Need Inspiration for Dairy Free Meals

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DS (13 months) has been diagnosed as having a severe dairy allergy last week.

I am finding that I am resorting to lots of tinned tomatoes and lentils....

Any ideas for interesting dairy free meals for whole family?

anyone?

DS is diary allergic and a couple of things I found were that he wasn't really interested in eating until I stopped feeding him and he would always only feed himself. Anyway he eats pretty much the same as the rest of us so just cook as you normally would really with slight adjustments - for example I use coconut milk instead if cream or creme fraiche with a curry. Take his pasta out before adding cheese or parmesan. Are you avoiding egg too? So use dried pasta instead of fresh it is all usually dairy free. Old fashioned meat/fish and three veg. is of course fine. Bread your own fish and chicken - althought to be fair most fish fingers are okay and good to have in freezer. Risotto again I just take his out before adding parmesan.
HTH

My daughter has been allergic to milk since weaning. She's 7 now and seems to be growing out of it.

She likes

mincey things - spaghetti bolognese, chilli, cottage pie (mash with cooking water and some vitalite)

Also pasta with tomato sauce, homemade pizza without cheese!

She can also eat fish fingers and chicken dippers from birds eye if you are not opposed to processed foods.

Roast dinners are good - meat, potatoes and veg.

I find it just took a bit of adjusting mentally and lots of things are dairy free or can be adapted to be. I don't tend to use soya milk for cooking although she has it on cereal. She also has soya desserts in place of yogurts and you can get soya ice cream too. It's not a problem in the house but it can be tricky when you go out. Lots of restaurants seem to buy food in and are not sure of the ingredients. Some will say they guarantee nothing

Hth a bit. Let me know if you need any more ideas

Oh aye forgot about rice milk which we use for cereal, DS won't do soya milk although he will eat soya dessert thingys - vanilla and caramel. Sorbet instead of ice-cream. Hob-nobs are dairy free. And of course soup is always a goody. Most bread is dairy-free and there are loads of spread available. Although DS will just have jam and no spread.

As Ceolas says in the house it is fine but out and about it can be a bit tricky - check soups haven't had the veg sauted in butter to start or cream added been caught with that one on occasion. To be honest we will often ask for just sliced meat and bread for lunch if out and for dinner opt for fish no sauce and veg. Marks & Spencers are the best supermarket for not having milk added to random products, be careful with sausages for example or indeed some sliced meats which have milk in.

HTH

Can you tell I am avoiding studying?

Thanks for all the tips -- hadn't considered coconut milk

The dietician said not to try soya at the moment as DC is so incredibly allergic, that soya may set him off again, and he was so ill.

And he doesn't seem to like rice dream

Unbelievable what has dairy in it!

My DD (also 13mths) is severely intolerant to dairy and soya (although seems ok with egg)

She also will only eat food she can pick up with fingers a spoon is not allowed anywhere near her mouth

She eats: meat balls, cooked chicken, sausages (although check them as some have soya in) roasted veg, steamed broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, peas etc.

Her absolute favs are: fish fingers, scotch pancakes (sainsburys free from range) boiled egg, all fruit, wheatgerm bread (most bread has soya flour in)and baked beans.

Also I managed to track down a dairy free pesto (made by Meridian) which she has with pasta shells or spaghetti

haven't read it all but has Oatly milk been mentioned. i couldn't stand rice or soya milk but loved this on cerals for breakfast.

I also used corn flour with water instead of adding creme fraiche/cream to pasta sauces.

you'll become a very proficient label reader and for the first few weeks shopping will take a bit longer. good luck.

Oatly sounds great! What does their cream alternative taste like?

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