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What's your favourite lactose free product?

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JorisBonson · 18/01/2023 20:25

Need some ideas for recently lactose intolerant DH! We usually shop at Aldi, do they have a decent range?

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AutumnCrow · 18/01/2023 20:32

I had to do hardcore low FODMAP for a long time (which is lactose free) and found that Oatley for milk was ok, but lactose free / vegan cheese could be a bit disappointing.

There are some decent vegetable margarines / spreads though.

What are your favourite types of meals?

AndyWarholsPiehole · 18/01/2023 20:38

Edam cheese (and so babybells), Leerdammer cheese and some others are naturally lactose free.
GU make absolutely delicious (vegan)cheese cake
Arla lactose free butter
Lactose free milks available in most supermarkets, all taste the same to me (I don't mean vegan)
Oreos

ReamsOfCheese · 18/01/2023 20:39

Aldi is the worst for dairy free, I struggle to find anything in there that I can eat, e.g. ready meals, cheeses, snacks etc. Do you have a Lidl? Their range is much better.

AndyWarholsPiehole · 18/01/2023 20:40

Lactose free doesn't have to mean dairy free.

ReamsOfCheese · 18/01/2023 20:40

Also my favourite is Lactose Free Philadelphia but I haven't seen it recently, only the "Plant Based" one (which I don't care for). Am hoping it hasn't been discontinued.

thesonicoscillator · 18/01/2023 20:45

Gorgonzola cheese believe or not is also naturally lactose free, my DH scored 99% intolerant on his hospital tests and can eat it without any issues. Same goes for any hard cheese that's matured over 30 months. I'm not lactose intolerant but love sugar free Alpro oat milk and prefer it to cow's milk, especially in coffee.

ReamsOfCheese · 18/01/2023 20:45

AndyWarholsPiehole · 18/01/2023 20:40

Lactose free doesn't have to mean dairy free.

Thankfully. But what I mean is there's a lot of hidden milk in the Aldi products compared to the Lidl ones. I wouldn't be able to tell off the top of my head which gratuitous milk is going to make me ill and which isn't so I avoid all of it unless it's specifically stated "lactose free" and neither Aldi nor Lidl seem to have a dedicated range, just bottles/cartons of actual LF milk. So I was pointing this out to OP so she could make her own mind up about how much lactose she wants to avoid in everyday products.

AceofPentacles · 18/01/2023 20:47

Dr Oetker does a lactose and gluten free pizza which is actually nice

Cathedral city do a lactose free cheese

TurtleTriplets · 18/01/2023 20:50

The collective do an amazing fudge oat based yogurt. It tastes so good!
Asda do a better range of lactose free products than Aldi.

Anything vegan is lactose free so always worth checking that out.

warnc007 · 18/01/2023 20:53

Swedish glace ice cream is amazing, I think and now comes in a range of flavours, they do individual ice creams as well.

ForeverWeBlend · 18/01/2023 20:57

How sensitive is he? I'm lactose intolerant but I can tolerate butter, mature/hard cheeses, and kefir. They are all very low in lactose. Worth testing. Look at the sugar content in the nutritional content of milk products; pretty much all the sugar is lactose. Less then 0.5g per 100g I can usually manage.

SleepWouldBeADream · 18/01/2023 21:05

Aldi sell lactose free milk which is in the fridge with cows milk even though it’s a long life carton.
Asda have a better range, I use their lactose free Greek yoghurt in my overnight oats plus lactose free Philadelphia for pasta sauces.

Riverlee · 18/01/2023 21:17

items classed as ‘lactose free’ tend to be more expensive. Sometimes the normal ranges are lactose free as well.

Riverlee · 18/01/2023 21:19

ForeverWeBlend · 18/01/2023 20:57

How sensitive is he? I'm lactose intolerant but I can tolerate butter, mature/hard cheeses, and kefir. They are all very low in lactose. Worth testing. Look at the sugar content in the nutritional content of milk products; pretty much all the sugar is lactose. Less then 0.5g per 100g I can usually manage.

My son is milk protein intolerant and can tolerate hard cheeses as the milk protein is processed out of them.. I’m wondering whether you are milk protein intolerant rather than milk lactose (not a doctor).

Andrelaxzzz · 18/01/2023 21:21

DS is lactose intolerant. We had an absolute breakthrough when we realised he could just use lactase tablets ( the enzyme that breaks down lactose) readily available from Holland and Barrett. As long as he eats one of those with any milk produce he is never ill. Like a bloody miracle after years of buying specialist products, or him vomiting if he made a mistake.
Doesnt work if intolerant of other milk proteins though. If you can tolerate lactose free milk it will work.

Flapjackquack · 18/01/2023 21:22

Jelly, peanut butter and apple, dark chocolate.

Honestly no dairy substitute tastes as good as the real thing to me. I’d rather eat other delicious foods that aren’t trying to imitate something else.

ForeverWeBlend · 19/01/2023 11:08

Riverlee - it's definitely lactose as I had the lactose intolerance test at a hospital. Which was not fun.

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JorisBonson · 22/01/2023 09:23

Thanks all. Got an Asda delivery last night with milk, soft cheese, butter and yoghurts. Hopefully he likes them!

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