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Are there any good "fake" cheeses out there?
I love cheese, but since finding out I'm lactose intolerant, don't
indulge in it as often as I'd like. I know there are lactase pills you can take that are supposed to help, but in my experience, sometimes they work....and sometimes they don't. And as much as I love cheese, I don't love it enough to look like I'm nine months' pregnant for a day or two after I eat it! I've been told there are good cheese substitutes made of soy or whatever. Can anyone recommend any good brands? Thanks! |
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On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 23:00:50 -0400, wrote: > I love cheese, but since finding out I'm lactose intolerant, don't > indulge in it as often as I'd like. I know there are lactase pills you > can take that are supposed to help, but in my experience, sometimes they > work....and sometimes they don't. And as much as I love cheese, I > don't love it enough to look like I'm nine months' pregnant for a day or > two after I eat it! > > I've been told there are good cheese substitutes made of soy or > whatever. Can anyone recommend any good brands? > > Thanks! -- Dan Goodman Journal http://www.livejournal.com/users/dsgood All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies. John Arbuthnot (1667-1735), Scottish writer, physician. |
Try also asking in rec.food.veg and/or rec.food.veg.cooking
On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 23:00:50 -0400, wrote: > I love cheese, but since finding out I'm lactose intolerant, don't > indulge in it as often as I'd like. I know there are lactase pills you > can take that are supposed to help, but in my experience, sometimes they > work....and sometimes they don't. And as much as I love cheese, I > don't love it enough to look like I'm nine months' pregnant for a day or > two after I eat it! > > I've been told there are good cheese substitutes made of soy or > whatever. Can anyone recommend any good brands? > > Thanks! -- Dan Goodman Journal http://www.livejournal.com/users/dsgood All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies. John Arbuthnot (1667-1735), Scottish writer, physician. |
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> wrote in message ... >I love cheese, but since finding out I'm lactose intolerant, don't > indulge in it as often as I'd like. I know there are lactase pills you > can take that are supposed to help, but in my experience, sometimes they > work....and sometimes they don't. And as much as I love cheese, I > don't love it enough to look like I'm nine months' pregnant for a day or > two after I eat it! > > I've been told there are good cheese substitutes made of soy or > whatever. Can anyone recommend any good brands? > > Thanks! > > Simply put......No. |
> wrote in message ... >I love cheese, but since finding out I'm lactose intolerant, don't > indulge in it as often as I'd like. I know there are lactase pills you > can take that are supposed to help, but in my experience, sometimes they > work....and sometimes they don't. And as much as I love cheese, I > don't love it enough to look like I'm nine months' pregnant for a day or > two after I eat it! > > I've been told there are good cheese substitutes made of soy or > whatever. Can anyone recommend any good brands? > > Thanks! > > Simply put......No. |
On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:31:01 GMT, Kswck wrote:
> Simply put......No. Simply put......yes. http://www.lifetimefatfree.com/lactose.htm btw. many well-aged cheeses don't have much lactose, if any. -- Tim C. |
I don't know of a non-dairy cheese that tastes like the real item. Some
are good at looking like it or have a similar texture, but the flavor is nothing alike. The more aged a cheese is, the less lactose. That usually means that the harder the cheese, the more aging it has, but there are exceptions, and that could be tripping you up. If you're up for experimentation (and I wouldn't blame you if you weren't as the symptoms are nasty), read up on how cheese is produced and choose cheeses that are made with the most opportunity for the bacteria to convert the lactose. --Lia wrote: > I love cheese, but since finding out I'm lactose intolerant, don't > indulge in it as often as I'd like. I know there are lactase pills you > can take that are supposed to help, but in my experience, sometimes they > work....and sometimes they don't. And as much as I love cheese, I > don't love it enough to look like I'm nine months' pregnant for a day or > two after I eat it! > > I've been told there are good cheese substitutes made of soy or > whatever. Can anyone recommend any good brands? |
I don't know of a non-dairy cheese that tastes like the real item. Some
are good at looking like it or have a similar texture, but the flavor is nothing alike. The more aged a cheese is, the less lactose. That usually means that the harder the cheese, the more aging it has, but there are exceptions, and that could be tripping you up. If you're up for experimentation (and I wouldn't blame you if you weren't as the symptoms are nasty), read up on how cheese is produced and choose cheeses that are made with the most opportunity for the bacteria to convert the lactose. --Lia wrote: > I love cheese, but since finding out I'm lactose intolerant, don't > indulge in it as often as I'd like. I know there are lactase pills you > can take that are supposed to help, but in my experience, sometimes they > work....and sometimes they don't. And as much as I love cheese, I > don't love it enough to look like I'm nine months' pregnant for a day or > two after I eat it! > > I've been told there are good cheese substitutes made of soy or > whatever. Can anyone recommend any good brands? |
