This morning has been fun and busy. breakfast was a bowl of grits with sriracha. pretty normal for me, except this time, i left out the cheese. i noticed the cheese substitute i bought still had casein in it...depressing that a soy cheese has a milk protein in it. (note to self: make sure the label says vegan next time).
In doing a little research and checking my friends blogs, i came across a great post from Jenn Blumberg, on her site, Hello Veggie (click it, read it, you will be happy you did). Anyway, the post that caught my attention was 5 Tips for Going Dairy Free. and after reading through her post and the links it includes, I am doing it, no more dairy. I am already a huge fan of soy, almond and coconut milk, and am willing to give the soy yogurts a try. No more telling myself its a process, just do the damn thing and be done.
Thank you Jenn for the kick in the butt I needed!!!!
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Friday, May 20, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Going Dairy Free...attempt 1
Let's see how long this lasts...now, just to be clear, I am cuttin out dairy piece by piece for health reasons first then because I love cows.
So, as of today, I have been 4 days without cheese, I have been using Galaxy Veggie Shreds and have found that it melts beautifully and I can even eat it straight out of the bag. I think I actually prefer this to Daiya brand.
I have never been a huge milk drinker anyway, so nixxing that was no problem at all. I have found a new milk that I love though, coconut milk!! I always thought I hated coconut until I had fresh in a cookie and some sweetened coconut milk. OMG yum!!
The hard part for me will be ice cream and yogurt. I haven't tried alot of non-dairy ice creams as they are really expensive, but I haven't found a yogurt sub that I like the flavor of. Cutting cottage cheese came when I realized everytime I ate my I got terrible stomach cramps. My body is telling me i am not meant to consume animal products. LOL
So, have any of you cut dairy from your diet? Have you noticed a difference in how you feel? What dairy subs are your favorite??
So, as of today, I have been 4 days without cheese, I have been using Galaxy Veggie Shreds and have found that it melts beautifully and I can even eat it straight out of the bag. I think I actually prefer this to Daiya brand.
I have never been a huge milk drinker anyway, so nixxing that was no problem at all. I have found a new milk that I love though, coconut milk!! I always thought I hated coconut until I had fresh in a cookie and some sweetened coconut milk. OMG yum!!
The hard part for me will be ice cream and yogurt. I haven't tried alot of non-dairy ice creams as they are really expensive, but I haven't found a yogurt sub that I like the flavor of. Cutting cottage cheese came when I realized everytime I ate my I got terrible stomach cramps. My body is telling me i am not meant to consume animal products. LOL
So, have any of you cut dairy from your diet? Have you noticed a difference in how you feel? What dairy subs are your favorite??
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