Lactose intolerance

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

Most people with Crohn's disease are somewhat lactose intolerant. But I have progressed to way beyond 'somewhat'.

So I could use some advice on the best tasting milk substitute. The best ice-cream substitute. And I would also like to know if there is a cream cheese substitute.

Thanks.

I don't really care for milk and almost never drink it but I've tried other alternative beverages. First off, if you drank milk would you be a whole milk, half and half drinker (in terms of mouth feel and taste) or are you of the school of remorse? (0%, 1%, 2%)

The thing they all have a hard time with is hitting the rich, fatty mouth feel.

Lately, my favorite has been Tempt Hemp milk. The Vanilla is pretty good, the Chocolate rocks. Not sure if you can do Chocolate.

There is also a pretty good Coconut drink called Coconut Dream

And http://coconutbliss.com/ is amazing ice cream. Rice milk Chocolate ice cream is also great. I used to like Tofutti ice cream but it always leaves this thick film in my throat that persists for hours. I'm sure it's some sort of crazy chemical crap.

I also like Oat milk which has a nice mouth feel to it as well.

Vanilla Rice Dream is pretty thin, much better ice cold, and may appeal to you if you like 2% milk. The Chocolate (again) is better. With all these products make sure you don't buy short dated stock. It settles and the precipitate can't be shaken back up, it looks like curdled milk. Aesthetically not so pleasant.


I'm guessing the chocolate, which in every case is the better flavor, adds the richness that milk has. The unsweetened versions of all these are serious school of remorse. Unless you are trained in unsweetened and unsalted lifestyle I wouldn't even go near them. Even Spartans would find them spare.

What I did was go to the store and buy one of every flavor/style and compared them.

Almond, rice, soy, coconut, hemp, oat.

To me, Tempt Hemp milk is far and away the best. Coconut Dream (or So Delicious) are a close second. Oat, Rice, and Almond pretty much tie for Third, and Soy is DNF.

I'd be curious to hear what you end up with and your thoughts on tastes.

[Pete Zicato]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

I don't really care for milk and almost never drink it but I've tried other alternative beverages. First off, if you drank milk would you be a whole milk, half and half drinker (in terms of mouth feel and taste) or are you of the school of remorse? (0%, 1%, 2%)

Sorry for the delay. I've been under the weather and it's hard to think straight long enough to make a decent response.

I'm a 0%. For me, milk is mostly for washing down cereal.