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"Kswck" > wrote: > > wrote in message > ... > >I love cheese, but since finding out I'm lactose intolerant, don't > > indulge in it as often as I'd like. I know there are lactase pills you > > can take that are supposed to help, but in my experience, sometimes they > > work....and sometimes they don't. And as much as I love cheese, I > > don't love it enough to look like I'm nine months' pregnant for a day or > > two after I eat it! > > > > I've been told there are good cheese substitutes made of soy or > > whatever. Can anyone recommend any good brands? > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Simply put......No. > > I don't entirely agree... While it's difficult to really get the real texture of cheese, I was once on a low fat kick and used to buy "Soy Kaas". It even melted like real cheese pretty much. I liked it, and they have a website. :-) Now I just use mostly part skim mozarella if I want a low fat cheese, and limit the portion. Dry grating cheeses such as real parmesan can also impart a wonderful cheese flavor with just a small amount... Don't bother with the canned stuff! It's just not the same as fresh. ;-P K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... >,,<Cat's Haven Hobby Farm>,,<Katraatcenturyteldotnet>,,< http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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"Kswck" > wrote: > > wrote in message > ... > >I love cheese, but since finding out I'm lactose intolerant, don't > > indulge in it as often as I'd like. I know there are lactase pills you > > can take that are supposed to help, but in my experience, sometimes they > > work....and sometimes they don't. And as much as I love cheese, I > > don't love it enough to look like I'm nine months' pregnant for a day or > > two after I eat it! > > > > I've been told there are good cheese substitutes made of soy or > > whatever. Can anyone recommend any good brands? > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Simply put......No. > > I don't entirely agree... While it's difficult to really get the real texture of cheese, I was once on a low fat kick and used to buy "Soy Kaas". It even melted like real cheese pretty much. I liked it, and they have a website. :-) Now I just use mostly part skim mozarella if I want a low fat cheese, and limit the portion. Dry grating cheeses such as real parmesan can also impart a wonderful cheese flavor with just a small amount... Don't bother with the canned stuff! It's just not the same as fresh. ;-P K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... >,,<Cat's Haven Hobby Farm>,,<Katraatcenturyteldotnet>,,< http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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"Exactly how certain are you that it's the lactose?"
99.9% certain. For years, even though I had gotten rid of my excess weight (OK, OK, I confess...45 down, another 10 pounds to go!), I often looked like I was about to give birth. Nothing helped - not diet, not exercise. One day my best friend, who is a nurse, told me a woman came into the ER and looked like she was about to go into labor any second, as her stomach was so big. When the lady told her she wasn't pregnant, my friend suspected a tumor or something, and wanted to have the woman checked. (She came in for something entirely unrelated.) The lady laughed and said, "No, I had a grilled chesse sandwich for lunch....my stomach will be like this for a day or two, because I'm lactose intolerant!" So, my friend suggested that I cut out dairly products for a week or two - not easy, since my favorite food is pizza! But, I did....eliminating dairy was the only thing in my diet that I changed, and at the end of that time my stomach was as flat as it's ever been. Couple of weeks later, I met a blind date at Starbuck's. I was careful to specify "NO whipped cream" on whatever (milk free) drink I ordered, but they put it on anyway. I didn't want to make a fuss - this was a man I had never met before - so I popped a couple of lactase tablets, figuring a tablespoon or two of cream couldn't hurt. I won't go into detail.... suffice it to say, I had arranged to be at my friend's house at a certain time (my "out" so I wouldn't be stuck if I didn't like the guy), and barely made it! Since then, I've tried other "experiments." Like, I had the idea maybe ordinary skim milk would be OK on cereal. Nope. The "results" are within an hour or two of consuming milk products, so it's pretty certain. :o( |
"Exactly how certain are you that it's the lactose?"
99.9% certain. For years, even though I had gotten rid of my excess weight (OK, OK, I confess...45 down, another 10 pounds to go!), I often looked like I was about to give birth. Nothing helped - not diet, not exercise. One day my best friend, who is a nurse, told me a woman came into the ER and looked like she was about to go into labor any second, as her stomach was so big. When the lady told her she wasn't pregnant, my friend suspected a tumor or something, and wanted to have the woman checked. (She came in for something entirely unrelated.) The lady laughed and said, "No, I had a grilled chesse sandwich for lunch....my stomach will be like this for a day or two, because I'm lactose intolerant!" So, my friend suggested that I cut out dairly products for a week or two - not easy, since my favorite food is pizza! But, I did....eliminating dairy was the only thing in my diet that I changed, and at the end of that time my stomach was as flat as it's ever been. Couple of weeks later, I met a blind date at Starbuck's. I was careful to specify "NO whipped cream" on whatever (milk free) drink I ordered, but they put it on anyway. I didn't want to make a fuss - this was a man I had never met before - so I popped a couple of lactase tablets, figuring a tablespoon or two of cream couldn't hurt. I won't go into detail.... suffice it to say, I had arranged to be at my friend's house at a certain time (my "out" so I wouldn't be stuck if I didn't like the guy), and barely made it! Since then, I've tried other "experiments." Like, I had the idea maybe ordinary skim milk would be OK on cereal. Nope. The "results" are within an hour or two of consuming milk products, so it's pretty certain. :o( |
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