Non dairy diet

Simplistic research is dangerous - there could be factors other than dairy consumption resulting in Mongolian children having lower levels of vitamin D than American children.
She states it as a fact without proper research to back it up.

Here you are:
www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancers-in-general/cancer-questions/can-the-hormones-in-milk-affect-breast-cancer

My daughter is lactose intolerant and she uses coconut milk too.

One of my sons has recently become a vegan, gone the whole hog cut out meat, dairy, eggs and even honey which exploits bees apparently however, says his asthma is much better and feels healthier generally. He drinks coconut milk as an alternative to regular milk. I tried a soya based vanilla milk which was quite nice but didn't work well in coffee. My grandson aged 2 has been diagnosed as a celiac and is also dairy intolerant so I tend to have lots of "alternatives" in the fridge and cupboards.

Alpro vanilla soya milk, nice on cereal

Well, he could have a point about bees. I always think that taking away their honey and giving them sugar to exist on could make them prone to disease and pests - and the bee population is in crisis.

I've thought for a long time dairy isn't a healthy food for humans, it must have hormones in it whether there are any additives added to it. I am sure it probably wasn't even healthy for humans 2000 years ago. It's meant for baby cows, we are the only species who as adults drink the milk of another species. ???

I tried many lactose free drinks when I was first diagnosed with Established Sensitive Gluten Enteropathy I have lactose intolerance too. I didn't like any of them and just had to drink cooled boiled water as I didn't like tea without milk. Then eventually I discovered Arla Lactofree milk which I like and I'm able to have it in tea. I would definitely recommend it.

2old My youngest DGS is dairy intolerant, he had to have a special baby milk formula on prescription when his breast feeding needed topped up and went onto Oatley which is made with Swedish Oats, they do a choclate Oatley too( which is great when the older siblings are having hot chocolate)

www.oatly.com/

Sainsburys do a great range on dairy free items, although most of the supermarkets do carry some.
Some of Tesco value brand items such as their digestive biscuits are dairy free, they also do a dairy free celebration cake.

Facebook have a good support group for Dairy Free advice and some of the hints you can get from there have been invaluable to making things more manageable for us.

Thought you might need an ice lolly in this sunshine.

Thank you for the suggestions Rascal and Glassortwo. I will look out for the Arla milk as I am still missing my cuppas. Will also check out the D.F advice on Facebook.

My two toddler grandsons fortunately do not have a problem with dairy, I was just concerned having read the article which Faye highlighted. But it is true that for every bit of 'evidence' one reads online, there tends to be another article 'proving' counterevidence.

My husband has been dairy-free for many years, but he never liked tea and coffee anyway. He believes it caused him to get catarrh.
I stopped milk a few months ago, I was getting bloating at night and thought it's worth a try, seems better. I drink lemon tea and black coffee, with a small brown sugar lump.
In the past I tried soya milk in tea and it curdled - horrible!
I do like coconut milk though, I use it a lot in cooking but not in hot drinks.

Those ice lollies look the same as Soleros. Delicious! and not many calories! Best choice on a hot day.

I might along to Tescos on my bike.

Is it milk you are trying to avoid or lactose? I use lactofree milk and it is just as good as normal milk in tea or anything else. Also comes in cheese, soft cheese, ice cream.

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I've read that you can use coconut oil as a creamer in coffee.

I don't understand this thing about coconut oil. I had a list, years back, from the British Heart Foundation, of foods to be avoided, and coconut was one of them because it's high in saturated fat.

I wonder what it is in milk that makes it undigestible for some people. It can't be the sugars can it? (5 grams in a pint of skimmed - slightly over a teaspoonful) The milk substitutes seem to have about the same amount. I suppose it's the ph. But I don't understand about that either. Has milk really got some sort of acid in it?

It is not the milk, it is that the stomachs of some people lack an enzyme that digests it. I believe a lot of Japanese can't digest milk products.

Right. Thank you both.

I have bought some almond milk and some rice milk today. They both have added calcium.