"Timo" > wrote in message
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> On Wednesday, April 30, 2014 5:18:34 AM UTC+10, Janet Wilder wrote:
>> Two of the deserts I have to make have cream cheese in them. Is there a
>> lactose-free cream cheese or is there not enough lactose in cream cheese
>> to bother her.
>>
>> I am also making a big pan of migas and I like to put half and half in
>> the eggs before scrambling. It would be about 1/2 cup in 16 eggs. There
>> will be diced red and green peppers, onions tomato and jalapeno in the
>> egg mix. Would that small amount of half and half be a problem or
>> should I look for a non-dairy creamer?
>
> How much is too much depends on the individual. For many lactose
> intolerant people, a small amount of milk, perhaps 1/4 cup, is fine
> (except for some wind), whereas for others, that much will cause pain and
> diarrhea. Ask the individual.
>
> Cow milk is about 12g lactose per cup; cream cheese is about 7g per cup.
>
> There is lactose-free cream cheese (and lactose-free hard cheese,
> lactose-free milk, probably lactose-free half-and-half, and more). Not
> strictly lactose-free, but very low lactose. Whether or not these are
> available locally is the important question.

Ah... I should have thought of that. I have bought lactose free milk but
husband didn't like it.