Those of you that don't eat dairy what do you eat for breakfast and lunch?

[MilaMae]

Going dairy free for a few days to see if it's dairy that's causing me problems. Tea I can cope with(although any ideas would be useful)but bfast and lunch!!!!!

Are there dairy free spreads so I could have marmite etc. Can't think of anything else other than peanut butter,eggs. I love cheese and eat a lot of dairy so this is going to be hard.

Is normal w/meal bread ok?

Which is nicer soy or rice milk(latte addict too).

Can I make cakes/cook with any of the milk/spread alternatives????

Many thanks.

Personally I use pure sunflower spread (tastes nicer than the soya) on my toast, 1 slice with marmite 1 with jam!! It's in most supermarkets.

Most normal bread is ok I just get supermarket bakery stuff.

For milk I prefer tesco soya sweetened with apple juice (blue carton ) I don't really like the unsweetened stuff but it's all a matter of personal taste. I find the fresh soya tastes different too.

You can get soya yogurt in supermarkets or alpro deserts.

I do all my cooking with soya marg/milk and have never had a problem.

I've gone dairy free 3 times while breastfeeding, and my 5yo is allergic to dairy.

I found hummus a really good alternative to cheese. For lunches, could you make up a batch of soup to have with toast?

Personally I can't stand soy milk and never found rice milk very satisfying, but it was ok mixed into smoothies with fruit.

I make cakes all the time for my son and just use soy milk and a dairy free margarine. I've found things like pancakes don't really work, but cakes are fine.

I'm not allergic but my son is, so I get through a lot of dairy free stuff! I also give a thumbs-up to Pure Sunflower spread, the soya one has a funny aftertaste. The sweetened alpro soya is yummy in lattes (and mocha!), my local Caffe Nero will testify to the number of soya decaff lattes I get through in a week, it's almost like it gives them a slight vanilla taste - they use the sweetened fresh Alpro soya, which I think tastes great on cereal too.

No experience of the yoghurts though, and I have to admit I still eat regular cheese when DS is out of the house - that's one thing I can't give up! Cheezly is nice, and Tofutti make a great spread like Philadelphia, most of my family can't tell the difference.

Oh, and don't forget Swedish Glace 'ice cream' - just as good as the dairy version, and again people have trouble telling the difference - when DS's friends come for dinner they almost beg me for the stuff!

I forgot, soya custard is also delish, although you can use Birds Custard Powder with soya/rice milk. Also, when cooking, you might want to use the flavoured soya milk sometimes - vanilla flavour is great for making pancakes!

Aagh - still not finished - do you like green tea? Doesn't need milk and much better for you. And Rooibos, although it's an acquired taste!

I use rice milk on cereal and think its quite nice. Its also good in coffee but not really in tea. Another vote for the pure sunflower spread.

For lunch, hummous, soup, pasta with a veg sauce etc.

My DS is also allergic to soya. I did have it and its ok, but I preferred the rice milk.

Many thanks all,things look a lot more positive(particularly the latte inf,loads of ideas,will be stocking up tomorrow.

What do you have as sweet treats,just made the dc a cake,realised I can't have any? Can you buy dairy free cakes and biscuits? I'm down to a tub of glace cherries this afternoon

Lots of the Gluten Free stuff at Sainsburys is also dairy free - choc bics, cakes etc

Check out own brand bourbon biscuits, they're often dairy free - at least in Waitrose and Sainsburys they are, plus you still get your chocolate hit !

I'm not dairy free but ds1 is.

Rice milk is much nicer than soya milk, imo. No different to skimmed milk in taste.

Rich tea biscuits usually don't contain milk.

I've had no success baking with dairy free spreads. Cakes are edible, but shadows of their butter-based equivalents, imo. Biscuits and pancakes just don't work at all for me (probably my cooking). Cakes made with sunflower oil (quite a few muffin recipes) work better.

Soya or goat yoghurts are foul. Likewise Swedish Glace stuff (nobody would eat it here) and dairy-free cheese.

Lots of the ready-made pastry is dairy free.

What about humous as an alternative to butter in sandwiches? Ds1 eats a lot of pate and sardines in tomato sauce on toast.

If you have problem only with cow's milk then perhaps you can eat cheese if it is made 100% from goat's/sheep's cheese?

I use a lot of vegan recipes for cooking (can't have egg either).

My fave is brownies lots of the others on the vegweb site are good too.

tinned sardines
tahini/pumpkin seed butter
omelettes with all sorts of fillings

apple/banana/fruit fritters (can be made w/o milk, but I use egg)

I don't have a dairy allergy as such but I dislike the taste of milk and loathe milky puddings ... (although I do eat hard cheese)

I second jam, honey, ham or marmite on wholemeal toast in the morning (I don't use any substitute spreads I just buy really good bread)

Banana sandwich good as is half a grapefruit, oat biscuits with apple compote, fruit salad, mango and or melon when in season ...

Loads of different and delicious types of goats cheese on the market now - hard as well as soft - if that's permitted

If you are allowed egg you could make yourself a small omelette with ham and sunflower or olive oil instead of butter ...

We have cinammon and rasin bagels with pure sunflower spread, sausage sandwiches, beans on toast, or just toast or cereal.

Lunchtime we mostly have soup with sandwiches.

religious jews don't eat dairy and meat together, so make "parave" dairy free cakes and biscuits to go with meat meals. You can find great recipes on google by searching parave or parve cakes. If you live near london or manchester you can buy lots of ready made cakes, etc dairy free as well as getting dairy free margarines, ice creams etc at a kosher deli.

I love oat milk and have it in tea and coffee as wll as making white sauce with it and on cereal.
Prob worth getting a range of dairy free alteratives and trying them out to find your favourite.
I also get through a lot of humous and peanut butter.

I'm vegan. For the sweet fix try alpro chocolate soya drink and chocolate pudding pots. Green and Black to two different choc coated bars (buy them in packs of 3) one is nut and seed bar the other fruit. They are yum

i have soya milk, oats, dried fruit, seeds and fresh fruit for breakfast

for lunch either veg pate, peanut butter, hummus or something like beans, avocado, or potatoes or eggs with some salad veg

don't have anything you used tohave with cheese, without the cheese if you see what i mean
eg pasta without cheese - it just makes you miserable

for sweets try green and blacks cereal bars with chocolate on - lovely - or booja booja truffles for something more luxurious