they have. I guess it's best to find out how much milk it takes to make you sick... if it takes half a cup of milk to make you sick, you should consume less than 4 or 5 grams of lactose in a sitting.
PRODUCT / LACTOSE IN GRAMS
Whey, dry (1 oz.) 19-21
Milk, acidophilus skim (1 cup) 11
Yogurt, whole milk (1 cup) 10-12
Milk, whole (1 cup) 9-14
Buttermilk (1 cup) 9-12
Ice Milk (3/4 cup) 8
Yogurt, lowfat (1 cup) 5-19
Velveeta cheese (1.5 oz.) 4
Ice Cream (3/4 cup) 3-8
Orange sherbet (3/4 cup) 1-2
Half-and-Half, cream, or sour cream (2 Tbs.) 1
Most hard cheeses (11.5 oz.) 1
American cheese, pasteurized processed (1.5 oz.) 0-6
Ricotta cheese (1/2 cup) 0-6
Cottage cheese, creamed (1/2 cup) 0-4
Cream cheese (1.5 oz.) 0-1
Butter or margarine (1 Tbs.) 0
Apparently, some people do okay with yogurt because the bacteria in yogurt produces lactase, the enzyme that lactose-intolerant people don't have. So it cancels out the lactose.
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