When I started to cut lactose out from my diet, the first thing I did was to start reading the ingredients in the food items I was buying. This was really the first time I was paying attention to what was in the things I was eating. While going through the list, I would look for words like butter, milk, cheese, milk fat, etc.
But are there any other ingredients that don't sound like they are made from milk but they really are? Well I asked a close friend of mine who is Vegan and she gave me a few tips.
For example, how about Whey? Popular ingredient in energy bars and protein shakes. Unfortunately it does have lactose in it. Whey is left over milk coagulates.
So how about Cocoa Butter, it does have the word butter in it, is that lactose free?
Great news, Cocoa Butter is Lactose free. Amazing news for me as I love chocolate. I still can't eat most chocolate bars as they have milk fat in them, but there are several brands that use Cocoa butter instead.
So moral of the story read the ingredient list and Google the words you are unsure of.
But are there any other ingredients that don't sound like they are made from milk but they really are? Well I asked a close friend of mine who is Vegan and she gave me a few tips.
For example, how about Whey? Popular ingredient in energy bars and protein shakes. Unfortunately it does have lactose in it. Whey is left over milk coagulates.
So how about Cocoa Butter, it does have the word butter in it, is that lactose free?
Great news, Cocoa Butter is Lactose free. Amazing news for me as I love chocolate. I still can't eat most chocolate bars as they have milk fat in them, but there are several brands that use Cocoa butter instead.
So moral of the story read the ingredient list and Google the words you are unsure of.
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