Dairy makes me feel downright rubbish. It leaves me generally lethargic and more importantly I have noticed a direct correlation between the amount of cheese I consume and how much oxygen I am able to get in to my lungs. And don’t get me started on what happens if I eat an ice cream.
Recently though I have really been struggling with my breathing and finding myself constantly wheezy and tight of chest. I am needing my inhaler on a regular basis and it seems the yummy cheesy stuff is my nemesis.
I have cut out dairy in the past and have always avoided eating it excessivley as I know it isn’t my friend. Ten years ago I succeeded in cutting it out completely for six months after a blood test for food intolerances highlighted I should be avoiding it as well as wheat, eggs, garlic and brazil nuts of all things. That was not a fun six months. Try doing your shopping and avoiding all those things. It’s no mean feat which is probably why I have slowly slipped back in to eating ALL the dairy.
Over the years I have tried to stick to a mainly dairy free diet but it’s so easy to enjoy a nice slice of bread and butter or a generous grating of cheese on my pasta.
In the main I buy a lot of dairy free anyway and my new favourite yoghurt is the KoKo dairy free. Not quite as expensive as coconut yoghurt but seriously yum on your breakfast. I also use almond milk or coconut milk for cooking or breakfast although I do tend to use normal milk in my tea at the moment as it took me a while to adjust to the taste of this last time round. I only have a couple of cups a day so I figure a splash is ok. I have been happily surprised by the range of dairy free that is available since I last cut it out, even if it is a touch pricey!
Where I massively fail in cheese. Where is the good dairy free cheese? I need your help. When I last cut out dairy I once bought a delight called Cheezles or similar and dear god it was not nice. Later I discovered Lacto Free cheese by Arla which was actually pretty good but I was never 100% sure if this was ok for me as is lactose free the same as dairy free? It’s a minefield.
