Tastiest gluten-free bread and dairy-free cheese

About the cheese…I read that if the label on the cheese says 0% sugars, then the cheese has no lactose.  My husband is sensitive to cheese so I did a little reading but I’m not completely sure if what I wrote is right.  Just wanted to throw that out to you.

When they said diary, did they mean cow's milk or all milk? Or lactose? I'm lactose intolerant. I can eat diary but cannot have dairy that's heavy in fat or lactose. I can have cheese that's typically low in lactose or made with goats milk. There's some really good goats cheeses out there.

Honestly, she should just skip the cheese. I became highly reactive to the A1 protein in dairy about 6-7 years ago. I’ve yet to find a slice/shredded cheese that I really like.

At about 5 years out, I started thinking vegan cheese was ok. But just ok! IMO, she needs to give up dairy until she forgets what it tastes like. That will take at least a year or two. I can successfully drink A2 milk, so she could see if she does ok with that. But she probably needs to eliminate all dairy for a few weeks and then reintroduce it.

Redi Whip has an almond squirts cream that’s really good. And whipped coconut cream makes a great substitute for whipped cream in a recipe. I use Califia almond creamer in place of cream in a recipe (like soups). I get it at the American commissary, so it should be available in the US. I like oat milk vs almond or soy milk in recipes; I think the flavor is more neutral. But I don’t care for the Silk brand of oat milk—it has a weird taste.

If you search old threads, I know I’ve given specific brands before that are US brands. Ben and Jerry’s vegan ice creams are pretty good!

I make my own cheese from tapioca starch that I’ll use as a spread or I’ll add some Daiya cheeses if I need the mouth feel, but only a little. Kite Hill makes a ricotta and a cream cheese that I do like. I used an unsweetened/unflavored soy yogurt as a sub for sour cream, but now I don’t remember the brand. It’s all different here in Belgium.

Violife and Miyoko's are the best vegan cheeses, in my opinion. Miyoko's is our favourite, but it's harder to find here, so we need a back up. I do think you need to take a break from cheese to adapt to vegan cheese.

We just got Silk NextMilk here also, and it is just excellent. It's the first plant milk that doesn't have any off taste to me.



I have PCOS, which comes with a slog of weight issues, too. Most people say GF and dairy-free is best for that too, but I haven't kicked gluten yet.